R8/62/1/3(Roll8b)

Willington, court roll Manor in the custody of Joan, Queen of England, [second wife of Henry IV] during the minority of John Mowbray [membrane 2d]

18 Apr, 8 Henry IV [1407]

From: 1407 To: 1407

Roll 8b Welyngton Court of Joan Queen of England, keeper of all the land and tenements lately belonging to Thomas Mowbray deceased, in the County of Bedford, being laid in the hand of the lady Queen during the minority of [blank] Mowbray, held there Monday next before the feast of St. George [April 23rd] in the viijo [8th] year of the reign of king Henry the fourth after the conquest [18th April 1407] The Homage: sworn men John Bande William Tele John Yarwey John Smyth Thomas Sherboun John Verne Robert Myton John Myton Henry Yarwey John Rydere John Goffe Nicholas Shaxton Damaged houses, amercements vijd [7d] +: They present that Thomas Tayllour [annotated 'mended'], Richard ijd [2d] Starlynge [annotated 'mended'], Simon jd [1d] Tele [annotated 'mended'], Amicia jd [2d] Placere, John jd [1d] Craas [annotated 'mended'], John + Webbe of Bedford and Adam ijd [2d] Warde [annotated 'mended'] have ruined and defective houses. Therefore they are amerced. They were ordered to put them right before the next [court] under [a penalty] of xld [40d] for each of them. Amercement ijd [2d] was ordered to raise iiijd [4d]: And that William ijd [2d] Webbe agrees that certain wood was delivered to him to repair his house and he owes iiijd [4d] to the lady which should be raised. And the said William is at mercy for the aforesaid amount. Grant: fine xijd [12d] fealty: John Watte came to this Court and took from the lady one Messuage and half a virgate of land which lately was held by Walter Yarwey, to be held the same John by Court roll, according to the custom of the Manor for the term of his life. Rendering and making to the lady the customary service due annually. And pledges were provided to well and competently sustain the Messuage, that is to say by John Gabryel and Walter Yarwey. And he gave xijd [12d] to the lady as entry fine and made fealty. Amercements iijd [3d], days given for them at Bedford John Nevyle who from John Grenefeld has a plea of debt with a pledge from John Myton. And the said John Grenefeld has accepted it with the pledge from William Rydere and Richard Heyne and did not come. Therefore he and his pledges were amerced and nothing was received from John Grenefeld himself. He was given a day before the next Court held at Bedford for him [to do?] better [or make it right?] Assessors of fines: John Bande, Robert Myton Total ijs iiijd [2s 4d] Therefrom in expenses of the steward the same day xxd [20d] Sum of all [illegible] xxijs xjd [22s 11d] …. ij rector [Illegible] was xijd [12d] ['illegible' deleted] '[illegible] vijd' deleted

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Mowbray, John,
Joan [Queen of Henry IV],
Bande, John,
Tele, William,
Yarwey, John,
Smyth, John,
Sherbourn, Thomas,
Verne, John,
Myton, Robert,
Myton, John,
Yarwey, Henry,
Rydere, John,
Goffe, John,
Shaxton, Nicholas,
Tayllour, Thomas,
Starlyng, Richard,
Tele, Simon,
Placere, Amicia,
Craas, John,
Webbe, John,
Warde, Adam,
Webbe, William,
Watte, John,
Yarwey, Walter,
Gabryel, John,
Nevyle, John,
Grenefeld, John,
Rydere, William,
Heyne, Richard

WILLINGTON, Willington Manor, court rolls, fine, debt, Manorial officers