Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    R8/62/1/5(Roll47a)
  • Title
    Willington, view of frankpledge and court roll. Manor of John, Viscount Beaumont and Katherine, Duchess of Norfolk [membrane 1 & 1d]
  • Date free text
    29 Jun, 37 Henry VI [1459]
  • Production date
    From: 1459 To: 1459
  • Scope and Content
    Roll 47a Wylyngton Court held there on the Friday next before the feast of the translation of St. Thomas the Martyr in the year as above [29th June 1459] Essoins: John Stones, John Farthing of the community The Enquiry taken there by the Oaths of John Yarway, Robert Taylour, John Norman, Nicholas Cruse, John Redy, John Tiler, John Salle, Walter Yarway, John Flaundres, John Yarway junior, John Waryn’ and John Morbourne, Sworn Men, who say on their Oath that William Couper ijd [2d] makes default [of court] and therefore is amerced. Penalty incurred xijd [12d] penalty put for neglecting repairs penalty incurred xijd [12d] And that Nicholas Ussher has a ruined room. Therefore he is ordered to put it right before the next court held here, under a penalty of ijs [2s]. And that John Roper has not put right his house, the Pyke-ende before the day set. Therefore he incurrs the penalty of xijd [12d], put before. He is ordered to put it right before the next [court] under a penalty of xld [40d]. And that the same John has not put right his barn by the day set, therefore he incurrs a penalty of xijd [12d] put before. He is ordered to put it right before the next [court] under the penalty incurred. And that the tenement of William Lorymer needs repair over the hall. Therefore he is ordered to repair [it] before the Feast of St. John the Baptist, [29th August?] under a penalty of iijs iiijd [3s 4d] And that the tenement of John Morborne needs repair to the thatch. Therefore he is ordered to put it right before the next [court] under penalty of ijs [2s]. And that the tenement of Nicholas Waryn’ needs repair to the thatch, therefore he is ordered to put it right before the next [court] under penalty of iijs iiijd [3s 4d]. And that the tenement of Ralph Baldewyn needs repairs to the thatch, therefore he is ordered to put it right before the next [court] under penalty of xijd [12d]. Felled ijd [2d] value of the tree viijd [8d] Also they say that Thomas Stowghton ijd [2d] felled a tree, called j [1] Elm, worth viijd [8d] lately growing within his enclosure without permission. Therefore he is amerced Adjourned Also they say that John Stowghton felled j [1] tree, in English j [1] Elm, within his enclosure but a plea is being brought at the next, for a better Enquiry Penalty ijd [2d], penalty iiijd [4d] Also they say that Thomas Stowghton ijd [2d] illegally and without permission and against the custom of the vill has mowed a certain parcel of meadow in the eastern part of the a certain meadow called Brookmead and it abuts on the meadow called the Berymede at a value of iiijd [4d]. Therefore he is amerced. Assessors of fines, John Cooke, John Myton, sworn men Sum of this court iijs iiijd [3s 4d], therefrom in expenses of the Steward and other visitors ijs iiijd [2s 4d] Sum of the profits of ij [2] preceding courts: xiiijs xd [14s 10d] Therefore in Steward’s expenses viijs [8s] The allowances of timber and underwood for repairs of houses and tenements [torn top lft corner] That is to say, to Nicholas Waryn’ vj [6] Foundation Beams, j [1] Spar, viij [8] Binding studs, xxviij [28] Small studs, ij [2]Door stalls , a pair of braces and ij [2] beams of oak To Simon Usshere, ij [2] Spars and ij [2] Studs To John Yarewell the elder, xj [11] Studs and xxv [25] Spars To John Norman, half a rood of withies for the putting right the plaster of his tenement To William Lorimer, half a rood of withies for the same works To John Tiler x [10] perches [annotated 'from the common'] of withies for the same work and iij [3] Spars To John Taylour ij [2] foundation beams for the end of his barn and 1 post with ij [2] paycerelles and v [5] studs and xv [15] perches of withies [ illegible] xjs xjd and a farthing’ Claim from John Gostwick for collecting dues and rents from Wyllyngton, Cardyngton, Bromeham and Bedford with portions, that is to say at the feast of Saint Michael the Archangel in the 37th year of the reign of Henry Vl until the feast of Michael next from that, that is to say for one Whole Year Firstly allowances are put iijs [3s] paid to John Stone, workman, for supervising the improvements to the Dam next to the lord’s mill for ix [9] days at iiijd [4d] a day And for ijs [2s] paid to John Roper for carrying clay for making the Dam for ij [2] days at xjd [12d] a day And for vijd [7d] paid to the same John Roper for cutting and carrying one cart of Underwood from Schyrehatch to the mill And for iijs ijd [3s 2d] paid to John Goddard for one Brace bought by himself for the lords mill and For ijs jd and a farthing [2s 11/4d] paid to John Farthyng for xxxiij [33] pieces of ironwork bought by himself, one with iron machinery bought for putting right one Spindle for the said mill And for xxd [20d] paid to John Stone for making xx [20] perches of hedging at the Schyrehatch at jd [1d] the perch And for xijd [12d] paid to Thomas Bekwyth for making xij[12] perches of hedges as above And for xxd [20d] paid to Richard Waryn for making one barn as new And for viijd [8d] paid to John Cooke and William Hakkere, for making one gate at Schyrehatch And to iiijs iiijd [4s 4d] paid to Simon Usshere in part payment of xxs [30s] for making [illegible] part of the rape of the mill at the west end from the start, in full And in xvjd [16d] paid to Thomas Ovveystond and his servant for trimming one quarter and sawing cxl [140] feet of the table of the said quarter for the use of the miller from beginning to end, in full And for vd [5d] paid to John Roper for the carriage of the said quarter etc And for iiijd [4d] paid for parchment for court roll written above Sum claimed xls vijd farthing [40s 71/4d] Sale of underwood this year – various kinds presented for sale. That is to say ix [9] acres iij [3] roods Another 10 [annotated entry is illegible] perches of willows sold, over and above the repairs written above That is to say for ix [9] acres iij [3] roods of underwood at viijs [8s] an acre, lxxvijs [77s] over and above, xijd [12d] as tithe for x [10] perches three roods, as above. Total in full lxxvijs [77s] And lastly he has charged for ijs ixd [2s 9d] for j [1] rood and xv [15] perches of underwood Sum total of wood which were sold at one view and ij [2] courts iiij pounds, xiiijs vijd [£4 14s 7d]
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