774
Writ mandamus
.
‡
4 May 1403
[Gaunstede].
STAFFORDSHIRE
Inquisition.
Wolverhampton.
13 Sept. [
Walshale].
Jurors:
John
Mollesley
senior;
John
Buffrey
;
John
Waryng
;
John
Symondes
; John son of
Hugh;
Henry
Tommesone
;
John
de
Mollesley
junior;
Richard
Chalener
;
John
Deykes
;
William
Cartewrught
;
John
Cole
; and
Richard
Jurdan
.
He held of the king
in chief in grand serjeanty 1 messuage, 8 a., 14 a. meadow, 4 a. pasture, 4 a. wood, 3s.4d. rent and the office of keeper of the enclosure of Ashwood in Kingswinford, by the service of finding a man to keep the enclosure, by the gift of
John
de
Sutton, formerly lord of Dudley
, to him and his heirs by Margaret his wife, with reversion failing such heirs to
John
de
Sutton
and his heirs.
He died without such heirs.
John
de
Sutton
is dead, and
John
de
Sutton, knight
, son of
John
de
Sutton, knight
, his son, is heir and aged 24 years and more.
Thomas
Yonge
has held since his death and taken the profits, annual value 3s.2d.
He held jointly with Margaret his wife, by the grant by their indented charter shown to the jurors of
Hugh, sometime parson of Stretton on Fosse
, and
William
de
Strethay
to them and the heirs of Roger, with remainder failing such heirs to John son of Saer de Rochefort, knight, junior, and the heirs of his body:
Rushall, 1 carucate and 10 a. meadow, of
John
Grubber
by a rent of 1d., annual value 18s.
Bescot, the manor; Bloxwich, 1 messuage, 2 carucates, 20 a. meadow, 4 a. wood and 20 a. pasture; Goscote, 20s. rent from various free tenants payable at Michaelmas and Lady Day; Shelfield, 1 messuage, 1 carucate, 20 a. meadow, 3 a. wood, 20 a. pasture and 10s. rent from free tenants; all of the
earl of Warwick
as of his manor of Walsall by a rent of 2d., annual value 10 marks.
Aldridge, the manor, of the heir of
Robert
de
Stapilton
by a rent of 3s.4d. at Michaelmas, annual value 60s.
Great Barr, 1 messuage, 1 carucate, 10 a. meadow and 22 a. wood, of the same heir by a rent of 11s., annual value 10s.
Perry Barr and Hamstead, 1 messuage, 1/2 carucate, 10 a. meadow, 4 a. wood, 10 a. pasture and 20s. rent from free tenants, of the heir of
Philip
de
Pirie
by a rent of 1d., annual value 40s.
West Bromwich, 2 messuages, 20 a., 3 a. meadow, 2 a. pasture and 10s. rent, of the heir of
Eleanor
de
Alrewas
by a rent of 5s., annual value 20s.; and 1 messuage, 12 a. arable and 2 a. meadow, of the heir of
John
Devros
, by a rent of 12d., annual value 6s.8d.
Essington, 1 messuage, 2 carucates, 10 a. meadow, 10 a., pasture and 10 a. wood, of
John
de
Sutton
of the barony of Dudley by rent of a rose, annual value 40s.
White Sich, 1 messuage and 1 carucate, of the
dean of Wolverhampton
by rent of a rose, annual value 20s.
Fisherwick, the manor, of the
bishop of Chester
by knight service, annual value 60s.
Wednesbury, 6 messuages, 1 watermill, 3 carucates, 10 a. meadow and 10s. rent, of
John
de
Harnevill
, by a rent of 1d., annual value 60s.
Seisdon, Upper Penn, Trysull and Wombourne, 1 messuage and 20s. rent from various tenants, of
John
de
Sutton
of the barony of Dudley by a white rose, annual value 20s.6d.
Huntington, 1 cottage, of the heir of
Henry
de
Pilatenhale
by a rose, annual value 12d.
Tipton, 9s. rent from free tenants, of Lord Burnell by a rose, annual value 9s.
Perry Barr, 1 virgate, of the heir of
Richard
de
Barre
by 1 grain of cumin (?), annual value 9s.
Handsworth, 10 a., of the heir of
John
Buttort
, by rent of 1d., annual value 40d.
Bentley, 1 carucate, of the heir of
John
Bentilegh
by a rose, annual value 20s.
Cannock and Wyrley, 3 messuages and 10 a., of
Nicholas
de
Ruggeley
by rent of a rose, annual value 10s.
Darlaston, 1 messuage and 3 a., of
John
de
Derlaston
by a rose, annual value 2s.
Date of death and heirs as above.
Margaret has held and taken the profits since his death.
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