‹ E-CIPM 18-1006: ROBERT HEMNALE, KNIGHT ›
ROBERT HEMNALE, KNIGHT
Inquisition Head
NORFOLK. Inquisition [indented].n1006_001 Heacham. 21 Dec. 1403 [Lestraunge].
Jurors
Jurors: Thomas Somnour ; Alan Baret ; Nicholas Whith ; William Webbere ; William de Walpul ; William Brod ; Robert Gardell ; Henry Chapman ; John Madour ; William Banyard ; and Richard Bastard .
Holdings
He held the manor of Hempnall in Hempnall, and 40s. rent in Fritton, Morningthorpe and Long Stratton, annual value 10 marks, and 3s.4d. rent from the manor of John Lestraunge, knight , in Burnham Westgate called Reynham’s, all in his demesne as of fee of the king in chief by knight service.
He proposed to make an enfeoffment to exclude the king by fraud and collusion from the wardship and marriage of his heir, as appears by his first will dated 24 Oct. 1389 , and also by his last will dated at Belaugh on 24 Sept. 1391 [ sic ], which is of record in the court of the archbishop of Canterbury in London.
He died on 15 Sept. 1391 . William his son and heir was then aged 4 years and more.
He was an idiot all his life and died on 18 Dec. 1402 . Ralph Hemenale is next heir and aged 30 years and more.
John Muryell and Hugh Lancastre , clerks, Simon Blyaunt , and John de Berton, rector of Downham Market , have held the lands since his death and taken the profits, title unknown.
John West and Nicholas Baron purchased a manor in Hillington called Bury’s without the king’s licence. It is held of the king in chief, annual value, with the advowson of Stibbard belonging to it, £10. [ Cf. CCR 1402–5 , p.114].
TNA reference
C 137/45/66 m. 1
E 152/8/393
ENHANCEMENT OF TEXT: The text of this IPM which appeared in the print edition of CIPM XVIII has been enhanced in certain respects: see the About pages.
Inquisition Head
SUFFOLK. Inquisition ex officio. Ixworth. 30 May 1404 [Lestraunge].
Jurors
Jurors: John Bray ; Ralph Baret ; Thomas Balhed ; Ralph Grenegres ; Nicholas Gerard ; William Gerard ; John Bole ; Peter Sponere ; Thomas Bray ; Thomas Davy ; Nicholas Wynyeue ; and John Fras .
Holdings
He held the manor of Cotton called Champains in his demesne as of fee of John Karenet by knight service, annual value £20.
He also held in his demesne as of fee, services unknown:
Cotton, the manor called ‘Cumpaynes’, annual value 10 marks, and the manor called Gipswich, 20 marks.
Thornham Magna, the manor called Hemenhall, 40 marks.
Wickham Skeith, the manor of Skeith’s, £20.
Stonham Aspall, the manor, £40.
Date of death and heirs as above.
Hugh Lancastre and John Berton , clerks, and Simon Blyaunt have taken the issues of these manors since he died, title unknown.
TNA reference
C 137/45/67 m. 1
ENHANCEMENT OF TEXT: The text of this IPM which appeared in the print edition of CIPM XVIII has been enhanced in certain respects: see the About pages.
n1006_001^: Authority not stated, but probably ex officio
Holdings
No holding information available.
Extents
No holding extent information available.
People
- Lestraunge(Escheator)
Jurors
- Thomas Somnour
- Alan Baret
- Nicholas Whith
- William Webbere
- William de Walpul
- William Brod
- Robert Gardell
- Henry Chapman
- John Madour
- William Banyard
- Richard Bastard
