‹ E-CIPM 18-104: WILLIAM ASTORP, KNIGHT ›

Holdings

Long before he died he held in his demesne as of fee the manor of Camerton with the advowson, and lands and tenements in Doulting, and enfeoffed Alan Benet, rector of Morleigh , William Radewell, rector of Hemyock , John Axhard, rector of Clyst Hydon , and John Wrosell , and gave them seisin that they might give the issues to himself for life, and afterwards re-enfeoff the next and right heirs of the blood of Margaret his wife to herself and her heirs. Robert Palton is her kinsman and next heir.

The manor is held of the bishop of Bath and Wells by knight service, annual value £10; and the lands in Doulting are held of the abbot of Glastonbury , and extend within the said sum of £10.

Holdings

He held in his demesne as of fee:

Sampford Peverell, the manor and borough with the advowson, of the king in chief, annual value £30 2s.0 1/2d.

Boehill and Leonard Moor, certain parcels of land, of Richard Warre of his manor of Burlescombe by knight service, annual value £6 3s.

‘Pratteslonde’, a parcel so called, of William Aishford of his manor of Ashford by knight service, annual value 22s.

‘Preston’, the land of, of the heirs of John Welyngton of their manor of Uplowman by knight service, annual value 30s.

Ash Thomas, lands and tenements of John Dauney of his manor of Woodbeer by knight service, annual value 40s.

Sutton, 1 messuage and 1 carucate, of John Dorcestre , annual value 60s.

Colyford, lands and tenements, of the same of his manor of Halberton by knight service, annual value 20s.

Halsewood, a parcel of land so called, of the same of the same manor by knight service, annual value 4s.

Halberton, the hundred, in alternate years, of Lord Despenser of his honour of Gloucester, annual value 6s.8d.

‘Pechecroft’, a parcel so called, of John Dorcestre of his manor of Halberton by knight service, annual value 8d.

Aller, the manor, of the king in chief by knight service, annual value £13.

With Margaret his wife, and in her right in his demesne as of fee, he once held the manors of Hemyock and Clyst Hydon and the hundred of Hemyock. They gave them to John Dynham, knight , John Wattecombe, parson of Hemyock , Walter Salterne, parson of Sampford Peverell , and Richard Michel, chaplain . By a fine of 1390 [CP 25(1) 44/66, no. 13] John Dynham and the others granted them to William and Margaret and the heirs of their bodies, failing them to the heirs of the body of Margaret and in default of such heirs with reversion to John Dynham and the others. Margaret died without heirs of her body, and William likewise.

Hemyock manor was held of Edward Courtenay, earl of Devon , of his castle of Plympton by knight service, annual value 38 marks; the hundred of the same earl and castle by knight service, annual value 26s.8d.

Clyst Hydon manor was held of the same earl of his manor of Okehampton by knight service, annual value £20.

William Astorp also held to himself and his heirs certain lands in Yarnscombe of Robert Chalouner, knight , of his manor of Torrington, annual value 40s.

Holdings

He held in his demesne as of fee:

Boehill, 15 a. arable, 6 a. meadow, 10 a. wood and alder, and 2s.4d. annual rent, of Richard Warre of his manor of Burlescombe as half a knight’s fee and by the service of 1 … at Easter.

‘Pratteslond’, 30 a. arable, 1 a. meadow and 1 a. wood, of William Aisshford , as an eighth part of a knight’s fee and by a rent of 4s. at Michaelmas.

Ash Thomas, 40 a. arable and 3 a. wood of John Dauneye of his manor of Woodbeer as a quarter of a knight’s fee and …8d. rent at Michaelmas.

Colyford, 2 messuages, 1 curtilage … 1 1/2 roods of meadow, of John Dorcestre and Margaret his wife in the right of Margaret of the manor of Halberton by the service of … part of a knight’s fee and 9s. annual rent payable at the four principal terms.

Halsewood, 24 a. wood, and ‘Pechecroft’, 3 a. arable, held of the manor of Halberton in right of Margaret his wife by a rent of 16d. at Michaelmas.

Yarnscombe, … and 40s. rent, of Robert Chalons of his manor of Torrington by knight service.

Halberton, the hundred, in alternate years, of Lord Despenser of his honour of Gloucester.

[Headed] Nulla inde fiat liberacio absque deliberacione consilii regis, Hill .

Holdings

He held no more than was stated in the former inquisition, but William Jocens of Trobridge and Joan his wife held of him, in right of Joan, 1 messuage and 1 carucate in Trobridge in the parish of Crediton by knight service, and he held them of Edmund, bishop of Exeter , by homage, fealty, suit of court at the bishop’s court at Crediton every 3 weeks, and the service of half a knight’s fee.