‹ E-CIPM 18-1108: THOMAS RALEIGH ›

Holdings

He held in his demesne as of fee one parcel of dry and hilly meadow in ‘Asshetonmede’ in Ashton Keynes by Cricklade, containing 20 a., of the earl of Gloucester of his manor of Shorncote in socage, service unknown, annual value 8s.

Holdings

He held in his demesne as of fee:

Walpen, the lordship, and a windmill belonging to it in the Isle of Wight, of Edward duke of York of the castle of Carisbrooke as one knight’s fee. The island was granted to the duke by letters patent of Richard II [ CPR 1396–9 , p.150]. In the lordship are various tenants, villein and free, and the annual value with the windmill is £19 6s. payable by equal parts at Lady Day and Michaelmas.

Wode and Chillingwood, various lands, tenements and woods so-called in the Isle, of the same duke of the same castle, as an eighth and a thirteenth of a knight’s fee, annual value £6 13s.4d.^n1104_1 payable at the same terms.

Haven Street, 2 small crofts of land and heath in the Isle, of John Hore by a rent of 12d., annual value 12d.

Holdings

He held in his demesne as of fee:

Mollington, the manor of ‘Spaldyngfe’, of the king in chief by knight service, annual value 65s.

Williamscot, 1 virgate, of the bishop of Lincoln by knight service, annual value 10s.; and Cropredy, 2 a. meadow, of the same by knight service, annual value 6s.8d.

Great Bourton, the manor called ‘Sagesfe’ of the lord of Nottingham of his manor of Vipont, service unknown, annual value 20s.

By his charter dated at Claydon he granted to John de Wetherley, dean of Astley , and Thomas Kyngeslond all his manor of Claydon and ‘Laundesfe’, to them, their heirs and assigns. They granted it to Joan his wife for life, with remainder to his right heirs.

Holdings

He held in his demesne as of fee half a toft and 28 a. in Shuckburgh, of whom and by what service is unknown, annual value 40d.

By his charter dated at Farnborough, 4 July 1403 , he granted to John de Wytherley, dean of Astley , and Thomas Kyngeslond all his manor of Farnborough, with all his lands, tenements, rents and services there in Avon Dassett, Warmington, Upton, Hardwick in Tysoe, North End, Kington in Claverdon and Napton on the Hill, with all the villeins with all their services, suits, families, cattle, liberties, free customs, common pastures, woods, hays, mills, waters and ponds, to them, their heirs and assigns.

Holdings

He held in his demesne as of fee:

Turkdean, 1 messuage and 2 carucates, in chief of the honour of Wallingford, service unknown, annual value 50s.

Norcott, the manor, of the manor of Shorncote, which Elizabeth widow of Edward le Despenser holds in dower as one quarter of a knight’s fee, annual value 30s.

Lassington, two parts of the manor and of the advowson, of the archbishop of York , service unknown; annual values, two parts of manor 50s., advowson nil, but the church is worth £10.

Ley, a third part of the manor, of Lord Talbot in socage, annual value 5 marks.

Edgeworth, the manor and advowson, of Lord Talbot of his manor of Painswick, service unknown; annual values, manor £4, advowson nil, but the church 10 marks.

Holdings

He held a quarter of the manor of Westhide of the heirs of Adam Everyngham, knight, lord of Everingham , annual value £4.

Holdings

He held the manor of West Hagginton, not in demesne but in fee and right, of Edward Courtenay, earl of Devon , by knight service. Long before he died he granted it by his deed shown to the jurors to Thomas Kyngeslond for life for a rent of £8 6s.8d. payable by equal parts at Easter and Michaelmas, with remainder to Agnes wife of Thomas and John their son for their lives at a rent of £11; annual value £8 6s.8d.

Also long before his death he granted to Thomas Kyngeslond for life for a rent of £18, payable by equal parts at Easter and Michaelmas:

Charles, the manor, held, not in demesne but in fee and right, of the earl of Devon by knight service, annual value £8.

West Buckland, the manor, similarly held of the heir of [the lord of] Rose Ash by knight service, annual value £4 6s.

Walson, 1 messuage, 1 carucate and 40 a. wood, similarly held of the heir [of the lord] of Cobham Week by knight service, annual value 40s.

Curtisknowle, half the manor, similarly held of Clarice widow of John Bera by knight service, annual value 50s.

He also held by knight service half a knight’s fee in Clannaborough, half a fee in Whitsleigh and a quarter fee in Thorne of the said heir of Cobham Week , annual value nil.