‹ E-CIPM 18-595: ROBERT WALTON ›

Holdings

He held of the king in chief as of the crown:

West Derby, 3 bovates, as a twentieth part of a knight’s fee by a rent of 6s.8d., and they were held of him by John de Thengwall in his demesne as of fee by knight service and a rent of 6s.8d.

Walton, 4 bovates now part of the manor of Walton, by the serjeanty of administering the king’s bailiwick in the wapentake of Derbyshire, annual value 20s.; and the manor, in his demesne as of fee by knight service, except the 4 bovates, annual value 20 marks.

Much Woolton, 20 a., in his demesne as of fee of the prior of St. John of Jerusalem in Smithfield in socage, annual value 6s.8d. beyond the deduction of 10s.

He also held a place in Derby called Newsham of the king in chief of the duchy of Lancaster, annual value 4s.

Holdings

Long before his death he held the manor of Walton of the king in chief by knight service. It is also said to be held of John de Lovell, knight , in socage by a rent of 60s.

Robert Walton granted it to John de Walton, chaplain , and Richard de Halsale , their heirs and assigns. They granted it to Henry le Norreys of Speke and Robert Molyneux of Melling, their heirs and assigns. Henry by his charter released it to Robert Molyneux who then held it alone. He granted it to Helen daughter of Robert de Walton and the heirs of her body, with remainder to Margaret her sister and the heirs of her body, and failing them to remain as is fully set out in the charter. The annual value is 20 marks.

Holdings

John de Thengwall held in his demesne as of fee 3 bovates in Derby of Robert de Walton by knight service and 6s.8d. yearly, and Robert held them of the king in chief of the crown as a twentieth part of a knight’s fee and by 6s.8d. rent; annual value 6s.8d.

Robert Walton also held a place in Derby in this county called Newsham in his demesne as of fee of the king of the duchy of Lancaster in socage, service unknown, annual value 4s. He held no more, but long before he died he had held the manor of Walton in Derbyshire in this county and certain lands in Walton and Much Woolton. By his charter dated at Walton manor, 8 Jan. 1398 , he enfeoffed John de Walton, chaplain , and Richard de Halsale , their heirs and assigns on condition that they should regrant according to his will.

Afterwards he told them that his will was that after his death they should enfeoff Helen his daughter and the heirs of her body. If she should die without heirs the lands should pass to her sister Margaret and her heirs. Failing such heirs they should pass in turn to Henry de Walton , Henry le Noreys of Speke and Margaret the bastard daughter of Robert and their heirs. John de Walton and Richard de Halsale thus held these lands for the whole of Robert’s life, and afterwards supposing that they might become too poor and weak to maintain their status in various pledges which they had given, as might easily happen, enfeoffed Henry Noreys of Speke, John de Irland and Robert Molyneux of Melling, their heirs and assigns, on condition that they should fulfil the will of Robert de Walton .

They were accordingly seised, and afterwards Henry le Noreys released all his rights therein to John de Irland and Robert de Molyneux . They then enfeoffed Helen and her heirs, with successive remainders failing such heirs to Margaret her sister and her heirs, Henry le Noreys and his heirs, Margaret the bastard daughter of Robert de Walton and her heirs, and the right heirs of Robert de Walton .

The manor of Walton and the other holdings there are held of the king in chief of the crown in socage and a rent of 60s., annual value 20 marks. The lands in Much Woolton are held of the prior of St. John of Jerusalem in England in socage and a rent of 6s.8d., annual value 10s.