‹ E-CIPM 18-959: WALTER ROMESYE, KNIGHT ›

Holdings

He held the manor of Rockbourne of the king in chief by knight service jointly with Alice his wife, who survives, for their lives, by the grant of Thomas Bonham and John Wykyng , with successive remainders to Thomas son of Thomas Romesye and his heirs male, Walter brother of Thomas son of Thomas and his heirs male, and the right heirs of Margaret Byset , mother of Walter, knight , as appears by the king’s licence [ CPR 1399–1401 , p.451] and by charters and muniments shown to the jurors; annual value £20.

Similarly he held 2 messuages, 1 carucate, 20 a. meadow, 10 a. wood and rents of £12 and 12 quarters of salt in Romsey, East Dean, Hyde and Marshwood by the grant of John Wykyng , John Fauntleroy and John Toper, chaplain , with successive remainders to Thomas son of Thomas Romseye and his heirs male, Walter brother of Thomas and his heirs male, and the right heirs of Walter, knight , as appears by a fine [CP 25(1) 290/59, no. 49] shown to the jurors; annual value £16.

One messuage and 20 a. are held of Henry Popham and his heirs by fealty, the remainder of the abbess of Romsey by fealty.

Holdings

He held of the king in chief two knight’s fees in South Perrott and Clifton Maybank , which Philip Mabank held of him of the manor of Rockbourne in Hampshire. He held them jointly with Alice his wife by the same grant and with the same remainders as that manor [as in last], annual value when they occur £10.

He also held jointly with Alice for their lives by the grant, by a deed shown to the jurors, of William Fillol , deceased, by the rent of a rose, with reversion to the heirs of William: 10 marks rent from the manor of Bradford Bryan, formerly of Hugh Mohaut ; 2 messuages and 40 a. in Thornhill by Holt which Nicholas Crouk , deceased, held for life, annual value 26s.8d.; 2 messuages and 40 a. in Petersham by Wimborne Minster, annual value 20s.; and 12 a. in Barnsley formerly of John le Hoppere , deceased, annual value 6s.

In the dower of Alice from Ralph atte Hyde , sometime her husband, he held a third part of the manor of Allington, and 19 messuages, 80 a. arable and 40 a. meadow in Knitson, Herston, Newton, Swanage, Woolgarston and Moreton, with reversion to William Bonevylle, knight , and his heirs, annual value 100s.

Holdings

He held 1 a. in Coombe Bissett, parcel of the half manor of Coombe Bissett, in his demesne as of fee of the king in chief by knight service, annual value 4d.

Jointly with Alice his wife for their lives he held half the manor of Coombe Bissett, except the 1 a., of the king in chief, by the grant by a fine made with royal licence [CP 25(1) 290/59, no. 49; CPR 1401–5 , p.15] of John Wykyng , John Fauntleroy and John Toper, chaplain , with successive remainders to Thomas Romesye , son of Thomas, son of Walter, and his heirs male, Walter brother of Thomas and his heirs male, and the right heirs of Walter, knight , on the side of Margaret Byset , his mother; annual value 100s.

Holdings

He held in his demesne as of fee:

Langridge, 9 a., a weekly market on Thursdays and a yearly fair for three days, the eve, feast and morrow of St. Mary Magdalen, of the king in chief, annual value 8d.

East Cranmore and Catcott, 2 knight’s fees, of the abbot of Glastonbury by knight service. William Hangford, knight , holds 1 fee in East Cranmore, Walter Cadecote the other in Catcott; annual value nil except for wards, marriages, reliefs or escheats when they occur.

High Littleton, 1d. rent from 1 messuage, 1 carucate, 6 a. meadow and 10 a. wood, which John Boteler holds for life by the grant of Walter Romesye with reversion to him. They are held of the earl of March of the honour of Gloucester.

Shepton Mallet, 5s. rent from 1 messuage and 16 a., which John Babyngton holds for life by the grant of Walter. This rent with the reversion of the holding Walter granted to Richard Dumer for life, and John Babyngton attorned to Richard Dumer . It is held of Matthew Gourney, knight , by fealty.

Under the fine of 1402 [above, no. 959] he held jointly with Alice his wife the manor of Oakleigh, a third part of the manor of Mudford, and 2 messuages, 3 carucates, 25 a. meadow, 70 a. wood and rents of £6 10s., 1 lb. wax and 1/2 lb. pepper in Otterhampton, Combwich and Pipplepen. They recognised the right of John Fauntleroy , John Wykyng and John Toper , who in turn granted to them for their lives with successive remainders of Oakleigh and the third part of Mudford to Thomas son of Thomas Romesye and his heirs male, Walter brother of Thomas the son and his heirs male, and the right heirs of Walter, knight , and of the other holdings to Walter brother of Thomas and his heirs male, Thomas the son and his heirs male, and the right heirs of Walter, knight .

Oakleigh is held of John Lorty, knight , and his heirs by fealty; the third part of Mudford of Michael earl of Suffolk by knight service and a rent of 6s. of his manor of Haselbury; 1 messuage and 1 carucate in Pipplepen of John Lorty by fealty and suit of court twice yearly at North Perrott; the remainder in Otterhampton and Combwich of John Twychet, knight , by knight service of his manor of Nether Stowey.