‹ E-CIPM 18-985: THOMAS BEAUPYNE ›

Holdings

He held the manor of Sturminster Marshall called ‘Beauchampsmanere’ in his demesne as of fee and granted it to Philip Wodeman and William Basket for their lives by a rent of 12 marks, and he granted the rent with the reversion of the manor to Thomas Harewell , Robert Orchard and William Pynche , and the heirs and assigns of Thomas Harewell . Afterwards by a fine of 1403 [CP 25(1) 51/53, no. 16] between Harewell, Orchard and Pynche, and Henry Darleston, clerk , Thomas Colston , and Thomas Beaupyne and Margaret his wife, the reversion after the deaths of Philip Wodeman and William Basket was granted to Thomas Beaupyne and Margaret for their lives, with successive remainders to William Venour and Elizabeth his wife and the heirs of their bodies, the heirs of Thomas Beaupyne and Margaret, the heirs of Margaret, and the right heirs of William Venour .

Thomas died holding the rent and reversion jointly with Margaret. The manor is held of the king in chief by knight service, annual value nil beyond the rent.

Holdings

In right of Margaret his wife he held 1 messuage in St. Thomas Street of Thomas Berkelegh, Lord Berkeley , by a land-gavel rent of 6d. yearly, annual value 40s.; 2 messuages in West Tucker Street of the same by 4s. land-gavel, annual value 20s.; and 1 messuage in Redcliffe Street by 12d. land-gavel, annual value 4 marks.

Holdings

By a fine of 1403 [CP 25(1) 201/33, no. 26] between Thomas Harewell , Robert Orchard and William Pynche , and Henry Darleston, clerk , Henry Colston and Thomas Beaupyne and Margaret his wife, Thomas and Margaret were granted the manor and hundred of North Petherton except for 12s. rent, which was also granted with the homages and services of John Paulet, knight , John Popham , John Payn and Matthew de Clyvedon and their heirs, for their lives, with successive remainders to John Bluet and Agnes his wife and the heirs of their bodies, the heirs of the body of Agnes, the heirs of the bodies of Thomas Beaupyne and Margaret, the heirs of the body of Margaret, and the right heirs of John Bluet .

By another fine of the same date [no. 23] between the same parties Thomas Beaupyne and Margaret were granted for their lives the manors of Beer Crocombe and East Capland, with 4 messuages, 50 a. arable, 20 a. meadow, 50 a. pasture and 20 a. wood in Hisbare and Buckland St. Mary and the advowsons of Beer Crocombe and East Capland, with successive remainders to John Harewell and Margery his wife, and the heirs of their bodies, the heirs of the body of Margery, the heirs of the bodies of Thomas Beaupyne and Margaret, the heirs of her body, and the right heirs of John Harewell .

By a third fine of the same date [no. 24] between the same parties the manors of Morton, which was held for life by Richard Walronde and Alice his wife with reversion to Thomas Harewell , and Knowle, with 2 messuages in Bedminster, and the advowson of Knowle, were granted to Thomas Beaupyne and Margaret for their lives, with successive remainders to William Venour , Elizabeth his wife and the heirs of their bodies, the heirs of the body of Elizabeth, the heirs of the bodies of Thomas Beaupyne and Margaret, the heirs of the body of Margaret, and the right heirs of William Venour .

By a fourth fine of the same date [no. 28] between the same parties the manor and advowson of Bawdrip, and 1 messuage, 1 carucate and 4 a. meadow in Chilton Trinity, which Isabel Pare held for life of the inheritance of Thomas Harewell and which should revert to him after her death, were granted to Thomas Beaupyne and Margaret for their lives, with successive remainders to William Worfton and Margaret his wife and the heirs of their bodies, the heirs of Margaret Worfton , the heirs of the bodies of Thomas Beaupyne and Margaret, the heirs of the body of Margaret, and the right heirs of William Worfton .

The manor and hundred of North Petherton are held of the king in chief by knight service, annual value 22 marks; the manors of Beer Crocombe and East Capland, and the other holdings with them, of John Lorty, knight , by knight service, annual value 24 marks; and the manor of Knowle with the holdings in Bedminster etc. of Thomas de Berkeley, knight, Lord Berkeley , by knight service, annual value 100s.

Richard Wallronde and Alice his wife held the manor of Morton for life of Henry Darleston, clerk , Thomas Colston and Thomas and Margaret Beaupyne, by a rent of 10 marks, and they hold it of the abbot of St. Mary Graces by the Tower of London of his manor of Blagdon by knight service, annual value 10 marks beyond the rent. The manor and advowson of Bawdrip are held of Richard de Sancto Mauro by knight service, annual value 20 marks.

Isabel Pare still lives and renders a rose at Midsummer and 2s. at Michaelmas for the premises in Chilton Trinity to Henry Darleston, clerk , Thomas Colston and Thomas and Margaret Beaupyne. It is held of Simon Michell and John Hugyn by a rent of 1 lb. cumin at Michaelmas, annual value beyond this 40s.

Holdings

John Harewell and Thomas Colston held 4 marks rent payable by equal parts at Easter and Michaelmas from 1 messuage, 1 carucate and 4 a. meadow in Washford, which John Gyst holds for life with reversion to them; and 40s. rent payable at the same terms from 2 messuages, 1 carucate and 16 a. meadow in Idson, which Thomas Haule and Margery his wife hold for life with reversion to them. They granted the rents and reversions to Thomas Beaupyne , Margaret his wife and the heirs of Thomas, and John Gyst , Thomas Haule and Margery attorned to them, and so Thomas Beaupyne held them.

The premises in Washford are held of the abbot of Cleeve by knight service and a rent of 10s., and are worth no more beyond the above 4 marks and 10s. The premises in Idson are held of the heirs of Walter Romesey, knight , by a rent of 1d. at Michaelmas, annual value, beyond that and the rent of 40s., 10s.

Apart from these he held no more than was stated in the inquisitions already returned.