E-CIPM 19-396: RICHARD ALEYN

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RICHARD ALEYN

Writ Head

396 Writ. 20 Oct. 1407 Gloucester [Chitterne].

Inquisition Head

BERKSHIRE. Inquisition. Wallingford. 26 Oct. [Chaucer].

Jurors

Jurors: Richard Huntesdon ; William Derham ; Nicholas Willy ; John Reue of South Moreton ; John Bothelham ; James Secolle ; John Ridale ; John Dunt ; William Randolf ; John Moyn ; John Reynold ; and Richard Hereward .

Holdings

William Yong of South Moreton formerly held in his demesne as of fee 4 messuages, 1 toft, 5 virgates, 8 1/2 a. meadow, and £4 4s.3d. and 1 clove of gillyflower rent in South Moreton. By his deed dated 23 Nov. 1393 he gave them to Walter Yong and Margaret his wife for their lives with remainder to Thomas their son, and the heirs of his body, with successive remainders failing such heirs to John, brother of Thomas, and the heirs of his body, Margaret and Elizabeth, sisters of Thomas, and the heirs of their bodies, and the right heirs of Walter. So Walter and Margaret held, Walter died and Thomas by a fine of 1398 [CP 25(1)/12/78, no.7] granted the reversion to Richard Aleyn , his heirs and assigns, and Margaret ceded all her estate in South Moreton and Fulscot to Richard, he paying her £7 yearly for life by equal parts at Lady Day and Michaelmas. All the tenants attorned to Richard. John Yong by his deed dated 18 Jan. 1404 and enrolled in Chancery released his claim to Richard with warranty, and Thomas Yong likewise released his on 7 April 1404 [CCR 1402–5 , pp.294, 298, 300–1]. Thomas and John Yong died without heirs.

South Moreton. 2 messuages, 2 virgates, 3 a. meadow called ‘Louches’, and another messuage, and 3 virgates and 5 1/2 a. meadow called ‘Adreshammes’ are held of the king in chief by the service of half a knight’s fee, annual value nil owing to the annuity. Another messuage and 3 a. called ‘Colles’ and 1 toft called ‘Frensheharries’ are held of Thomas Rothewell in socage by a rent of 7s. and 2 capons yearly, annual value 3s.4d.

William Yong also held in his demesne as of fee one other messuage, 60 a. arable, and 3 a. meadow in Long Wittenham and Little Wittenham, and granted them to Richard Aleyn , Elizabeth his wife, and the heirs of their bodies with remainder to the right heirs of Richard. They are held of the abbot of Abingdon by a rent of 10s., annual value 10s.
Richard and Elizabeth had a son Robert, Elizabeth died and Richard survived her.

Richard also held in his demesne as of fee 1 messuage, 2 tofts, 1 carucate and 13 a. meadow in Sugworth by Bagley Wood of the abbot of Abingdon rendering 17d. every 17 weeks for the ward of Windsor castle , annual value 26s.8d.

He died on 30 Aug. last . Robert his son next heir is aged 2 years and 10 weeks.

TNA reference

C 137/66/24 mm. 1-2

ENHANCEMENT OF TEXT: The text of this IPM which appeared in the print edition of CIPM XIX has been enhanced in certain respects: see the About pages.

Holdings

Holdings

Holding ItemValueQuantityTotal
South Moreton, Adreshammes
Total: -
Long Wittenham, Little Wittenham
Total: -
Sugworth
Total: -

Extents

Extents

No holding extent information available.

People

People

  • Chitterne(Writ Clerk)

Jurors

  • Richard Huntesdon
  • William Derham
  • Nicholas Willy
  • John Reue of South Moreton
  • John Bothelham
  • James Secolle
  • John Ridale
  • John Dunt
  • William Randolf
  • John Moyn
  • John Reynold
  • Richard Hereward

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