E-CIPM 19-618: WILLIAM WROFTON

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WILLIAM WROFTON

Inquisition Head

GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Inquisition. Cirencester. 6 Dec. [Eode].

Jurors

Jurors: Edmund Rodberough ; Richard Bath ; William Longeford ; John Colas ; John atte Wode ; Walter Walters ; Richard Bakere ; John Bayworth ; Walter Godevyn ; John Waron’ ; Simon Smyth ; and William Walkere .

Holdings

He held the manor and advowson of Didmarton jointly with Alice his wife, who survives him, of the earl of Hereford in socage, service unknown, annual value 50s.3d.

He died on 4 Nov. last . John his son and heir is aged 7 years and more.

TNA reference

C 137/74/50a mm. 1-2

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Inquisition Head

GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Inquisition. Cirencester. 6 Dec. [Eode].

Jurors

Jurors: Edmund Rodberough ; Richard Bathe ; William Longeford ; John Colat [sic] ; John atte Wode ; Walter Walters ; Richard Bakere ; John Baiworth ; Walter Godewyn ; John Warner ; Simon Smyth ; and William Walkere .

Holdings

Andrew Taylour and John Baily , chaplains, granted the manor of Didmartonn617_001 with all lands, tenements, meadows, pastures, rents, wards, marriages, reliefs, heriots and escheats in Didmarton and Oldbury on the Hill by charter to William and Margaret [sic] his wife and his heirs. It is held of the earl of Hereford in socage by suit of court once yearly at Gloucester,n617_002 annual value 50s.

Date of death and heir as above.

TNA reference

C 137/74/50a mm. 3-4

E 149/93/9

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Inquisition Head

DEVON. Inquisition. Exeter. 19 Dec. [Bromford].

Jurors

Jurors: Richard Larkestok ; Thomas Smyth ; Walter Cobbe ; Robert Eston ; John Dokcomb ; William Prynce ; William Shaple ; Walter Wille ; John Strete ; William Hampstede ; William Whytyng ; and William Perye .

Holdings

He held the manor of Alwington in his demesne as of fee of the king in chief in socage without rendering anything to him, annual value £10 3 1/2d.

Date of death and heir as above.

TNA reference

C 137/74/50a mm. 5-6

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Inquisition Head

SOMERSET. Inquisition. Wellington. 3 Jan. 1409. [Savage].

Jurors

Jurors: William Edward ; Richard Maunsell ; John Orchard ; John Baily of Stream ; John Roche ; Nicholas Walrond ; John Garde ; Elias Frankeleyn ; Robert Stancombe ; Thomas Clere ; William ?Beare ; and Thomas Strondeshey .

Holdings

By a fine of 1403 [CP 25(1)/201/33, no.28] Thomas Harewell , Robert Orchard and William Pynche conveyed the manor of Bawdrip with the advowson and 1 messuage, 1 carucate and 4 a. meadow in Chilton Trinity to Thomas Beaupeny and Margaret his wife, with successive remainders to William Wrofton , Margaret his wife and the heirs of their bodies, the heirs of the body of Margaret, the heirs of the bodies of Thomas and Margaret Beaupeny, the heirs of Margaret Beaupeny , and the right heirs of William Wrofton . Thomas Beaupeny died. Margaret his widow by an indenture dated at Bawdrip on 12 Dec. 1406 granted all her estate in the premises to William Wrofton and Margaret. By virtue of this they were seised of Bawdrip, Washford, Idson and Chilton Trinity.

Bawdrip is held of Richard de Sancto Mauro , service unknown, annual value 20 marks;
Washford, parcel of Bawdrip, of the abbot of Old Cleeve , service unknown, annual value 4 marks;
tenements in Idson of the heir of Walter Romesy, knight , under age in the king’s ward, service unknown, annual value 40s.;
and the messuage and carucate in Chilton Trinity, parcel of the same manor, of John Hugyn and Thomas Michell , service unknown, annual value 20s.

Date of death and heir as above.

TNA reference

C 137/74/50a mm. 5-6

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Inquisition Head

WILTSHIRE. Inquisition. Calne. 29 Nov. [Baynard].

Jurors

Jurors: Richard Bathe ; Thomas Canynges ; ... Wade junior; John Henton ; John Appelman ; John Gyffard ; William Byde ; Robert Saleman ; William Wichampton ; William Arnald ; Richard Chamberleyn ; and Robert Lery .

Holdings

He held in his demesne as of fee:

Beversbrook, the manor and advowson of the chapel with 1 carucate in Calstone Wellington, parcel of the manor, of Willelma widow of John Roches, knight , service unknown, annual value 100s.

Medbourne, the manor with its appurtenances in Medbourne and Liddington, and lands, tenements and services in Wanborough, Chiseldon, Draycot Foliat and Walcot, by the grant of Robert Elys, vicar of Broad Hinton , and John Colerne, chaplain , to him, Margaret and his heirs.

The manor of Medbourne is held of the abbess of Shaftesbury , service unknown, annual value 10 marks,
Wanborough of the prior of Lewes in socage, service unknown, annual value 26s.8d.,
and Chiseldon, Draycot Foliat and Walcot of the abbot of Hyde by Winchester in socage, service unknown, annual value 40s.

Greenhill by Wootton Bassett, 1 messuage and 1 carucate, of Edward duke of York in free socage by a rent of 1 pair of spurs or 6d., annual value 20s.

Woodhill by Wootton Bassett, the manor, of the king by a rent of 4 barbed arrows, annual value 100s.;
and 1 messuage and 1 virgate in West Tockenham, of the prior of Bradenstoke , service unknown, annual value 3s.4d.
; all by the grant of Andrew Taillour and John Baylly, chaplain , to William, Margaret his wife and his heirs.

Witcombe and Hilmarton, 1 toft and 2 virgates, of William Wydecombe of the manor of Witcombe , service unknown, annual value 3s.4d.

As parcener with Joan widow of Robert Crekkelade he held 4 tenements and 4 virgates in Haydon and Haydon Wick of William Beauchamp, Lord Abergavenny , of his manor of Allington by a rent of 3s.4d., annual value 13s.4d.

High Swindon, 1 burgage, of Richard Lord Talbot in free burgage by a rent of 12d., annual value 3s.4d.

Date of death and heir as above.

TNA reference

C 137/74/50a mm. 7-8

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Writ Head

621 Commission of inquiry. 16 May 1409. [Waker].

Addressed to William Sturmy, knight , William Wilcotes , William Stourton , Robert Plays , William Alisaundre and John Brid (quorum, one of Wilcotes, Stourton, Plays, Brid) [CPR 1408–13, p.109].

Inquisition Head

WILTSHIRE. Inquisition. Marlborough. 1 July.

Before Sturmy, Plays and Brid.

Jurors

Jurors: John Burdon of Stanton St Bernard or Stanton St Quintin ; John Dubbere ; William Hoppegras ; Richard atte More ; John Catour ; John Baldewyne ; ?George atte Hulle ; Richard Chyld ; William Beueger ; Nicholas Danyell ; William Pershuyt ; and John Pyppyng .

Holdings

He held in his demesne as of fee:

Beversbrook, the manor with the advowson of the free chapel, of Queen Joan of her manor of Hampstead Marshall by the service of half a knight’s fee, annual value 100s.

Calstone Wellington, 1 carucate, of Queen Joan of the same manor as half a knight’s fee, annual value 40s.

He held no more of the king in his demesne as of fee. What he held of others in his demesne as of fee is unknown.

Date of death and heir as above.

TNA reference

C 137/74/50b mm. 1-2

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Holdings

Holdings

Holding ItemValueQuantityTotal
Alwington
Total: -

Extents

Extents

No holding extent information available.

People

People

  • Chitterne(Writ Clerk)

Jurors

  • Richard Larkestok
  • Thomas Smyth
  • Walter Cobbe
  • Robert Eston
  • John Dokcomb
  • William Prynce
  • William Shaple
  • Walter Wille
  • John Strete
  • William Hampstede
  • William Whytyng
  • William Perye

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