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John, son and heir of Giles Daubeney, a minor in the king’s ward, held in his demesne as of fee 2 parts of a third part of the manor and vill of Kempston by Bedford of the king in chief of the honour of Huntingdon as 2 parts of a third part of a knight’s fee, annual value £16.

He held in his demesne as of fee 2 parts of 100 a. of fallow land, of 200 a. pasture and 60 a. wood in Thorney and of 13s.4d. assize rent in Broadholme, with reversion of the third part after the death of Margaret Daubeney , widow of Giles his father, which she holds in dower, as parcel of the manor of South Ingleby in Lincolnshire, of William de Roos, lord of Helmsley , of his castle of Belvoir by knight service, annual value of the two parts 26s.8d.

South Petherton, the manor;

in Barrington 95 a. arable at 12d., 32 1/2 a. meadow at 20d., 10 1/2 a. pasture at 12d.;

a shrubbery and alder grove in ‘la Sogge’ by ‘la Sundyte’ there, annual value 18d.;

the wood of ‘Cleyell’ in the forest of Neroche containing by estimation 200 a., annual value unknown;

and the hundred of South Petherton, parcel of the manor.

He also held a yearly rent of a rose from 1 messuage, 100 a. arable, 10 a. meadow and 60 a. gorse in Kilmersdon of William and Alice Nywebery, granted to them by Giles his grandfather by a fine of 1363 [CP 25(1)/200/26, no.75].

the manor of South Petherton, annual value of 2 parts £68 8s.10d.,

the hundred of South Petherton, £40,

the hamlets of Barrington, £30 4s.5d.,

South Harp, £18 12s.11d.,

Chillington and Donyatt, together £13 6s.8d.,

the wood called Holcombe, which can be cut every 3rd year, then £13 6s.8d., so annual value £4 8s. 10 1/4d. and 1/3 of 1/4d.,

and a rent of a rose from 100 a. arable, 10 a. meadow and 60 a. gorse in Kilmersdon.

He held 2 parts of the manor of South Ingleby in his demesne as of fee with its members in South Ingleby, Saxelby and Broxholme, and the advowson of Broxholme at the first and second vacancies, with the reversion of the third part after the death of Margaret widow of Giles Daubeney who holds in dower for life. The manor is held of William Lord Roos of Helmsley of his castle of Belvoir by knight service, amount unknown. There are 2 parts of the site comprising the capital chamber, lower chamber, hall and kitchen and 2 barns, annual value nil, 2 parts of a dovecot 16d., 2 parts of the fruit and herbage of the great garden 16d. and no more because of the weeds ( magnis malis herbis anglice wedes ), 2 parts of 159 a. arable in demesne 40s., 2 parts of 54 1/2 a. demesne meadow 36s., a windmill nil, and 2 parts of assize rents of 4s.5 1/2d. and 1/3 of 1/2d. payable by equal parts at Michaelmas and Easter. In Broxholme are 2 parts of the farm of the steward’s lands 8s.4d.; in South Ingleby 2 parts of 9 messuages and of 9 bovates held by villeins, annual value 60s. payable at the 4 terms, each bovate comprises 10 a. arable and meadow, and there is a winter custom called aid, in English ‘le stuth’, valued at 26s.8d. of which Margaret has 8s. 10 1/2d. in dower, now worth nothing because it cannot be paid owing to the death and poverty of the tenants; in Saxelby 15 messuages and 2 parts of 1/2a messuage, 15 bovates and 2 parts of 1/2a bovate held by villeins, annual value 100s. 2 1/4d. and 1/3 of 1/4d. payable by equal parts at the 4 terms, and the custom called aid, in English ‘le Stuth’ 40s., now nil for the same reason; in Saxelby and South Ingleby 4 cottages with adjacent butts of arable and meadow 6s., 1 cottage without land 12d., and 2 waste tofts lying next 4d., Margaret holding a third part of these; in Broxholme 18 messuages and 1/2 parts of 1/2 a messuage, 18 bovates and 2 parts of 1/2a bovate held by villeins, annual value £7 6s.8d. payable at the 4 terms, and the custom called aid, in English ‘le Stuth’ 69s.8d., of which Margaret holds a third part but now worth nothing as above, in the wood called Northwood there 16 a. wood and coppice wood, the underwood nil and a view of frankpledge and court every 3 weeks nil.