‹ E-CIPM 20-97: ROBERT ORCHARD ›

Holdings

He held in his demesne as of fee:

Staple Fitzpaine, 4 1/2 a. meadow, of the heir of Lord Poynings, lord of Stogursey , by a rent of 2s., annual value 4s.

Bickenhall, 8 messuages, 80 a. arable, 8 a. meadow, 13 a. wood and 80 a. pasture of the king in chief by knight service, annual value £4 6s.8d., of which tenants at will pay 40s. by equal parts at the 4 principal terms.

Orchard Portman, the manor and advowson, of the bishop of Winchester of his manor of Taunton by knight service, annual value £10 9s.8d. of which life tenants pay 100s. by equal parts at the 4 principal terms.

Durborough, a 3rd part of the manor, of Baldwin Malet, knight , by knight service, annual value 36s.

‘Wodewardelye’, 4 a. meadow of the heir of Lord Poynings in socage, annual value 5s.

Huntspill, 6 messuages, 8 a. arable, and 6 a. meadow of Fulk Fitzwaryn by knight service, annual value 33s.4d.; and 23s. rent from lands and tenements held by life tenants there.

Cossington, 7s. rent from various life tenants according to the custom of the manor, of John Brent by a rent of 1d.

Catcott, 17s. similar rent, of the abbot of Glastonbury in socage.

Fenhampton, 2s. similar rent, of Thomas Stowell, knight , by knight service.

Woolmersdon, 1/3 carucate, of John Harewell by knight service, annual value 22s.8d.

Taunton, 3s.4d. rent from 2 messuages held by various tenants, of the bishop of Winchester in socage.

Ashington, 12s. rent from 1 messuage, 40 a. arable, and 4 a. meadow which Adam Purdy and Alice his wife hold for the term of their lives, of the prior of Montacute in socage.

West Lydford, 4d. rent from lands and tenements held by John Forster for life, of James de Audelegh, knight , of his manor of Nether Stowey in socage; and the reversion of 44 a. in ‘Chapelfeld’ there without rent, which Margaret widow of Robert Orchard holds for life with the rent, of John Typtoft, knight , by knight service, annual value nil.

With the advowson of Orchard Portman he held the reversions of all the premises held for life with the rents from them. All are payable by equal parts at the 4 principal terms, except for the 12s. rent from Ashington payable at Michaelmas.