‹ E-CIPM 20-106: WALTER RODENEY, KNIGHT ›

Holdings

He held in fee tail 2 parts of the manors of Backwell, Saltford, Twerton, Rodney Stoke and Lamyatt with the advowsons of Backwell and Saltford and 2 parts of 6 messuages and of 6 virgates in Hallatrow, with the reversion of the 3rd parts which Alice widow of John de Rodeney, knight , his father, holds in dower, by the grant of Thomas Balon, parson of Radstock , John Horne, parson of Uphill , Robert Edyngton, vicar of Westbury by Wells , to John, Katharine his wife and the heirs of his body. The manors of Backwell, Saltford and Twerton, the messuages and land in Hallatrow, half the manor of Rodney Stoke and the advowsons are held of the heir of Lord le Despenser, a minor in the king’s ward, by knight service, annual value £20. The other half of Rodney Stoke and a 20th part of half the manor of Lamyatt are held of the bishop of Bath , service unknown, annual value 100s.; and the remainder of the half of Lamyatt of the prior of St. John of Jerusalem in England, annual value 23s.8d.; and the other half of the king of the earldom of Hereford in socage by fealty and a rent of 13s.4d., annual value 34s.4d.

He held the manor of Badgworth for life by the grant of John Venables and Richard Sutton to him, Isabel his wife and the heirs of Isabel, of John Roger of his manor of Sparkford, service unknown, annual value £10.

He also held the reversions of: the manor of Dinder, which Richard Virgo , Edith his wife and Isabel their daughter hold for their lives by the grant of John de Rodeney , rendering £10 13s.4d. by equal parts at the 4 terms, with reversion to John and his heirs, of the bishop of Bath by knight service, annual value nil beyond the rent; the manor of Lovington, which Richard Shephurd holds for life by the grant of the same, rendering 16 marks by equal parts at the 4 principal terms with the same reversion, of the abbot of St. Mary Graces, annual value nil beyond the rent; and 4 messuages, 4 carucates and 40 a. meadow in Congresbury and Wedmore, which John Venables , Richard Mulborne , John Roke and others hold for life by the grant of Walter, rendering £10 8s. yearly, with the same reversion, in Congresbury of the bishop of Bath and in Wedmore of the dean of Wells , annual value nil beyond the rent.