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Holdings

Jointly with Joan his wife to them and the heirs of their bodies with remainder to his right heirs he held by the grant of John atte Snothe [written over Thomas Hovyngham deleted, in both Chancery and Exchequer versions]:

Wilmington, 1 toft, 80 a. arable, 7 a. meadow, 3 a. seasonable wood, 20s. assize rents payable by equal parts at the 4 terms, rents of 9 cocks and 40 hens at Christmas and 350 eggs at Easter and the court of the tenants every 3 weeks. They are held of the king of the honor of Boulogne by the service of finding a cook for the king’s household to serve for 1 month at the king’s expense when he comes within 1 mile of Wye; annual values, the toft 12d., the arable 10d. the a., the meadow 12d. the a., the wood nil for 20 years, cocks 2d. each, hens 3d. each, eggs 5d. the 100, the court nil beyond the expenses of the steward.

Bethersden, 80 a. pasture, 100 a. wood called Great Lamberden, of the heirs of Margery Powcyn as a 3rd part of a 4th part of a knight’s fee, annual values, pasture 2d. the a., wood 5 a. each year 5s.; and in the same place 1 messuage called ‘Innercourt’ and 18 a. arable of the prior of St. Gregory’s, Canterbury, annual values, the messuage nil, the arable 2d. the a.; 1 messuage called ‘Outtercourt’, 176 a. pasture, and 24 a. seasonable wood, annual values the messuage nil, the pasture 2d. the a. and the wood, cut last year, nothing for 20 years then 5s. the a.

Boughton Aluph, 25 a. arable, of [Elizabeth] Lady Tryvet, service unknown, annual value 8d. the a.

He held in his demesne as of fee:

Rolvenden, 1 toft, 21 a. meadow and 44 a. pasture; and Rolvenden and Tenterden, 30 a. wood, 21s.3d. in assize rents, rents of 1 cock and 2 hens, the rents payable at Michaelmas and Midsummer by equal parts, the cocks and hens at Christmas, of the archbishop of Canterbury , service unknown, annual values, the toft nil, the meadow 12d, the a., the pasture 4d. the a., 30 a. wood were cut 2 years before the death of Bertram, and can be every 10th year, then worth 40d. the a.

Benenden, 5 a. wood of Stephen Betenham , service unknown. It was cut the year before the death of Bertram, and can be every 15th year, then worth 40d. the a.