‹ E-CIPM 20-790: ROGER SWILLYNGTON, KNIGHT ›

Holdings

In right of Joan his wife, who survives him, he held the manor of Castle Carlton of the king in chief by knight service, annual value £40.

Holdings

He held 1 messuage called ‘Nesfeld place’ and 8d. rent in the city of York, jointly with Joan his wife, who survives him, in free burgage as all the city is held, by the grant of William de Ferybrygge, chaplain , Thomas de Hopton and John Cotom , to them and his heirs, annual value of the messuage 10s.

Holdings

He held in his demesne as of fee:

Shelf, the manor of the king in chief by a rent of 1/2d. payable by the sheriff, annual value 20s.

Swillington, ‘Oldhalle’ and ‘Newhalle’ in, annual values £10 each, with the advowson.

Preston, all lands, rents and services, formerly of Henry Fitzhugh, lord of Ravensworth , Richard Norton , John Hevenyngham , Richard Danyell, clerk, parson of Swillington and Thomas de Thornour, in Swillington, Great and Little Preston, Garforth and Allerton Bywater, which by their charter dated 16 Feb. 1417 they granted to Roger for life with reversion to Henry Fitzhugh and the others.

Cudworth, Royds, Wibsey, Bierley, Oakenshaw, Shackleton, Darfield, Wombwell, Ardsley, Edderthorpe, Kirby Ravensworth, Hiendley, Thorpe Audlin, Akethorp, South Elmsall, North Elmsall, Tong, South Kirkby, Upton, Ackworth, Wrangbrook, Burghwallis, and Minsthorpe, the manors, with manors in Suffolk, held for life by the grant dated 13 Dec. 1416 of Henry Fitzhugh , Richard Norton , Thomas Derham and Richard Danyell with reversion to them. The manors of Swillington, Great Preston, Cudworth, Elmshall, Kirby Ravensworth and Royds, except for a messuage in Cudworth called ‘Sabynplace’ are held of the king of the duchy of Lancaster by knight service, the messuage of William Haryngton, knight, by knight service.

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He held in his demesne as of fee 1 messuage in East Greenwich of the prior of Sheen , service unknown, annual value 13s.4d.

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He held the manors and advowsons of Widmerpool and Gonalston with other manors in Derbyshire by a fine of 1385 between Ralph de Forthyngton, clerk , and William Caudray , qu., and Robert de Swyllyngton, knight , and Margaret his wife, def., by which Ralph and William granted them to Robert and Margaret and their heirs with remainder to her heirs [CP 25/1/289/54, no. 133]. They had issue Roger. Robert died and Margaret married John Eylesford, knight . He and Margaret by a charter dated 9 Sept. 1396 granted the manors to Roger, rendering 100 marks by equal parts at Easter and Michaelmas, with licence to distrain, re-entering and taking the crops, if in arrears by a quarter year. Widmerpool is held of the king of the honor of Peverel by knight service, Gonalston of the same, service unknown, annual value together beyond the rent 100 marks.

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He held the manors of South Wingfield and Tibshelf by the fine as above [no. 793]. On 9 Sept. 1396 John Eylesford, knight , and Margaret granted the manors of Crich, South Wingfield and Tibshelf to Roger, rendering 110 marks yearly during the life of Margaret, with licence to distrain as above. Crich is held of the king in chief of the honour of Peverel by knight service, Tibshelf of the same honor, service unknown, and South Wingfield of John Pawsey , service unknown, annual value nil beyond the rent.

Holdings

He held in his demesne as of fee parcels of wood in Leicester chase called ‘Priorwode’ and ‘Shelton wode’ of the king of the duchy of Lancaster, service unknown, annual value 2s.

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He held the manor of Burston in his demesne in fee tail to himself and the heirs male of his body, remainder to his right heirs, by the grant of John Carbonell, esquire , by charter dated 7 Sept. 1408, made with the king’s licence [CPR 1405–8, p.374], and shown to the jurors. It is held of the king in chief by knight service, annual value 5 marks.

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By letters patent of 5 July 1413 [CPR 1413–6, p.55] the king granted that he might enfeoff William Ferebrigg, clerk , John Quynt, chaplain , and Henry Gandre, chaplain , in the manor of Blythburgh, to hold to them and regrant to Roger and Joan his wife for the term of their lives with remainder to John, Roger’s son. Accordingly by his charter dated 14 Sept. 1413 he granted them the manor, except for the villeins: Richard Haliday of Blythburgh, John son of Adam Haliday of the same, John Fretherich of Maldon, John Ladde of Hinton, Thomas Hasent of the same, John Joye of Walberswick, Geoffrey Blithburgh , Robert Newere and Stephen Nicoll of the same, Robert Carlwayn , John Carlwayn his brother, and all other villeins of the manor. William Ferebrigg and the others regranted the manor to Roger and Joan his wife for their lives with remainder to John his son and his heirs male. He also held in fee and right the villeins of the manor. The manor is held of the king in chief by knight service, annual value 20 marks.

He held 1 messuage in the priory of Blythburgh jointly with Joan for their lives by the grant of the prior and convent with reversion to them, service unknown, annual value 12d., and 1 messuage and 1 1/2 a. in Blythburgh of the heirs of Robert Ufford, knight , service unknown, annual value 2s.

He also held for life the manors of Yoxford, Stikingland, Middleton, Brandeston and Murrills by the grant of Henry Fitzhugh, lord of Ravensworth , Richard Norton , Thomas Derham and Richard Danyell, parson of Swillington by their charter shown to the jurors, as above [no. 791]. Yoxford, Middleton and Stickingland are held of John, Earl Marshal , by knight service, Brandeston of James Joos by knight service and Murrills of William Bowet , service unknown; annual value of all together nil because burdened with a rent of 100 marks payable by equal parts at Martinmas and Whitsun to Margaret widow of John Eynesford [sic ] for her life.