E-CIPM 21-280: JOAN DE BOHUN, COUNTESS OF HEREFORD

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JOAN DE BOHUN, COUNTESS OF HEREFORD

Writ Head

278 Writ ‡ 28 May 1419. [Wymbyssh]. Teste John, duke of Bedford.

Inquisition Head

Rutland. Inquisition [indented]. Oakham. 20 July. [Beke].

Jurors

Jurors: John Pensax ; Nicholas Multon ; Richard Oxendon ; John Reynold ; Thomas Pochon ; Hugh Wight ; John Spencer ; John Fisher ; John Hop..ng ; John de Wardele ; Thomas Palmer ; and Robert Heriot .

Holdings

She held in dower by the endowment of her husband Humphrey de Bohun, late earl of Hereford and Essex , and by assignment by Edward III, all the lands and rents in Langham, member of the castle and manor of Oakham, except £13 6s. 8d. which the bondmen of Langham pay yearly as an aid called `skorfe' and the perquisites the court of the whole soke of Oakham, which belong to the castle and manor and the shrievalty of Rutland. She also held in dower, of the knight's fees and advowsons which were held by Humphrey, late earl and belong to the castle and manor, 1 knight's fee in Glaston which Thomas de Haryngton held and the advowson of the church of North Luffenham, with reversion to Anne, countess of Stafford , daughter and heir of the body of Thomas, duke of Gloucester , whom William Bourchier, knight , married, under letters patent of 12 June 1390 [CPR 1388-92, p. 255] which granted to Thomas, duke of Gloucester , and the heirs of his body the castle, township, lordship and manor of Oakham and the shrievalty of Rutland which William de Bohun, earl of Northampton, had held to him and his heirs male by grant of ‪ Edward III, and which Joan, countess of Hereford, held after the death of Humphrey de Bohun, late earl of Hereford, by assignment of ‪ Richard II. After that assignment ‪ Richard II by letters patent [15 Sept. 1398, CPR 1396-9, p. 415] to John Overton , shown to the jurors, granted to his kinsman Edward, earl of Rutland , son of the king's uncle, the duke of York , during his father's life the castle, town and lordship of Oakham and the shrievalty of Rutland as fully as William de Bohun, late earl of Northampton, had held them. The lands thus held in dower, the issues and profits of the fairs and markets of the town of Oakham and the castle, manor and lordship of Oakham and the shrievalty given by Richard II to Edward, the late earl, should revert to the king after the death of countess Joan, John Overton, Edmund duke of York and Edward then earl of Rutland, and not remain to his uncle Thomas duke of Gloucester and the heirs of his body to hold them of the king as the earl of Northampton held them, except the king’s forest of Rutland which previously had not been parcel of the castle and manor. They also say that both the lands and rents in Langham and the knight’s fee in Glaston and the advowson of Luffenham assigned to her in dower at the time of assignment and at the time of the letters patent of 12 June 1390 were parcel and member of the castle, town, lordship and manor. Afterwards Thomas, duke of Gloucester, died and the castle etc descended to Anne, countess of Stafford as daughter and heir of his body by virtue of the grant to Thomas duke of Gloucester. And afterwards Edmund, late duke, and Edward, late earl of Rutland and John Overton died, after whose deaths William Bougchier and his wife Anne, in Ann’s right by virtue of the grants to Thomas, late duke of Gloucester, entered into 2/3 of the castle, town, lordship, [CPR 1413-16, p. 269] and are still seised.

All these lands etc and the advowson of Luffenham are held of the king in chief, annual value £66 12s.

Joan died on 7 April last. Her heirs are the king, aged 30 years and more, son of her daughter Mary, and Anne, countess of Stafford , aged 36 years and more, daughter of her daughter Eleanor.

[The right-hand side of the Chancery version is illegible, but deficiencies have been made good from the Exchequer copy.]

[The Exchequer copy has an apportionment calculation at the foot.]

TNA reference

C 138/40/59 m. 1-2

E 149/117/10 m. 2

ENHANCEMENT OF TEXT: This IPM contains much new material which did not appear in the print edition of CIPM XXI, and some corrections to it.

Writ Head

279 Writ, melius inquirendo ‡ 26 July 1419. [Wymbyssh]. Teste John, duke of Bedford.

Recites findings of 279 and requires fuller details of the lands and rents in Langham.

Inquisition Head

Rutland. Inquisition [indented]. 1 Aug. [Straunge].

Jurors

Jurors: William Swaffeld ; William Mey ; Thomas Wellyngover ; Thomas Palmer ; Robert Heriot ; William Multon ; Robert Wright ; John de Alaxton ; John Chapman of Ashwell ; Robert Borard ; John Swayneson ; and John Turnour of Oakham .

Holdings

55 messuages, 55 virgates, 51 cottages, 65 a. 3 1/2 roods meadow, 42 a. 1 1/2 roods pasture, 7s. rent, 1 lb. pepper, free rents in Langham, all of which Joan the countess held in dower, part of the castle and manor of Oakham, by the endowment of her husband Humphrey de Bohun, late earl of Hereford and Essex , and by assignment by Edward III, which the late earl held to him and his male heirs.

TNA reference

C 138/40/59, 3-4

E 149/117/10 m. 3

ENHANCEMENT OF TEXT: The text of this IPM which appeared in the print edition of CIPM XXI has been enhanced in certain respects: see the About pages.

Inquisition Head

280 Kent. Inquisition, ex officio [indented]. Leeds. 11 Oct. 1419. [Haseley].

Jurors

Jurors: John Mason senior ; John Mason junior ; John Forde ; William Fyssher ; Richard Mounde ; John Bromfelde ; John Dene ; Richard Dongate ; John Derman ; John Thomelyn ; Christian de Dene ; and Thomas Philip .

Holdings

She held for life by the king's grant the castle and manor of Leeds with reversion to the king. The site of the castle is worth nothing. Perquisites of court from free tenants who owe suit at the castle are worth 20s. yearly. A water-mill is worth 26s. 8d. yearly while it remains ruinous. The castle park, containing 100 a. of old pasture and 180 a. of pasture newly imparked from the demesne lands of the manor, is worth 40s. for pasture beyond the sustenance of the beasts of the chase. There are 100 a. seasoned wood which are not to be cut except for paling or enclosing the park and for repairing the castle. There are 300 a. mature trees. Conies in the park are reserved for the entertainment of the king's household or for others holding the castle. Geoffrey Yonge, constable of the castle , has occupied the castle and taken the profits since Joan's death. The castle and its appurtenances are worth £18 yearly. The manor was let at farm for £20 the previous year to the prior of Leeds . There are 2 barns and 2 dilapidated houses which cannot survive for long because of their old woodwork.

Date of death not given.

TNA reference

E 149/117/10 m. 1

ENHANCEMENT OF TEXT: The text of this IPM which appeared in the print edition of CIPM XXI has been enhanced in certain respects: see the About pages. A small number of corrections have also been made.

Holdings

Holdings

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Leeds
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Extents

Extents

Holding ItemValueQuantityTotal
Leeds
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People

People

  • Haseley(Escheator)

Jurors

  • John Mason senior
  • John Mason junior
  • John Forde
  • William Fyssher
  • Richard Mounde
  • John Bromfelde
  • John Dene
  • Richard Dongate
  • John Derman
  • John Thomelyn
  • Christian de Dene
  • Thomas Philip

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