E-CIPM 21-604: JOHN CARMYNOWE, ESQUIRE

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JOHN CARMYNOWE, ESQUIRE

Writ Head

603 Writ, mandamus ‡ 14 June 1420. [Wymbyssh]. Teste Humphrey, duke of Gloucester.

Inquisition Head

Devon. Inquisition. Exeter. 20 Aug. [Jaybyn].

Jurors

Jurors: John Wise ; Walter Pollard ; William Jewe ; Peter Eggecomb ; John Jaycok ; John Syluerlok ; John Dennyng ; John Saghier ; John atte Wille ; William Squyer ; Robert Pyne ; and Richard Coldcote .

Holdings

He held no lands or tenements in chief of ‪ Henry IV either in demesne or by service. Nicholas Kelly, parson of Ladock , and Roger Piers, parson of Boconnoc , were formerly seised in demesne as of fee of the manor of Ashwater by gift and feoffment of William Carmynowe , deceased, father of John Carmynowe, esquire , and granted it to William Carmynowe and his wife Margaret, deceased, and the heirs of the body of William, remainder to his right heirs. William and Margaret were seised jointly by virtue of the grant and had issue John Carmynowe, esquire , named in the writ, and Thomas Carmynowe , who survives. The manor is held by knight service of John Cornwaill, knight , and his wife Elizabeth in right of Elizabeth of her castle of Barnstaple. John Carmynowe named in the writ held the manor in reversion after Margaret's death. There are in the manor £6 assize rents from various tenements there paid by various tenants at Michaelmas, Christmas, Easter and the Nativity of St. John the Baptist in equal portions, 30 messuages and 8 cottages, annual value nil, a dovecot, annual value 3s. 4d., a water-mill, annual value 8s., 360 a. arable, annual value £4, and 30 a. mature wood, annual value nil except when sold.

He died on 26 July 1409. Thomas Carmynowe is his brother and next heir, aged 25 years and more.

Margaret widow of William Carmynowe , who died on 4 March 1407, occupied the manor peacefully and received the profits from his death until her own on 16 Oct. last. Because of the minority of John son and heir of John Carmynowe, esquire , John Cornwaill and his wife Elizabeth were seised and took the profits from Margaret's death until the taking of this inquisition.

TNA reference

C 138/51/99 mm. 3-4

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. The date of death has also been corrected to 26 July, and 'because sold' corrected to 'except when sold'.

Writ Head

604 Writ, devenerunt ‡ 26 June 1420. [Wymbyssh]. Teste Humphrey, duke of Gloucester.

Inquisition Head

Devon. Inquisition. Exeter. 20 Aug. [Jaybyn].

Jurors

Jurors: John Dymmok ; Thomas Pillond ; Gilbert Bysshop ; William Blynche ; William Shaplegh ; John Yeo ; William Ryke ; Richard Vppeton ; John Fursse junior ; William Wyrthe ; Thomas Bosewyns ; and John Knoll .

Holdings

No lands or tenements came into the hand of ‪ Henry IV or the present king by the death of John Carmynowe, esquire , or that of his son and heir John, a minor. Settlement on William and Margaret as in 603, the findings of which are repeated here.

TNA reference

C 138/51/99 mm. 5-6

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.

Writ Head

605 Writ, mandamus ‡ 14 June 1420. [Wymbyssh]. Teste Humphrey, duke of Gloucester.

Inquisition Head

Cornwall. Inquisition. Launceston. 12 Aug. [Jaybyn].

Jurors

Jurors: Stephen Trenewith ; William Langedon ; Robert Trecarell ; Robert Trebartha ; John Josep ; John Page ; Richard Palmer ; William Deuyok ; Walter Westecote ; John Artour ; Robert Doune ; and Roger Langedon .

Holdings

He held no lands or tenements in chief of ‪ Henry IV either in demesne or by service. William Carmynowe, esquire , deceased, father of John Carmynowe, esquire , was seised in his demesne as of fee of the manors of North Tamerton, Polrode, Tinten, Treveniel, Rosecare and Dizzard and granted the manors of Polrode, Tinten, Treveniel, Rosecare, Dizzard and 2/3 manor of North Tamerton to Alice widow of Ralph Carmynowe, knight , deceased, father of William Carmynowe , for life, reversion to William and his heirs. Alice survives. After the death of William Carmynowe the reversion and 1/3 manor of North Tamerton descended to John named in the writ, who assigned 1/3 of the 1/3 manor of North Tamerton and 2 messuages and 40 a. arable in Kingswood and a toft and 12 a. arable in Cardinham, among other lands, to Margaret, widow of William and mother of John named in the writ, as her dower. John died seised of the reversions of the manors of Polrode, Tinten, Treveniel, Rosecare and Dizzard and 2/3 manor of North Tamerton and 1/3 of 1/3 manor of North Tamerton and the 2 tenements in Kingswood and Cardinham and held 2/3 of 1/3 manor of North Tamerton in his demesne as in fee. He held the manor of North Tamerton of the present king, then Prince of Wales and duke of Cornwall , of his castle of Launceston as of his duchy of Cornwall by knight service. The reversions of the 2/3 manor of North Tamerton which Alice holds and the 1/3 of 1/3 which Margaret held were worth nothing because they had then not yet fallen in; the 2/3 of 1/3 which he held were worth 36s. He held the manor of Polrode in reversion from the now king, then Prince of Wales, of his castle and duchy aforesaid as 2 ½ knight’s fees Mortain, annual value nil before it fell in. He held the manor of Tinten in reversion of Edmund, then bishop of Exeter , by knight service, annual value nil before it fell in. He held the manor of Treveniel in reversion of Edward Courtenay, then earl of Devon and John Colshull , esquire , now deceased, severally … [ms worn], annual value nil before it fell in. He held the manors of Rosecare and Dizzard in reversion of John Cornwaill, knight , and Elizabeth his wife … still living, and of Henry Foleford , now deceased, severally by knight service, annual values nil before they fell in. He held the tenement in Kingswood in reversion of the prior of Bodmin in socage and the tenement in Cardinham in reversion of John Dynham, knight , …, annual value nil before they fell in. He died seised in his demesne as of fee of 40 a. …, held of John Prydeaux of Orcherton , as of his manor of Braddock by knight service, annual value …. William Carmynowe the father was lately seised of a messuage and 200 a. arable … [and granted them to] Walter Westecote , still living, for the term of his life, he paying to William and his heirs 60s. 3d. yearly at the four usual terms, namely Michaelmas, Christmas, Easter and Midsummer by equal portions; John died seised of the rent and reversion, held of Edmund, then bishop of Exeter , of his manor of Pawton by knight service. The bishop took the 60s. 3d. rent from John’s death until his own by reason of the minority of John’s son and heir John, whose custody belonged to him, and from the bishop’s death until the day of this inquisition …. He died seised in his demesne as of fee of five messuages, three carucates and 40 a. pasture in ?Treveniel from the same bishop by knight service, annual value 100s. The bishop took the profits until his death, and … as abovesaid. He was seised in his demesne as of fee of the manors of Boconnoc, Penpont and Glynn … … Boconnoc and Menheniot and after the death of his father William he assigned 1/3 to Margaret his widow as her dower. He died seised of 2/3 of the same in his demesne as of fee and of 1/3 in reversion. He held … [the manor of Boconnoc] of the earl of Salisbury as of his manor of Lantyan by knight service. There are there … … tenants paying yearly for divers tenements at the four usual terms by equal portions … annual value nil, a dovecote, annual value 3s. 4d., … annual value 5 marks, a watermill and another fulling mill, annual value …, 61 a. mature wood (bosci grossi), annual value nil except when sold. The residue of the manor of Boconnoc is worth nothing. In the manor of Penpont there are a cottage, annual value nil, and … rents of assize payable yearly at the four usual terms by equal portions, a watermill, annual value …, and … a. arable, annual value 66s. 8d. The residue of the manor is worth nothing. In the manor of [Glynn] there are £5 rents of assize paid yearly for divers tenements at the four usual terms by equal portions, and … annual value 10s., and a fulling mill, annual value …. William Carmynowe the father was seised of the manor of East Draynes in his demesne as of fee and gave it to … for his life and to him and the heirs of his body [?sic], reserving to William and his heirs 60s. at the four usual terms … and the reversion of the manor when it falls in; John died seised of the rent and reversion, … … for his good service to John … …. Annual value of the manor 60s. 20s. [sic] He held the manor of East Draynes … … Fitz Water in socage.

Date of death and heir as in 603.

Alice who was the wife of … [occupied and took the profits of] the manors of Polrode, Tinten, Treveniel, Rosecare, Dizzard and 2/3 manor of North Tamerton…. Margaret who was the wife of William Carmynowe from the day of William’s death... [occupied and took the profits of] 1/3 of 1/3 manor of North Tamerton and 1/3 of the manors of Boconnoc, Penpont and Glynn and of the tenements in Kingswood and Cardinham, and also from John’s death until her death on 16 Oct. last past occupied and took the profits, after whose death John Arundell, knight , has occupied and taken the profits by virtue of the king’s letters patent granting him the custody of John, son and heir of the John named in the writ. John Prydeaux of Orcherton has occupied and taken the profits of … since John’s death by reason of the minority of his son and heir John, … 2/3 of 1/3 of manor of North Tamerton came into the hands of Henry IV after John’s death by reason of the minority of John his son and heir because the manor was held of the duchy of Cornwall as of the castle of Launceston by knight service. … the king granted the custody thereof by his letters patent to John Arundell, knight , until John’s full age by virtue of which he occupied and took the profits until 6 May last past when John died. The earl of Salisbury occupied and took the profits of 2/3 manors of Boconnoc, Penpont and Glynn from John’s death and the other 1/3 from the death of Margaret, and Margaret likewise from the death of William Carmynowe occupied and took the profits of 1/3 same manors as her dower. Thomas Carminowe is the uncle and next heir of John the minor son, as brother of John his father, and aged as above.

TNA reference

C 138/51/99 mm. 7-8

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

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Jurors

  • John Dymmok
  • Thomas Pillond
  • Gilbert Bysshop
  • William Blynche
  • William Shaplegh
  • John Yeo
  • William Ryke
  • Richard Vppeton
  • John Fursse junior
  • William Wyrthe
  • Thomas Bosewyns
  • John Knoll

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