Holdings
He held no lands or tenements of the king or others in his demesne as of fee. He held the following by curtesy after the death of Elizabeth his wife, daughter and heir of
William
Berland, knight
, of her inheritance by reason of their offspring, reversion after his death to
William
Baud
, their son and heir, and his heirs.
[
Latton], the manor of
Mark Hall, in which there are the site containing 2 a. land with 5 derelict houses, worth nothing yearly; 160 a. arable, each acre worth 3d. yearly; 12 a. meadow fit to mow, each acre worth 12d. yearly; 20 a. pasture, each acre worth 6d. yearly; 20 a. wood, worth nothing yearly because it is not possible to cut without making waste, there being only large trees; 100s. assize rents by the hands of tenants at Easter and Michaelmas in equal portions; and an annual fair held at the Decollation of St John the Baptist, worth 2s. yearly. The manor is held of
the king
in chief of the honour of
Boulogne by 1/4 knight’s fee.
Goldhanger, a messuage, worth nothing yearly, and 40 a. land, each acre worth 4d. yearly. The messuage and 20 a. of the 40 a. are held of the
abbot of Beeleigh
by service of
1d. at Easter; the other 20 a. are held of
John
Heuenyngham, knight
, by service of
2d. at Easter.
Rawreth, the manor of
Beeches, aggregated from various parcels. The following are held of
John
Rotour
in socage, by service of 10d. at Easter and Michaelmas in equal portions – the site and... 2 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly; derelict houses, worth nothing yearly; 20 a. land in the field called ‘Perynfeld’, each acre worth... yearly; 42 a. arable in the field called ‘Cweypettefeld’, each acre worth 4d. yearly; 20 a. land in ‘Bradfeld’, each acre worth 4d. yearly; 3 1/2 a. land in ‘le Brook’, each acre worth 4d. yearly; 21 a. arable in ‘Middelfeld’, each acre worth 4d. yearly; 12 a. land in the field against ‘le Fan’, each acre worth 4d. yearly; 15 a. land in ‘Stonydowne’, each acre worth 4d. yearly; 4 a. meadow beside the church of
Rawreth, each acre worth 12d. yearly; 4 a. pasture in ‘Busshelese’, worth nothing yearly because overgrown with thorns; 1 1/2 a. land in ‘le Carthous croft’, the acre worth 4d. yearly and the 1/2 acre 2d.; 80 a. seasonable wood, of which 4 a. can be cut yearly and then each acre worth 6s. 8d. yearly; and 4 marks 2s. 4 1/2d. assize rents by the hands of tenants at Easter and Michaelmas in equal portions. The following are held of the
prior of Prittlewell
in socage, by service of
5s. at Easter and Michaelmas in equal portions – 10 a. land in a croft called ‘Stystedeland’ beside
Rawreth church, each acre worth 4d. yearly; 14 a. arable in another croft called ‘Jurdanes’ in
Hockley, each acre worth 4d. yearly; 8 a. land in another croft called ‘Coleslond’, each acre worth 4d. yearly; 4 a. meadow in the vill of..., each acre worth 12d. yearly; and 6 a. wood in
Hockley, worth nothing yearly because not possible to cut without waste. The following are held of
John
Doreward, esquire
,
in socage of his manor of Ra...,... paying
... at Easter and Michaelmas in equal portions – 15 a. land in the fields called ?‘Conyngeseresgette’ and..., each acre worth 4d. yearly; a croft with attached toft, formerly
Ivone Gale’s, the croft and toft containing 3a. land, each acre worth 4d. yearly; and a messuage and 3 a. land called ‘Kebbeles’, the messuage worth nothing yearly, each acre with 2 crofts of land in the adjacent field worth 4d. yearly. The following 27 a. are held of
John
Ty...
of his manor of
North Benfleet in socage, by service of
10d. at Easter and Michaelmas in equal portions – 20 a. land..., each acre worth 4d. yearly; and 7 a. land in ‘Brookefeld’, each acre worth 4d. yearly.
Rayleigh, a messuage called Harberts, in which there are 2 derelict houses, worth nothing yearly; 120 a. arable, each acre worth 4d. yearly; 5 a. meadow fit to mow, each acre worth 12d. yearly;... a. wood, worth nothing yearly because there is no underwood; and 3s. 4d. assize rents at Easter and Michaelmas in equal portions. These are held of the
duke of York
's heir of the honour of
Rayleigh by service of
1/3 knight’s fee.
Rayleigh and
Rawreth, a toft called ‘Ekkemed’, in which there are 2 a. land, each acre worth 4d. yearly; and [?80] a. arable, each acre worth 4d. yearly. These are held of
Augustine Waleys in socage, by service of
a pair of gloves, worth 2d. yearly, at Easter.
South Fambridge and
Ashingdon, a tenement called ‘Fosteres’ in the vills, in which there are derelict houses, worth nothing yearly; 40 a. arable, each acre worth 4d. yearly; and [
at least] 10 a. salt-marsh, each acre worth 2d. yearly. These are held of the
Master of the college of Pleshey of his manor of
South Fambridge in socage by service of
5s. at Easter and Michaelmas in equal portions.
Milton and
Southchurch, a tenement called ‘Porteres’ in the vills, in which there are derelict houses, worth nothing yearly; 60 a. arable, each acre worth 4d. yearly; and 4 a. wood in a wood called ‘Berlondeswode’, worth nothing yearly because there are only large trees. The tenement and land are held of the
prior
of Christ Church, Canterbury, by service of
10s. at Easter and Michaelmas in equal portions, and the wood called ‘Berlondeswode’ is held of
Robert
Darcy
and other feoffees of
Joan, late countess of Hereford
, of her manor of
Leigh by service of
1d. at Easter and Michaelmas in equal portions.
Prittlewell, a toft and 40 a. land called ‘Serleslond’, the toft worth nothing yearly and each acre worth 4d. yearly. They are held of the
duke of York
’s heir of the honour of
Rayleigh by service of
1/30 knight’s fee.
