E-CIPM 22-268: HUGH

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HUGH SON AND HEIR OF JOHN SON AND HEIR OF THOMAS AYLESBURY, CHEVALIER

Writ Head

267 Writ devenerunt. ‡ 26 October 1423. [Wymbyssh]

Regarding lands held of ‪ Henry V .

Inquisition Head

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. Inquisition [indented]. Buckingham. 5 November 1423. [Hampden]

Jurors

Jurors: John Kyngeslane ; John Vessy ; John Hogges ; John Vykory ; William Rylkyn ; Thomas Cook ; Robert Webbe ; Thomas Stokes ; John Persones ; Richard Stafford ; John Proidffot ; and Walter Ekeney .

Holdings

The manor of Milton Keynes, with the advowson of Milton Keynes church belonging to it,
came into the possession of ‪Henry V‬ owing to the death of Thomas Aylesbury, chevalier , and the minority of John his son and heir, a minor in ‪Henry V‬’s wardship. Katherine widow of Thomas, who survives, was assigned 1/3 manor in dower in ‪Henry V‬’s Chancery [CCR 1413–19, p.497], and 2/3 manor remained in the possession of ‪Henry V‬ by reason of John’s minority. Owing to the death of John and the minority of Hugh son and heir of John, they came into the possession of ‪Henry V‬ and are now in the possession of ‪Henry VI through the death of Hugh, a minor in ‪Henry VI’s wardship.
The 2/3 manor and the advowson are held of the king in chief, service unknown. In the 2/3 manor there are the site, worth nothing yearly; 133 1/2 a. arable, each acre worth 6d. yearly; 26 1/2 a. meadow, each acre worth 2s. yearly; 133 a. pasture, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 13 messuages, with 13 virgates of arable belonging to them, each worth 20s. yearly; and 6 cottages, each worth 2s. 4d. yearly.

He died on 25 October last. Isabel wife of Thomas Chalworth, knight , and Eleanor Aylesbury are his kinswomen and next heirs, being daughters of Thomas Aylesbury , father of John his father, because he died without heir of his body. Isabel is aged 21 years and more, Eleanor 17 years and more.

[The Bedfordshire inquisition ordered in the writ is not extant.]

TNA reference

C 139/10/21 mm.1–2

Writ Head

268 Writ de partitione facienda. 20 November 1423. [Wymbyssh]

Regarding BUCKINGHAMSHIRE lands held by Thomas Aylesbury, chevalier , of ‪Henry V‬ in chief, and in the hands of ‪Henry V‬ and ‪Henry VI through his death and the minorities and subsequent deaths of John his son and Hugh son of John: to be partitioned between Thomas Chaworth, knight , who married Isabel kinswoman and heir of Hugh, and has had children by her, and Eleanor Aylesbury , sister of Isabel and kinswoman and heir of Hugh, in the presence of Thomas and Eleanor [CFR 1422–30, pp.71–2]. [Foot:] By writ of the privy seal.

Inquisition Head

[Partition not extant.]
TNA reference

E 149/130/7 m.2

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