Holdings
He held the following in his demesne as of fee.
He held the manors of Stoke Poges and Ditton of the heirs of John Buttecourt of the manor of Newport Pagnell, service unknown
Stoke Poges, the manor, in which there are buildings, worth nothing yearly but the fruit and herbage are worth 8d. yearly; a dovecot, worth nothing because derelict and not stocked; 420 a. land, of which 2/3 are worth 46s. 8d. yearly and 1/3 nothing because it lies fallow and in common; 30 a. pasture, of which 2/3 are worth 3s. 4d. yearly and 1/3 nothing because it lies fallow and in common; 5 a. wood in the park, worth nothing because there is no underwood; a stank, worth nothing yearly because not stocked; £13 6s. 8d. assize rents in the hands of free tenants at Martinmas and the Invention of the Cross in equal portions; rabbit warrens within and without the same park, worth 100s. yearly; and a three-weekly court and view of frankpledge twice a year, worth 6s. 8d. yearly. [
For tenure see manor of Ditton.]
Ditton, the manor, with a several pasture in
Langley Marish lying in an enclosure called ‘le Parke’ of Ditton. In the manor there are buildings, worth nothing; 132 a. arable, of which 2/3 are worth 29s. 4d. yearly, each acre 4d., and 1/3 nothing because it lies fallow and in common; ?7 a. meadow, of which 2/3 are worth 20d. yearly, each acre 5d., and 1/3 part nothing because it lies fallow and in common; a dovecot, worth nothing because derelict and not stocked; 76s. assize rents in the hands of free tenants at St Andrew and St Philip and St James in equal portions; [and a court held] every three weeks, worth nothing yearly.
Fulmer, the manor, in which there are 40 a. arable, worth ?3s. 4d. yearly; 1 a. meadow, worth 12d. yearly; 40 a. wood, worth nothing yearly because there is no underwood; 34s. 8d. assize rents in the hands of free tenants; and a court held every three weeks, worth nothing yearly. He held the manor... [the manor] of
Datchet of the heirs of
Henry
Pyngkeney
by service of
rose yearly.
Ilmer, the manor, in which there are buildings, worth nothing yearly; 160 a. arable, of which 2/3 are worth 26s. 8d. yearly and 1/3 nothing because it lies fallow and in common; 21 a. meadow, of which 2/3 are worth 9s. 4d. yearly and 1/3 nothing because it lies fallow and in common; several pasture called ‘le Grove’, worth 12d. yearly; 18s. 2 1/4d. assize rents in the hands of free tenants at Martinmas only; 6 capons and a hen from the rents of customary tenants at Christmas, worth 14d. yearly, each capon 2d.; and customary services of the customary tenants and villeins, namely Lenten, summer,
autumn and winter services worth 5s. 7d. yearly. [
For tenure see manor of Aston Bernard.]
Aston Bernard alias
Aston Mullins, the manor, in which there are buildings, worth nothing yearly but the fruit and herbage in the garden are worth 12d. yearly; a dovecot, worth nothing yearly because not stocked; 300 a. arable, of which 2/3 are worth 16s. 8d. yearly and 1/3 nothing because it lies fallow and in common; ?18 a. meadow, worth...; 14s. [assize rents...] at Candlemas only; customary services of the customary tenants and villeins, namely Lenten, summer,
autumn and winter services worth 2s. 8d. yearly; and a court held every three weeks and view of frankpledge twice yearly, worth nothing yearly.
He held the manors of
Aston Bernard and
Ilmer of
the king in chief by
grand serjeanty as the king’s falconer.
Seised of the manor of
Stoke Poges,
he enfeoffed
Thomas
Goldhoppe, late vicar of Burnham church
,
John
Barton, senior
,
William
Wyot
,
John
Barton, junior
, and
John [also given as Thomas] Stokton. The feoffees were seised and by their deed, shown to the jurors and dated 16 February 1423, they granted an annual rent of £20 from the manor to
Thomas
Chaucer, esquire
, and
Maud his wife for their lives. Thomas and Maud are still seised. Afterwards, the feoffees enfeoffed
William
Molyns
with the manor, to hold to himself and his heirs. He died seised in his demesne as of fee.
Seised of the manor of
Stoke Poges,
he granted by his deed shown to the jurors and dated 8 March 1424, an annual rent of 60s. 10d. from the manor to
John
Clerk
for his good service and keeping of the park, as is contained more fully in the deed. John is seised of the rent.
Seised of the manor of
Ditton,
he granted by his deed shown to the jurors, an annual rent of 60s. 10d. from the manor to
Thomas
Tylle
for life for his good service in the keeping of the park called ‘Dytton Parke’, as is contained more fully in the deed. Thomas is seised of the rent.
Seised of the manor of
Fulmer,
he granted by his deed shown to the jurors and dated 7 June 1425, an annual rent of 60s. 10d. from the manor to
John
Thorpe
for life for his good service, as is contained more fully in the deed. John is seised of the rent.
He [held] the following jointly with
Margery his wife, who survives, with their heirs by gift by the fine detailed in
453, shown to the jurors.
Cippenham, the manor, of the heirs of
Margaret
de
Ferrarijs
in socage by
service of a pair of ?gloves worth 1d., annual value 13s. 4d.
Seised of this manor,
he granted by his deed shown to the jurors, an annual rent of 60s. 10d. [from the manor] to
Henry
Cobbe
for life for his good service and for the keeping of a park called Cippenham Park. Henry is seised of the rent.
Datchet, the manor, held with the manor of
Fulmer of the heirs of
Henry
Pyngkeney
rendering them
a rose yearly, annual value £20 13s. 4d.
He was lately [seised in his demesne as] of fee of
He demised this by his deed shown to the jurors, to
Margaret
Bedford
, who survives, for life, reversion to himself and his heirs, Margaret paying £8 at Martinmas and Pentecost in equal portions to William and his heirs and bearing all other charges with which the manor is encumbered. Margaret was seised of the manor in her demesne as of her free tenement.
