E-CIPM 22-601: JOHN VRBAN

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JOHN VRBAN SON OF JOHN VRBAN

Writ Head

601 Writ devenerunt. ‡ 20 May 1426. [Wymbyssh]

Regarding lands held by John Urban , father, of Henry V.

Inquisition Head

KENT. Inquisition [indented]. Dartford. 10 June 1426. [Gyldeford]

Jurors

Jurors: John Knollys ; William Bokelond ; John Gerard ; Richard Maykyn ; Richard Prideaux ; William atte Hethe ; William Aleyn ; John Hancok ; John Parys ; John Dalton ; William Freman ; and Roger Dygon .

Holdings

Owing to the death of John Urban and the minority of John his son and heir, the following came into the hands of ‪Henry V‬ and are still in those of ‪Henry VI.

Hartley, the manor, held of the king in chief by knight service. In the manor there are the site, worth nothing yearly; assize rents of 66s. 8d. at the four usual annual terms; perquisites of the court, worth nothing after the steward’s costs and payment; 100 a. arable, each acre worth 4d. yearly; 80 a. pasture, worth 16s. 8d. yearly; 5 a. meadow, each acre worth 12d. yearly; 10 a. seasonable wood, of which 1 a. can be felled yearly and then worth 5s.; and heath and woodland, worth nothing except for the enclosure of the manor.
Stone, 2 a. wood called ‘Benegroue’, held of the bishop of Rochester in gavelkind, services unknown, worth nothing yearly after the lord’s services.
Swanscombe, 32 a. arable, worth 7s. 4d. yearly, held of the earl of March in gavelkind, services unknown.
Fawkham, 4 a. wood called ‘Shrofeld’, worth nothing yearly after the lord’s services, held of Robert Lovell, esquire , in gavelkind, services unknown.
Kingsdown,
85 a. land, worth 5s. yearly, held of the earl of March in gavelkind, services unknown; and
14 a. land, worth 2s. 4d. yearly, held of William Burton, lord of Hever , in gavelkind, services unknown
.
Chevening, 30 a. land, worth 20s. yearly, held of the archbishop of Canterbury in gavelkind, services unknown.
Southfleet, 13 a. land, worth ?9s. 1d. yearly, held of John Snape, priest of Fawkham chantry , in gavelkind, services unknown.

He died on 24 October 1424. Andrew his brother was his next heir, then aged 15 years and more; the latter, a minor in the king’s wardship, is dead.

TNA reference

C 139/23/26 mm.1–2

Writ Head

602 Writ devenerunt. ‡ Leicester. 20 May 1426. [Wymbyssh]

As 601.

Inquisition Head

CORNWALL. Inquisition [indented]. Lostwithiel. 1 July 1426. [Copleston]

Jurors

Jurors: John Coulyng ; Richard Penwern ; William Gurlyn ; Thomas Tregorra ; John Colyn ; Thomas Vell ; Roger Martyn ; John Trelewith ; John Seintmelyan ; Thomas Durant ; Richard Eyre ; and John Penfos .

Holdings

Owing to the death of John Urban , and the minority of John, his son and heir, the following came into the hands of ‪Henry V‬ and are still in those of ‪Henry VI.

Helston, a messuage and 3 a. land, held of the king of his duchy of Cornwall in free burgage, annual value 3s.
Tresemple, a messuage, a dovecot and 30 a. land, held of John Cornewaill, knight , of his manor of Moresk in free socage, annual value 8s.
St Johns street, a toft and 7 a. land, held of the prior of St Johns in free socage, annual value 4s.

Date of death and heir as in 601.
TNA reference

C 139/23/26 mm.5–6

Holdings

Holdings

Holding ItemValueQuantityTotal
Hartley
Total: -
Stone
Total: -
Swanscombe
Total: -
Fawkham
Total: -
Kingsdown
Total: -
Chevening
Total: -
Southfleet
Total: -

Extents

Extents

Holding ItemValueQuantityTotal
Hartley
Total: -

People

People

Jurors

  • John Knollys
  • William Bokelond
  • John Gerard
  • Richard Maykyn
  • Richard Prideaux
  • William atte Hethe
  • William Aleyn
  • John Hancok
  • John Parys
  • John Dalton
  • William Freman
  • Roger Dygon

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