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MARGERY WIDOW OF WILLIAM ARGENTEIN, KNIGHT

Writ Head

122 Writ. ‡ 18 October 1427. [Shelford].

Regarding lands and tenements held of the crown in chief in dower and for life from the inheritance of Elizabeth and Joan. They are sisters and heirs of John son of John son of William who held of ‪ Henry V in chief. John son of John son of William was lately a minor in the wardship of ‪ Henry V, and died a minor in the wardship of ‪ Henry VI .

Inquisition Head

SUFFOLK. Inquisition. Blythburgh 28 October 1427. [Elliswyk].

Jurors

Jurors: Geoffrey Weston ; Richard Dunmowe ; William Hoo ; John Greyve ; John Woley ; John Sperhauk ; John Oldehaugh ; Thomas Tetton ; John Palmer ; William Randolf ; Thomas Clement ; Roger Beneyt ; and Thomas Ledlove .

Holdings
She held the following manors, lands, and tenements for life from the inheritance of Elizabeth and Joan. They were lately demised by John Carbonell , John Hevenyngham , knights, Thomas Cravene, esquire , John Norwich of Yoxford, and John Tolle of South Elmham to Margery and William Argentein, and the heirs of William’s body.
Halesworth, the manor, held of the king as of the honour of Chester as a knight’s fee, with advowson of the church there. There is the manorial site, worth nothing yearly; 200 a. arable, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 20 a. meadow, each acre worth 3s. yearly; 20 a. pasture, each acre worth 12d. yearly; 20 a. wood, each acre worth 8d. yearly; and £7 assize rent taken at the four terms of the year by equal parts.
Wissett, Rumburgh, Spexhall, and Holton, 100 a. land, 9 a. wood, and 3 a. meadow and pasture, annual value 20s., held of William Fereby, clerk , John Panell , and William Clerk of Beccles by 40s. yearly as of their manor of Wissett.

She died on 28 September last.

TNA reference

C 139/35/53 mm.1–2

Inquisition Head

HERTFORDSHIRE. Inquisition. Buntingford 31 October 1427. [Tyrell].

Jurors

Jurors: Nicholas Radeswell ; John Wirwyk ; Thomas Bryan ; Thomas Kerver ; John Ode ; William Reymond ; Bartholomew Merell ; John Sadeler ; John Bertelot ; John Whyte ; William Tristram ; and John Stebbyng .

Holdings
She held the following in dower from the inheritance of Elizabeth and Joan.
Little Wymondley, 1/3 manor, held of the king as of the honour of Albemarle by 6s. 8d. castleward yearly at Craven. There is a hall called ‘le Somerhalle’ with annexed chambers, a grange, stable, sheepfold, and a byre, with 1/3 chapel and garden adjacent, worth nothing yearly; 160 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 3 a. meadow, each acre worth 12d. yearly; 3 a. pasture, each acre worth 6d. yearly; 3 a. wood, one rood of which can be felled yearly and then worth 12d. yearly; and 30s. rent, payable at the four terms of the year by equal parts.
Great Wymondley, 1/3 manor, held of the king in chief by serjeanty by serving the king the first silver-gilt cup on the day of his coronation. There are 160 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 6½ a. meadow, each acre worth 12d. yearly; 6½ a. pasture, each acre worth 6d., yearly; 3 a. and 3 roods of wood, one rood of which can be felled yearly and then worth 12d. yearly; and 23s. rent, payable yearly as above.
Weston, 1/3 manor called Weston Argentein , held of the duke of Norfolk , service unknown. There are 19½ a. land, each acre worth 1d. yearly; 2 a. pasture, each acre worth ?6d. yearly [ms faded]; and 17s. 6d. rent, payable yearly as above.
Wallington, 1/3 rent of 10s. from the manor.
Stevenage, 1/3 rent of 2s., parcel of the manor of Little Wymondley, payable as above.

Date of death as 122.

TNA reference

C 139/35/53 mm.3–4

Inquisition Head

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. Inquisition. Aylesbury 27 October 1427. [Mannyngham].

Jurors

Jurors: William Cok ; John Balky ; Walter Newman ; John Bailly ; Richard Hyve ; Thomas Poygnant ; Hugh Quynterell ; Richard atte Welle ; Roger Leyghton ; John Iver ; Simon Gurney ; and John Kyppyng .

Holdings
She held the following in dower as 123.
Ashendon, 13s. 4d. rent, payable at Lady Day and Christmas by equal parts. The rent is parcel of the manor of Little Wymondley in Hertfordshire, held of the king as of the honour of Albemarle by 6s. 8d. castleward yearly at Craven.

Date of death as 122.

TNA reference

C 139/35/53 mm.5–6

Holdings

Holdings

Holding ItemValueQuantityTotal
Ashendon
rent13s. 4d.13s. 4d. (=160d.)
Total: 13s. 4d. (=160d.)

Extents

Extents

No holding extent information available.

People

People

Jurors

  • William Cok
  • John Balky
  • Walter Newman
  • John Bailly
  • Richard Hyve
  • Thomas Poygnant
  • Hugh Quynterell
  • Richard atte Welle
  • Roger Leyghton
  • John Iver
  • Simon Gurney
  • John Kyppyng

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