‹ E-CIPM 23-254: MARGARET WIDOW OF JOHN SKELTON, ESQUIRE ›

Holdings

She held the following in dower by endowment of John son and heir of Thomas Aylesbury, knight , from the inheritance of Isabel wife of Thomas Chaworth, knight , and Eleanor wife of Humphrey Stafford, esquire , sisters and heirs of John.

Holdings

She held the following in demesne as of fee tail after the possibility of issue had expired. Thomas Brake, clerk , John Walssh of Lynford , and William Peere, clerk , were lately seised in demesne as of fee of the whole manor. By their charter, they demised it, described as their manor of Weston by Welland with all its lands, tenements, rents, reversions, services, rights, commodities, and appurtenances to Thomas Aylesbury , John Megre, clerk , and John Comyn, senior , and to the heirs and assigns of Thomas Aylesbury . Royal licence was obtained from ‪ Henry IV by letters patent dated Westminster 15 July 1411 [CPR 1408–1413, p. 301], shown to the jurors. [1]+By one indented charter dealing with, among other things, the manor, exceptions excepted, and by another indented charter dealing with the rents, among other things, Thomas, John, and John demised them to John son of Thomas Aylesbury and Margaret his wife, and to the heirs of their bodies, described as John son of Thomas Aylesbury and Margaret his wife, daughter of Hugh Mortymer, esquire , with licence of ‪ Henry IV obtained by letters patent [as above]. John and Margaret were thus seised of the manor and the rents in demesne as of fee tail, exceptions excepted, with reversion to Thomas Aylesbury and his heirs.+[1] She held the following in demesne as of fee tail after the possibility of issue had expired. . William la Souche, lord of Totnes , Thomas, Lord La Warre , Thomas Brake, clerk , Peter Henwyk, clerk , John Wysebech, clerk , Robert Elyngham , and Peter Purlee were seised in demesne as of fee of the above manor of Ashley. By their charter, they demised it, among other things, to Thomas Aylesbury , John Megre , and John Comyn , and to the heirs and assigns of Thomas Aylesbury. It was described as the manor of Ashley with all lands, tenements, rents, services, rights, commodities, and appurtenances that were formerly of Ralph Basset of Great or Little Weldon (Weldon), knight, with all reversions whenever they might fall. Continues as +[1]+ above.