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WILLIAM SON OF ROBERT ROUS SON OF CHRISTINE ROUS

Writ Head

383 Writ (Worcestershire). ‡ 28 January 1430. [Wymbyssh].

Addressed to Robert Wollushull, lately escheator . Order to return the inquisition to Chancery.n067

[Dorse:] By Thomas Smyth .

TNA reference

C 139/45/37 m. 1

Writ Head

384 Writ devenerunt . 20 May 1425. [Wymbyssh].

William was kin and heir of Christine widow of John Rous as the son of Robert Rous son of Christine. Inquire what lands and tenements came to the hands of ‪ Henry V and are still in the king’s hands owing to the death of Christine and the minority of William.

Inquisition Head

WORCESTERSHIRE. Inquisition. Evesham 28 October 1426. [Wolashull].

Jurors

Jurors: Robert Webbe ; William Sare ; John Spenser ; William Baker ; Thomas Bray ; William Redyng ; John Sponne ; John Dascheven ; Thomas Peer ; Thomas Sell ; Geoffrey Hankeslow ; and John Tyso .

Holdings
[1]+Christine was seised of the following in demesne as of fee.
Harvington, 5 messuages, each worth 2s. 6d. yearly; 3 cottages, each worth 12d. yearly; 60 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly; and 16 a. meadow, each acre worth 2s. yearly, held of the bishop of Worcester , service unknown.
+[1] Owing to her death and the minority of William Rous , her kin and heir as the son of Robert son of Christine, the above came to the hands of ‪ Henry V and is still in the king’s hands because she died seised in demesne as of fee of various lands and tenements in Warwickshire that were held of ‪ Henry V in chief by knight service.

William Rous died on 3 October 1420. John Rous is his brother and next heir, and now aged 17 years, 15 weeks, and more.

TNA reference

C 139/45/37 mm.2–3

Inquisition Head

GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND THE ADJACENT MARCH OF WALES. Inquisition. Gloucester 24 September 1429. [ Gilbert ].

Jurors

Jurors: John Garald ; Richard Kemell ; Walter Rede ; John Wynyard ; John Rede ; Walter Bisshop ; John Puryton ; John Tulse ; Walter Droys ; John Walker ; Thomas atte Cherche ; and John Adams .

Holdings

Owing to the death of Christine Rous and the minority of William Rous , her kin and heir, the following came to the hands of ‪ Henry V and is still in the king’s hands. [2]+

Weston-on-Avon, 8 messuages, each worth 2s. 6d. yearly; 3 cottages, each worth 12d. yearly; 9 tofts, each worth 12d. yearly; 351 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 8 a. meadow and pasture enclosed together, each acre worth 2s. yearly; a dovecot, worth 6s. yearly; and an island called ‘le yare’, worth 8d. yearly, held of the king as of his duchy of Lancaster as of his honour of Leicester by knight service.
Pebworth and Broad Marston, 100s. rent issuing from 10 messuages, 4 tofts, and 8 virgates, held of John Grevell, esquire , service unknown.
+[2]

Date of death and heir as 384, except that John is now aged 20 years, 12 weeks, and more.

TNA reference

C 139/45/37 mm.7–8

n067^: The writ records William as being the son and heir of Christine.

Holdings

Holdings

Holding ItemValueQuantityTotal
Weston-on-Avon
messuages2s. 6d. (per unit)8 (8 x messuages)£1 (=240d.)
cottages12d. (per unit)3 (3 x cottages)3s. (=36d.)
tofts12d. (per unit)9 (9 x tofts)9s. (=108d.)
land2d. (per unit)351 a. (351 x acre)£2 18s. 6d. (=702d.)
meadow, pasture2s. (per unit)8 a. (8 x acre)16s. (=192d.)
dovecot6s.a (1 x dovecot)6s. (=72d.)
island8d.an (1 x island)8d. (=8d.)
Total: £5 13s. 2d. (=1358d.)
Pebworth, Broad Marston
rent100s.£5 (=1200d.)
Total: £5 (=1200d.)

Extents

Extents

No holding extent information available.

People

People

Jurors

  • John Garald
  • Richard Kemell
  • Walter Rede
  • John Wynyard
  • John Rede
  • Walter Bisshop
  • John Puryton
  • John Tulse
  • Walter Droys
  • John Walker
  • Thomas atte Cherche
  • John Adams

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