E-CIPM 24-369: JOHN, EARL OF ARUNDEL

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JOHN, EARL OF ARUNDEL

Writ Head

360 Writ. ‡ 28 June 1435. [Wymbyssh].

Addressed to the escheator of Herefordshire and the adjacent March of Wales . Endorsed by John Walweyn, escheator .

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362 Writ. ‡ 28 June 1435. [Wymbyssh].

Addressed to the escheator of Huntingdonshire and Cambridgeshire .

Inquisition Head

HUNTINGDONSHIRE. Inquisition [indented]. Great Gransden. 17 October 1435. [Burgoyne].

Jurors

Jurors: John Arnolde ; Thomas Tofte ; Richard Mors ; John Neweman ; Robert Howeson ; Thomas Pekke ; John Dere ; Robert Wodecok ; William Benerech ; Thomas Wattes ; William Howeson ; and John Rede .

Holdings

He held no lands, tenements, rents, or services of the king in chief, or any other, in demesne or service. Long before his death, he was seised of the following manor in his demesne as of fee. He granted it to Maurice Berkeley, knight , John Hody , William Sydeney , John Lely , and John Grendon, clerk , and to their heirs and assigns. They were thus seised in their demesne as of fee. The grant was made by indented charter, sealed with his arms and dated on 6 April 1430, in which he was described as John, earl of Arundel , Lord Mautravers . The charter was shown to the jurors.

Great Gransden, the manor, held of Richard, duke of York , service unknown.

He died on 12 June last. Humphrey, his son and next heir, is aged 7 years and more.

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Inquisition Head

CAMBRIDGESHIRE. Inquisition [indented]. Caxton. 7 November 1435. [Burgoyne].

Jurors

Jurors: John Goneld ; Thomas West ; Thomas Harpour ; John Michell ; William Ratford ; Henry Aumflys ; Thomas Burgoyn ; John Camm ; William Rasell ; John Smyth ; John Gylmyn ; and Alan Ratford .

Holdings

He held no lands, tenements, rents, or services. Long before his death, he was seised of the following manor in his demesne as of fee. He granted it to Maurice Berkeley, knight , John Hody , William Sydeney , John Lely , and John Grendon, clerk , and to their heirs and assigns as 362. Royal licence was obtained.

Croxton, the manor, held of the king in chief as 1/8 knight’s fee.

Date of death and heir as 362.
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Writ Head

364 Writ. ‡ 16 July 1435. [Wymbyssh].

Addressed to the escheator of Cornwall and Devon .

Inquisition Head

CORNWALL. Inquisition. Launceston. 29 October 1435. [Burton].

Jurors

Jurors: Peter Eggecombe ; Stephen Trenewith ; Richard Cheket ; John Kynbear ; Thomas Buttokkeside ; Roger Kyngdon ; Richard Geade ; John Harry ; John Polmorkyn ; Thomas Wasek ; Thomas Benet ; and Thomas Martyn .

Holdings

He held no lands or tenements of the king in chief, or any other, in demesne or service.

Date of death as 362. Humphrey Arundell , his son and next heir, is aged 6 years and more.

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Writ Head

365 [Writ: see 364 .]

Inquisition Head

DEVON. Inquisition. Exeter. 3 November 1435. [Burton].

Jurors

Jurors: Richard Fortescu ; William Moun ; Thomas Stone ; William Langham ; Henry Marigg ; Geoffrey Cook ; William atte Trewne ; Richard Huchyn ; Hugh Forde ; William Weryng ; John Adam ; and Richard Chope .

Holdings

Findings as 364.

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Writ Head

366 Writ. ‡ 26 November 1435. [Wymbyssh].

Addressed to Henry Frowyk, mayor .

Inquisition Head

CITY OF LONDON. Inquisition. Guildhall. 2 December 1435. [Frowyk].

Jurors

Jurors: Robert Husbond ; Thomas Soler ; John Mordon ; Thomas Basset ; John Walsh ; William Asshenden ; John ?Clerk [ms torn]; William Curteys ; Hugh Lowe ; Martin Gerveys ; John Markeby ; and Simon Whitehede .

Holdings
He died seised of the following in his demesne as of fee.
St Mary Somerset, an inn in the parish of St Mary Somerset in the ward of Queenhithe, annual value 40s., held of the king in free burgage as all the city is held.

He died on 1 July last. Humphrey, his son and next male heir, is aged 6 years and more.

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Writ Head

367 Writ. ‡ 26 November 1435. [Wymbyssh].

[Dorse:] I, John Selby, king’s escheator in Kent, certify that John, earl of Arundel , held no lands or tenements on the day he died that can be taken into the king’s hand. By virtue of this writ, however, I took the manor, specified in the attached inquisition, into the king’s hand and caused it to be safely kept according to the form of the writ. The rest of the execution of this writ is shown in the inquisition.

Inquisition Head

KENT. Inquisition [indented]. Wye. 31 January 1436. [ Selby ].

Jurors

Jurors: John Bygge ; Thomas Grene ; John Brounyng ; John Yoklete ; John Clement ; John Martyn ; Thomas Heyward ; Thomas Stofeld ; John Wot ; Stephen Whyte ; Stephen Gybbe ; and John Stentyng .

Holdings
He held no lands or tenements in his demesne as of fee, in service, for life, or in any other way that can be taken into the king’s hand. John Arundell, lately Lord Arundel and Mautravers, father of John, lately earl , who was his heir, was seised of the manor of Postling in his demesne as of fee. He married Eleanor, daughter of John Berkeley, knight . Eleanor is still alive. After their marriage, he granted the manor to Bartholomew Brokesby , John Harewell, senior , John Brace , esquires, Thomas Gower , and Nicholas Saucer , and to their assigns, to hold for the life of Joan de Beauchamp, Lady Abergavenny , now deceased.n144 The grant was made by charter dated on 12 October 1416. They were thus seised in their demesne as of free tenement. John, lately Lord Arundel , afterwards died and reversion of the manor descended to John, lately earl , as son and heir of John. John, lately earl , died seised of the reversion, which descended to Humphrey as his son and heir. Postling, the manor, annual value £19, held of the king of his duchy of Cornwall, service unknown.

He died on 1 June last. Humphrey, his son and next heir, is aged 7 years and more. Joan de Beauchamp, Lady Abergavenny , died on 14 November last.

[Foot:] this inquisition was delivered to Chancery on 20 February.

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Inquisition Head

WILTSHIRE. Inquisition. Salisbury. 31 October 1435. [Bonham].

Jurors

Jurors: Robert Cowfold ; Robert Best ; John Foxangre ; Thomas Blanchard ; John Prouendre ; John Stanford ; Richard ?Congrese [ms worn and dirty] ; William Pitte Thorpe; Roger Wode ; Peter Well Stantor; John Boteler ; and John Splendour .

Holdings
He held the following in his demesne as of fee tail, to him and the heirs male of his body.
Keevil, 2 parts of the manor, annual value 20 marks; and
Bulkington, 2 parts of 1/2 manor, annual value 10 marks
. The manor and moiety are held as a whole of Joan, queen of England , of her castle of Devizes as a knight’s fee. Beatrice, now wife of John, earl of Huntingdon , holds the remaining third of the manor of Keevil, and third of 1/2 manor of Bulkington in dower by endowment of Thomas, lately earl of Arundel , lately her husband, with reversion to John, lately earl , and to his heirs male. A fine was levied on the octave of Trinity 1347 [CP 25/1/287/43, no. 401], between Richard, earl of Arundel , querent , and John de Alresford and John Sprot, chaplain, deforciants , regarding, among other things, the manor of Keevil and 1/2 manor of Bulkington. Richard recognised the manor and moiety to be in right of John Sprot , as held, among other things, by John Sprot and John de Alresford by grant of Richard and, for this recognition, John Sprot and John de Alresford granted the manor and moiety, among other things, to Richard for life, to hold of the king and his heirs by due service. John and John also granted, for them and the heirs of John Sprot , that the moiety, held for life by John de Kyvele from the inheritance of John Sprot with reversion to John de Alresford and John Sprot , and to the heirs of John Sprot , should, after the death of John de Kyvele , instead remain to the earl, to hold with the manor, among other things, for life with successive remainders to the heirs male of the body of Richard, earl of Arundel , by Eleanor, daughter of Henry de Lancastre, senior, lately earl of Lancaster ; to Richard Arundell, junior , and the heirs male of his body, and to the right heirs of Richard, earl of Arundel . The transcript of the foot of the fine, exemplified under the king’s great seal, was shown to the jurors [CPR 1345–48, pp. 328–9]. By virtue of the fine, John de Kyvele attorned to the earl. He then died and the earl was seised of the manor and the moiety. Richard, earl , had issue by Eleanor after he took her as his lawful wife: Joan, lately countess of Hereford , Richard, Alice, lately countess of Lancaster , John, and Thomas, lately archbishop of Canterbury . The earl then died, and the manor and moiety descended to Richard as his son and heir male by the body of Eleanor. Richard, son of Richard, had issue: Thomas, lately earl of Arundel , and died. The manor and moiety descended to Thomas, lately earl , as son and heir male of Richard, son of Richard. Thomas was thus seised of the manor and moiety by virtue of the fine, and died without heir male of his body. The manor and moiety then descended to John Arundell, chevalier , father of John, lately earl , kin and next heir male of Thomas as the son of John, son of John, son of Richard, lately earl , by the body of Eleanor. John Arundell had issue of his body: John, lately earl , and died seised of the manor and moiety by virtue of the fine. The manor and moiety descended to John, earl , as son and heir male of John Arundell . John had issue of his body: Humphrey, and afterwards died seised of 2 parts of the manor of Keevil and 2 parts of 1⁄2 manor of Bulkington, and of the reversion of the thirds of the manor and moiety. The 2 parts of the manor and moiety descended to Humphrey by virtue of the fine. Humphrey, still living, is in the wardship of the king.

Date of death as 367. Humphrey, his son and next heir male of his body, is aged 6 years and more.

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Inquisition Head

WILTSHIRE. Inquisition [indented]. Wilton. 1 February 1436. [Whithorn].

Jurors

Jurors: William Botreaux ; Hugh Makke ; John Gilberd ; Richard Bright ; John Broun ; John Mandy ; John Niwman ; William Forster ; Nicholas Crede ; John Seward ; John Shirborn ; and John Buryman .

Holdings
He held no other nor more lands or tenements in his demesne as of fee, for life, or in any other way, other than those specified in the inquisition taken at Salisbury on 31 October 1435. John Arundell, Lord Arundel and Mautravers, father of the late earl who was his heir, was seised of the manor of Stapleford in his demesne as of fee. He married Eleanor, daughter of John Berkeley, knight . Eleanor is still alive. After their marriage, he granted the manor to Bartholomew Brokesby , John Harewell, senior , John Brace , and Nicholas Saucer , and to their assigns, to hold for the life of Joan de Beauchamp, Lady Abergavenny . The grant was made by charter dated on 12 October 1416. They were thus seised in their demesne as of free tenement. John, lately Lord Arundel , afterwards died, and reversion of the manor descended to John, lately earl , as son and heir of John. John, lately earl , died seised of the reversion, which descended to Humphrey as his son and heir. Humphrey is a minor in the wardship of the king. Stapleford, the manor, annual value 20 marks. Of whom is it held is unknown.

He died on 1 December last. Humphrey, his son and next heir, is aged 7 years.

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Inquisition Head

GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND THE ADJACENT MARCH OF WALES. Inquisition [indented]. Tetbury. 24 October 1435. [Poyntz].

Jurors

Jurors: Thomas Poyntz ; Maurice Denys ; Richard Venables ; Ralph Yve ; Simon Cotesbroke ; John Burnell, junior ; John Bay; Richard Clauyle ; John Archer ; Richard Giton ; Richard Ricardes ; and Thomas Dodde .

Holdings

He held no lands or tenements in demesne or service of the king, or any other. John Arundell, lately Lord Mautravers , father of John, lately earl , was seised of the manors of Stonehouse, Shurdington, and Stoke Orchard in his demesne as of fee. He granted them, among other things, to John Berkeley, knight , William Stourton , John Clyvedon , Robert Veel , and John Burnell , and to their heirs and assigns. They were thus seised in their demesne as of fee. The grant was made by duplicate charter dated on 12 July 1408, in which he was described as John Arundell, Lord Mautravers . The charter was shown to the jurors. John Berkeley , William Stourton , John Clyvedon , Robert Veel , and John Burnell afterwards demised the manors to John Arundell, Lord Mautravers , and Eleanor his wife, and to the heirs male of their bodies, with remainder to the right heirs of John Arundell . John and Eleanor were thus seised in form aforesaid. The grant was made by charter dated on 12 June 1409, shown to the jurors. Thus seised and long before John’s death, John and Eleanor granted the manors, among other things, to Bartholomew Brokesby , John Harewell, senior , John Brace , and Nicholas Saucer , and to their assigns for the life of Joan de Beauchamp, Lady Abergavenny . They were thus seised in their demesne as of free tenement at the time of the death of John, lately earl , and are yet so seised. Joan is still alive. The grant was made by indented charter dated on 12 October 1416, in which John and Eleanor were described as John Arundell, Lord Arundel and Mautravers, and Eleanor his wife.

Stonehouse, the manor, annual value £10, held of the king of the honour of Wallingford, service unknown.
Shurdington, the manor, annual value 100s., held of Walter Wodebourne of his manor of Badgeworth, service unknown.
Stoke Orchard, the manor, annual value 100s., held of Richard, earl of Salisbury , service unknown.
Furthermore, Bartholomew, John Harewell , John Brace , and Nicholas Saucer hold the following manors for the life of Joan, Lady Abergavenny , with reversion to Humphrey, son and heir of the earl.
King’s Stanley, the manor, annual value £8, held of the king of the honour of Wallingford, service unknown.
Woodchester, the manor, annual value 8 marks, held of the earl of Suffolk of his manor of Minchinhampton (Hampton), service unknown.

He died on 6 June last. Humphrey, his son and next heir, is aged 7 years and more.

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Inquisition Head

SHROPSHIRE AND THE ADJACENT MARCH OF WALES. Inquisition [indented]. Shifnal. 3 October 1435. [Cotes].

Jurors

Jurors: John Wynnesbury ; William Rugge ; Richard Horton ; Philip Yonge ; John Ouneslowe ; Robert Rodyngton ; Thomas Frensch of Wellington; Thomas Seintpier ; Thomas Cherington ; John Perie ; and William Goggeworth and John Bonser of Halesowen.

Holdings

Thomas, lately earl of Arundel , was seised of the castle, vill, and manor of Shrawardine in his demesne as of fee. He granted them, among other things, to Edward de Charleton of Powys, chevalier , Robert Pobelowe , and Thomas Harlyng , clerks, John Boerlee , David Holbache , and John Tankes , and to their heirs and assigns, to hold of the king and his heirs by due service. They were thus seised in their demesne as of fee. The grant was made by charter dated at Arundel on 10 August 1407, shown to the jurors. Edward, Robert, Thomas, John, David, and John granted the castle, etc., among other things, to Thomas, lately earl , and Beatrice then his wife, still living, for their lives, with remainder to the right heirs of Thomas, lately earl , to hold of the king and his heirs by due service. Thomas and Beatrice were thus seised in their demesne as of free tenement, and Thomas died so seised. The grant was made by charter dated at Arundel on 20 August 1407 and royal licence was obtained [CPR 1405–8, pp. 342–3]. The charter was shown to the jurors. Beatrice occupied and was seised of the castle, vill, and manor on the day of the death of John, lately earl, and took the issues. She yet occupies them and takes the issues. John, lately earl , held the following in his demesne as of fee. They are held of the king in chief by knight service.

Oswestry, 2 parts of the castle, vill, and manor, annual value £50.
Clun, 2 parts of the castle, vill, and manor, annual value £40.
Church Stretton, the manor, annual value £6.
Lydley Hays, the manor, annual value £8.
Wroxeter, the manor, annual value £9.
Acton Round, 2 parts of the manor, annual value £6.
Dawley Magna, 2 parts of the manor, annual value 100s.

Date of death and heir as 362.

In witness of which, one part of this indented inquisition, sealed by the jurors, remains with the escheator, and the other part, sealed by the escheator, remains with the jurors.

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Writ Head

372 Writ. ‡ 28 June 1435. [Wymbyssh].

Addressed to the escheator of Somerset and Dorset .

Inquisition Head

SOMERSET. Inquisition [indented]. Ilchester. 15 October 1435. [Bythemore].

Jurors

Jurors: Thomas Blaneford ; John Milborn ; John Lymyngton ; William Hochekyns ; Ralph Manston ; John Weston ; William Brayn ; John Brayn ; John Louell ; John Welweton ; William Note ; and Robert Draper .

Holdings

He held the following manors in right of Maud his wife, still living.

Kingsdon, the manor; and
Somerton Erleigh, the manor
. Their annual value is £20, and they are held of others than the king, service unknown. He was formerly seised of the following manors in his demesne as of fee. Long before his death, he granted them, among other manors, lands, and tenements, to Maurice Berkeley, knight , John Hody , William Sydeney , John Lely , and John Grendon, clerk , still living, and to their heirs and assigns as 362. They were thus seised in their demesne as of fee, and are yet so seised. The manors are held of others than the king, service unknown.
Stoke Trister, the manor, annual value £10.
Cucklington, the manor, annual value £10.
Spargrove, the manor, annual value £10.
Hendford, the manor, annual value £10.

Date of death as 362. Humphrey Arundell , his son and next heir, is aged 6 years and more.

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Writ Head

373 [Writ: see 372 .]

Inquisition Head

DORSET. Inquisition [indented]. Dorchester. 17 October 1435. [Bythemore].

Jurors

Jurors: John Cammell ; Thomas Anketill ; John Coker ; John Scotte, junior ; John Strode ; John Chaldecote ; Richard Chaldecote ; John Spencer ; John Bryce ; William Brounsoppe ; William Vyncent ; and John Parrok .

Holdings

He held the following manors in right of Maud his wife, still living. They are held of others than the king, but of whom and by what service is unknown.

Puncknowle, the manor, annual value 40s.
Toller Porcorum, the manor, annual value 100s.
Kingcombe, the manor, annual value 10 marks.
John Arundell, lately Lord Mautravers , father of John, lately earl , was seised in his demesne as of fee of the manors of Wootton Fitzpaine and Philipston, and of all lands, tenements, rents, and services in the vills of Wootton Fitzpaine, Philipston, Wimborne St Giles, and French’s, and advowsons of the churches of Wootton Fitzpaine and Wimborne St Giles. He granted them, among other things, to John Berkeley, knight , William Stourton , John Clyvedon , Robert Veel , and John Burnell , and to their heirs and assigns as 370. Continues as 370 regarding grants made on 12 June 1409 and 12 October 1416.
Wootton Fitzpaine, the manor, annual value 20 marks, held of Richard, duke of York , service unknown.
Philipston, the manor, annual value 53s. 4d., held of the abbess of Wilton , service unknown.
Eleanor holds the manors of Woolcombe Matravers and Lytchett Matravers, 1/3 manor of Worth Matravers, and £10 rent from Matravers in dower from the inheritance of Humphrey, son and heir of the earl, by endowment of John, father of the earl, lately her husband. John Arundell , father of the earl, had granted the manor of Matravers to William Wenard for life, with reversion to him and his heirs. The grant was made by indented charter.
Woolcombe Matravers, the manor, annual value 100s., held of the bishop of Salisbury , service unknown.
Lytchett Matravers, the manor, annual value 10 marks, held of the duke of York of his manor of Cranborne, service unknown.

He died on 12 May last. Humphrey Arundell , his son and next heir, is aged 7 years and more.

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Inquisition Head

DORSET. Inquisition [indented]. Blandford Forum. 19 January 1436. [Husee].

[Inquisition: ms stained and illegible down its right-hand edge.]

Jurors

Jurors: John Coker ; John Strode ; Ralph Belton ; John Bedenale ; Walter Dolyng ; William Brunsop ; Richard Pylk ; Thomas Brunsop ; Richard Frennce ; John Ocle ; Thomas Anketyll ; and Hugh Boys .

Holdings

He held no more nor other lands or tenements other than those specified in the inquisition taken at Dorchester on 17 October 1435. John Arundell, Lord Arundel and Mautravers, father of the late earl who was his heir, was seised of the manors of Langton Matravers, East Morden, Ramsbury, and Worth Matravers in his demesne as of fee. He then married Eleanor, daughter of John Berkeley, knight , still living, and afterwards granted the manors of Langton Matravers, East Morden, and Ramsbury to Bartholomew Brokesby , John Harewell, senior , John Brace , and Nicholas Saucer , and to their assigns, to hold for the life of Joan de Beauchamp, Lady Abergavenny . They were thus seised in their demesne as of free tenement. The grant was made by charter dated on 12 October 1416. John, father of the earl, then died and reversion of the manors descended to the earl as his son and heir. The earl died so seised, and reversion descended to Humphrey as his son and heir, a minor in the king’s wardship. Long before his death, the earl’s father granted the manor of Worth Matravers to Robert Ponynges, Lord Poynings, knight , John Berkeley, knight , Robert More , William Ryman , and John Personis , and to their heirs. Robert, Lord Poynings , John Berkeley , William Ryman , together with Robert More and John Personis , now deceased, were thus seised in their demesne as of fee. The grant was made by charter dated at Lytchett Matravers on 5 May 1417, shown to the jurors. Robert, Lord Poynings , John Berkeley , and William afterwards granted the manor to Thomas Baret, esquire , for life, with reversion to the right heirs of John Arundell, earl of Arundel , Lord Mautravers. The grant was made by charter dated on 12 February 1427, shown to the jurors. Thomas Baret is still alive.

Langton Matravers, the manor, held of others than the king but of whom is unknown. There is the site of the manor, worth nothing yearly; 100s. assize rent, payable at Christmas, Easter, Midsummer and Michaelmas equally; 200 a. arable, each acre worth 4d. yearly; 100 a. ?pasture, worth 40s. yearly; 20 a. meadow, worth 40s. yearly; 20 a. timber wood, worth nothing yearly; and 100 a. heath, worth nothing yearly as common.
East Morden, the manor, held of others than the king but of whom is unknown. There is the site, worth nothing yearly; 10 marks assize rent, payable at Christmas, Easter, Midsummer and Michaelmas equally; ... arable, worth 60s. yearly; 30 a. meadow, worth 60s. yearly; 30 a. underwood, worth 10s. yearly; and 300 a. heath, worth nothing yearly.
Ramsbury, the manor, held of others than the king but of whom is unknown. There is 26s. 8d. assize rent, payable at Christmas, Easter, Midsummer and Michaelmas equally; 100 a. arable, worth ?13s.... yearly; 8 a. meadow, worth 13s. 4d. yearly; 20 a. timber wood, worth nothing yearly; and 100 a. pasture, worth nothing yearly as common.
Worth Matravers, the manor, annual value 20 marks, held of others than the king but of whom is unknown.

Date of death and heir as 373.
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Writ Head

375 Writ. ‡ 28 June 1435. [Wymbyssh].

Addressed to the escheator of Norfolk and Suffolk .

Inquisition Head

NORFOLK. Inquisition. Shire House, Norwich. 24 October 1435. [Brewes].

Jurors

Jurors: Richard Bosse ; John Pepyr ; William Wotton ; Richard Carleton ; Richard Spademan ; John Rothe ; John Deynes ; John Mome ; John Tytelove ; Robert Redere ; John Paternoster ; and John Hendy .

Holdings
He held, except a third of the two parts, two parts of the following castle, vill, and manors, with knights’ fees, advowsons of churches, abbeys, priories, liberties, and franchises in his demesne as of fee tail, to him and the heirs male of his body. The third of the two parts is held in dower by Eleanor, mother of the earl, by endowment of John Arundell, knight , formerly her husband.
Castle Acre, 2/3 of 2 parts of the castle, vill, and manor, true annual value £13 3s. 6 3/4d., held as a whole of the king in chief by knight service.
Mileham, 2/3 of 2 parts of the manor, true annual value £23 5s. 8d., held as a whole of the king in chief by knight service.
He held them by grant of John de Alresford and John Sprot, chaplain , among other castles, vills, and manors. They were seised in their demesne as of fee of the castle, vill, and manors, among other things, with knights’ fees, advowsons of churches, abbeys, priories, liberties, and franchises by a fine levied on the octave of Trinity 1347 [CP 25/1/287/43, no. 401]. By this fine, they granted the above to Richard, then earl of Arundel , for life, with remainder to the heirs male of the body of Richard by Eleanor, daughter of Henry de Lancastre, senior, lately earl of Lancaster . Richard was thus seised and he and Eleanor had issue: Richard, lately earl of Arundel , John, and Thomas, lately archbishop of Canterbury , Joan, lately countess of Hertford [recte Hereford] , and Alice, lately countess of Kent . Richard died seised of his estate. The castle, vill, and manors afterwards descended to Richard, son of Richard, as son and heir male of Richard by Eleanor. Richard was thus seised in his demesne as of fee tail. He had issue: Thomas, lately earl of Arundel , and died so seised. The castle, vill, and manors descended to Thomas, lately earl , as son and heir male of Richard, son of Richard. Thomas was thus seised in his demesne as of fee tail, and died without heir male of his body. The castle, vill, and manors descended to John Arundell, knight, Lord Mautravers , kin and next heir male of Thomas as the son of John, son of John, son of Richard by Eleanor. John was thus seised in his demesne as of fee tail, among other things, by virtue of the fine, and died so seised. The castle, vill, and manors descended to John, earl of Arundel , as son and heir male of John Arundell, chevalier . John was thus seised in his demesne as of fee tail, and died so seised.
He died seised in his demesne as of fee of 2/3 advowson of the church of Beeston Regis, having presented his clerk, John Trumpyngton who was admitted and instituted. The 1/3 advowson was assigned to Beatrice, lately the wife of Thomas, lately earl of Arundel . It is held as a whole of the king as 1/40 knight’s fee.
By his letters patent dated on 4 April 1431, shown to the jurors, he granted the office of feodary of his demesne lands and manors of Castle Acre and Mileham in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Huntingdonshire, and Cambridgeshire, to William Thrysk for life, taking as his annual fee 20s. in lawful English money at Michaelmas and Easter equally, by the hands of the provost of the manor of Mileham, and taking 15d. daily for costs of the office or riding on other business for the late earl. By the same letters patent, he granted the offices of bailiff of the manor of Mileham and keeper of the wood there called ‘Myleham Parke’ to the same William for life, taking 2d. daily in wages for the two offices, by the hands of the provost of the manor, and with all profits and commodities of the offices as taken by Simon Dekon, lately bailiff there. He was seised of the following manor in his demesne as of fee. He granted it to Maurice Berkeley, knight , John Hody , William Sydeney , John Lely , and John Grendon, clerk , and to their heirs and assigns as 362. They were thus seised in their demesne as of fee, and are yet so seised. Royal licence was obtained, and this and the charter were shown to the jurors [CPR 1436–41, p. 23].
Flockthorpe and Hardingham, the manor, held of the king in chief.

Date of death as 367. Humphrey, his son and next heir, is aged 6 years and more.

TNA reference

C 139/71/37 mm.26, 28

E 149/157/1 m.4

376 [Writ: see 375.]

Inquisition Head

SUFFOLK. Inquisition. Beccles. 28 October 1435. [Brewes].

Jurors

Jurors: William Smyth ; John Brundyssh ; Walter Quynte ; Richard Eppes ; John Ponde ; Thomas Erde ; William Caryon ; Thomas Warde ; Robert Joye ; John Sherwynde ; Henry ...nabe [ms torn]; Andrew Prekyll ; and Thomas Payn .

Holdings

He held no lands or tenements of the king in chief, or any other, in his demesne as of fee or in service.

Date of death as 367. Humphrey, his son and next heir, is aged 6 years and more.

TNA reference

C 139/71/37 mm.26–27

Inquisition Head

SUSSEX. Inquisition [indented]. Arundel. 20 October 1435. [Ardern].

[Inquisition: ms worn and galled.]

Jurors

Jurors: Robert Hyberden ; Roger Bradebrugge ; John Warnecampe ; Henry Golderyng ; John Sopar ; Henry Exton ; Richard Ropar ; Robert Bowes ; Richard Gilmyn ; John Ropar ; John Stone ; and Thomas Rose .

Holdings
He held the following in his demesne as of fee tail, to him and the heirs male of his body.
Westbourne, the manor, held of the king by knight service. There are 2 granges, worth nothing yearly; assize rent of 30lb pepper, and 2lb pepper and 1lb cumin, from various tenants, the 30lb pepper payable at Midsummer, Michaelmas, Christmas and Lady Day equally, and the 2lb pepper and 1lb pepper and lb cumin payable at Christmas; 27 virgates held at will, each worth 6s. 8d. yearly with works and customs; 300 a. arable, each acre worth 6d. yearly; 60 a. pasture, each acre worth 6d. yearly; 10 a. meadow, each acre worth 12d. yearly; a watermill, worth nothing yearly; and perquisites of court, worth 26s. 8d. yearly.
Poling, the manor, held of the king by knight service. There is £6 assize rent from various tenants, payable at the said feasts equally; 100 a. pasture, each acre worth 6d. yearly; 30 a. meadow, each acre worth 6d. yearly; and 80 a. arable, each acre worth 10d. yearly.
Lyminster, the manor, held of the king by knight service. There is £8 assize rent, payable at the said feasts; 90 a. arable, each acre worth 8d. yearly; 100 a. pasture, each acre worth 6d. yearly; and 30 a. meadow, each acre worth 8d. yearly.
Pallingham and Dunhurst, the manor, held of the king by knight service. There is a hall with attached chambers, a cook-house, a bake-house, a stable, and a grange, worth nothing yearly; a park, its agistment worth nothing yearly above the fee of the parkers; £20 assize rent from tenants free and neif, payable at the said feasts equally; 120 a. arable, each acre worth 4d. yearly; 360 a. pasture, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 30 a. meadow, each acre worth 12d. yearly; and perquisites of court, worth 20s. yearly.
Alversham, the manor, held of the king by knight service. There is 10s. assize rent, payable at the said feasts equally; 80 a. arable, each acre worth 6d. yearly; and 16 a. meadow, each acre worth 2s. yearly.
Lee (Lye), the manor, held of the king by knight service. There are 160 a. pasture, each acre worth 8d. yearly; 30 a. meadow, each acre worth 12d. yearly; 8 a. wood, each acre worth 3d. yearly; and 7s. assize rent, payable at the said feasts equally.
Pinkhurst, the manor, held of the king by knight service. There are 80 a. arable, each acre worth 12d. yearly; 6 a. meadow, each acre worth 12d. yearly; and 106s. 8d. assize rent, payable at the said feasts equally.
Wepham, the manor, held of the king by knight service. There are 30 a. arable, each acre worth 4d. yearly; 10 a. pasture, each acre worth 2d. yearly; and £9 6s. 8d. assize rent, payable at the said feasts.
East Lavington, the manor, held of the bishop of Exeter , service unknown. There is £19 assize rent, payable at the said feasts equally; ?223 a. arable, each acre worth 6d. yearly; 100 a. pasture, each acre worth 4d. yearly; 500 a. sheep-pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly; 16 a. meadow, each acre worth 20d. yearly; and a park, worth nothing yearly above the fee of the parkers.
Preston, the manor, held of the bishop of Exeter , service unknown. There is 60s. assize rent, payable at the said feasts equally; 60 a. arable, each acre worth 8d. yearly; 86 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly; 5 a. meadow, each acre worth 12d. yearly; and perquisites of court, worth 6s. 8d. yearly.
He held the following in his demesne as of fee tail male of the king by knight service:
the hundreds of Poling, Rotherbridge, Easebourne, Box and Stockbridge, and Westbourne, annual value with common fines, above the steward’s fee, £15;
return and execution of the king’s writs in the rapes of Arundel and Chichester within the said hundreds, with courts of the liberties of Arundel, called ‘Sherecourt’, and court of forest and chase, called ‘Wodecourt’, annual value 20s.;
the warrens of ‘Wytle’, ‘Elengedene’, and ‘Butine’, with other parcels belonging to the same, annual value £10;
certain lands called ‘Cleylond’ in Strettington, containing 60 a. land, annual value 40s.; and
12 a. wood, of no annual value, in Stansted.
He held the following in his demesne as of fee tail male of the king by knight service.
Arundel, 2 parts of the castle, of no annual value.
Arundel, 2 parts of the manor. There are 2 granges, worth nothing yearly; a watermill, called ‘Swanbournemulle’, worth £12 yearly; 120 a. meadow, each acre worth 10d. yearly; court of the honour of Arundel, worth 60s. yearly; and 3 parks, worth nothing yearly above the fee of the parkers.
Arundel, the vill. There is £10 assize rent from various tenants, payable at the said feasts equally.
Orfold, 2 parts of the manor. There is 14s. 4d. assize rent, payable at the said feasts equally; 60 a. arable, each acre worth 8d. yearly; and 22 a. 3 roods of meadow, each acre worth 12d. yearly.
Arundel, 2 parts of the forest and chases, worth nothing yearly. There is a park, called ‘Selershe’, worth nothing yearly.
He held the following in his demesne as of fee tail male of the king by knight service:
2 parts of the fishery and river-bank of Arundel, with the ditches belonging to the river-bank and used from antiquity, to a place called ‘Boverythe’, annual value £12;
2 parts of the fishery from ‘Boverythe’ on both sides, with ditches and other pertinences belonging to the same from antiquity, to a place called ‘Bydyche’, annual value 50s.;
conservation, supervision, and exact adjustment (iustificationem) of the entire river-bank within the hundreds of Poling and Rotherbridge, worth nothing yearly;
2 parts of the chase of the wood called ‘Knyghtonwodes’ within the limits of the said forest, 2 parts of 1/3 pannage of ‘Knyghtonwodes’, and a certain profit taken from the same wood, viz., 2 parts of the third penny from the sale of each tree, or 2 parts of proceeds from the sale of every third tree. The pannage and profit are worth nothing yearly unless casually.
He held all knights’ fees, advowsons of churches, chapels, chantries, and other ecclesiastical benefices, courts with views of frankpledge, wreck of sea, forfeitures, fines, amercements, franchises, liberties, and all other profits and commodities whatsoever belonging to the above manors, forests, chases, fisheries, hundreds, return of writs, and 2 parts of the castle; and held all the above by grant of John de Alresford and John Sprot, chaplain , to Richard, lately earl of Arundel , and to the heirs male of his body by Eleanor, daughter of Henry, earl of Lancaster , senior . The grant was made by a fine in the king’s court [CP 25/1/287/43, no. 401]. He held the following in his demesne as of fee.
Todham, the manor, held of the king by knight service. There are 60 a. arable, each acre worth 8d. yearly; 20 a. pasture, each acre worth 3d. yearly; 2 a. 1 rood of meadow, worth 2s. yearly; and 2 a. wood, worth 6d. yearly.
Arundel, advowson of the alms-house called ‘Mesundew’, where Beatrice, countess of Huntingdon , holds every third presentation in dower, and presentation to the hermitage of St James held of the king by knight service. Together with knights’ fees, advowsons of churches, chapels, chantries, and other ecclesiastical benefices, they are of no annual value.
He died seised in his demesne as of fee of
the services of a chaplain of the college of Arundel, celebrating divine service daily in the earl’s chapel within the castle for the souls of Richard, lately earl of Arundel , founder of the college, and his ancestors and heirs.
Long before his death, he was seised of the following manors in his demesne as of fee. He granted them to Maurice Berkeley, knight , John Hody , William Sydeney , John Lely , and John Grendon, clerk , and to their heirs and assigns. The grant was made by indented charter dated on 6 April 1430, shown to the jurors, and, by his deed of attorney to William Caraunt, esquire , John Storke , Richard Ramston , John Bartelot , Robert Hyberden , William Yelverton , and John Fox , also dated on 6 April 1430 and shown to the jurors, drawn up with the intention that they deliver seisin of the manors, jointly and severally, to Maurice, John Hody , William Sydeney , John Lely , and John Grendon, clerk , according to the form and effect of the indented charter, John Bartelot and Robert Hyberden delivered full seisin to Maurice, John Hody , William Sydeney , John Lely , and John Grendon, clerk , and to their heirs and assigns. Maurice, John, etc., were thus seised in their demesne as of fee of the manors by virtue of the charter and delivery.
Cudlow, the manor.
Barecourt, the manor.
Wildbridge, the manor.
Linch, the manor.
Almodington, the manor.
Long before his death, he was seised in his demesne as of fee of the manor of Stopham. He granted it to John Lely for life, to hold by rendering 60s. yearly to the earl at Michaelmas and Easter equally. The grant was made by indented charter dated on 25 August 1429, shown to the jurors, and, by his deed of attorney to Robert Hyberden and Thomas Knygh , also dated on 25 August 1429, drawn up with the intention that they deliver full seisin in the manor to John Lely , they did so. John Lely was thus seised as of free tenement, and the earl died seised of the 60s. rent. By his letters patent dated on 14 April 1432, the earl granted the office of bailiff in his liberty of Arundel to John Lely for life, taking 53s. 4d. as his yearly fee from the issues of the court of the same and 3s. 4d. for parchment for the court rolls and writing the estreats of the same, as other bailiffs of the office were accustomed to receive.

Date of death as 367. Humphrey, his son and next heir male, was aged 6 years and more on 30 January last.

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C 139/71/37 mm.31–32

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People

People

  • Wymbyssh(Writ Clerk)

Jurors

  • William Botreaux
  • Hugh Makke
  • John Gilberd
  • Richard Bright
  • John Broun
  • John Mandy
  • John Niwman
  • William Forster
  • Nicholas Crede
  • John Seward
  • John Shirborn
  • John Buryman

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