E-CIPM 24-468: JOHN CRAKENTHORP

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JOHN CRAKENTHORP

Writ Head

467 Writ. ‡ 9 February 1436. [Wymbyssh].

Addressed to the escheator of Cumberland and Westmorland .

Inquisition Head

CUMBERLAND. Inquisition. Penrith. 12 April 1436. [Thornburgh].

Jurors

Jurors: Hugh Louther ; William Stapilton ; Hugh Salkeld ; Robert Hoton ; John Sothayk ; John Hoton ; Robert Alanby ; Thomas Carleton ; Robert Clynt ; William Cottesford ; Robert Wilton ; and John Vaux .

Holdings
He held the following by curtesy after the death of Alice his wife, reversion to William Crakenthorp , son of John and Alice.
Ousby, 12 messuages, worth nothing yearly, 200 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly, 10 a. meadow, each acre worth 4d. yearly, 2 a. wood, worth nothing yearly, a watermill, worth 40d. yearly, 1/3 fulling-mill, worth 12d. yearly, held of the king in chief by homage and fealty and 11s. 6 3/4 d. annual rent at the king’s exchequer at Carlisle for cornage at Michaelmas and 16s. 3d. to the king’s soke there.
Great Salkeld, a messuage, worth 4d. yearly, 6 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly, 4 purprestures, each worth 4d. yearly, a purpresture called ‘Grymesholme’, worth 12d. yearly, 1/2 purpresture called ‘Kyngesflatte’, worth 4d. yearly, 1/2 a purpresture called ‘Southflatte’, worth 4d. yearly, and 1/2 a purpresture called ‘Milneholme’, worth 2d. yearly, held of Joan, countess of Westmorland , service unknown.
Penrith, 2 messuages, each worth 2s. yearly, 1/2 messuage, worth nothing yearly, and 5s. annual rent, payable at Pentecost and Martinmas equally, issuing from a tenement of Thomas Broweham , held of the same countess, service unknown.
Skirwith, 6 messuages, each worth 6d. yearly, with 80 a. land, each acre worth 4d. yearly, 10 a. meadow, each acre worth 4d. yearly, 100 a. pasture, each acre worth 1/4 d. yearly, and 10 a. wood, worth nothing yearly, belonging to these messuages, tenure and service unknown.
He held the following in demesne as of fee.
Culgaith, a messuage, worth 4d. yearly, and 20 a. land belonging to it, each acre worth 2d. yearly, held of Christopher Moresby, knight , by service of 1d. yearly.
Blencarn, a messuage and 12 a. land belonging to the messuage, worth 12d. yearly; and an acre of land in Wythwaite, in the vill of Blencarn, worth 4d. yearly, tenure and service unknown.

He died on 29 January last. William Crakenthorp , his son and next heir, is aged 40 years and more.

TNA reference

C 139/74/29 mm.1, 3

Inquisition Head

WESTMORLAND. Inquisition. Appleby. 16 April 1436. [Thornburgh].

Jurors

Jurors: Hugh Salkeld ; William Lancastre ; John de Clibburn ; Thomas de Helton ; John Scayfe ; Thomas Whitlawe ; William de Helton ; John de Barton ; Thomas Derwentwatre ; John de Langdale ; John Helton of Winton; and John Cottesford .

Holdings
He held the following in demesne as of fee.
Newbiggin, 18 messuages, each worth 4d. yearly, 100 a. land, each acre worth 1d. yearly, 10 a. meadow, each acre worth 4d. yearly, 3 a. wood, worth nothing yearly, 100 a. pasture, worth nothing yearly, a watermill, worth 2s. yearly, a fulling-mill, worth 12d. yearly, 2d. service rent, payable at Christmas,
and the advowson of the church, worth nothing apart from prayers,
held of Thomas, Lord Clifford , by payment of 20d. yearly at Michaelmas for cornage.
Kirkby Thore, 3 messuages, each worth 4d. yearly, a cottage, worth 4d. yearly, 40 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly, 3 a. meadow, each acre worth 4d. yearly, and 100 a. pasture, worth nothing yearly, held of Ralph de Kirkeby by 3s. 8d. for cornage and 1 lb pepper yearly at Michaelmas.
Knock, a messuage, worth 4d. yearly; 20 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 2 a. meadow, one acre worth 4d. yearly, the other acre worth 3d. yearly, held of the prior of the hospital of St John of Jerusalem in England by rent of 3s. yearly, payable at Michaelmas.
Maulds Meburn, a messuage, worth 4d. yearly, 20 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly, 1 a. meadow, worth 4d. yearly, held of Richard Vernon, knight , by rent of 1 lb pepper, payable at Michaelmas.
Appleby, a messuage in the town, in ‘le Castelgarth’, annual value 12d., held of the king in burgage.
Crakenthorpe, 2 messuages, each worth 4d. yearly, a cottage, worth nothing yearly, 20 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly, 2 a. meadow, one acre worth 4d. yearly, the other acre worth 3d. yearly, held of John Manchale by rent of 16d. payable at Michaelmas.
Date of death and heir as 467.
TNA reference

C 139/74/29 mm.1–2

Holdings

Holdings

Holding ItemValueQuantityTotal
Newbiggin
messuages4d. (per unit)18 (18 x messuages)6s. (=72d.)
land1d. (per unit)100 a. (100 x acre)8s. 4d. (=100d.)
meadow4d. (per unit)10 a. (10 x acre)3s. 4d. (=40d.)
woodworth nothing3 a. (3 x acre) -
pastureworth nothing100 a. (100 x acre) -
watermill2s.a (1 x watermill)2s. (=24d.)
fulling-mill12d.a (1 x fulling-mill)1s. (=12d.)
service rent2d.2d. (=2d.)
Total: £1 10d. (=250d.)
advowson
Valueworth nothing (=0d.)
Total: (=0d.)
Kirkby Thore
messuages4d. (per unit)3 (3 x messuages)1s. (=12d.)
cottage4d.a (1 x cottage)4d. (=4d.)
land2d. (per unit)40 a. (40 x acre)6s. 8d. (=80d.)
meadow4d. (per unit)3 a. (3 x acre)1s. (=12d.)
pastureworth nothing100 a. (100 x acre) -
Total: 9s. (=108d.)
Knock
messuage4d.a (1 x messuage)4d. (=4d.)
land2d. (per unit)20 a. (20 x acre)3s. 4d. (=40d.)
meadow4d. (per unit), 3d. (per unit)2 a. (2 x acre) -
Total: 4s. 10d. (=58d.)
Maulds Meburn
messuage4d.a (1 x messuage)4d. (=4d.)
land2d. (per unit)20 a. (20 x acre)3s. 4d. (=40d.)
meadow4d.1 a. (1 x acre)4d. (=4d.)
Total: 4s. (=48d.)
Appleby
messuage, town12d.a (1 x messuage town)1s. (=12d.)
Total: 1s. (=12d.)
Crakenthorpe
messuages4d. (per unit)2 (2 x messuages)8d. (=8d.)
cottageworth nothinga (1 x cottage) -
land2d. (per unit)20 a. (20 x acre)3s. 4d. (=40d.)
meadow4d. (per unit), 3d. (per unit)2 a. (2 x acre) -
Total: 5s. 2d. (=62d.)

Extents

Extents

No holding extent information available.

People

People

  • Thornburgh(Escheator)

Jurors

  • Hugh Salkeld
  • William Lancastre
  • John de Clibburn
  • Thomas de Helton
  • John Scayfe
  • Thomas Whitlawe
  • William de Helton
  • John de Barton
  • Thomas Derwentwatre
  • John de Langdale
  • John Helton
  • John Cottesford

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