E-CIPM 25-205: CHRISTOPHER SOUREBY , CLERK

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CHRISTOPHER SOUREBY , CLERK

Inquisition Head

CUMBERLAND. Inquisition. Armathwaite. 8 November 1439. [Strikland].

Jurors

Jurors: Thomas Appilby ; Thomas Beuchamp ; John Warwyk ; John Neuby ; John Morland ; Thomas ?More; John Blenerhaysett ; Roger Gaith ; John Sothayke ; Robert Alanby ; Thomas Hudson ; William Raubankes ; Thomas Whitlawe ; and John Birde .

Holdings
He died seised of the following in demesne as of fee.
Skelton, 3 messuages, each worth 5s. yearly, 2 cottages, each worth 2s. yearly, held of the king in chief by homage and fealty.
Hutton Roof, 2 messuages, worth 10s. yearly.
Inglewood, a purpresture called ‘Petrelwra’ in the forest, worth nothing yearly because it is vacant and there is no way to demise it, held of the king in chief by service of 21s. to the king at his exchequer at Carlisle, rendered yearly at Easter and Michaelmas equally.
Langholm, a messuage, worth 5s. yearly.
Raughton, 2 messuages, each worth 5s. yearly, and acottage.
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Skiprigg, a cottage, worth 2s. yearly.
Castle Sowerby, a messuage, worth 5s. yearly.
Langrigg, 4 messuages, each worth 5s. yearly, and a windmill, worth 3s. yearly.
Brackenthwaite, a cottage, worth 2s. yearly.
Mealrigg, a cottage, worth 12d. yearly.
Dundraw, a cottage, worth 12d. yearly.
Carlisle, 2 messuages in the city, worth nothing yearly because they are waste and there is no way to demise them, held of the king in free burgage as all the city is held by service of 1d. house-gavel to the king, rendered yearly on the feast of St Peter in Chains.
Of whom the rest of the above messuages etc. are held and by what service is unknown.
Langrigg, 10s. service rent from a tenement of William Martyndale , taken at Martinmas and Pentecost equally.
Skiprigg, 21d. service rent from a tenement of William Norman , taken as above; and service rent [amount not given] from a tenement of John Brisceby , taken as above.

He died on 4 March last. Richard Henryson , his brother and next heir, is aged 33 years and more.

[Head:]

Delivered to court on 5 December.

TNA reference

C 139/92/33 mm. 1–2

n136^: No valuation given for the cottage.

Holdings

Holdings

Holding ItemValueQuantityTotal
Skelton
messuages5s. (per unit)3 (3 x messuages)15s. (=180d.)
cottages2s. (per unit)2 (2 x cottages)4s. (=48d.)
Total: 19s. (=228d.)
Hutton Roof
messuages10s.2 (2 x messuages)10s. (=120d.)
Total: 10s. (=120d.)
Inglewood
purprestureworth nothinga (1 x purpresture) -
Total: (=0d.)
Langholm
messuage5s.a (1 x messuage)5s. (=60d.)
Total: 5s. (=60d.)
Raughton
messuages5s. (per unit)2 (2 x messuages)10s. (=120d.)
cottagea (1 x cottage) -
Total: 10s. (=120d.)
Skiprigg
cottage2s.a (1 x cottage)2s. (=24d.)
Total: 3s. 9d. (=45d.)
Castle Sowerby
messuage5s.a (1 x messuage)5s. (=60d.)
Total: 5s. (=60d.)
Langrigg
messuages5s. (per unit)4 (4 x messuages)£1 (=240d.)
windmill3s.a (1 x windmill)3s. (=36d.)
Total: £1 13s. (=396d.)
Brackenthwaite
cottage2s.a (1 x cottage)2s. (=24d.)
Total: 2s. (=24d.)
Mealrigg
cottage12d.a (1 x cottage)1s. (=12d.)
Total: 1s. (=12d.)
Dundraw
cottage12d.a (1 x cottage)1s. (=12d.)
Total: 1s. (=12d.)
Carlisle
messuagesworth nothing2 (2 x messuages) -
Total: (=0d.)
Langrigg
service rent10s.10s. (=120d.)
Total: £1 13s. (=396d.)
Skiprigg
service rent21d.1s. 9d. (=21d.)
service rent -
Total: 3s. 9d. (=45d.)

Extents

Extents

No holding extent information available.

People

People

  • Hill(Writ Clerk)

Jurors

  • Thomas Appilby
  • Thomas Beuchamp
  • John Warwyk
  • John Neuby
  • John Morland
  • Thomas ?More
  • John Blenerhaysett
  • Roger Gaith
  • John Sothayke
  • Robert Alanby
  • Thomas Hudson
  • William Raubankes
  • Thomas Whitlawe
  • John Birde

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