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WILLIAM CRAKANTHORP

Writ Head

214 Writ. ‡ 4 May 1439. [Bate].

Addressed to the escheator in Cumberland and Westmorland.

Inquisition Head

WESTMORLAND. Inquisition. Brougham. 15 May 1439. [Styrkland].

[Inquisition: ms worn and galled on its right-hand side.]

Jurors

Jurors: William Loncastir ; Hugh Salkeld, senior ; Hugh Salkeld, junior ; Robert Salkeld ; Thomas Helton ; John Hoton ; Thomas ?Bate ; Robert Roche ; Thomas Derrenwater ; Richard de Hall ; John Matthewson ; and Thomas Meburn .

Holdings
He held the following in demesne as of fee.
Newbiggin, 18 messuages, each worth 4d. yearly; 100 a. arable, each acre worth... yearly; 10 a. meadow, each acre worth 3d. yearly; 3 a. wood, worth nothing this year as not cut; 100 a. pasture, worth nothing this year as unoccupied; a watermill, worth 2s. yearly; a fulling-mill, worth 12d. yearly; 2d. service rent from various tenements, payable at Christmas; and
advowson of the church, worth nothing yearly except in orisons,
held of Thomas, Lord Clifford , by service of 20d. cornage payable at Michaelmas.
Kirkby Thore, 30 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 this year as unoccupied, held of Ralph Kirkeby by service of 3s. 8d. sterling and 1lb pepper rendered at Michaelmas.
Kirkby Thore, a moor called ‘le Donmore’, annual value 6s., but of whom it is held and by what service, unknown.
Knock, a messuage, worth 3d. yearly; 20 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly; and 2 a. meadow, worth 8d. yearly, held of the prior of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in England , by 3s. sterling rent payable at Michaelmas.
Maulds Meaburn, a messuage, worth 4d. yearly; 20 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly; and an acre of land, worth 3d. yearly, held of Richard Vernon, knight , by service of 1lb pepper rendered at Michaelmas.
Appleby, a messuage in the borough in ‘le Castelgarth’, worth 12d. yearly, held of the king in burgage by fealty only.
Crackenthorpe, 2 messuages, worth 8d. yearly; a cottage, worth nothing yearly; 20 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly; and 2 a. meadow, worth 8d. yearly, held of John Manchell by service of 16d. rendered at Michaelmas for all services.
He held the following jointly with Margaret his wife, still living, by grant of John Crakanthorp, senior , father of William, to William and Margaret and the heirs of their bodies, as contained more fully in an indented charter shown to the jurors.
Brougham, 6 messuages, each worth 6d. yearly; 40 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 12 a. meadow, each acre worth 4d. yearly; and1/3 lordship of the vill, worth 3s. 4d. yearly, held of Thomas, Lord Clifford , service unknown.
He held the following jointly with Margaret his wife by grant of John Crakanthorp, senior , to William and Margaret for their lives, with reversion to John Crakanthorp , kin and heir of John Crakanthorp, senior , as son of William son of John, senior.
Kirkby Thore, a messuage, worth ?4d. yearly; and 2 a. land, worth 4d. yearly, held of Ralph Kirkeby , service unknown.

He died on 25 April last. John Crakanthorp , his son and next heir, is aged 26 years and more.

TNA reference

C 139/92/35b mm. 1–2 E 149/164/10 m. 1

Inquisition Head

CUMBERLAND. Inquisition. Penrith. 15 May 1439. [Stirkland].

Jurors

Jurors: Hugh Salkeld, senior ; Hugh Salkeld, junior ; Robert de Hoton ; John Southake ; Thomas Baty ; Robert Alanby ; Thomas Carleton ; William Hall , ‘forester’; Robert Smithson ; William Cottesforth ; Robert de Wilton ; and Robert Clynt .

Holdings
He held the following in demesne as of fee.
Ousby, 12 messuages, worth 6s. 8d. 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 3s. 4d. yearly; and1/3 fulling-mill, worth 12d. yearly, held of the king in chief by homage, and fealty, and by service of 11s. 6 3/4d. cornage, rendered yearly to the royal exchequer at Carlisle at Michaelmas, and 16s. 3d. socage of Carlisle at the same feast.
Penrith, 5s. rent from a tenement of Thomas Burgham , taken at Pentecost and Martinmas equally, but of whom it is held and by what service is unknown.
Skirwith, 5 messuages, each worth 6d. yearly; 40 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 10 a. meadow, each acre worth 4d. yearly; 100 a. pasture, worth nothing this year as unoccupied; and 10 a. wood in a place called ‘le Bank’, worth nothing this year as not cut, but of whom they are held, and by what service, unknown.
Blencarn, an acre of land, worth nothing yearly, held of Richard Rystwold by service of 1lb wax to the parish church of Kirkland at Christmas.
He held the following jointly with Margaret his wife, still living, by grant of John Crakanthorp, senior , father of William, to William and Margaret and the heirs of their bodies, as contained more fully in the indented charter shown to the jurors.
Ousby, 5 messuages, worth 10s. yearly; and a close called ‘Thronathwaytcloos’, worth 6d. yearly, but of whom they are held and by what service, unknown.
He held the following jointly with Margaret his wife by grant of John Crakanthorp, senior , to William and Margaret for their lives, with reversion to John Crakanthorp , kin and heir of John, senior , as son of William son of John, senior , as more fully contained in the charter shown to the jurors.
Penrith, 1/2 messuage, worth 2s. yearly, held of the lady Joan, countess of Westmorland , service unknown.
He held no other nor more lands or tenements of the king in chief, or any other, in demesne or service, but John Crakanthorp , brother of William, holds the following for life by grant of John Crakanthorp, senior , from the inheritance of John Crakanthorp son of William, with reversion to the same John son of William, kin and heir of John, senior , as son of William son of John, senior.
Great Salkeld, a messuage and 6 a. land, worth 12d. yearly; 4 messuages, worth 12d. yearly; a purpresture called ‘Grymysholme’, worth 4d. yearly; 1/2 purpresture called ‘Southfyt’, worth 4d. yearly; 1/2 purpresture called ‘Kyngynsflalt’, worth 3d. yearly; and 1/2 purpresture called ‘Milneholme’, worth 3d. yearly, held of Joan, countess of Westmorland , service unknown.

Date of death and heir as 214.

[Head:] Delivered to the court of Chancery on 22 May 1439.

TNA reference

C 139/92/35b mm. 1, 3

Holdings

Holdings

Holding ItemValueQuantityTotal
Ousby
messuages6s. 8d.12 (12 x messuages)6s. 8d. (=80d.)
land2d. (per unit)200 a. (200 x acre)£1 13s. 4d. (=400d.)
meadow4d. (per unit)10 a. (10 x acre)3s. 4d. (=40d.)
woodworth nothing2 a. (2 x acre) -
watermill3s. 4d.a (1 x watermill)3s. 4d. (=40d.)
fulling-mill12d.1/3 (0.33 x fulling-mill)1s. (=12d.)
Total: £2 18s. 2d. (=698d.)
Penrith
rent5s.5s. (=60d.)
Total: 7s. (=84d.)
Skirwith
messuages6d. (per unit)5 (5 x messuages)2s. 6d. (=30d.)
land2d. (per unit)40 a. (40 x acre)6s. 8d. (=80d.)
meadow4d. (per unit)10 a. (10 x acre)3s. 4d. (=40d.)
pastureworth nothing100 a. (100 x acre) -
woodworth nothing10 a. (10 x acre) -
Total: 12s. 6d. (=150d.)
Blencarn
landworth nothingan acre (1 x acre) -
Total: (=0d.)
Ousby
messuages10s.5 (5 x messuages)10s. (=120d.)
close6d.a (1 x close)6d. (=6d.)
Total: £2 18s. 2d. (=698d.)
Penrith
messuage2s. 1/2 (0.5 x messuage)2s. (=24d.)
Total: 7s. (=84d.)
Great Salkeld
messuagea (1 x messuage) -
land6 a. (6 x acre) -
Value12d.1s. (=12d.)
12d.1s. (=12d.)
messuages12d.4 (4 x messuages)1s. (=12d.)
purpresture4d.a (1 x purpresture)4d. (=4d.)
purpresture4d.1/2 (0.5 x purpresture)4d. (=4d.)
purpresture3d.1/2 (0.5 x purpresture)3d. (=3d.)
3d.1/2 (0.5)3d. (=3d.)
Total: 3s. 2d. (=38d.)

Extents

Extents

No holding extent information available.

People

People

  • Stirkland(Escheator)

Jurors

  • Hugh Salkeld, senior
  • Hugh Salkeld, junior
  • Robert de Hoton
  • John Southake
  • Thomas Baty
  • Robert Alanby
  • Thomas Carleton
  • William Hall , ‘forester’
  • Robert Smithson
  • William Cottesforth
  • Robert de Wilton
  • Robert Clynt

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