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JOHN SAYMORE OF PERY, ESQUIREn150

Inquisition Head

DEVON. Inquisition. Exeter. 21 October 1438. [Kelly].

Jurors

Jurors: William Floyer ; Stephen Gyffard ; John Byry ; William Blenche ; William Bysshop ; Hugh Sampford ; Thomas Trobrigge ; Thomas Gille ; John Ayer ; Oliver Chamberleyn ; William Botour ; and Henry Stoford .

Holdings
He held the following in demesne as of fee.
North Molton, 2 parts of the manor, with 2 parts of the advowsons of the churches of North Molton and Black Torrington that belong to the manor, held of the king in chief by knight service. There are 2 parts of the manorial site, worth nothing yearly; 200 a. arable, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 400 a. waste, each acre worth 1/4d. yearly; 200 a. pasture, each acre worth 1/4d. yearly; 20 a. meadow, each acre worth 8d. yearly; 1000 a. heath, worth nothing yearly; 24 a. wood, each acre worth 1d. yearly; 2 watermills, each worth 5s. yearly; 2 parts of a park with beasts, the profits worth 18d. yearly; assize rent of 104s. and 1lb pepper, price 3d., payable at Christmas, Easter, Midsummer, and Michaelmas, equally by various free tenants; £10 10s. assize rent, payable at the same terms equally by various customary tenants; 2 leets, called ‘lawedays’, with view of frankpledge held twice yearly, viz., on the quindene of Christmas, and on the quindene of Michaelmas, the perquisites worth nothing yearly above the fees of the steward and bailiff; and a court baron held every three weeks, its perquisites worth 3s. 4d. yearly.
The church of North Molton is extended at 20 marks yearly, and
the church of Black Torrington is extended at £10 yearly.
William Cheyne and Margaret his wife hold the rest of the manor and advowsons by virtue of Margaret’s dower, endowed by John Saymore , her late husband, father of John who is named in the writ. He held no other nor more lands or tenements in demesne or service of the king in chief, or any other but, by his charter, shown to the jurors, he granted custody of 2 parts of the park, and the beasts in the same 2 parts, to Thomas Chedder, esquire , for life, taking yearly from John and his heirs a gown of Kendal and sufficient pasture for one horse in the 2 parts of the park.

John, named in the writ, and Elizabeth his wife had issue: Thomas, still living. John died on 25 September last. Thomas Saymore , his son and next heir, is aged 11 years and more.

TNA reference

C 139/92/40 mm. 1–2

Inquisition Head

SOMERSET. Inquisition. Frome. 8 June 1439. [Spencer].

Jurors

Jurors: Nicholas Halle ; Richard Lecford ; John Sammell, junior ; Thomas Graas ; John Donkerton ; Henry Twyneho ; Thomas Grove ; Thomas Weston ; John Lucas of Standerwick; John Feydeff ; Peter Newe ; and William Basset .

Holdings
He held no lands or tenements in demesne or service of the king in chief, but Thomas Brook, knight , was lately seised in demesne as of fee of the manor of St Michael Church. Thus seised, he granted it by indented charter, dated on 23 July 1425 and shown to the jurors, to John, named in the writ, and Elizabeth, wife of John and daughter of Thomas, and to the heirs of their bodies, with reversion to Thomas Brook and his full heirs. John was described in the charter as John Saymore (de Sancto Mauro), son and heir of John Saymore (de Sancto Mauro). John and Elizabeth were thus seised of the manor in demesne as of fee tail, and they had issue: Thomas, Joan, Isabel, and Margaret, still living. John died seised of his estate and Elizabeth survived him. She is still living and continues in her estate by virtue of the grant.
St Michael Church, the manor, true annual value £10, held of John Dyrle , service unknown.
He granted the following by charter, shown to the jurors, to John Battescombe and Thomas Louell , and to their heirs and assigns.
Rode, 9 messuages, each worth 6s. 8d. yearly; 6 cottages, each worth 3s. 4d. yearly; 180 a. arable, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 30 a. meadow, each acre worth 8d. yearly; 40 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly; 3 1/2 a. and a rood of wood, each acre worth 6d. yearly; 40 a. waste, each acre worth nothing yearly; a watermill, worth 5s. yearly; and 47s. assize rent, payable by free tenants at Christmas, Easter, Midsummer, and Michaelmas, equally, held of Walter Rodeney , service unknown.
The lands and tenements were described as all the lands, tenements, rents, reversions, and services that he had in the vill and lordship of Rode, which lands, tenements, rents, reversions, and services were lately arbitrated and judged to John, by virtue of a fine levied at Westminster on the morrow of All Souls’ Day 1318 [CP 25/1/286/31, no. 173], before William Bereford and his associates, justices of the Bench, and others present.

Date of death as 224. Thomas Saymore , alias Thomas de Sancto Mauro , is his son and next heir, and aged 12 years and more.

[Head:]

Delivered to court on 25 June 1439.

TNA reference

C 139/92/40 mm. 3–4

Inquisition Head

SOMERSET. Inquisition. Yeovil. 29 October 1438. [Stork].

Jurors

Jurors: John Milborn ; John Manyell ; John Weston ; Thomas Lyte ; Richard ... [ms torn] ; Ralph Manston ; Stephen Jamys ; John Raley ; John Lottesham ; William Pareys ; Henry Lucton ; and John Barewe .

Holdings

Findings as 225, except the heir is aged 11 years and more.

TNA reference

C 139/92/40 mm. 5–6

Holdings

Holdings

Holding ItemValueQuantityTotal
St Michael Church
Value£10£10 (=2400d.)
Total: £10 (=2400d.)
Rode
messuages6s. 8d. (per unit)9 (9 x messuages)£3 (=720d.)
cottages3s. 4d. (per unit)6 (6 x cottages)£1 (=240d.)
arable2d. (per unit)180 a. (180 x acre)£1 10s. (=360d.)
meadow8d. (per unit)30 a. (30 x acre)£1 (=240d.)
pasture1d. (per unit)40 a. (40 x acre)3s. 4d. (=40d.)
wood6d. (per unit)3 1/2 a. and a rood (3.75 x acre)1s. 10.5d. (=22.5d.)
wasteworth nothing (per unit)40 a. (40 x acre) -
watermill5s.a (1 x watermill)5s. (=60d.)
assize rent47s.£2 7s. (=564d.)
Total: £9 7s. 2.5d. (=2246.5d.)

Extents

Extents

No holding extent information available.

People

People

  • Bate(Writ Clerk)

Jurors

  • Nicholas Halle
  • Richard Lecford
  • John Sammell, junior
  • Thomas Graas
  • John Donkerton
  • Henry Twyneho
  • Thomas Grove
  • Thomas Weston
  • John Lucas of Standerwick
  • John Feydeff
  • Peter Newe
  • William Basset

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