Holdings
Richard, late earl of Arundel
, was seised in demesne as of fee of the following castle, vill, manors, hundreds, returns of the king’s writs, forests, and chases. Thus seised, by a fine levied at Westminster on the octave of Trinity 1347 [CP 25/1/287/43, no. 401], between
Richard, late earl, querent, and
John
de
Alresford
and
John
Sprot,
chaplain, deforciants, he recognised them to be the right of John Sprot as held by John and John de Alresford by grant of the then earl. For that recognition, John and John granted them to the earl for life, with successive remainders to Eleanor, daughter of
Henry
de
Lancastr, senior, late earl of Lancaster
, for life; and to the heirs male of
the earl of the body of the same Eleanor. The fine was shown to the jurors.
Arundel, castle, vill, manor, forests, and chases.
East Dean, the manor.
Singleton, the manor.
Stansted, the manor.
Westbourne, the manor.
Pallingham, the manor.
Dunhurst, the manor.
Lee (Legh), the manor.
East Lavington, the manor.
Wonworth, the manor.
Graffham, the manor.
Alversham, the manor.
Cocking, the manor.
Lyminster, the manor.
Poling, the manor.
North Stoke, the manor.
Wepham, the manor.
Offham, the manor.
Storrington, the manor.
Preston, the manor.
East Hampnett, the manor.
Westhampnett, the manor.
Woolbeding, the manor.
Pinkhurst, the manor.
Ford (Foer), the manor.
Orfold, the manor.
Westbourne, the hundred, and returns of the king’s writs.
Singleton, the hundred, and returns of the king’s writs.
Easebourne, the hundred, and returns of the king’s writs.
Box, the hundred, and returns of the king’s writs.
Stockbridge, the hundred, and returns of the king’s writs.
Avisford, the hundred, and returns of the king’s writs.
Bury, the hundred, and returns of the king’s writs.
Rotherbridge, the hundred, and returns of the king’s writs.
West Easewrithe, the hundred, and returns of the king’s writs.
Poling, the hundred, and returns of the king’s writs.
Richard, late earl of Arundel
, was seised of the following in demesne as of fee tail, viz., to him and the heirs male of his body by Eleanor, by grant of
John
Haket
, Maud his wife, and Thomas, son of
John
Haket
. The grant was made by a fine levied at Westminster on the octave of Michaelmas 1357 [CP 25/1/238/65, no. 29], shown to the jurors.
Up Marden, one messuage, 4 carucates of land, 50 a. pasture,
n300 100 a. wood, 100s. rent, and rent of 8 capons, 1 lb pepper, and 1 1/2lb cumin.
Richard, late earl, was thus seised by virtue of these fines of the castle, vill, manors, hundreds, returns of writs, forests, and chases described in the fine of 1347, and the lands and tenements in
Up Marden, described in the fine of 1357. After he took her as wife, he and Eleanor had issue:
Joan, late countess of Hereford
, Richard,
Alice, late countess of Kent
, John, and
Thomas, late archbishop of Canterbury
. Richard, late earl, died, and the castle, vill, manors, hundreds, returns of writs, forests, chases, and lands and tenements, remained to Richard his son, as son and heir male of Richard of the body of Eleanor. Richard son of Richard had issue:
Thomas, late earl of Arundel
, and died. The castle etc. descended to Thomas, late earl, as son and heir male of Richard son of Richard and Eleanor. Thomas, late earl, died seised of his estate without heir male of his body, and the castle etc. descended to
John
Arundell, chevalier
, kin and heir male of Thomas, late earl, as son of John son of John son of Richard, late earl, of the body of Eleanor. John son of Richard was brother of Richard son of Richard of the body of Eleanor. Richard son of Richard was the father of Thomas, late earl. Beatrice thus held in dower, by endowment of Thomas, late earl, her former husband, the following lands, tenements, and manors, parcel of the castle etc. held by Thomas, late earl, with reversion to
William, present earl of Arundel
, kin and heir male of Thomas, late earl, as son of John Arundell, chevalier.
Arundel. Within the castle: one chamber over the chapel by the great chamber; another chamber with a ‘closete’ annexed; another chamber [?between] the said chamber and the ‘paved chaumbre’ called ‘middelchambr’; 2 small cellars under the said chambers; the ‘paved chaumbre’, with 2 annexed chambers; a chamber called ‘cage chambr’, with one great chamber beneath called ‘helle’, with one ?small ?chamber annexed; ‘le paved aley’ with a house called ‘scolehous’ with an annexed garden; 1/3 great chapel, viz., from the desks in the chancel to the eastern end of chapel; a hall called ‘percyeshall’, with houses and chambers annexed; a house called ‘plomerhous’; 1/3 cookhouse with a hearth and a... called ‘dryelarcherhous’; 1/3 bakehouse with a house called ‘bultynghous’; a granary
n301 by the gate of the castle; a house with a prison on the northern side of the castle gate; 4 chambers between the constable’s chamber and the new work; a tower called ‘beamondestour’ with 1/3 garden called ‘northbaille’ on the western side of the said garden; 1/3 easement of the well within the castle, with free entrance and exit.. and outside the ?gates of the castle; a stable outside the castle on the northern side of the gate at the first entrance against the castle; 1/3 great barn there on the northern side, with free entrance and exit; 1/3 small park, viz., from a certain marked hawthorn (‘hawethorn’) by the ditch in ‘le Launde’ to a certain marked maple (‘mappill’) straight north, leading straight to the middle mill called ‘Swaberewe Mille’ and from there along the park pales to the great barn within the park, and thus from the northern corner of the barn against the west to the northern corner at the eastern head of the castle of Arundel, and from a buttress by ‘sturmyestowr’ at the eastern head of the castle to the said hawthorn on the ditch, with the right to hunt beasts in the same third, viz., 1/3 vert, venison, and easement within the small park, with free entrance and exit.
Arundel. Within the forests and chases: 1/3 bailiwick called ‘Westholt’ from a bailiwick called ‘Westholt’ from way called ‘Bebetonesway Bebetonysden’ on the eastern side to the way that leads from
Singleton to
Cocking; 1/3 bailiwick called ‘Alfrytholte’ on the western side of the bailiwick, from ‘Tapperesfeld’ against the east... to the high hill of ‘Heisheta’; 1/3 bailiwick called
Selhurst, viz., from the gate of the park of
Selhurst and the gate of the park of
East Dean to ‘le Stone de le Estfeld’ of
East Dean leading straight to ‘le Westererenche in le Rede’ and thus to ‘le Parkhegge’ of Selhurst; 1/3 chase within the bailiwick of
Selhurst, from ‘le Wodegate’ and ‘Denesbury’ on the eastern side to the fence (
cepes) of
Eartham in ‘Blokedenesfote’ and from there leading straight to ‘le Berewe’ on the hill of
Up Waltham; 1/3 bailiwick within the forest called Rewell from ‘le Sautre’ of the great park and the way that leads to Midhurst, until ‘Barnecroft’ on the eastern side until ‘Rudegate’, and from there by another way that leads to the great ditch; 1/3 chase within the bailiwick of
Rewell, from ‘Knollegate’ of
Binsted by the water flowing by ‘le Whitestubbe’ to ‘lez Rayles’ of the great park, and from there leading by the pales of the park to ‘Tortyngtonstyle’ and thus to
Tortington; 1/3 ‘Stokeswode’ from the corner of ‘Bruggeham’ leading straight to ‘Bysshopis Park’ and ‘le Tryste Madame’ and from there straight by the highway at ‘Rudegate’; 1/3 chase of ‘Vylershoswode’, from ‘Polynggeshach’ straight to ‘lez Quaterberews’ and thus to ‘le Northinestberowe’; 1/3 chase of
Gumber and
Dawtrey’s Hooks from the wood of the [arch]
bishop of Canterbury
straight by the middle valley to ‘le Pounde’ of
Gumber, and thus leading straight from ‘Berkehalesgate’ to ‘Crokkeresgate’, alias the 1/3 of vert and venison within the forest and chases of
Arundel. Item[s]:
n302 every third penny of pannage from the said forest, chases, and bailiwicks, described as the third penny of pannage; every third penny of all fines and amercements from violation of vert and venison or other offences within the forest of
Arundel.
Worth nothing yearly are the said buildings, chambers, houses, cellars, towers, gardens, chapel, hall, 1/3 cookhouse with hearth, 1/3 bakehouse, granary, prison, 1/3 easement of well, stable, barn, 1/3 small park with hunting of beasts, 1/3 bailiwicks within the forest and chases of
Arundel, 1/3 chases within the bailiwick of
Selhurst, 1/3 chase within the bailiwick of
Rewell, 1/3 chases, every third penny in pannage, fines, and amercements.
Item[s]: 1/3 forest of Stansted, worth nothing yearly; 20 a. meadow in a place called ‘xx’ acres, each acre worth 8d. yearly; 26 a. meadow in ‘Denmede’, each acre worth 10d. yearly; 10 a. meadow in 2 meadows called ‘Hampshores’, each acre worth 10d. yearly; 3 a. meadow in ‘Cottemede’, each acre worth 10d. yearly; and 1/3 issues of the fishery of
Arundel, alias 1/3 fishery of
Arundel, worth £4 yearly.
and
Singleton, the manor, with advowson of the church of
Singleton, the parks of
East Dean and
Downley, the warrens of
East Dean,
West Dean, and
Brinscombe, and the hundred of
Singleton belonging to the manor of
Singleton.
In the manor of
East Dean and
Singleton, there is the manorial site, worth nothing yearly; 200 a. timber wood, worth nothing yearly; £40 service rent from various tenants, payable at the four principal feasts, viz., Michaelmas, Christmas, Easter, and Midsummer, equally; 40 a. meadow, each acre worth 12d. yearly; 200 a. arable, each acre worth 4d. yearly; and 900 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly. The
advowson is worth 10 marks yearly when it falls. The hundred is worth nothing yearly. Nothing in the park and warrens is worth anything yearly.
Cocking, the manor with the park of
Cocking. In the manor, there is the site and 100 a. timber wood, worth nothing yearly; £11 service rent from various tenants, payable as above; 160 a. arable, each acre worth 4d. yearly; 20 a. meadow, each acre worth 8d. yearly; and 400 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly. The park is worth nothing yearly.
Storrington, the manor with advowson of the church there. In the manor, there is £9 service rent from various tenants, payable as above; 200 a. arable, each acre worth 4d. yearly; 15 a. meadow, each acre worth 8d. yearly; 200 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly; and the [manorial] site [with] 40 a. timber wood, worth nothing yearly.
The
advowson is worth 10 marks when it falls.
Offham, the manor, with a wood and fishery, parcel of the same manor. In the manor, there are 40 a. timber wood and the manorial site, worth nothing yearly; £4 service rent from various tenants, payable as above; 40 a. meadow, each acre worth 8d. yearly; 40 a. arable, each acre worth 4d. yearly; and 240 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly.
Wepham, 20s. rent from a messuage and 9 a. land, parcel of the manor of Wepham, that
John
Bonore
holds.
Orfold. In the manor, there is a field called ‘Chalffhamme’, and a croft of land called ‘Farmecroft’ with 3 small crofts on the northern side of the croft, parcel of the manor, where there are 40 a. arable, each acre worth 4d. yearly. There is a meadow called ‘Holowemede’, where there are 10 a., each acre worth 8d. yearly. There are 3 a. meadow called ‘Longepece’, each acre worth 8d. yearly. There is a meadow called ‘Huntemede’, where there are 1 1/2 a., the acre worth 8d. yearly, and the 1/2 acre worth 4d. yearly. There is a piece of meadow called ‘Holowemede’, where there is an acre, worth... d. yearly. There is free entrance and exit to and from the land and meadow. There is service and rent of 5s. 9 1/2d.a third of and 1/2lb cumin, worth 1/2d. yearly, from various tenements in the manor, viz., from
William
Fownere
, 2s. 1d.; from
Richard
Hifold
, 1d. and third of 1/2lb cumin; from
Richard
Gilmyn
, 12d.; from
Thomas
Meryngden
, 2s.; from
John
Dunhurst
, 6d.; and from
Thomas
Bowyer
, 1 1/2d.
Up Marden, 1/3 land and tenements described above. In the third, there is 10s. service rent from various tenants; 40 a. arable, each acre worth 4d. yearly; and 80 a. sheep-pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly.
n303
n304 Each knight’s fee is worth 13s. 4d. yearly when it falls, and each 1/3 knight’s fee is worth 5s. yearly when it falls.
Tortington, patronage of the priory, worth 5 marks when it falls.
n305
Beatrice also held in dower all liberties, returns of writs, and franchises within the said hundreds, manors, lands, and tenements, worth nothing yearly.
All the manors, lands, tenements, and 1/3 lands and tenements in
Up Marden are held of the king by
knight service.
John, Lord Arundel and Mautravers died seised of the following manor with its members and appurtenances in demesne as of fee, as was found by an inquisition taken by commission at
Arundel on
18 February 1424 before
William
Halle
and
Robert
Syreston
, to whom and to
John
Stourton
the letters patent were addressed [CPR 1422–29, p. 92;
CIPM XXII, no. 347].
After his death, the manor descended to John, late earl of Arundel, son of John, Lord Arundel and Mautravers, who was then seised in demesne as of fee. He demised it to Beatrice for life, and she was thus seised in demesne as of free tenement. John, late earl, afterwards had issue: Humphrey, and died, and reversion of the manor descended to Humphrey as his son and heir. Humphrey, thus seised as of fee and by right, died without heir of his body and the reversion reverted to
William, present earl of Arundel
, uncle and heir of Humphrey as brother of John father of Humphrey. Beatrice afterwards died seised of the manor without heir.
Bignor, the manor, with all its members and appurtenances, viz.,
Eartham,
Racton,
Rogate, Medehone, and
Madehurst. In the manor, there is the manorial site and 300 a. timber wood, worth nothing yearly; £12 service rent from various tenants, payable at the four principal feasts equally; 60 a. meadow, each acre worth 8d. yearly; 200 a. arable, each acre worth 4d. yearly; and 600 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly.
Beatrice died without heir on 23 October last. William, present earl of Arundel, is aged 23 and more.
Furthermore, the prior and convent of St Pancras of
Lewes are seised and possessed of the following, and have been so from time immemorial: £24 annuity by name of a tenth penny rent from the lordship of
Lewes, which sum is to be deducted from the whole extent of the lordship, taken at Easter and Michaelmas equally by the hand of the receiver-general of the lordship; free pasture for 25 animals, to depasture with the animals of the lordship in the lord’s pasture at
Ditchling; and 100s. annuity taken yearly at Easter and Michaelmas equally from the issues of the manor of
Newhaven and the vill of
Piddinghoe; 8s. annuity taken yearly at Michaelmas from issues of the manor of
Newhaven for the stank of a certain watermill there, and the site of the same, formerly of the prior and convent; all manner of amercements from each and every tenant of the prior and convent amerced in the hundred and court of the lord of the lordship, held annually for the whole of the lordship; the polls of all beasts taken in the parks of
Newhaven and
Cuckfield; the first market of timber (
lignorum) in the vill of
Lewes on three days of the week; the first victualling market in the vill of
Lewes and in the whole lordship after the lord; and the right to fish in all waters of the lordship, by them and theirs, on the great feasts and anniversaries of the founders of the monastery, and against the coming of great households to such a gathering.
William
Ryman, esquire
, was seised in demesne as of fee of a toft, a carucate of land, and 2 a. wood in
Up Marden by enfeoffment of Thomas, lately husband of Beatrice. They are held of
John, duke of Norfolk
,
service unknown. William assigned a third of the toft etc. to Beatrice in dower, and she was thus seised in demesne as of free tenement, with reversion to
William
Ryman
and his heirs. Beatrice afterwards died seised of this estate, and the reversion belongs to
William
Ryman
and his heirs.
Up Marden. In the third, there are 30 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly, and 1/2 a. wood, worth nothing yearly.
John
Bohun, knight
,
William
Hankeford, knight
,
John
Wilteshire, knight
,
Robert
Hulle
,
Nicholas
Carewe
,
William
Cheyne
,
William
Ryman
, and
Robert
Ingelere
were seised in demesne as of fee of the manors of
North Wood (Northwode),
Broomer in Birdham,
Tortington,
Bowdon,
Kingston near
Lewes, one messuage, 60 a. land, and 4 a. meadow in
Ilsham Pecchy, and 50 a. land, and 350 a. pasture in
Storrington, by enfeoffment of
Thomas, late earl of Arundel
, lately husband of Beatrice, and John Bohun etc. [as above] assigned a third in dower to Beatrice. She was thus seised in demesne as of free tenement. Afterwards, John Bohun etc. [as above] granted 2 parts of the manors, lands, and tenements, and a third of the manors, lands, and tenements, to
Thomas
Dene, master
of the hospital of
St Trinity, Arundel, to have to him and his successors in pure and perpetual alms. Royal licence was obtained [CPR 1422–29, pp. 114–15]. Thomas Dene was thus seised of 2 parts of the manors etc. in his demesne as of fee in right of the hospital, and Beatrice attorned to him for the third that she held in dower.
Thomas Dene died, and
Nicholas
Warde was made master of the hospital. Beatrice then died, and reversion of the third fell to Nicholas and belongs to him. The manors, lands, and tenements are held of others than the king, but of whom and
by what service is unknown.
North Wood (Northwode), 1/3 manor. There is a messuage, worth nothing yearly; 30 a. arable, each acre worth 3d. yearly; and 50 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly.
Broomer in
Birdham, 1/3 manor. There are 2 messuages, worth nothing yearly; 24 a. arable, each acre worth 2d. yearly; and 40 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly.
Tortington, 1/3 manor. There are 3 messuages, each worth 12d. yearly; 40 a. arable, each acre worth 3d. yearly; 5 a meadow, each acre worth 8d. yearly; and 60 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly.
Bowdon, 1/3 manor. There is a messuage, worth nothing yearly; 30 a. arable, each acre worth 2d. yearly; and 20 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly.
Kingston near
Lewes, 1/3 manor. There are 2 messuages, each worth 12d. yearly; 40 a. arable, each acre worth 2d. yearly; and 50 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly.
Ilsham Pecchy, 1/3 of the lands and tenements above [one messuage, 60 a. land, and 4 a. meadow]. There are 20 a. arable, each acre worth 2d. yearly; and an acre of meadow, worth 8d. yearly.
Storrington, 1/3 lands and tenements above [50 a. land, and 350 a. pasture]. There are 20 a. arable, each acre worth 2d. yearly; and 115 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly.
She held the following for life by demise of
John
Bohun, chevalier
,
John
Wilteshire, chevalier
,
Robert
Hulle
,
Nicholas
Carewe
,
William
Cheyne
,
William
Ryman
, and
Robert
Ingelere
. They also granted reversion of the following, by deed shown to the jurors, to
John
Colmorde, master
of the college of
Arundel, to have to him and his successors. Royal licence was obtained and shown to the jurors [CPR 1422–29, p. 116].
Houghton, 1/3 manor. In the third, there is the site of 1/3 manor, worth nothing yearly; 12 a. meadow, each acre worth 8d. yearly; and 24 a. arable, each acre worth 2d. yearly.
Graffham, 1/3 messuage, worth 12d. yearly, and 44 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly.
Of whom and
by what service they are held is unknown.
[2]+She held no lands or tenements in demesne as of fee or service of the king, or any other. A fine was levied at
Westminster one month from Easter 1366 [CP 25/1/288/48, no. 664], before
Robert
de
Thorp
,
John
Moubray
,
William
Fyncheden
, and
William
de
Wichyngham, king
’s justices, and afterwards recorded and granted on the octave of Trinity 1366, before the same justices and others present, between Richard, then
earl of Arundel and Surrey
, and Eleanor his wife, daughter of
Henry, late earl of Lancaster
, querents, and
John, late duke of Lancaster
, the king’s most beloved son,
Humphrey
Bohun, late earl of Hereford
,
Henry
de
Bello Monte
,
Roger
Lestrange
,
Guy
de
Brian
, Warin de Insula,
Henry
de
Percy
,
Thomas
de
Lodelowe
,
John
Delues
,
Walter
Hopton
,
Edward
de
Sancto Johanne
, and
John
de
Lodelowe
, chevaliers,
William
Banastre
,
Robert
de
Halsham
,
John
Botiller
,
Roger
Dalyngrugge
,
John
Kyngesfold
, and
Henry
Wynnesbury, deforciants, regarding, among other things, the
castle and
vill of Lewes, and the manors of
Cuckfield,
Clayton,
Ditchling,
Newhaven,
Patcham,
Brighton,
Rottingdean,
Houndean,
Northease,
Rodmell,
Keymer,
Middleton,
Allington,
Worth, and
Pyecombe, and the vills of
Seaford,
Iford, and
Piddinghoe.
Richard, late earl, recognised the castle, vills, and manors to be the right of the late duke, earl of Hereford, Henry etc. [as above] as held by grant of Richard, late earl of Arundel. For that recognition, the late duke etc. [as above] granted the castle, vills, and manors, to Richard, late earl of Arundel and Eleanor – with knights’ fees, reversions, advowsons of churches, abbeys, priories, and other religious chattels, and families, fairs, markets, warrens, chases, parks, woods, ponds, stanks, houses, homages and other services of free tenants, villeins with their villeinage, marshes, fisheries, pastures, hundreds, liberties, regalities, and all other things – to hold to them for their lives,
n306 with successive remainders to
Richard
Arundell, junior
, and
Elizabeth his wife, for their lives; and to the heirs of the body of
Richard
Arundell, junior
, as fully apparent in the one part of the fine shown to the jurors. The late earl of Arundel and Eleanor were thus seised in demesne as of free tenement, and died seised of this estate. Richard Arundell, junior, had issue:
Thomas, late
earl of Arundel
, Elizabeth, Joan, and Margaret.
Richard
Arundell, junior, and Elizabeth his wife afterwards died, and
Thomas, late earl
, then entered the castle etc. and was thus seised in demesne as of fee tail by virtue of the fine. Thus seised, he granted the castle etc., among other things, to
Thomas, Lord Camoys
,
John
Bohun
,
John
Wilteshire
,
Thomas
Sakevile
, knights,
William
Lasyngby
,
Robert
Hille
,
William
Cheyne
,
Robert
Pobelowe
,
Thomas
Harlyng
,
John
Wyke
, clerks,
David
Holbache
,
John
Wele
,
Richard
Wakehurst
,
William
Boerley
,
William
Ryman
,
Thomas
Sencler
,
John
Fitz
Piers
,
Thomas
Salman
, and
Richard
Laken
, and their
heirs and assigns. Royal licence was previously obtained [CPR 1413–16, p. 336]. Thomas, Lord Camoys, John, John etc. [as above] were thus seised in demesne as of fee. Thomas, late earl of Arundel, afterwards died without heir of his body and
Thomas, Lord Camoys
, John, John etc. [as above] then granted the castle etc., among other things, to Beatrice for life, with
remainder to the right heirs of
Thomas, late earl of
Arundel
. Royal licence was previously obtained. Beatrice was thus seised in demesne as of free tenement and, at the time of this grant, Elizabeth, Joan, and Margaret were sisters and heirs of Thomas, late earl. Elizabeth afterwards had issue:
John, late duke of Norfolk
. She died, and her right of remainder as sister and one of the heirs of Thomas, late earl, descended to the late duke of Norfolk as son and heir of Elizabeth. The late duke of Norfolk afterwards died and the right of remainder descended to
John, present duke of Norfolk
, his son and heir. Joan had issue:
Richard, late earl of Worcester
, and Richard had issue: Elizabeth, wife of
Edward
Neville,
Lord Bergavenny
. Richard died, then Joan died, and her right of remainder as second sister and heir of Thomas, late earl, descended to Elizabeth daughter of Richard, late earl of Worcester, kin and heir of Joan. Margaret had issue:
Edmund
Lenthale
, and died. Her right of remainder as third sister and heir of Thomas, late earl, descended to Edmund as her son and heir. Beatrice afterwards died seised in demesne as of free tenement of the castle etc., with remainder to John, present duke of Norfolk, Elizabeth, wife of Edward, and Edmund Lenthale, as right heirs of Thomas, late earl of Arundel.+[2] They should hold the castle etc. to them and the heirs of their bodies, as kin and heirs of Richard Arundell, junior, according to the form of the fine. The castle, vills, and manors are held of the king
by
knight service.
n307 Lewes. In the castle there are various buildings and houses, worth nothing yearly above repair.
Belonging to the castle is a chase called ‘Cleres’, worth nothing yearly above the keeping of the same;
advowson or patronage of the priory of
Lewes when vacant, worth 100s. when it falls
; and the following knights’ fees and part-fees.
Poynings and
Pyecombe, 10 knights’ fees lately held by
Michael
de
Ponynges
, £50.
Ockley, 1/2 knight’s fee, that the heirs of
Nicholas
Nogoun
hold
(ten’), 50s.
Hangleton and
Rougham, 1/2 knight’s fee and 1/4 knight’s fee lately held by the heirs of Philip Neband, 75s.
Rougham, one knight’s fee lately held by the heirs of Gardon de Hangelton, 100s.; and 1/2 knight’s fee lately held by John de Kyngeston, 50s.
Plumpton, one knight’s fee lately held by William Bardolf, 100s.
Perching, one knight’s fee lately held by the heirs of Robert Agelon, 100s.
Bevendean and
Barcombe, one knight’s fee lately held by the heirs of John Gaddesden, 100s.
Rougham, 1/2 knight’s fee lately held by the heirs of
William
le
Boteler
, 50s.; 1/2 knight’s fee lately held by the heirs of John de Straunge, 50s.
Rothyng, 1/2 knight’s fee lately held by Richard Fillol, 50s.
Bevendean, 1/2 knight’s fee lately held by Andrew de Mested, 50s.
Hangleton, one knight’s fee lately held by the heirs of Robert de Cokefeld, 100s.
Sond, 1/2 knight’s fee lately held by Payn de la Mare, 50s.
Standean, 1/2 knight’s fee lately held by the heirs of Waleran de Mounceux, 50s.
Smithwick, one knight’s fee lately held by the heirs of Saer de Rosey, 100s.
Radynden, one knight’s fee lately held by the heirs of Walter de Radyngden, 100s.
West Blatchington, 1/4 knight’s fee lately held by the heirs of James de Wayulle, 25s.
Ditchling, 1/2 knight’s fee lately held by the heirs of John Gaddesden, 50s.
[Place not given.
n308] One knight’s fee lately held by the heirs of
Hugh
de Fokyngton iuxta Wilmyngton, 100s.
Rodmell, 1/6 knight’s fee lately held by the heirs of Ralph de Stopeham, 16s. 8d.
Benhams, 2 knights’ fees lately held by the heirs of
Roger
Bygot, lately earl of Norfolk, £10.
Deopham, 1/10 knight’s fee lately held by the heirs of William de Blondell, 10s.
West Firle, 1/2 knight’s fee lately held by the heirs of
Robert
Levet
, 50s.; 1/2 knight’s fee that the dean of Chichester holds, 50s.; 1/2 knight’s fee lately held by the heirs of Gilbert de Firles, 50s.
Maplesden (Mapuldram), one knight’s fee lately held by the heirs of
William Bardolf, 100s.
Fulking, 1/2 knight’s fee lately held by the heirs of William Bealmond, 100s.
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Ovingdean, 1/5 knight’s fee lately held by the heirs of Ralph de Rademeld, 20s.
Lewes. In the vill, there is £6 5d. assize rent taken yearly from various lands and tenements at Easter and Michaelmas equally; view of frankpledge held yearly on Michaelmas, a court called the court of the vill and a court called court baron held every three weeks, the perquisites worth 13s. 4d. yearly; a fair (
nundine) held during Pentecost week, and a market held every Saturday, the tolls worth 19s. 7d. yearly; a fishery, called the fishery of
Lewes, worth £6 13s. 4d. yearly; various hundreds, viz.,
Buttinghill with the half-hundred of
Wyndham, and the hundreds of
Streat,
Barcombe,
Swanborough,
Holmstrow,
Younsmere,
Whalesborne, half-hundred of
Fishersgate, and the hundred of
Poynings, held on Lady Day and Michaelmas, their perquisites worth 40s. yearly; and ?8s. ?2d. [ms damaged] common fine, payable on Lady Day and Michaelmas equally.
Cuckfield, the manor. There are various buildings and houses, worth nothing yearly; £15 11d. assize rent, taken yearly from various lands and tenements at Candlemas, Pentecost, and Michaelmas, viz., at Candlemas, £4, at Pentecost, 100s., and at Michaelmas, £6 11d.; a park called ‘Cokefeldperk’ containing 229 a., worth nothing yearly above sustaining the beasts; another park called the park of
Bently containing 326 a., worth nothing yearly above sustaining the beasts; and a ruinous watermill, worth nothing yearly.
Hanlye, the manor, is member and parcel of the manor of
Cuckfield. There is the site, worth nothing yearly; and 130 a. arable, each acre worth 3d. yearly.
Clayton, the manor. There are 49s. 8d. assize rent taken yearly at the said feasts, viz., at Candlemas, 12s. 4d., at Pentecost, 12s. 4d., and at Michaelmas, 25s.; 83 a. arable, each acre worth 4d. yearly; 10 a. meadow, each acre worth 12d. yearly; 120 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly; and 2 woods called ‘Homewode’ and ‘Hesewode’, containing 100 a., worth nothing because not cut this year.
Ditchling, the manor. There is the site, worth nothing yearly; £15 assize rent taken yearly at the said feasts, viz., at Candlemas, £4 10s., at Pentecost, £4 10s., and at Michaelmas, £6; 305 a. arable, each acre worth 4d. yearly; 32 1/2 a. meadow, each acre worth 12d. yearly; 300 a. pasture, each acre worth 1 1/2d. yearly; a park called the park of
Ditchling containing 300 a., worth nothing yearly above sustaining the beasts; and a chase called ‘Frekebergh’ and ‘Shortfrith’ containing 500 a., worth nothing yearly above sustaining the beasts.
Newhaven, the manor. There is the site, worth nothing yearly; £8 13s. 1d. assize rent taken yearly at the said feasts, viz., at Candlemas, 53s. 4d., at Pentecost, 53s. 4d., and at Michaelmas, 66s. 5d.; 304 1/2 a. arable, each acre worth 4d. yearly; 39 a. meadow, each acre worth 10d. yearly; 300 a. pasture, each acre worth 2d. yearly;
n310 and a rabbit-warren, worth 66s. 8d. yearly.
Patcham, the manor. There is the site, worth nothing yearly; £8 15s. 8d. assize rent taken yearly at the said feasts, viz., at Candlemas, 53s. 4d., at Pentecost, 53s. 4d., and at Michaelmas, 69s.; 368 1/2 a. arable, each acre worth 3d. yearly; 500 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly; and a dovecot, worth nothing yearly.
Brighton, the manor. There is the site, worth nothing yearly; £15 19s. 11d. assize rent taken yearly at the said feasts, viz., at Candlemas, £4, at Pentecost, 100s., and at Michaelmas, £6 19s. 11d.; 86 a. arable, each acre worth 5d. yearly; and 250 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly.
Rottingdean, the manor. There is the site, worth nothing yearly; £4 7s. 4d. assize rent taken yearly at the said feasts, viz., at Candlemas, 20s., at Pentecost, 20s., and at Michaelmas, 47s. 4d.; 90 a. arable, each acre worth 3d. yearly; 20 a. marsh, totally submerged by flooding, and thus worth nothing yearly; and 350 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly.
Houndean, the manor. There is the site, worth nothing yearly; £19 11s. 8d. assize rent taken yearly at the said feasts, viz., at Candlemas, £4, at Pentecost, £6, and at Michaelmas, £9 11s. 8d.; 211 a. arable, each acre worth 3d. yearly; 58 1/2 a. marsh, destroyed by year-long flooding, and thus worth nothing yearly; 201 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly; and 100 a. marsh in ‘le Horsbroke’, ‘Swymesbroke’, and ‘Elde’, worth nothing this year because submerged by flooding.
Northease, the manor. There is the site, worth nothing yearly; £10 6s. 3 1/2d. assize rent taken yearly at the said feasts, viz., at Candlemas, 66s. 8d., at Pentecost, 66s. 8d., and at Michaelmas, 72s. 11 1/2d.; 199 a. arable, each acre worth 6d. yearly; 102 a. marsh, worth nothing because submerged by flooding; and 470 a. pasture, each acre worth 3d. yearly.
Rodmell, the manor. There is the site, worth nothing yearly; £9 10s. 3d. assize rent taken yearly at the said feasts, viz., at Candlemas, 60s., at Pentecost, 60s., and at Michaelmas, 70s. 3d.; 120 a. arable, each acre worth 3d. yearly; 300 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly; and 79 a. marsh, worth nothing because submerged by flooding.
Keymer, the manor. There is the site, worth nothing yearly; £11 1d. assize rent taken yearly at the said feasts, viz., at Candlemas, 60s., at Pentecost, 60s., and at Michaelmas, 100s. 1d.;
n311 333 a. arable, each acre worth 3d. yearly; 62 a. meadow, each acre worth 10d. yearly; 24 a. pasture, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 200 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly; and a wood called ‘Scoresholt’, worth nothing because uncut this year.
Middleton, the manor. There is the site, worth nothing yearly; 43s. 4d. assize rent taken yearly at the said feasts, viz., at Candlemas, 13s. 4d., at Pentecost, 13s. 4d., and at Michaelmas, 16s. 8d.; 14 a. arable, each acre worth 3d. yearly; 12 a. meadow, each acre worth 12d. yearly; 80 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly; and a park called
Hailey, worth nothing yearly above sustaining the beasts.
Allington, the manor. There is the site, worth nothing yearly; £6 6s. 7d. assize rent taken yearly at the said feasts, viz., at Candlemas, 40s., at Pentecost, 42s., and at Michaelmas, 44s. 7d.; 136 a. arable, each acre worth 3d. yearly; 19 1/2 a. meadow, each acre of 8 a. of which is worth 12d. yearly, and the rest lies submerged in marsh by flooding, and thus worth nothing this year; 15 a. pasture, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 151 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly; and a wood called ‘Bechewode’, worth 5s. yearly.
Worth, the manor. There is only a forest in this manor, called the forest of
Worth, worth nothing yearly above sustaining the beasts.
Pyecombe, the manor. There is 35s. 4d. assize rent taken yearly, viz., at Candlemas, 11s., at Pentecost, 11s., and at Michaelmas, 13s. 4d.; 68 a. arable, each acre worth 5d. yearly; and 200 a. pasture, each acre worth 2d. yearly.
Seaford, the vill. The assize rents, customary rents, imposts of the vill, and perquisites of the view of frankpledge and court there are worth 40s. yearly.
Iford, the vill. There is 100s. assize rent taken yearly at the said feasts equally.
Piddinghoe, the vill. There is £4 6s. 3d. assize rent taken yearly at the said feasts, viz., at Candlemas, 26s. 8d., at Pentecost, 26s. 8d., and at Michaelmas, 32s. 11d.
She held the following in dower by endowment of
Thomas, late earl
, formerly her husband, from the inheritance of the present
duke of Norfolk
, Elizabeth, wife of
Edward
Neville
, and
Edmund
Lenthale
, as kin and heirs of Thomas, late earl:
1/3 sheriff’s tourn of
Sussex, called ‘Nonemanneslond’, and 1/3 rent of £11 6s., called ‘Sherevesyild’, taken yearly within the rape of
Arundel, held of the king in chief,
service unknown. The perquisites of 1/3 sheriff’s tourn are worth 3s. yearly.
Continues as
371 regarding the following, although without mention of the deed of attornment and with reference to heirs and assigns instead of heirs. The manors, lands, pastures, and rent are not held of the king in chief, but of others by
service unknown.
Shopwyke and
Egley, the manor. There is the site, worth nothing yearly; £8 assize rent taken yearly at the said feasts equally [Candlemas, Pentecost, Michaelmas]; 260 a. arable, each acre worth 8d. yearly; 100 a. pasture, each acre worth 4d. yearly; and 200 a. pasture, each acre worth 2d. yearly.
Compton and
West Marden, the manor. There is the site, worth nothing yearly; 78s. assize rent taken yearly at the said feasts equally; 124 a. arable, each acre worth 6d. yearly; and 120 a. pasture, each acre worth 2d. yearly.
Littleworth, the manor. There is the site, a small park, and 100 a. wooded land, worth nothing yearly above repair of the houses and sustaining the beasts.
West Dean and
Boxgrove. In the tenement called ‘Bromes’, there is 40s. assize rent taken yearly at the said feasts equally, 80 a. arable, each acre worth 8d. yearly, and 120 a. pasture, each acre worth 2d. yearly.
In the tenement called ‘Croftlond’ and ‘Bruggelond’, there are 200 a. arable, each acre worth 4d. yearly, and 80 a. pasture, each acre worth 2d. yearly.
Horsham. In the tenement called Coltstaple, there are 200 a. land and pasture, each acre worth 2d. yearly.
The
earl of Northumberland
,
Ralph
Cromewell
,
John
Scroop
,
Robert
Darcy
, Bartholomew,
Thomas
Mollesley
, Walter, and
John
Massy
were seised in demesne as of fee of 80 a. land and
pasture in Ilsham Haket, and 45 a. land and pasture, called ‘Panters’ and ‘Archers’ in
West Dean. Thus seised, they demised the land and pasture to the countess for life, with reversion to the
earl of Northumberland etc. [
as above], and their heirs and assigns. The countess was thus seised in demesne as of free tenement, and she died seised of this estate.
The lands and pasture are not held of the king, but of others by
service unknown. They should revert to the
earl of Northumberland etc. [
as above], and their heirs and assigns.
Ilsham Haket, 80 a. land and pasture, each acre worth 2d. yearly.
West Dean, 45 a. land and pasture, called ‘Panters’ and ‘Archers’, each acre worth 3d. yearly.
