E-CIPM 26-101: NICHOLAS HAWLEY

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NICHOLAS HAWLEY

Inquisition Head

CORNWALL. Inquisition. Launceston. 8 March 1443. [Trevelen].

[Inquisition: ms torn, galled and faded in places.]

Jurors

Jurors: John Pentyre ; James Flammank ; George Denysyll ; John Mayowe ; Nicholas Roche ; Nicholas Leygh ; Robert Downe ; John Palmer ; Thomas Carwen ; Walter Parker ; Robert Skelton ; and Richard Clay .

Holdings
He held no lands or tenements of the king in chief in demesne or in service, but he held the following in demesne as of fee.
Penhargard, the manor, annual value 100s., held of Richard, earl of Warwick , in free socage.
Penquyte , a messuage and a ferling of land, annual value 5s., held of Thomas, earl of Devon , in socage.
Kilminorth, the manor, annual value 104s. 3½d., held of Thomas Seger in free socage.
Tregullan, a toft and 1 a. land, annual value 20s., held of Roger Westeva in free socage.
New Leigh, a messuage and ½ a. land, annual value 26s. 8d., held of William Legh in free socage.
Lametton, the manor, annual value £12 6s. 8½d., held of Tristram Kerzerens in free socage.
Bray, 3 messuages and 1 Cornish acre land, annual value 68s. 6d., held of John Palmer in free socage.
Hendra, a messuage and a Cornish ferling of land, annual value 13s. 4d., held of John Trenoda in free socage.
Polharmon, the manor, and a messuage and garden (ortus) annexed thereto in St Austell, annual value £13 4s. 6½d., held of the prior of Tywardreath in free socage.
Biscovey, Boscundle, and Castle Gotha, 6 messuages, a toft, and 2 Cornish a. land, annual value 60s., held of John, lord Fanhope in free socage.
Lostwithiel, a messuage and a garden annexed thereto, annual value 12s., held of Nicholas Flemyng in free socage.
Trenovissick, a messuage and a Cornish ferling of land, annual value 13s. 4d, held of the heirs of William Bodrigan, chevalier , in free socage.
Bodmin, 24 messuages, 6 tofts, 24 gardens, 2 corn-mills, 5 English a. land, and 6 a. wood, annual value £7 4s. 2½d., held of the prior of Bodmin in free socage.
He held the following jointly with Isabel his wife, to them and the heirs of the body of Nicholas, by grant of Nicholas’s father, John Hawley . [+1] In the charter, sealed with John’s armorial seal, dated 30 October 1433 and shown to the jurors, the premises, granted with warranty, were described as all his manors, lands, tenements, rents, services, and reversions in ?Tresillian, ‘Trelegh’, Tresithney, Trevarthian, Penros , Padstow, Trevawell , Trewerry, Bosvenning, Raginnis, ?Burnoon, Trenowyth , Michaelstow and Poundstock. [The charter, described as an indented charter sealed alternately, is recited in full.] The charter was witnessed by John Botreaux, esquire , John Herle, knight , John Chechester , John Mulys , Thomas Perrot , and others. John Hawley died seised of the reversion.
?Tresillian, 3 messuages and 1 Cornish a. land, annual value 30s., held of the heirs of John Glyvean in socage.
‘Trelegh’, rent of 1d., held of Philip Davy in socage.
Tresithney, a messuage and 1 Cornish a. land, annual value 5s., held of John Botreaux [service not specified].
Trevarthian, ½ Cornish a. n032 land, annual value 2s. 6d., held of Laurence Sherston [service not specified].
Penros , a messuage and 1½ Cornish a. n033 land, annual value 3s. 4d., held of Edmund, bishop of Exeter in socage.
Padstow, 2 messuages, annual value 12d., held of William Raynneward in socage.
Trevawall , a toft and a ferling of land, annual value 12d., held of the prior of Bodmin in socage.
Trewerry, a toft and 1/6 Cornish a. land, annual value 4d., held of the prior of Bodmin in socage.
Bosvenning, 4 messuages and 1 Cornish a. land, annual value 40s., held of John Colyn in socage.
Raginnis, 4 messuages and 2 Cornish a. land, annual value 6s., held of the earl of Warwick in socage.
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Burnoon, 2 messuages and 2 Cornish a. land, annual value 10s., held of John Tredennek in socage.
Trenowyth , a messuage and 1 Cornish a. land, annual value 13s., held of the prior of Bodmin in socage.
Michaelstow, 2 messuages and 1 Cornish a. land, annual value 4s., held of the king , of the manor of Helstone in Trigg, of the duchy of Cornwall, in socage.
Poundstock, a cottage and 1 Cornish a. land, annual value 5s., held of Roger Champernon in socage.
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He died without heir of his body on 7 September last.

Therefore Elizabeth, the wife of John Copleston , is his sister and next heir, aged 30 and more.

She is also the daughter and next heir of John Hawley .

TNA reference

C 139/111/47 mm. 1, 3

E 149/175/3 m. 2

Inquisition Head

DEVON. Inquisition. Tiverton. 12 March 1443. [Trevylen].

Jurors

Jurors: Roger Werthe ; Hugh Champernon ; John Bury ; Thomas Wellywrought ; Roger Weke ; John Almescomb ; William Bysshopp ; John Godyere ; Robert Sedburgh ; Thomas Colston ; John Cole ; and John Hoy .

Holdings
He held no lands or tenements of the king in chief in demesne or in service, but he held the following in demesne as of fee.
Clifton, 33 messuages, 6 tofts, and 12 gardens (ortos), annual value £10, held of James Urmond, knight , in free socage.
Hardness, 12 messuages, 6 tofts, 8 gardens, 12 a. land, and 1 a. meadow, annual value 40s., held of Thomas, earl of Devon , in free socage.
Gripstone, the manor;
East Leigh, 3 messuages and 2 ferlings of land; and
West Leigh, 2 messuages and 2 ferlings of land,
annual value £10, held of Edward de la Pomeray and William Wadham , service unknown.
Wheeldon, 4 messuages and 3 ferlings of land; and
Lupridge, a ferling of land,
annual value 40s., held of William Bonevyle, chevalier , service unknown.
Crowdy, a ferling of land, annual value 10s., held of John Halwarton in free socage.

Date of death as 100. Elizabeth, wife of John Copleston , is his sister and next heir, aged 30 and more.

[Head:] Delivered to court on 20 March 1443.

TNA reference

C 139/111/47 mm. 1–2

Holdings

Holdings

Holding ItemValueQuantityTotal
Clifton
messuages33 (33 x messuages) -
tofts6 (6 x tofts) -
gardens12 (12 x gardens) -
Value£10£10 (=2400d.)
Total: £10 (=2400d.)
Hardness
messuages12 (12 x messuages) -
tofts6 (6 x tofts) -
gardens8 (8 x gardens) -
land12 a. (12 x acre) -
meadow1 a. (1 x acre) -
Value40s.£2 (=480d.)
Total: £2 (=480d.)
‘East’ Washbourne
Total: (=0d.)
Gripstone
Total: (=0d.)
East Leigh
messuages3 (3 x messuages) -
land2 (2 x ferling) -
Total: (=0d.)
West Leigh
messuages2 (2 x messuages) -
land2 (2 x ferling) -
Total: (=0d.)
Wheeldon
messuages4 (4 x messuages) -
land3 (3 x ferling) -
Total: (=0d.)
Lupridge
landa (1 x ferling) -
Total: (=0d.)
Crowdy
land10s.a (1 x ferling)10s. (=120d.)
Total: 10s. (=120d.)

Extents

Extents

No holding extent information available.

People

People

  • Trevylen(Escheator)

Jurors

  • Roger Werthe
  • Hugh Champernon
  • John Bury
  • Thomas Wellywrought
  • Roger Weke
  • John Almescomb
  • William Bysshopp
  • John Godyere
  • Robert Sedburgh
  • Thomas Colston
  • John Cole
  • John Hoy

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