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EDWARD POMERAY, ESQUIRE

Inquisition Head

CORNWALL. Inquisition [indented]. Liskeard. 18 May 1446. [Werthe].

[Inquisition: ms faded and galled in places.]

Jurors

Jurors: Stephen Gyffard ; John Powno ; Richard Kynbear... ; Roger Cotive... ; Thomas Flaysmond ; William Symond ; Thomas Skynard ; Richard Clemens ; John Clemens ; Edmund Beket ; Richard ?Bere ; John ?Levedwen; and John Lanyow .

Holdings
He held no lands or tenements of the king in chief in demesne as of fee. He held the following jointly with Margaret his wife, who survives. The manor was granted by John de la Pomeray, chevalier , and Joan his wife, to Edward and Margaret and the heirs male of the body of Edward, to hold of John and Joan, and the heirs of John, paying to them for the life of John £46 yearly at Midsummer, Michaelmas, Christmas, and Easter; and then paying to Joan, for the term of her life, and to the heirs of John, a grain of wheat at Michaelmas; and doing all other services to the chief lords of the fee. The grant was by fine [CP 25/1/33/32/24] at Westminster, dated three weeks from Easter, 1404 [recited in full], in which Margaret was described as the daughter of John Bevylle . Reversion was to John de la Pomeray and Joan and the heirs of John, to hold of the chief lords of the fee by the customary services. Edward and Margaret gave 100 marks of silver. By virtue of the fine Edward was seised in demesne as of fee tail, and Margaret in demesne as of free tenement.
Tregony, the manor, held of the king, of the duchy of Cornwall, of the castle of Launceston, by knight service. In the manor there is a capital messuage, worth nothing yearly; 72 tenements with curtilages, each worth 6d. yearly; 20 ferlings of land, each worth 3s. 4d. yearly; 3 mills for grinding corn (blaeretic’), each worth 10s. yearly; a fulling mill, worth 20d. yearly; a fair on the feast of St Leonard, and a fair on the feast of the Invention of the Cross, worth 40s. yearly; perquisites of court, worth 20s. yearly; and 20 a. wood, worth nothing yearly.
The following are held of the manor by the following services.
Rescassa, 1½ a. land, held by knight service of the greater fee (de maiori feodo), n213 fealty, and suit to the court of the manor.
Camerance and Porthkellys,
3 a. land, held by socage, fealty and suit of court; and
½ a. land held by knight service of the greater fee, by paying 11½d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.
Treverras, Pennarthe and Tolcarne, 2 a. land, held by knight service, by paying 3s. 10d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.
Trelossa, 1 a. land, held by knight service of the greater fee, by paying 23d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.
Burthy, Trewhela, and Polmenna (Penwenna), a knight’s fee, held by knight service of the lesser fee (de minori feodo), n214 and by common suit.
Trethewell, 1 a. land, held by knight service, by paying 6d. at Michaelmas, and by suit of court.
Camerance, 1 a. land, containing 4 ferlings, held by knight service of the greater fee and by paying 12½d. at Michaelmas.
Sorn, ½ a. land; Carveth, 1 a. land; ‘Treturoysdon’, ½ a. land, containing 8 ferlings; and Tregorrick, 2 a. land, held by socage and fealty and paying at Easter a pair of gilt spurs or 6d.
Tregisswyn, Gonitor, and Baruppa, 4 a. land, held by knight service ?of the lesser fee, and suit of court.
Trevilis and ‘Trewyn’, 1½ a. land, containing 6 ferlings, held by knight service of the greater fee, by paying 23d. at Candlemas and 12½d. at Michaelmas, and by suit of court.
Carvean and Tregurno, 2 a. land, containing 8 ferlings, held by socage, by paying 3s. 10d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.
Tregerrek , ½ a. land, held by socage, by paying 1d. yearly, and by suit of court.
?Treleaven, 1½ a. land, containing 6 ferlings, held by knight service of the greater fee, by paying 2s. 10½d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.
?Redell , ½ a. land, held by knight service of the greater fee, by paying 23d. yearly, and by suit of court.
Trewinnard, Trevessa, and Tredrea, 3½ a. land, containing 14 ferlings, held by knight service of the greater fee and by suit of court.
Trethevas, Carvedras, Bosvigo, Domellick, Treweres , and Treworgy , 19½ a. land, containing 80 ferlings, held by socage, by paying 5s. 9d. at Candlemas and 12d. at Michaelmas, and by suit of court. A ?‘haye’ there is held by socage, by paying 2d. at Candlemas and Michaelmas, and by suit of court.
Trethyves , Treverven, Ardensaweth, and Rospletha, ½ a. land, held by socage, by suit of court, and by paying 1 lb. cumin or 1d. yearly.
Helland and Treworyan, 3 a. land and 1/3 knight’s fee, held by knight service of the greater fee and by suit of court.
Cuskean, 1 a. land; Knoll, 1 a. and 1 ferling of land; Treworgans, 1 a. and ½ ferling of land; Slades, 1 ferling of land; Ventonglidder ½ a. land; and ‘Little’ Helland, ½ a. land, held by knight service of the greater fee, by paying 6s. 6d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.
Nampara, 1 a. land, held by socage, by paying 12d. at Michaelmas, and by suit of court.
Ankirlond , ½ a. land so-called, held by socage and by suit of court.
Barwick, a piece of land, held by paying 12d. at the feasts of the Invention of the Cross and Michaelmas, and by suit of court.
Lesnewth, 3 a. land, held by knight service of the lesser fee and by suit of court.
Callestick, 2/3 knight’s fee, held by knight service ?of the lesser fee, by paying 5s. 9d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.
Godolphin, 1½ a. land, containing 6 ferlings, held by socage, by paying 2s. 10½d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.
Carburrow, 1 a. land, held by knight service of the greater fee, by paying 11½d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.
Bodelva, 1 a. land, held by socage, by paying 23d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.
Restineas, 1 a. land, held by socage, by paying 5s. at Michaelmas, and by suit of court.
‘Treworgiscor’, 1 a. land, held by socage, by paying 23d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.
Truthan, 3 a. land and... part of a knight’s fee, held by knight service ?of the lesser fee and by suit of court.
‘Tremostell’, Trevaster, and Bosvisack, ¾ knight’s fee, held by knight service of the lesser fee and by suit of court.
Nansough, ‘Great’ Tregear, ‘Little’ Tregear, Trobus, ‘Boyes’, Forgue, and ‘Kerswilla’, 6 a. land, held by socage, by paying 15s. 4d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.
Tregaulle , 1 a. land, held by knight service ?of the lesser fee, by paying 12d. at Michaelmas, and by suit of court.
Roseworthy, the manor, containing 12 a. land, held by knight service, by paying 2s. at Michaelmas, and by suit of court.
Lamorran, Gare, and ? duo Tror’is, ?8 a. land, held by socage, by paying 22s. ?10½d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.
Trelowthas, ‘Great’ Trelowthas, ‘Little’ Trelowthas and Sourne, 4 a. land, held by socage, by paying 13s. ?5d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.
Carsla , 1 a. land, held by socage, by paying ?23d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.
Tremowe and ‘Eskynnnowe’, 2½ a. land, held by socage, by paying 10s. at Michaelmas, and by suit of court.
Trendeal, 1 a. land; and Treworthal and Polsue, 1 a. land, held by socage, by paying 3s. 10d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.
Treworthal, 1 a. land, held by socage, by paying 23d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.
‘Great’ Gothers, 1 a. land, held by socage, by paying 23d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.
‘Little’ Gothers and Carnegga, 1 a. land, held by socage, by paying 23d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.
Trewince, 1 a. land, held by socage, by paying 4s. at Michaelmas, and by suit of court.
Resparveth, Gear and ‘Doddewoda’, 3 a. land, held by socage, by paying 5s. 9¼d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.
‘Hendreueythyn’, 1 a. land; and Trevilson, 1 a. land, held by socage, by paying 3s. 11d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.
‘Lower’ Lamellyn, 1 a. land, held by socage, by paying 3s. at Michaelmas, and by suit of court.
Gerrans, ½ a. land, held by socage and by paying at Michaelmas 1 lb. cumin or 2d.
Trewince, 1/3 of ½ a. land, held by socage, by paying 4¼d. at Michaelmas, and by suit of court; and 2/3 of ½ a. land, held by socage, by paying 8½d. at Michaelmas, and by suit of court.
Trevelsue , Sule , and Menedu , 2 a. land, held by socage, by paying 3s. 10d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.
Tregaminion, 1 a. land, held by socage, by paying 23d. at Candlemas and 5s. at Michaelmas, and by suit of court.
?Trevena (duo Trewynna), Chytodden, and Pellor, 1 ferling of land, held by socage, by paying 6d. at Whitsun, and by suit of court.
Trannack, 1 a. land, held by socage, by paying ?23d. at Candlemas and 2s. 6d. at Michaelmas, and by suit of court.
Bosistow, 1 a. land, held by socage, by paying 2s. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.
Tregethes, Tregilliowe, and Lugdvan (Lugyuan Eglos), 2 a. land, held by socage, by paying a pair of spurs or 6d. yearly, and by suit of court.
Cathebedron and Pengwedna, 1½ a. land, held by socage, by paying 2s. 10½d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.
Bosparva, ½ a. land, held by socage, by paying 10½d. at Candlemas and 5d. at Michaelmas, and by suit of court; and ½ a. land, held by socage, by paying 11½d. at Candlemas and 5d. at Michaelmas, and by suit of court.
Boscawen Rose and ?Trelew, 2 a. land, held by socage, other services unknown.
Tredenham, ½ a. land, held by socage, by paying 11½d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.
Golden, 1 a. land, held by socage, by paying 3s. 4d. at Candlemas and 3s. 4d. at Michaelmas, and by suit of court.
Newton, ½ a. land, held by socage, by paying 12d. at Michaelmas, and by suit of court; and ½ a. land, held by socage, by paying 12d. at Michaelmas, and by suit of court.
Luney, 1 a. land; Hewas, 1 a. land; Mulvra, 1 a. land; and Tregonjeeves, 2 a. land, held by socage, by paying 7s. 8d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court
.
Tolgarrick and Estvelshire, 2 a. land, held by socage, by paying 5s. 9d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.
Karthu , 1 a. land, held by paying 2s. at Candlemas and by suit of court.
?Besowsa, ½ a. land, held by socage, by paying 9¼d. at Candlemas and Michaelmas, and by suit of court.
Penhallow, ½ a. land, held by socage, by paying 11½d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.
Merrose, 1 a. land, held by socage, by paying a pair of gilt spurs or 6d. yearly, and by suit of court.
Penwarne, 1 a. land, held by socage, by paying 3s. 6d. at Michaelmas, and by suit of court.
Barwick, a piece of land, held by socage, by paying 12d. at Easter and Michaelmas, and by suit of court.
Trevy..., ¾ of 1 a. land, held by socage, by paying 8d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.
Lercedekkne, 2/3 of 1 ferling of land, held by socage, by paying 15d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.
Partonvrane, 10 a. English land, held by socage, by paying 5s. at four annual terms, and by suit of court.
Lelant, 1/5 a. land, held by socage, by paying 10s. at mid-Lent Sunday and at St James, and by suit of court; 1/5 a. land, held by the same service; 1/5 a. land, held by the same service; and 1/5 a. land, held by the same service.
Pybov , all the lands and tenements of Halbert therein, held by paying 26s. 8d. yearly.

He died on 3 May last. Henry Pomeray, esquire , is the son and heir male of Edward, of the bodies of Edward and Margaret, and the son and next heir of Edward. He is aged 30 and more. Margaret survives.

TNA reference

C 139/122/37 mm. 1, 3

Inquisition Head

DEVON. Inquisition [indented]. Exeter. 24 May 1446. [Werthe].

Jurors

Jurors: John ?Barnehows ; William Bisshop ; William Botour ; Nicholas Frenssh ; John Colemore ; John Floyer ; William Floyer ; William Monke ; John Mannyng ; Thomas Efford ; John Jacob ; and John Symon .

Holdings

He was seised of the following in demesne as of fee. By virtue of royal letters patent of licence [CPR 1429–36, p. 322, recited in full], shown to the jurors, he granted the manor by charter to John Assh , William Cloveneburgh, vicar of the church of Berry Pomeroy, and John Harry, vicar of the church of Stoke Gabriel, and their heirs and assigns, so that they were seised in demesne as of fee. The charter [recited in full], dated at Berry Pomeroy, 4 January 1434, with warranty clause, was witnessed by John Copleston , Richard Yerde , William Beamont , Richard Peperell , Henry Beare , Henry Herte , Richard Tocker , John Borehed , William Tolke, mayor of Totnes , and others. By virtue of the royal licence [as above], John, William, and John granted the manor, by indented charter shown to the jurors, to Edward and Margaret then his wife, and the heirs male of their bodies, so that they were seised in demesne as of fee tail. The charter [recited in full] contained remainders to the heirs male of the body of Edward, and to the right heirs of Edward. It was dated at Berry Pomeroy, 12 September 1434, and witnessed by Nicholas Carrewe and John Dynham , knights, John Copleston , John Yerde , William Beamont , Henry Beare , Walter Elyot , and many others. One part of the charter, sealed by John Assh and the others, was to remain with Edward and Margaret; the other, sealed by Edward and Margaret, was to remain with John and the others.

Berry Pomeroy, the manor, held of the king in chief by knight service. In the manor there is a capital messuage, worth nothing yearly; a dovecot, worth 12d. yearly; a water-mill, worth 40d. yearly; 16 ferlings of land, each worth 3s. yearly; 12½ a. meadow, each acre worth 16d. yearly; a park, worth 10s. yearly in pannage and herbage; £7 6s. 8d. assize rent from free tenants, namely John Helier, ‘Bartelet’ Harry, John Howe , and William Hyele , payable at Midsummer, Michaelmas, Christmas, and Easter; 48s. 8d. assize rent from various customary tenants; and perquisites of court, worth 6s. 8d. yearly.
He was seised of the following in demesne as of fee tail, by virtue of a grant of Nicholas de Wyddergrave and John Gambon , to Thomas de la Pomeray , Edward’s father, and the heirs male of his body. The grant was by fine [not found], dated on the morrow of John the Baptist, 1329, shown to the jurors.
Stockleigh Pomeroy, the manor. In the manor there is an empty site, worth nothing yearly; a fulling mill, worth 20d. yearly; 20 tenements with curtilages, each worth 6d. yearly; 860 a. land, each acre of 200 a. worth 1d. yearly, and each acre of the rest worth ¼d. yearly; 40 a. meadow, each acre worth 6d. yearly; 20 a. wood, of which the pasture is worth 12d. yearly; and perquisites of court, worth 12d. yearly.
Harberton, ½ manor. In the moiety there are 2 tenements with curtilages, each worth 12d. yearly; 140 a. land, each acre worth 1d. yearly; 8 a. meadow, each acre worth 6d. yearly; and perquisites of court of the moiety, worth 3s. 4d. yearly. 2 tenements and 3 carucates of land in Belsford, of which John Stowe and Richard ?Horn are tenants, are held of the moiety by paying at Michaelmas a pair of gilt spurs or 6d. 4 tenements and 6 ferlings of land are held of the moiety by the same service.
Brixham, 1/3 manor. In the third part there is a capital messuage, worth nothing yearly; 10 tenements, each worth 4d. yearly; 30 cottages, each worth 2d. yearly; 8 a. meadow, each acre worth 6d. yearly; 15s. 1d. assize rent from the tenements of various free tenants, namely John Turping and John ?Pape, payable at the feasts of St Peter in Chains, All Saints, Candlemas, and Midsummer; and perquisites of court, worth 3s. 4d. yearly.
The above are held of the king in chief by knight service. He held the following in fee, service, and right.
Hennock, the manor, held of Thomas, earl of Devon , as 1 knight’s fee. In the manor there is an empty site, worth nothing yearly; an empty site of a water-mill, worth nothing yearly; 20 a. arable and 20 a. pasture, each acre worth ½d. yearly; 2 a. wood, each acre worth 4d. yearly; 4 a. meadow, each acre worth 4d. yearly; 20s. assize rent from various free tenants, namely John Richard, William Thomas , John Litelmon , and John Longenore , at Michaelmas, Christmas, Easter, and Midsummer; and perquisites of court, worth 12d. yearly.

Date of death and heir as 416, but not here styled esquire.

[Head:] [Delivered to] court on 6 June 1446.

TNA reference

C 139/122/37 mm. 1–2

E 149/180/10

n213^: ?i.e. fees Gloucester.

n214^: ?i.e. fees Mortain.

Holdings

Holdings

Holding ItemValueQuantityTotal
Berry Pomeroy
Total: -
Stockleigh Pomeroy
Total: -
Harberton
Total: -
Brixham
Total: -
Hennock
Total: -

Extents

Extents

Holding ItemValueQuantityTotal
Berry Pomeroy
Total: -
Stockleigh Pomeroy
Total: -
Harberton
Total: -
Brixham
Total: -
Hennock
Total: -

People

People

  • Werthe(Escheator)

Jurors

  • John ?Barnehows
  • William Bisshop
  • William Botour
  • Nicholas Frenssh
  • John Colemore
  • John Floyer
  • William Floyer
  • William Monke
  • John Mannyng
  • Thomas Efford
  • John Jacob
  • John Symon

Map

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