‹ E-CIPM 26-545: HUMPHREY, DUKE OF GLOUCESTER ›

Holdings

He held the following in demesne as of fee tail, to himself and the heirs of his body, by grant of ‪ Henry IV [CPR 1408–13, p. 164], with remainder to the king and his heirs. He died seised of such estate without heir of his body. In the duke’s life, ‪ Henry VI granted that if Humphrey died without heir of his body, then Henry, late duke of Warwick , and the heirs of his body, should have the manor and forest, with wardships, marriages, rents, services, knights’ fees, advowsons of churches, vicarages, chapels, chantries, and other benefices, courts, ‘wayfs’, ‘straies’, parks, woods, timber, pasture, game (deductibus), waters, commons, purprestures, and renting of assarts (arentament’ assart’) therein, and with fines, amercements, chattels of felons and fugitives, and other profits. In the letters patent [CPR 1441–46, p. 286], dated 14 May 1444, shown to the jurors, Henry was described as the king’s dearest kinsman Henry, earl of Warwick .

Holdings

He held the following in demesne as of fee tail, to himself and the heirs of his body, by grant of ‪ Henry VI , with remainder to the king and his heirs. He died seised of such estate without heir of his body. In the duke’s lifetime, the king granted the remainder of the islands and their appurtenances to Henry, late duke of Warwick , and his heirs, paying to the king and his heirs a red rose at Midsummer if asked when the reversion fell in. The grant was in recompense for the reversion of the house, lordship, or manor of ‘Grouebury’ alias Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire and elsewhere, which formerly pertained to certain persons, after the death of Alice, wife of the marquess of Suffolk , to the use of Henry. These persons granted the reversion to the king and his heirs, with the assent of Henry. The letters patent, dated 24 November 1445 [CPR 1441–6, pp. 400–1], were shown to the jurors.

Holdings

He was seised of the following in demesne as of fee. By letters patent [not found] dated at Bury St Edmunds, 24 February 1447, shown to the jurors, the present king granted the castle, manor, and lordship, with appurtenant lands, tenements, rents, services, woods, meadows, and pastures, to Robert Roos, knight , and the heirs male of his body, to hold of the king and his heirs by fealty only. Robert was seised in demesne as of fee tail and received the issues from 24 February.

By grant of the present king, by letters patent dated 4 January 1443 [CPR 1441–6, p. 198], shown to the jurors, he held for the term of his life the keeping of the castle of Rockingham and of the lordship of Rockingham pertaining thereto, and the stewardship of the forest of Rockingham between the bridges of Stamford and the gates of Oxford, with appurtenant rights and profits, and the survey of the vert and venison in the parks and bailiwicks of the forest; and the keeping and surveying of the herbage and pannage ⁿ²⁹⁰ of the park of Brigstock, and of the foreign (forinsecum) woods called ‘Brigstoke baille’ [value and tenure not specified]. The present king, by letters patent dated 19 July 1443 [CPR 1441–6, p. 198], shown to the jurors, granted to Robert Roos, knight , and the heirs male of his body, immediately after the death of Humphrey, the keeping of the castle and lordship of Rockingham, and the stewardship and surveying of the forest, as above, paying £65 10s. yearly to the king at Easter and Michaelmas, as Humphrey then paid; and the keeping, surveying, herbage, and pannage ⁿ²⁹¹ of Brigstock and ‘Brigstoke baille’, paying an additional 16 marks 10s. yearly to the king at the above feasts. Robert, immediately after the death of Humphrey, was seised in demesne as of fee tail.

Holdings

He held the castles and lordships of Pembroke, Tenby, Cilgerran, and Llansteffan, and the commotes of Ysterlwyf, Traean, and St Clears, in the march of Wales, with appurtenant knights’ fees, advowsons of churches, franchises, royal liberties, prises of wines, fines, amercements, and other profits, of the king in chief, by knight service, to himself and the heirs of his body, with remainder to his right heirs. ‪ Henry VI , by letters patent dated at Westminster, 27 February 1443, ⁿ²⁹² shown to the jurors [CPR 1441–6, p. 198], granted to his dear and faithful kinsman William de la Pole , then earl of Suffolk , and Alice his wife, and the heirs male of their bodies, of his special grace, and for good service past and to come, the name, style, title, and honour of earl of Pembroke , if Humphrey should die without heir of his body. The earl is now marquess and earl of Suffolk . Humphrey was described as the king’s dearest uncle Humphrey duke of Gloucester . By the same letters patent the king, of his abundant grace, granted to the earl and Alice, and the heirs male of their bodies, to support the burden and honour of the earldom, the remainder of the above castles, lordships, and commotes, with their appurtenances, which the duke and Eleanor his wife then held to them and the heirs of the body of the duke, if the duke should die without heir of his body, to hold of the king and his heirs by the due services, without rendering anything. Other letters patent, dated at Bury St Edmunds, 3 March 1447, and shown to the jurors [CPR 1446–52, pp. 174–5; RDP, v, 254–5] recited the above grants, and that the king had been given to understand that the duke and Eleanor held the castles, etc., to them and the heirs of the body of the duke, with remainder to the right heirs of the duke, so that the above grants were invalid. The king, on account of the good service of the marquess and Alice to the king and queen, wishing the marquess and Alice and the heirs male of their bodies to have secure and effectual estate in the above, confirmed the earlier letters patent, and granted to the earl, Alice, and the heirs male of their bodies the earldom or county (com’), castle, and lordship of Pembroke; and granted that if any right, title, reversion, or possession in the lordships, castles, commotes, or other premises, should pertain to the king by the death of the late duke, or by reason of any dower, right, or estate of Eleanor, or of any trespass or forfeiture of Eleanor, or for any other cause, then the marquess and Alice and the heirs male of their bodies should have the same, to hold of the king and his heirs, by the above services, with issues from the day of the duke’s death, without rendering anything to the king; together with appurtenent knights’ fees, advowsons of churches, franchises, royal liberties, prises of wines, reliefs, escheats, deodands, fines, issues, amercements, forfeits, and other profits, as wholly as the duke ever had them. the commotes, annual value £50.

Holdings

Edmund Dauntesey, esquire , was once seised in demesne as of fee of 26 messuages, 3 mills, 949 a. land, ?53 a. meadow, 10 a. wood, £14 11s. 3d. rent, and rent of 1 lb. cumin, in Laverstock, Milford, Mumworth, Ford, ‘New’ Salisbury, Rollestone, and Alderbury. A fine [not found] was raised in the king’s court at Westminster, in the octave of Hilary, 1429, between Robert Longe , John Hody , John Stork , David Cervyngton , and Thomas Gerberd, querents (petentes), and Edmund, deforciant , by which Edmund acknowledged the tenements and rents to be the right of David, as those which David, Robert, John, John, and Thomas had by grant of Edmund, and quitclaimed them to Robert, John, John, David, Thomas, and the heirs of David. By the same fine Edmund granted to Robert, John, John, David, and Thomas the above rents, with the homages and services of the following and their heirs, for the tenements which Edmund had in the vills of Ford, ‘New’ Salisbury, Rollestone, and Laverstock: John Skyllyng , John Noble , Thomas Masyn , John Chytterne and Agnes his wife, John Skotte , the prioress of Amesbury and her successors, John Lye , John atte Bergh , Peter Duyke and Joan his wife, the prior of St John’s, Wilton and his successors, John Willy of ‘New’ Salisbury, John Crullond , William Upton , John Powlett, Nicholas Gybbes , the prior of Ivychurch and his successors, William Penyton , John Draper , and John Clerk and Joan his wife. Robert, John, John, and Thomas were seised in demesne as of free tenement, and David in demesne as of fee, to the use and profit of Richard Milborne, esquire . Afterwards David Cervyngton, by writing dated 24 June 1430, shown to the jurors, and enrolled before the king at Westminster, Michaelmas term, 1430, quitclaimed to Robert, John, John, and Thomas and their heirs and assigns – described as Robert Longe , John Hody , John Stork , and Thomas Gerberd – all the lands, tenements, meadows, pastures, rents, reversions, and services which he lately had jointly with them, in Laverstock, Milford, Mumworth, Ford, ‘New’ Salisbury, Rollestone, and Alderbury, by fine in the king’s court, by grant of Edmund Dauntesey, esquire . Robert, John, John, and Thomas were seised in demesne as of fee. Afterwards Edmund Dauntesey died. After his death Humphrey, duke of Gloucester , and Joan Stradelyng entered on the possession of Robert, John, John, and Thomas, and disseised and expelled them. Joan was the kin and heir of Edmund, as the daughter of John, the son of John, the father of Edmund. The duke died on ?23 February 1447 [ms unclear]. After his death his right in the above tenements, if he had any, descended to the present king, as kin and heir of the duke, namely the son of ‪ Henry V, the brother of the duke, because the duke died without heir of his body. Afterwards Henry VI, at the humble supplication of Richard Milborne, esquire , by letters patent [not found], dated at Bury St Edmunds, 28 February 1447, accepted that the fines [sic] had been raised as above, and that David Cervyngton by deed sufficient in law had quitclaimed the lands, etc., so that Robert Longe , John Hody , John Stork , and Thomas Gerberd were seised in demesne as of fee to the use of Richard Milborne, esquire ; and granted and gave licence to Richard, Robert, John, John, and Thomas, to enter the messuages, mills, lands, meadows, and woods, and receive the rents, homages, and services, to the use of Richard, and hold the same to them and their heirs without impediment of the king or his heirs. Richard, Robert, John, John, and Thomas entered the tenements, as in their earlier estate and possession, and were seised in demesne as of fee. Robert, John [Hody], and Thomas ⁿ²⁹³ died seised of such estate. John Stork survived them and was seised in demesne as of fee by right of survivorship. Richard Milborne entered on his possession. John quitclaimed to Richard and his heirs and assigns, by writing dated 8 March 1447, shown to the jurors, the manor of Laverstock, and 26 messuages, 3 mills, 949 a. land, 53 a. meadow, 10 a. wood, £14 11s. 3d. rent, and rent of 1 lb. cumin in Laverstock, Milford, Mumworth, Ford, ‘New’ Salisbury, Rollestone, and Alderbury, with the homages and services of all the tenants in the manor, messuages, mills, lands, and meadows; all which he lately had with John Hody Laverstock, Milford, Mumworth, Ford, ‘New’ Salisbury, Rollestone, and Alderbury and Thomas Gerberd , now deceased, and Robert Longe and David Cervyngton , still alive [sic], by grant of Edmund Dauntesey, esquire , deceased, by fine as above. Richard was seised in demesne as of fee. Humphrey, late duke of Gloucester , held at his death all the above lands and tenements in the above form.

‘New’ Salisbury,

Holdings

He held by grant of ‪ Henry VI [cf. CPR 1441–6, p. 63], to have and occupy at the king’s will,

worth £20 yearly in fees and profits; with all the liberties, privileges, rights, fees, profits, regards, and commodities pertaining to the above, excepting the animals (feris). ‪ Henry VI , by letters patent dated 28 November 1441 [CPR 1441–46, p. 63], shown to the jurors, granted the above to his dearest faithful kinsman William de la Pole, earl of Suffolk , and Alice his wife, and the heirs of the body of William, to occupy themselves or by sufficient deputy after the death of the duke, without rendering anything to the king or his heirs. ⁿ²⁹⁴ Edmund Dauntesey, esquire , was once seised in demesne as of fee of 7 messuages, 6 tofts, a dovecot, 300 a. land, 26 a. meadow, 8 a. wood, 26s. 7d. rent and rent of 1 lb. cumin and a rose, 1/6 mill, and a saltworks, in Brookley, Battramsley, Pilley, Brockenhurst, Wootton, Nosted , Arnewode, Crow, Kingston, Passford, Pennington, and Christchurch ‘Malford’ [?recte Christchurch and Milford]. A fine was raised in the king’s court at Westminster, in the octave of Hilary 1429, between Robert Longe , John Hody , John Stork , David Cervyngton , and Thomas Gerberd, querents (petentes), and Edmund, deforciant [cf. CP 25/1/207/32/24, dated the morrow of Ascension 1429 , and the quindene of Easter 1430 ]. Edmund acknowledged the tenements and rents to be the right of David, as those which David, Robert, John, John, and Thomas had by grant of Edmund, and quitclaimed them to Robert, John, John, David, Thomas, and the heirs of David. By the same fine Edmund granted to Robert, John, John, David, and Thomas the above rents, with the homages and services of the following and their heirs, for the tenements which Edmund had in the above vills: John Dygon , Joan, who was the wife of Robert Clerk , William Clerk , William Ouer , John Crokker , Thomas Mannyng , Thomas atte Barre and Agnes his wife, Margaret, who was the wife of Henry Popham , John Cammell , Ralph Crokker , Richard Seman and Alice his wife, John Vaus , Stephen Doppelane and Alice his wife, William Nell , John Dollyng , Maurice Berkeley, knight , Richard atte Ferse , Joan Partrych , Hugh Short and Joan his wife, Robert Coppe , Maud Webbe , John Smyth , Christine atte Legh , Thomas atte Cove , Henry Ewgene , and Thomas Hampstede . The tenements descended as in 548 so that Richard Milborne, esquire , was seised in demesne as of fee. Humphrey, late duke of Gloucester , held at his death all the above lands and tenements, as follows. Crow,

Holdings

He was seised of the following in demesne as of free tenement, from the inheritance of Richard Chambarleyn of ‘Cotes’ in Northamptonshire, esquire.

The late duke died seised as of fee, from the above inheritance, of this He died seised as of fee of He died seised as of fee of the manor of..., ⁿ²⁹⁶ held in gavelkind of Reynold Cobham, knight , by fealty, 3s. 8d. yearly, and suit of court. In the manor there are 20 a. arable, worth 13s. 4d. yearly; 40 a. pasture, worth 6s. 8d. yearly; 4 a. meadow, worth 13s. 4d. yearly; and 6s. ?½d. rent payable by free tenants at Easter and Michaelmas. He died seised as of fee of the following, from the above inheritance. Penshurst, The jurors do not know whether he held the above by virtue of letters patent granted to him by the present king, or by right and title of occupier at common law. Long before the duke had anything in the above, the said Richard Chambarleyn, esquire , was seised of the same in demesne as of fee tail. Thus seised he granted the above to John, once duke of Bedford , deceased, and his assigns, for the term of the life of ‪ Henry VI , paying a red rose at Midsummer, as appears in the charter of demise. In the indented charter, dated at Penshurst, 7 September 1428, and shown to the jurors, the above were described as the manors of Penshurst, ‘Northparke’, Leigh, Ensfield, and Hawden (Hauendencourt), with messuages, lands, tenements, rents, reversions, and services in Penshurst, ‘Northparke’, Leigh, Ensfield, Hawden, Tonbridge, Bidborough, Chiddingstone, Speldhurst, Sevenoaks, and Hever. Livery of seisin was carried out according to the form of the charter, so that the duke of Bedford was seised in demesne as of free tenement for the term of his life. The duke died in the life of ‪ Henry VI . After his death Humphrey, duke of Gloucester , entered the above and was seised by right and title of occupier at common law, ?as the jurors suppose.