I.P.M. [1559]
1 Eliz. (1559.) C. Vol. 123. No. 79. Glam. Latin.
[One sheet of parchment, considerably damaged.]
Inquisition taken at Cardif in the county of Glamorgan, 5 April
1 Eliz. (1559), before the Queen's Escheator, by the oath of John
Fleming, Morgan Mathewe, John Bassett, Roger Williams, Jenkin
ap Morgan Gwin, Richard Harrie, Rece Hawarden, Richard Thomas,
. . . . . . Roger Hopkin, Llewelyn ap Ieuan, Lewis Thomas
John, Lewis ap Morgan, William Lewes Philip, and John Thomas, on
the death of George Mathewe, knight. Who say upon their oath that
[name illegible] was seised of the Manor of Corneton in the county
aforesaid, with the appurtenances, and, by virtue of a charter dated
8 January anno 5 Hen. VI. (1435), gave the same unto John Eyer,
esquire, and Joan his wife and the heirs males of the bodies
of the said John and Joan, who demised the same unto David
Mathewe, esquire, and Gwenllian his wife, for the term of their lives,
with remainder to Thomas Mathewe, esquire, son of the said David
and Gwenllian, and their heirs males lawfully begotten, for ever;
and, for lack of such heirs, unto John Mathewe, another of the
sons of the said David and Gwenllian, and to his heirs males for
ever. And for lack of such heirs, to the heirs males of the said
David and Gwenllian for ever. And, for lack of such heirs males,
to the right heirs of the said David Mathewe for ever. By virtue
of which gift the aforesaid John Eyer and Joan his wife were seised
of the premises in their demesne as of fee tail, and thereof died so
seised without heirs males. After whose death the premises fell
to George Mathewe, knight, in the Writ named, as heir male of
the aforesaid Thomas Mathewe, to wit, son and heir of William
Mathewe, son and heir of the aforesaid Thomas Mathewe. And
that the said George Mathewe, knight, was seised of the premises
in fee tail, and so died. And that he held the said Manor of
Corneton of our lady the Queen, as of her Lordship of Ogmore,
by the service of the sixteenth part of one knight's fee. And they
say that there are certain lands and tenements at Colwinston and
Hilton, parcel of the manor aforesaid, which the aforesaid George
Mathewe, knight, held on the day that he died, of Edward Carne,
knight, as of his Manor of Colwinston, in socage and by the rent
of 19 pence. And that the said George Mathewe at his death held
eight acres of land in Colwinston aforesaid, now in tenure of one
Edward Rae (parcel of the Manor of Corneton aforesaid), of our
lady the Queen and in the right of the late dissolved monastery
of Margam, in socage and by the rent of 2s. 3d. And they say
also that the said George Mathewe on the day that he died held
15 acres of land in Llanga?e, parcel of the Manor of Corneton
aforesaid, of Edward Carne, knight, Thomas Mathewe and Christopher
Turbrvill, as of their Manor of Llangan, Penllyne and Goston, in
socage. Also that the said George Mathewe died seised of lands
in Wallas, Brechanswill and Wicke in the county aforesaid in his
demesne as of free tenement, by virtue of a grant made by William
Croke, clerk. And that he held the said lands in Wallas and Wick
of our lady the Queen, as of her said Lordship of Ogmore; and
the said lands in Brechanswill of John Thomas David ap Hoel,
gentleman, as of his Barton of Landowe, in socage. And further
the Jurors say that Master Robert Thomas, Master John Winter,
Sir David Lewes and Sir David ap Hoel ap Ieuan Vaghan, clerks,
were seised of the Manor of Petirston in the county aforesaid,
with the advowson of the parish church of Petirston; as also
of the Manor of Glaspole in the said county, with the appurtenances, in their demesne as of fee (except 20 acres of land, parcel of
the said Manor of Glaspole, lying on the east side of the road which
leads from the bridge of Canne (fn. 1) to Cowbridge.) And so being seised,
by deed dated 1 April anno 37 Hen. VI. (1458), granted those
premises unto John Nevyll, knight (son of Richard, Earl of Warwick),
David Mathewe, and Thomas Mathewe, son of the said David, knights,
and to the lawful heirs males of the said Thomas; and for lack of such
heirs, to Reynborn Mathewe and to the heirs males of his body lawfully begotten; and for lack of such heirs, to the heirs of the body of
the said Thomas; and for lack of such heirs, to the right heirs of the
said Reynborn. By virtue whereof the said George Mathewe became
seised of those premises; and held the said Manor of Petirston of
William, Earl of Penbroch, Richard Corn'wall, John Hwrde and
Thomas ap Morgan, esquires, as of their Manor of Saint Fagan's, in
socage. And that he held the said Manor of Glaspole of Rece
Manxell, knight, as of his Barton of Llantrithed. And further the
Jurors say that Morgan Llewelyn ap Ieuan, esquire, was seised of a
capital messuage at Radyr in the aforesaid county, with the appurtenances, and of 3 tenements and 300 acres of land in the several
parishes of Pentirche, Lantrissent, Lantwit Vayredre, Llanwno and
Abrdaer in the aforesaid county, and of lands and tenements in Ystrad
Veddoe and Llandaff in the county aforesaid; and, by deed dated 20
Decr 7 Ed. IV. (1469), granted the same unto Thomas Mathewe and
Katherine his wife, daughter of the said Morgan, and to their heirs
males; and, for lack of such heirs, that the said capital messuage and
other premises should remain to Margaret, other daughter of the said
Morgan, and to her heirs in fee tail; remainder to the right heirs of
the said Katherine for ever. And they say that the said George
Mathewe, knight, was heir male of the said Katherine, as son and heir
of William, son and heir male of the body of the said Katherine by the
said Thomas Mathewe. And they say that the said George Mathewe
of the said premises died seised in fee tail under the grant aforesaid.
And they say that the said capital messuage and 40 acres of land in
Radyr, and the said six tenements and 600 acres of land in Pentirche,
Lantwit Vaydre and Llantrissent, Lanwno and Abrdaer were holden
of William, Earl of Penbroch, as of his Manor or Lordship of Glinraddne, in socage. And that the said two messuages and lands in
Landaff were holden of Anthony, Bishop of Landav, as of his Manor
or Lordship of Landaff, in socage. And further the Jurors say that
the said George Mathewe was seised of certain lands and tenements
in Whitechurche in the county aforesaid, in his demesne as of fee,
and held the same of William, Earl of Penbroch, as of his Manor or
Lordship of Saighenith Subtus, in socage. And lastly they say that
the said George Mathewe was seised of certain lands and tenements
in the several parishes of Lanwno and Abrdaer, and held the same of
William, Earl of Penbroch, as of his Lordship or Manor of Lantrissent, in socage. And of certain lands and tenements in Saint Fagan's
and Pentirche, holden of William, Earl of Penbroch, as of his Barton
of Pentirche. And of a messuage and 200 acres of land in
Ystradetivodoge, holden of William, Earl of Penbroch, in socage, as
of his Manor or Lordship of Glinroddne. And lastly the Jurors say
that the said George Mathewe, knight, died seised in his demesne as
of fee of and in four messages and 80 acres of land in Landaff, which
he held of Anthony, Bishop of Landav, as of his Manor or Lordship
of Landaff. And further that the said George Mathewe died on the
fourteenth day of November last past (1558); and that William
Mathewe, esquire, is his son and next heir and is of the age of twentysix years and more.
I.P.M. [1559]
1 Eliz. (1559.) C. Vol. 123. No. 80. Glam. Latin.
[Five sheets of parchment, considerably damaged.]
Inquest on the death of Rice Manxell, knight. He died seised
of (inter alia) a great messuage within the Castell Baiely of Cardyff
in the county of Glamorgan, called Porte Aliens Londs.
I.P.M. [1583]
24 Eliz. (1583.) C. Vol. 199. No. 81. Glam. Latin.
[One sheet of parchment, repaired.]
Inquisition taken at Caerdif in the county of Glamorgan on
the 24th day of April, before Walter Williames, esquire, Escheator,
by virtue of a Writ of Diem clansit extremum, on the death of
Rimbron Mathew, on the oath of Jankin Turbervill, esquire, Henry
Mathew, Nicholas Andrew, Lleison Lewis, George Gybon, Thomas
Morgan, John Griffith, Christopher Corruck, John Rell of Lanmaise,
Morgan John David, James Jankin, Lewis William, David Thomas,
Morgan Philip Jankin of Riddrie, Thomas Howell of Michellston,
Thomas ap Ieuan Miricke of Eglus Ilan, Jankin William of Kelligaer,
Richard Jankin of Eglus Ilan, William Ieuan Gwillim, John Dio
ap Ieuan Goghe, Hoel Jankin and Lewis Thomas Goghe. Which
said Jurors say upon their oath that the aforesaid Rimbron Mathew
died seised in his demesne as of fee of a third part of the Manor of
Penlline, Langan and Goston. And that, at the time of his death,
one Henry Jones and Katherine his wife held of the aforesaid
manor, for the life of the said Katherine, in dower, by the assignment of the said Rimbron Mathew, out of the endowment of
Thomas Mathew, brother of the said Rimbron, whose heir he (the
said Rimbron) then was. And that the said Rimbron Mathew held
those premises of Henry, Earl of Pembroch, as of his Castle of
Cardif, by knight service, namely, by the service of one knight's
fee, and the fourth part of one knight's fee. And that the said manor
in the whole is worth by the year twenty pounds beyond reprises.
And also the Jurors say that the said Rimbron Mathew died seised
in his demesne as of fee of 30 messuages, 20 tofts, 600 acres of
land, 100 acres of meadow, 40 acres of pasture, 30 acres of wood,
100 acres of furze and heath, and of two water grist-mills, one
water fulling-mill, as also of eight pounds of rent, in Landaff in the
county aforesaid. And that he held the same of William Mathew,
esquire, as of his Castle of Landaf, in socage; and it is worth by
the year 26l 13s. 8d., beyond reprises. And that the said Rimbron
Mathew died seised of a third part of one manor called Goldslan,
holden of Henry, Earl of Penbroch, as of his Manor of Wenvoe,
by what services they know not. And that the said Rimbron Mathew
died on the 6th day of August in the 21st year of our sovereign
lady the Queen that now is (1580); and that his son William Mathew
is his next heir, and was of the age of eight years on the feast
of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary last before the
taking of this Inquest.