Juliana Penne, Widow.
Inquisition taken at the Guildhall, 13 October, 42 Eliz. [1600]
before Nicholas Moseley, knight, Mayor and escheator, after the
death of Juliana Penne, by the oath of William Crowche, widow,
Edward Pillesworthe, Robert Durrant, Peter Noxton, Cuthbert Lee,
Andrew Feylde, Humphrey Hooper, Edward Catcher, Michael Crowche,
Thomas Pulforde, Elias Parrye and John Jenninges, who say that
Juliana Penne long before and on the day of her death was seised
in her demesne as of fee of 1 messuage formerly in the tenure of
Katherine Lytton, widow, situate in the parish of St. Peter the Less in
the ward of Baynardes Castle in London: which said messuage is held
of the Queen in chief by knight's service, but by what part of a knight's
fee the jurors do not know, and is worth per ann., clear, 28s.
Juliana Penne died 14th November, 1592; Michael Hyckes, esq., is
her son and next heir and was then aged 50 years and more. After the
death the said messuage descended by right of inheritance to the said
Michael who immediately entered into the same and took the profits
thereof.
Chan. Inq. p. m., ser. 2, vol. 261, No. 59.
Thomas Tirrell, Citizen and Grocer.
Inquisition taken at the Guildhall, 13 October, 42 Eliz. [1600],
before Nicholas Moseley, knight, Mayor and escheator, after the
death of Thomas Tirrell, late citizen and grocer of London, by the oath
of William Crowche, Edward Pillesworthe, Robert Durrant, Peter
Noxton, Cuthbert Lee, Andrew Feilde, Humphrey Hooper, Edward
Catcher, Thomas Pulforde, William Abbott, Elias Parrye and John
Jenninges, who say that
Thomas Tirrell was seised in his demesne as of fee of 5 messuages
situate in the parish of St. Nicholas Colde Abbey, London; 3 messuages lying in the parish of St. Ethelburghe, London; 1 messuage, 1
garden, 31 a. of land, 10 a. of meadow and 31 a. of pasture in Mycham
in co. Surrey; 2 messuages, 1 garden and 1 a. of land in Croydon in
the said county; 2 messuages, and 1 garden and 6 a. of land and
meadow lying in Westham in co. Essex; and 6. a. of land and meadow
in Eastham in the said county.
So seised, the said Thomas Tirrell made his will 18th March last
past, and thereby devised the said premises in London and in co. Surrey
to Margaret Tirrell then his wife for the term of her life.
The messuages in the parish of St. Nicholas Colde Abbey are held
of the Queen in chief by the service of the 20th part of a knight's fee,
and are worth per ann., clear, 5 marks. The 3 messuages in the parish
of St. Ethelburgh are held of the Queen as of her manor of East Greenwich by fealty only and not in chief, and are worth per ann., clear, 20s.
The premises in Mycham are held of the Queen in chief by the service
of the 20th part of a knight's fee, and are worth per ann., clear, £3.
The premises in Croydon are held of the Queen as of her said manor of
East Greenwich, but by what service the jurors know not: they are
worth per ann., clear, 20s. The messuages and other the premises in
Westham are held of the Queen as of her manor of Westham, by what
services is not known: they are worth per ann., clear, 40s. The
premises in Eastham are held of George Harvey, esq., as of his manor
of Eastham Burnelles in co. Essex, by what services the jurors know
not, and are worth per ann., clear, 20s.
Thomas Tirrell died in London 21 March last past; Thomas Tirrell
is his son and next heir, and is now aged 31 years and more.
The said Margaret, late the wife of the said Thomas Tirrell the
father still survives in London.
Chan. Inq. p. m., ser. 2, vol. 261, No. 75.
William Fitzwilliam, Knight.
Inquisition taken at the Guildhall, 22 January, 42 Eliz. [1600],
before Nicholas Moseley, Mayor and escheator, after the death of
William Fitzwilliam, knight, by the oath of William Crowche, Hugh
Ingram, Robert Durant, Cuthbert Lee, George Holman, Andrew
Feilde, Humphrey Hooper, Edward Catcher, Michael Crowche, Henry
Earsley, Richard Crayforde, Elias Parry and Alexander Ashurste, who
say that
William Fitzwilliam long before his death was seised in his demesne
as of fee of 1 capital messuage situate in the parish of St. Botolph
without Aldersgate, London, late in the tenure of the said William,
and formerly in that of George Mynne, esq.; and all the houses, buildings, cellars, shops, gardens, orchards, ways, &c., &c., to the said capital
messuage belonging, lying in the said parish in the suburbs of the City
of London late in the tenure of Thomas Morison, deceased.
So seised, the said Sir William Fitzwilliam by deed dated 12
October, 39 Eliz. [1597], enfeoffed thereof Richard Chichester, gent.,
and his heirs for ever to the sole use of the said Sir William during his
natural life; after his decease to the use of Dame Anne his wife for her
natural life and for the term of 6 months next after her death; after the
expiration of that term, to the sole use of William Fitzwilliam son and
heir apparent of the said Sir William and the heirs of his body; for
default, then to the use of the said Dame Anne and her heirs for ever,
by virtue whereof and by force of the Statute of Uses the said Sir
William was seised of the said premises, with remainders as above.
The said capital messuage is held of the Queen in chief by the 20th
part of a knight's fee, and is worth per ann., clear, £4.
Sir William Fitzwilliam died 22 June, 41 Eliz. [1599]; the said
William Fitzwilliam is his son and next heir, and was then aged 40
years and more.
The said Dame Anne still survives at London.
Chan. Inq. p. m., ser. 2, vol. 261, No. 83.
Agnes Hickman.
Inquisition taken at the Guildhall, 5 June, 42 Eliz. [1600],
before Nicholas Mosley, knight, Mayor and escheator, after the
death of Agnes Hickman, late the wife of William Hickman, esq., by
the oath of William Crowche, John Jenninges, Robert Durrant, Peter
Noxton, Cuthbert Lee, Andrew Feilde, Edward Catcher, Michael
Crowche, Richard Kirkby, William Abbott, Nicholas Askwith, Elias
Parry and John Cordell, who say that
Agnes Hickman long before her death was seised in her demesne as
of fee as one of the daughters and coheirs of Christopher Draper late of
London, knight, deceased, by hereditary descent, of the 3rd part of 1
capital messuage, cellars, buildings, yards and other houses of merchandize thereto belonging, situate in a certain street called Thames
Street in London, in the parish of St. Dunstan in the East in the ward of
or the Tower; the 3rd part of a wharf commonly called Drapers Key or
Gibson's Key in Thames Street to the said messuage belonging, now or
late in the tenure of William Wiggins; and the 3rd part of 2 messuages,
with the buildings, cellars, houses, &c., thereto belonging abutting upon
or adjacent to the said capital messuage, now or late in the tenure of
John Brickett and Robert Nunne.
So seised the said Agnes on the 3rd day of January, 35 Eliz.,
married the said William Hickman, whereby they are jointly seised of
the said premises in their demesne as of fee in right of the said Agnes.
And they being so seised, a fine was levied at Westminster from the
day of Easter in 5 weeks, 36 Eliz. [1594], between Stephen Lunne, plt.,
and the said William Hickman and Agnes his wife, defts., of the said
premises, whereupon the said William and Agnes acknowledged the
said premises to be the right of the said Stephen and the same remised
to him and his heirs for ever: which said fine was levied to the following use, viz. that the Master, fellows and scholars of Emanuel College
in Cambridge and their successors shall have and yearly take, immediately after the levying of the said fine, out of the said 3rd part of the said
premises, a yearly rent of £8 as of the gift of the said William and
Agnes: to hold to them and their successors for ever. And as to the
possession and inheritance of the said third part, to the use of the said
William and Agnes and their heirs until the said Agnes by her deed or
last will shall declare any other use; and after such declaration, the
said fine shall be and the said Stephen Lunne and his heirs shall be
seised to the use of such persons as the said Agnes shall wish, the said
yearly rent of £8 always excepted, as by an indenture tripartite dated
20 April, 36 Eliz. [1594] made between the said William Hickman and
Agnes his wife late the wife of Wolstun Dixie, knight, deceased, of the
first part, the said Stephen Lunne, servant of the said William and
Agnes, of the second part, and the said Master, Fellows and scholars of
the said Emanuel College, Cambridge, of the third part, by virtue of
which said fine and by force of the Statute of Uses the said William
and Agnes were seised of the said 3rd part in their demesne as of fee.
So seised, the said Agnes made her will 24 April, 40 Eliz. [1598],
with the consent of the said William Hickman her husband, and thereby bequeathed as follows: "I give my land that came to me by my
father to my cosen Robert Draper the Apprentys and to his heyres".
The said 3rd part of the said capital messuage and other the premises
is held of the Queen in chief by knight's service, but by what part of a
knight's fee the jurors know not, and is worth per ann., clear, 40s.
Agnes Hickman died at Gaynesborough in co. Lincoln on the 22nd
day of February, 42 Eliz. [1600] without any issue of her body; Benedicta Webbe, late the wife of William Webbe, knight, and Christopher
Woodroffe, son and heir of Stephen Woodroffe and Bridget his wife, one
of the coheirs of the said Sir Christopher Draper, knight, are her next
heirs; the said Benedicta is aged 50 years and more, and the said
Christopher 30 years and more.
The said Robert Draper, to whom the said premises descended, still
survives and is aged 24.
Chan. Inq. p. m., ser. 2, vol. 261, No. 89.
Christopher Osborne, Gentleman.
Inquisition taken at the Guildhall, 16 May, 42 Eliz. [1600] before Edward Mosley, esq., deputy escheator, William Heigham,
esq., William Moseley, gent., and William Necton, commissioners,
after the death of Christopher Osborne, gent., by the oath of William
Crowche, John Jenninges, Peter . . . Cuthbert Lee, Edward . . .
Thomas Pulforde, Richard Crayford, William Abbott, and Elias Parry,
who say that
Christopher Osborne long before his death was seised in his demesne
as of fee of all that garden, ground and soil formerly 1 garden and now
divided into 2 gardens, now in the tenure of Ralph Fytch, vintner and
— Ascaino, and formerly in that of Edward Herenden, father of
Edmund Herenden of London deceased . . . otherwise called Grey
Friars in London; 1 other garden, ground and soil formerly in the
tenure of Dr. Stony and now or late in that of John Southall, lying
within the precincts of the Grey Friars . . . extending from the gate
and wall made and adjoining the south end or corner of a messuage
there formerly of Richard Boureman, formerly in the tenure of John
Man, esq., and so in length between the wall of the said messuage and
the place where the partition of the garden formerly . . . 26 feet of
assize in length, and in breadth from the place where the said partition
is made towards the said wall of the said messuage 8 feet of assize;
also free entry and passage for the said Christopher Osborne and his
heirs . . . high street in St. Nicholas Shambles by the small lane there
leading to the gate at the Butchers hall corner, and thence in length by
the palings of the garden in the tenure of the said Butchers as the way
there now lies and is made, and thence direct to the garden . . . parts
to be divided of all that marsh as well "In Marshe as Dutmarsh" called
Sowe marshe alias Southmarshe, situate in the parishes of Northfambridge and Purlie in co. Essex; also all the houses, buildings, structures, &c., &c., thereto belonging. . . .
So seised, the said Christopher Osborne made his will dated 4 April,
41 Eliz. [1599] whereby he bequeathed as follows: . . . my executor to
whom also I give the profits of all my lands in England for 10 years
after my decease.
The said Christopher Osborne and Joan his wife were also seised
to them and the heirs of the said Christopher for ever of all the manor
of Northfambridge in co. Essex, and all the granges, messuages, &c., &c.,
thereto belonging, late parcel of the possessions of Henry late Earl of
Essex, as by letters patent of the said Queen dated 28 July, in the 33rd
year of her reign, more fully appears.
Long before the death of the said Christopher Osborne one Peter
Osborne of London, esq., father of the said Christopher, was seised in
his demesne as of fee of the manor of Southfambridge in co. Essex, and
of the advowson, free gift and right of presentation of the rectory and
Church of Southfambridge, and of all the messuages, lands, &c., thereto
belonging in the said county; and so seised by indenture of 7 parts,
dated 4 July, 30 Eliz. [1588] at London, and made between him the said
Peter of the first part; Hugh Broughton, of London, preacher, William
Fowler of Harnedge Grange in co. Salop, esq., Richard Fowler son and
heir apparent of the said William Fowler, Francis Blith, Ambrose
Rowse, esquires, and John Astell of Graies Inn, gent., of the 2nd part;
John Osborne, son and heir apparent of the said Peter, of the 3rd part;
Christopher Osborne, 2nd son of the said Peter, of the 4th part; Henry
Osborne, 3rd son of the said Peter, of the 5th part; Richard Osborne,
another son of the said Peter, of the 6th part; and Thomas Osborne,
another of the sons of the said Peter, of the 7th part, it was agreed that
in consideration of a marriage heretofore had between the said Peter
Osborne and Anne then his wife and for part of her jointure if she should
survive the said Peter and . . . Christopher, Henry, Richard and
Thomas Osborne, younger sons of the said Peter, and to the heirs of their
bodies the said Peter should stand seised of the said manor of Southfambridge and of the advowson and right of patronage of the rectory and
Church of Southfambridge and of all the messuages, lands, &c., &c., to
the said manor belonging to the use of him the said Peter and of the
said Anne for their natural lives; and after their decease, then as to one
4th part of the said manor and other the premises to the use of the said
Christopher Osborne and the heirs of his body; for default, to the use
of the said . . . and Thomas Osborne and the heirs of their bodies: as
to another 4th part thereof, to the use of the said Henry Osborne and
the heirs of his body; for default, to the use of the said Christopher,
Richard, and Thomas Osborne and the heirs of their bodies: as to
another 4th part thereof, to the use of the said Richard Osborne and
the heirs of his body; for default, to the use of the said Christopher,
Henry and Thomas and the heirs of their bodies; and as to the other
4th part thereof, to the use of the said Thomas Osborne and the heirs
of his body, and for default, to the use of the said Christopher . . .
Osborne and the heirs of their bodies; and for default, to the use of
the right heirs of the said Peter Osborne for ever: provided always
that it might be lawful for the said Peter from time to time to alter or
determine any of the uses or conditions mentioned in the said indenture:
by pretext whereof and by force of the Statute of Uses, the said Peter
and Anne were seised of the said premises, with remainder as above.
On the 11th day of December, 33 Eliz. [1590] at London, the said
Peter by charter made between himself of the one part and the said
Christopher Osborne, 2nd son of the said Peter, of the other part, reciting the said indenture and his power to revoke any uses, declared that
all the said uses in the said 4th part of the said manor of Southfambridge should cease and be void.
Afterwards the said Peter by charter tripartite dated 12 December,
33 Eliz. [1590], made between himself of the one part, Humphrey
Moselie of London, esq., of the 2nd part, and Christopher Osborne,
gent., 2nd son of the said Peter and Joan his wife, daughter of the said
Humphrey, of the 3rd part, reciting the said indentures, for the advancement of the said Christopher and the heirs of his body, and in consideration of the marriage heretofore had between the said Christopher and
the said Joan and for a competent jointure to be assured to the said
Joan, and to the intent that all the said 4th parts of the said manor and
other the premises should remain in his name and blood agreed that he
and his heirs should be seised of the said 4th parts to the use of him
the said Peter and Anne his wife for the terms of their natural lives;
after their decease, to the use of the said Christopher and Joan for the
terms of their natural lives; after their decease, to the use of the heirs
male of the said Christopher by the said Joan; for default, to the use of
the heirs male of the body of the said Christopher; for default, to the
use of the heirs of the said Christopher by the said Joan; for default, to
the use of the heirs of the body of the said Christopher; for default, to
the use of the said Henry, Richard and Thomas Osborne and the heirs
of their bodies; and lastly, for default, to the use of the right heirs of
the said Peter Osborne for ever: by pretext whereof and by force of the
Statute of Uses the said Peter and Anne were seised of the said premises,
with remainders as above.
The said Peter Osborne died at London long before the taking of
this inquisition: the said Anne survived him and still holds the said
manor of Southfambridge for the term of her life.
The said Christopher Osborne died seised of the remainder of the
4th part of the said manor: the said Joan survived him and is still
thereof seised, the remainder thereof after her death being to John
Osborne, son and heir of the said Christopher by the said Joan.
The said Richard and Thomas Osborne died without heirs of their
bodies at London in the lifetime of the said Christopher.
The premises in the City of London are held of the Queen in chief
by knight's service, but by what part of a knight's fee the jurors know not,
and are worth per ann., clear, 26s. 8d. Of whom the marsh called Sowe
or Southmarsh is held the jurors know not; it is worth per ann., clear,
40s. The manor of Northfambridge is held of the Queen by the 20th
part of a knight's fee, and is worth per ann., clear, £6 13s. 4d. Of whom
the 4th part of the manor of Southfambridge, granted to the said Joan
after the decease of the said Anne, and the other 4th part thereof which
ought to remain to the said John Osborne are held the jurors know not:
they are worth per ann., clear, 40s. Christopher Osborne died 17 April,
42 Eliz. [1600], John Osborne is his son and next heir and was then
aged 7 years and 3 months.
Chan. Inq. p. m., ser. 2, vol. 262, No. 124.
William Pawlett, Knight.
Inquisition taken at the Guildhall, 22 November, 42 Eliz. [1599],
before Nicholas Moseley, Mayor and escheator, after the death of
William Pawlett, knight, Baron St. John, of Basinge, Earl of Wiltshire
and Marquis of Winchester, by the oath of William Crowche, Hugh
Ingram, John Jennynges, Robert Durant, Clement Buck, Cuthbert Lee,
George Holman, Michael Crowche, Humphrey Hoper, Edward Catcher,
James Taylor, Richard Craford, Nicholas Askwith, William Abbott
and Elias Parry, who say that
William late Marquis of Winchester was seised in his demesne as
of fee on the day that he died of the site of the lately dissolved house of
the Augustine Friars within the City of London, and all the messuages,
lands, tenements and hereditaments within the precincts of the said
house; the honor, castle, lordship and manor of Basinge in co. Southampton, the farm of the town of Basingstoke, 1 mess. or farm called
Gregories in Basingstoke and 1 other farm called Wattesfords in Sherfield on Loddon, in the said county; the manors of Froylberye, Hollshott, Stratfeild Turges, Bramley with Horwellsland, Weston Patrick,
Wynslade, Netherwallope, Anna Abbatis, Abberston, Hursborne Tarrant,
Townhill, Kingescleere, Bromeshill beyond the park (ultra parcum)
Itchenstoke and Itchin Abbatis in the said county of Southampton, the
manor of the rectory of Kingescleere, the park of Warleham and the free
chapel of Froylbery in the said county; the abbey of Letley with the
borough and town of Letlye in the said county; the fee farms of the
City of Winchester and the town of Andover in the said county; the
granges of Samblehurst and Heryard Wyntney and the rectories of
Ichinstoke and Heryerd in the said counties; a grain mill called the
town mill in Andover; a yearly rent of 26s. 8d. issuing out of the rectory
in Mydleton in the said county; the farms of Mattocke Forde and Okeland with the borough of Botley in the said county; 3 parts of the manor
of Newenham in 4 parts to be divided, in the said county; and of a
certain yearly rent of £20 called "Creacion money" of the Earl of
Wiltshire yearly to be paid [by the] customars of the town of Southampton and 1 other rent of 25s. 9d. issuing out of the manor of Preshawe
and Lomer in the said county; also of the manors of Fysherton Delamor, Chitterne Eddington, Romsey Tynhed, Romsey Eddington rectory
and Tynhed rectory and the manor and farm of Imber in co. Wilts; a
mill in Upton Touell now or late of Thomas Mountpesson in the said
county of Wilts; the rectories of Eddington and Fysherton with all the
tithes and oblations there, the hundred of Horwells Downe in the said
county; the grange of Bratton; and the fee farm of Steple Ashton in
the said county; also of the manors of Porstock, Farnham, Westchekerell, Hook, Frome Vauchurche, Mangerton, Batcombe, Wynterborne
Stepleton and Hodercombe in co. Dorset; the manor or farm of Ashleye
in the said county of Dorset, and 6 messuages in Overkencombe in the
said county; the manors of Bigbury, Oldbury, Esteportlemouth, Hemston, Arrundell, Bryxham, Wollston and Yongecombe in co. Devon; a
yearly rent of £6 in Hatch Arrundell in the said county of Devon;
certain lands in Plymouth and a mill called Lary mill in the said county
of Devon; the manors of Markwell, Pendrynn . . . lez and St. Tyes
in co. Cornwall; and the manor of Stratfield Mortimer and 2 parks called
the Great and the Little Park in cos. Southampton and Berks.
The said site and all other the premises within the city of London
are held of the Queen, viz., parcel thereof in chief by knight's service,
and the other part in free and common socage and not in chief, and are
worth per ann., clear, £6 2s. 8d. The honor, castle, lordship and manor
of Basinge are held of the Queen in chief by knight's service, and are
worth per ann., clear, £112 6s. 6d. The fee farm of the town of
Basinge is held of the Queen in chief by knight's service and is worth
per ann., clear, £51 6s. 8d. Of whom or by what service the farm called
Gregories is held the jurors know not: it is worth per ann., clear,
£58 18s. 5d. The farm in Sherfeild super Loddon called Wattesfordes
is held of the bailliffs and honest men of the town of Basingstoke, by
what service is not known, it is worth per ann., clear, £12 10s. 8d. The
manor of Froylberye and the free chapel there are held of the Queen in
chief by knight's service, and are worth per ann., clear, £12 4s. 8½d.
The manor of Holshott is held of the Queen in chief by the 40th part of
a knight's fee, and is worth per ann., clear, £34 14s. 8d. The manor of
Stratfeild Turges is held of . . . of Holshot by the yearly rent of 29s.,
and is worth per ann., clear, £12 6s. 6½d. Of whom and by what
service the manor of Bramley with Horwells land is held the jurors do
not know: it is worth per ann., clear, £24 8s. 9d The manor of
Weston Patrick is held of the Queen as of her Duchy of Lancaster by
the 60th part of a knight's fee, and is worth per ann., clear, £12 5s. 8d.
The manor of Wynslade is held of the said honor (?) of Basinge by half
a knight's fee, and is worth per ann., clear, £7 17s. 6d. The manor of
Netherwallop is held of the Queen in chief by knight's service and is
worth per ann., clear, £45 13s. 5d. The manor of Anna Abbatis is held
of the Queen inter alia, by the 20th part of a knight's fee, and is worth
per ann., clear, £32 2s. 0d. The manor of Hurseborne Tarrant is held
of the Queen in chief by the 20th part of a knight's fee, and is worth per
ann., clear, £15 5s. 6d. The manor of Kingescleere is held of the Queen
by the service of paying yearly 10s. at the Exchequer by the hands of the
sheriff of Southampton and is worth per ann., clear, £21 3s. 6d. Of
whom or by what service the manor of Townehill is held is not known:
it is worth per ann., clear, £13 9s. The manor of the rectory of
Kingescleere is held of the Queen in chief by the 40th part of a knight's
fee, and is worth per ann., clear, £26 8s. 0d. Of whom the manor of
Bromeshill beyond the park and the park of Warleham are held the
jurors do not know: they are worth per ann., clear, £7 3s. 8d. The
manor and rectory of Ichinstoke are held of the Queen by the 10th part
of a knight's fee, and are worth per ann., clear, £27 3s. 10d. The
manor of Abbots Ichin and the prebend there are held of the Queen in
chief by the 20th part of a knight's fee, and are worth per ann., clear,
£37 3s. 5d. Of whom the . . . of Hounde and the abbey of Letlye
with the borough and town of Letlye are held the jurors do not know:
they are worth per ann., clear. . . . Of whom the fee farm of the city of
Winchester is held is not known: it is worth per ann., clear, £33 6s. 8d.
Of whom the fee farm of the town of Andover is held is not known: it is
worth per ann., clear, £28 1s. 5d. The grange of Shamblehurst is
held of the Queen by the . . . part of a knight's fee, and is worth per ann.,
clear, £4 13s. 4d. The manor of Abberston is held of Thomas Bishop of Winchester (?) by what services the jurors know not: it is worth
per ann., clear, £26 13s. 4d. Of whom the granges and rectories of
Heryard and Wintney are held the jurors do not know: they are worth
per ann., clear, £14 7s. 0d. The mill in Andover is held of the bailiffs
and honest men of the . . . and is worth per ann., clear, £6. Of whom
the farm of Mattockesford with the borough of Botley are held is not
known: they are worth per ann., clear, 48s. Of whom the farm of
Okeland is held is not known: it is worth per ann., clear, 100s. The 3
parts of the manor of Newenham are held of the bailliffs and burgesses
of the town of . . . by what services is not known: it is worth per
ann., clear, £7 5s. 10d. Of whom the manor of Fisherton De la more
is held the jurors do not know: it is worth per ann., clear, £42 7s. 8d.
Of whom the manor of Chitterne is held is not known: it is worth per
ann., clear, £50 19s. 1¾d. The manors of Eddington Romsey, Tynhed
Romsey, Eddington rectory and Tynhed rectory and the rectory of
Eddington are held of the Queen (?) by knight's service. Of whom the
fee farm of Steple Ashton and the grange of Bratton are held the jurors
know not, and are worth together per ann., clear, . . . 14s. 8d. The
manor and farm of Imber are held of the Queen in chief by the 40th
part of a knight's fee, and are worth per ann., clear. . . . Of whom
the mill in Upton Lovell is held is not known: it is worth per ann.,
clear, 66s. 8d. Of whom the rectory of Fysherton is held is not
known: it is worth per ann., clear, £10 16s. 8d. Of whom the hundred
of Horwells Down is held is not known: it is worth per ann., clear, £4
7s. 7d. The manor of Porstock is held of the Queen in chief by fealty
and the yearly rent of £18, and is worth per ann., clear, £9 10s. 0d.
The manor of Farnham is held of the now dissolved monastery of . . .
and is worth per ann., clear, £4 9s. 0d. The manor of Westchekerell
is held of the Queen as of her Duchy of York by the service of 1 knight's
fee, and is worth per ann., clear, £3 6s. 8d. The manor of Hooke is
held of the Queen by the moiety of 1 knight's fee, and is worth per ann.,
clear, £43 7s. 10d. The manor of Frome Vauchurch is held of the
Queen as of her monastery of Cearne, and is worth per ann., clear, £4
10s. 0d. The manor of Mangerton is held of the Queen as of her said
Duchy of York, and is worth per ann., clear, . . . 13s. 4d. The manor
of Batcombe is held of the Queen as of her late dissolved monastery of
Milton and is worth per ann., clear, £17 18s. 0d. The manor of
Winterborne is held of the Queen as of her Duchy of York by the
service of 1 knight's fee, and is worth per ann., clear, £20. Of whom
the manor of Ashleye is held the jurors know not: it is worth per ann.,
clear, £7 4s. 0d. Of whom the 6 messuages in Overkencombe are held
is not known: they are worth per ann., clear, 46s. 8d. Of whom the
manors of Bigbury and Oldbury are held is not known: they are worth
per ann., clear, £56 8s. 10d. Of whom the manor of Estportlemouth
is held the jurors do not know: it is worth per ann., clear, £20. Of
whom the manor of Hempston Arrundell with the yearly rent in Hatch
Arrundel are held is not known: they are worth per ann., clear, £20. . . .
Of whom the manor of Brixham is held is not known: it is worth per
ann., clear, £10 19s 8d. Of whom the manors of Wellston and Youngecombe are held is not known: they are worth per ann., clear, £21 1s. 2d.
Of whom the mill called La . . . mylle is held is not known: it is worth
per ann., clear, 30s. Of whom the manor of Markewell is held the jurors
know not: it is worth per ann., clear, £12 0s. 4d. Of whom the manor
of Pendryms is held is not known: it is worth per ann., clear, £24. Of
whom the said manor of . . . lez and the premises in St. Tyes in
Aporthia are held is not known: they are worth per ann., clear, £41 8s.
8d. The manor of Stratfied Mortimer and the parks called the Little
Park and the Great Park are held of the Queen in chief by 1 knight's
fee, and are worth per ann., clear, £73 7s. 10d.
The said William late Marquis of Winchester died 23 November
last past; William Lord St. John of Basinge Earl of Wiltshire and
Marquis of Winchester is his son and next heir, and was then aged 30
years and more.
Chan. Inq. p. m., ser. 2, vol. 262, No. 125.