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26-417 24 May 1446 Edward Pomeray, Esquire Inquisition

26-418 13 Jun 1446 Margaret, Who Was The Wife Of Edward Pomeray, Esquire; Assignment of Dower

21-481 17 Sep 1420 Joan Widow Of John De La Pomeray, Knight; Inquisition

Beaumont,  William (De), Esquire

References

E-CIPM Inquisition Date County Role(s) Document Type

    22-215   1423-03-05 Devon Subject Of Inquisition Inquisition

22-216 1423-08-24 Devon Grantee, Subject Of Inquisition Inquisition

22-217 1423-03-05 Devon Subject Of Inquisition Inquisition

22-229 1423-05-04 Gloucestershire Named Person Proof of Age

22-284 1424-06-08 Wiltshire Named Person Inquisition

22-285 1424-06-06 Berkshire Named Person Inquisition

22-286 1424-05-10 Cornwall Named Person Inquisitio

22-287 1424-05-19 Devon Named Person Inquisition

22-288 1424-05-31 Gloucestershire Named Person Inquisition

22-289 1424-05-27 Somerset Named Person Inquisition

22-290 1424-06-09 Dorset Grantor Inquisition

Profile information found in the inquisition texts:

Note:  this information has not been supplemented with historical  information from other sources.

Beaumont, William (de), Esquire 

Son Thomas [See E-CIPM 22-229]

Wife: Isabel Beaumont,   [See E-CIPM 22-284]

DEVON.   Inquisition. Barnstaple. 19 May 1424. [Beaumond]

Jurors: Nicholas Bery ; Thomas Watermouth ; John Ynkolden ; Thomas  Hurtknoll ; John Godcheld ; John Pollard ; William Leche ; William Warde ; John Heordyng of Legh’ ; William Blynche ; Roger Raymer  ; and John Wibbery .

She  held no lands or tenements of the king in chief in demesne or in service. She held the following in dower after the death of  William Beaumount her husband, of the inheritance of Thomas  Beaumount , his son and heir....

Landcross,  the manor, held of Thomas earl of Devon , a minor in the king’s  wardship, by knight service. In the manor there are the capital  messuage, worth nothing yearly; 40 acres of arable, worth 20s. yearly; 6  acres of meadow, worth 6s. yearly; 20  acres of  wood, its pasture worth 20d.  yearly; and £4 assize rents at Midsummer, Michaelmas, Christmas and Easter in equal portions.

Barkingdon Manor now adays a farm , (  Staverton Parish  near Totnes )

John  Beville Esq. heir Humphrey Beville

IPM Referenced in E-CIPM(s)

E-CIPM Date Inquisition subject Document type Holding

22-585 09 Apr 1426 Bevile, John, Esquire Inquisition 2 messuages, 140 a. land, 2 a. meadow, 20 a. pasture...

25-561       24 May 1442 Agnes Who Was Wife Of John Bevyle, Esquire IPM Barkingdon and Sparkwell, 6 messuages, 140 a. land... E-CIPM Inquisition Date County Role(s) Document Type 

22-584 1426-04-17 Cornwall Deforciant grantee, Remainder to heirs Subject Of Inquisition Inquisition

22-585 1426-04-09 Devon Querent grantee, Remainder to heirs, Subject Of  Inquisition Inquisition

JOHN  BEVYLE, ESQUIRE

584 Writ. ‡ 5 February 1426. [Wymbyssh]

CORNWALL.  Inquisition. Stratton. 17 April 1426. [Copleston]

John  Beville son & heir of John Beville of Woolston possibly by his 1st wife. Cecily.  and father of Margeret wife of Edward Pomeroy

By  1409, he married Agnes Beaupyne  (c.1386-17 Mar. 1442), da. and coh. of Thomas Beaupyne* of Bristol  & wid. of John Bluet of Grindham, Som., 1 son Humphrey. 1 da. Margaret Pomeroy

 Jurors:  Robert Hurdewyke ; Robert Pyne of Ham; Ralph Arundell de Trerys;  Thomas Trevysyk ; John Trevysyk, senior ; Nicholas Legh ; Richard Langedon ; Richard Gerveys ; John Trengere ; Richard Morton ;  Baldwin Whyttyston ; and Richard Dromond .

He  died seised of a messuage, 40 acres of  land and 20d. rent in Trennick in his demesne as of fee, held of the king in chief of his duchy of Cornwall, of his manor of Moresk in free socage, by fealty, 3s.  4d. rent at the Invention of the Cross and Michaelmas, and suit to the manor court of Moresk, annual value 26s. 8d.

Long  before his death he was seised in his demesne as of fee of the manor of Woolston, 25 messuages, a corn-mill, 300 a. land, 100 acres of pasture and 5s. rent, in Drannack, Trevear, Bosvine, Trevilley and  Mayon. By a fine oct. Purification 1425 [CP 25/1/291/65 no.39], shown to the jurors, between Nicholas Langeford and John Raynold,  clerk , quer. and John Bevyle and Agnes his wife, deforccant., the querant. granted the manor, tenement and rent to John and Agnes, and the heirs of their bodies, to hold of the chief lords of the fees by services pertaining to the manor, tenement and rent, successive remainders to the heirs of John Bevyle and then to the right heirs of Thomas Pridiaux, knight , to hold as above. The manor remains in full to the right heirs of John Bevyle . He died seised in this estate jointly with Agnes, who survives, in the above manner and  form.

  Woolston.  The manor is held of William Lord Botreaux, knight , of his manor of Worthyvale by service of a knight’s fee Mortain and by homage, fealty and suit of court. In the manor there are 20  messuages, 300 a. land, 30 a. meadow, 4 a. wood and 100 acres of pasture, annual value 25 marks.

Of  the above tenements

15  messuages, corn-mill, 100 acres of  land, 50 acres of  pasture and 5s. rent in  Drannack are held of John Antron by fealty, annual value 12 marks

4  messuages, 100 acres of land, 20 acres of  pasture in Trevear are held of the  heirs of John Penros by fealty, annual value 40s.

3  messuages, 50acres of  land and 30 acres of  pasture in Bosvine are held of the  same heirs by service of 1/18 knight’s fee Mortain, annual value  20s.

2  messuages, 20 acres of  land and 5 acres of  pasture in Trevilley are held of  John Botron by fealty, annual value 13s. 4d.

;  and a messuage, 10 acres of  land and 5 acres of  pasture in Mayon are held of  John Penros ’ heirs by service of a red rose at Midsummer, annual value 10s

[Acreages  as above.]

He  died on 13 January 1426. Humphrey his son is his next heir, aged  17 years and more.

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DEVON.  Inquisition. Exeter. 9 April 1426. [Copleston]

Jurors: Richard Holond ; Richard Litelton ; William Beaumond ; John  Frankcheyny ; James Bacombe ; Robert atte Wode ; John Wreye ; John Heppegras ; John Holbeme ; William Mileton ; William Bisschop ;  William Barnevile ; and Roger Jurdan .

Long  before his death he was seised in his demesne as of fee of 9  messuages, 300 a. land, 5 a. meadow, 100 a. pasture, 4 a. wood and  25s. rent, in Barkingdon, Sparkwell, Hook, Southdown and  Aylescott. 

By the fine detailed in 584 and shown to the jurors, Nicholas Langeford and John Raynold granted the messuage, land, meadow, pasture, wood and rent, among other lands and tenements in  Cornwall, to John Bevyle and Agnes his wife, terms as in 584 but remainder only to the right heirs of John Bevyle . He died seised  of this estate jointly with Agnes, who survives, in the above manner and form. Of the above tenements,

 2  messuages, 140 acres of  land, 2 acres of   meadow, 20 acres of  pasture, 4 acres of  wood and  17s. 6d. rent in Barkingdon and Sparkwell are held of Thomas son  and heir of Hugh late earl of Devon , of his castle of Okehampton  by homage, fealty and service of 1/2 knight’s fee, annual value 11 marks

 2  messuages, 140 acres of  land, 3 acres of meadow, 60 acres pasture in Hook and  Southdown are held of John Dencliff and Alice his wife in her right, by fealty, annual value 25s.; and a messuage, 20 acres of  land,  10 acres of  pasture and 7s. 6d. rent in Aylescott are held of Thomas  abbot of Tavistock by fealty, annual value 12s. [Acreages as  given.]

Date  of death and heir as in 584.

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IPMs  EDWARD  POMERAY, ESQUIRE ›

416 Writ. ‡ 7 May 1446. [Bate].  CORNWALL.  Inquisition [indented].  Liskeard. 18 May 1446. [Werthe].

[Inquisition:  ms faded and galled in places.]

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 .

He  held no lands or tenements of the king in chief in demesne as of  fee. He held the following jointly with Margaret (Beville ) 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  acres of  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  acre of  land, held by socage, fealty and suit of court; and ½  acre of  land held by knight service of the greater fee, by paying 11½d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.

Treverras, Pennarthe and Tolcarne, 2  acre of   land, held by knight service, by paying 3s. 10d. at  Candlemas, and by suit of court.

Trelossa,  1  acre of 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  acre of land, held by knight service, by paying 6d. at Michaelmas, and by suit of court.

Camerance,  1  acre of  land, containing 4 ferlings, held by knight service of the  greater fee and by paying 12½d. at Michaelmas.

Sorn,  ½ acre of land, land; Carveth,  1 acre of  land; ‘Treturoysdon’, ½ acre of land, containing 8 ferlings and Tregorrick,  2 acres of  land, held by socage and fealty and paying at Easter a pair  of gilt spurs or 6d.

Tregisswyn, Gonitor,  and Baruppa, 4 acres of land, land, held by knight service ?of the lesser fee, and suit of  court.

Trevilis and  ‘Trewyn’, 1½ acres. 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 acre of land, land, containing 8 ferlings, held by socage, by paying 3s.  10d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.

Tregerrek ,  ½ acre of land, held by socage, by paying 1d. yearly, and by suit of  court.

?Treleaven, 1½  acres of 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  acre of land, held by knight service of the greater fee, by paying  23d. yearly, and by suit of court.

Trewinnard, Trevessa,  and Tredrea,  3½  acres of 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  acres of 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  acre of land, held by socage, by suit of court, and by paying 1 lb. cumin or 1d. yearly.

Helland and Treworyan,  3  acres of land and 1/3 knight’s fee, held by knight service of the  greater fee and by suit of court.

Cuskean,  1  acre  of land; Knoll,  1  acre  of and 1 ferling of land; Treworgans,  1  acre of and ½ ferling of land; Slades,  1 ferling of land; Ventonglidder ½ acre of 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  acres of land, held by socage, by paying 12d. at Michaelmas, and by  suit of court.

Ankirlond , ½  acre  of 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  acres of 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  acres of land, containing 6 ferlings, held by socage, by paying 2s.  10½d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.

Carburrow,  1  acre of land, held by knight service of the greater fee, by paying  11½d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court

Bodelva, 1  acre of land, held by socage, by paying 23d. at Candlemas, and by  suit of court.

Restineas,  1 acre  of land, held by socage, by paying 5s. at Michaelmas, and by  suit of court.

‘Treworgiscor’,  1  acr   of land, held by socage, by paying 23d. at Candlemas, and by  suit of court.

Truthan,  3  acres of 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  acres of  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  acres of land, held by socage, by paying 22s. ?10½d. at Candlemas and by suit of court.

Trelowthas, ‘Great’  Trelowthas, ‘Little’  Trelowthas and Sourne,  4  acres of land, held by socage, by paying 13s. ?5d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.

Carsla , 1 acre  of land, held by socage, by paying ?23d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.

Tremowe and  ‘Eskynnnowe’, 2½  acres of land, held by socage, by paying 10s. at  Michaelmas, and by suit of court.

Trendeal 1  acre  of land; and Treworthal and Polsue, 1  acre  of land, held by socage, by paying 3s. 10d. at Candlemas, and by  suit of court.

Treworthal,  1  acre  of  land, held by socage, by paying 23d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.

‘Great’ Gothers, 1  acre  of land, held by socage, by paying 23d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.

‘Little’  Gothers and Carnegga,  1  acre  of land, held by socage, by paying 23d. at Candlemas, and by  suit of court

Trewince,  1  acres of land, held by socage, by paying 4s. at Michaelmas, and by  suit of court.

Resparveth, Gear and ‘Doddewoda’, 3  acres of land, held by socage, by paying 5s. 9¼d. at  Candlemas, and by suit of court.

‘Hendreueythyn’, 1  acres of land; and Trevilson, 1  acres of  land, held by socage, by paying 3s. 11d. at Candlemas, and by  suit of court.

‘Lower’ Lamellyn,   1  acres of 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  acres of 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  acres of land, held by socage, by paying 3s. 10d. at Candlemas, and by suit of court.

Tregaminion,  1  acres of 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  acre  of land, held by socage, by paying ?23d. at Candlemas and 2s. 6d. at Michaelmas, and by suit of court.

Bosistow,  1  acre  of land, held by socage, by paying 2s. at Candlemas, and by suit  of court.

Tregethes, Tregilliowe,  and Lugdvan (Lugyuan  Eglos),   2  acres of land, held by socage, by paying a pair of spurs or 6d. yearly, and by suit of court.

Cathebedron and Pengwedna,  1½  acres of  land, held by socage, by paying 2s. 10½d. at Candlemas,  and by suit of court.

Bosparva,  ½  acre of land, held by socage, by paying 10½d. at Candlemas and 5d.  at Michaelmas, and by suit of court; and ½ acres of 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.

Edward Pomeroy  died on 3 May  1446 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.

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417  [Writ: see 416]  DEVON.  Inquisition [indented]. Exeter 24 May 1446. [Werthe].

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 .

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 acres of 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  acres of land, each acre of 200 acres worth 1d. yearly, and each acre of the rest worth ¼d. yearly;  40 a. meadow, each acre worth 6d. yearly; 20  acres of wood, of which the  pasture is worth 12d. yearly; and perquisites of court, worth 12d.(1 shilling)  yearly.

Harberton,  ½ manor. In the moiety there are 2 tenements with curtilages,  each worth 12d. yearly; 140  acres of land, each acre worth 1d. yearly; 8 acres of 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  homas , John Litelmon , and John Longenore , at Michaelmas,  Christmas, Easter, and Midsummer; and perquisites of court, worth 12d. yearly.

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 MARGARET, WHO WAS THE WIFE OF EDWARD POMERAY, ESQUIRE.  (  AJP note  Edward was knighted in 1504 by Henry VII )

418  Writ de dote assignanda . ‡ 6 June 1446. [Bate].

To  be assigned in the presence of Henry Pomeray, esquire , son and  heir of Edward. [CCR 1441–6, p. 328]

[Dorse:] The escheator took her oath.

DEVON. Assignment of dower. [Location  not specified]. 13 June 1446. [Werthe]

The  escheator certifies the king that on the above date he assigned  the following as dower from Edward’s lands in Devon. Stockleigh  Pomeroy, 

7 messuages, 300 a. land, 13 a. meadow, and 6 a. wood, in the  manor [values  not specified].

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