Search

Hungerford Notification of a papal inspeximus. R. (Durham) W. (Salisbury) and ... (Lichfield). Given ‘in Castrum apud Kenilworth’ 6 Kal. ... and given at Warwick Kal. Sept. Pontif. …

A paper book, roughly bound with 2 leaves from a theological treatise (written late 13 c.), containing 15 leaves and part of a sixteenth.

• (i) ‘This book made the 24th daye off Junii in the yere off our lorde Gode 1548 barynge wytnis of alle suche resetts that John of Sonagyr, prist, have resevyd off Mr. Bellser of Oxford ffor the reparcyons (sic) off the chaunselle of Thornbury as herafter folowythe.’ Total receipts, £49. Total spent, £46/11/1. Audited 22 August 3 Ed. VI by Alexander Belsyr .
• (ii) Similar account made 23 August, same year, Receipts (including the arrears) and payments balance at £14/3/-.

‘The number of acres of lande and meade of Thomas Denton, Esq., belonging unto the personage of Stratton Audelye in the countye of Oxforde whiche landes John Burlesc’, Esq., lorde of the sayde manour of Stratton hath in exchange of the sayde Thomas Denton four other landes in the sayde Fealdes and lordeship of Stratton as hereafter ensueth.’

• (i) (demesne) 10 a. 1 rood, and a butt.
• (ii) Now in the tenure of Robert Macham , 3½a.
• (iii) Now in the tenure of Thomas King , 2a. 1r. 16½ ‘doles’ of meadow.
• (iv) T.D.’s freehold, late the possession of the monastery of Cirencester and now in the tenures of William Jakeman and John Tytmowse and Alice Arnebowrough . 1½ a. and 3½ ‘doles’ of meadow in Stretton. [These lands and the lands for which they were exchanged, are set forth strip by strip against each other, with the situation of each.]

Transcripts of

• (i) Letters patent of Henry VIII, granting to Ch. Ch., the manors of Binsey, Magde Morton, &c. lately of the Church of St. Mary’s, Oxford. This is not complete, the English notes show it was drawn up for use in a lawsuit—’ 5. Here is omitted many things not Material to this case.’
• (ii) 4 charters which will be numbers 780, 781, 782, 785 in the sixth volume of Mr. Salter’s Oseney Chartulary.

Is a copy of the lease ⟨MM. 25⟩.

Is the chancery copy ⟨of MM. 25⟩.

(i) Napper’s Answer stated that Royse ’s lease did not begin until the expiring of a former lease (dated 15 March 27 Hen. VIII) to the same H. R. for 31 years. This lease he bought from H. R. He claimed to have cut no timber unlawfully, and to have erected buildings at his own cost. The Replication (MM. 28 (ii)) stated that the lease of 15 March 27 Hen. VIII was void, because Robert King was not yet abbot, and that this made void also the second lease. The Rejoinder (MM. 28 (iii)) denied this. The Depositions of the witnesses for Ch. Ch. (MM. 28 (iv)) and for the defendant (MM. 28 (v)) seem to show that Ch. Ch. was really seeking for a decree to enable them to raise the rent. ( John Wright , burser of Ch. Ch., pointed out, and the other witnesses agreed that Church Cowley was worth £12 per annum.) Emphasis is laid on the evils of the long leases and low rents which had been bequeathed to them by the monasteries. e.g. Thomas Smyth said that ‘in the tyme when Doctor Ravis was first Deane of the saide Colledge, the house was in such want that they were not able to pay for there bred and other Commons, neither yet had they beene able to maynteyne the house and Commons thereof, yf divers men had not beene with them for the payment of great summes of money which they then owed for such necessaries as weare for the mayntenaunce of there ordinary Commons’. (MM. 28 (iv) ff. 8 and 9.) Richard Rice said that he ‘hath knowne the said Colledge in such extremities that the Deane and Chapter thereof have heretofore thought uppon a dissolution of the same Colledge for a tyme’. (ib. f. 6.) Other witnesses were for Ch. Ch., Walter Parsons, a member of the College, and Richard Browne, yeoman; for William Napper , William Symonds, gentleman, of Church Cowley , John White of Forest Hill, labourer, William Nashe of Iffley, mason.

A paper book containing Rolls of the Court Baron of Church Cowley (ff. 1–12, of which 8–12 are blank), in the following order:

• 6 April 1620 held by William Goodwin, doctor of Laws.
• 27 July 1620 held by William Goodwin, doctor of Laws
• 20 March 1620 held by Richard Corbett doctor of Laws
• 17 July 1623 held by Richard Corbett doctor of Laws
• 26 April 1625 held by Richard Corbett doctor of Laws
• 15 September held by Richard Corbett doctor of Laws
• 11 May 1627 held by Richard Corbett doctor of Laws
• 3 April 1630 held by Brian Duppa doctor of Laws.

(ii) Same to James Maizey of Barton bridge close , a messuage and 1¾ virgates of land. Rent: 13/4. Fine: £17/10/-.

(ii) Copyhold leases to John Maizey , Christopher Maizey of Swindon (Wilts.) , and Antony Maizey of a messuage and virgate of land, lately in the tenure of James Maizey . Rent: 8/-. Fine £40.

Lease to John Kirton , in consideration of his good service, and for maintaining a sufficient bridge yearly at haytime over the stream called ‘Bulstake Stream’, as well as maintaining all the liberties of Ch. Ch., and receiving all the accustomed dues, all their meadow in Botley Mead i.e. (i) Buttellers, (ii) the Parting-acre, (iii) A plot called four acres, with seven butts adjoining, (iv) Two pyke acres, lying next to the parcell [called Kyng’s ?] eight acres, (v) Two acres lying by Botley Mill; with all the tithes; from Michaelmas last for 41 years. Rent: 14/4 (altered from 15/-). 22 Feb.

Grant to Frank Wilsden , son of Michael Wilsden of Woodstock, slater, of a messuage and 1 virgate of land, now in the tenure of Elizabeth Pearson, widow of Edward Pearson . Rent: 21/-

(ii) Similar grant ⟨as MM. 83⟩, reading ‘1½ yardlands’ for ‘and yardland’.

Midsomer Norton: ‘Recogniciones tenentium ibidem capte 27 die Octobris anno regno regis Jacobi nunc Anglie etc. 21, tempore Ellenore Bull vidue, executricis (testamenti) [interlined.] Willelmi Bull gen’, defuncti et firmarii ibidem per Bartholomeum Cox senescallum ibidem.’ [ ff. 1–28: 1–20, numbered: 21–28 are blank.]

Ground plan of the parish church of All Saints in Wath upon Dearne.

A Receipt book [ff. 1–35, of which 8–10 are blank] containing

• (i) the Rents due from lands late of the monasteries of Oseney, Thame, Nutley, Dorchester, Bolton in Craven, Holy Trinity (York) [ff. 1–5d].
• (ii) Receipts at Michaelmas 1 Ed. VI [f. 7,7d].
• (iii) Receipts for 36 Hen. VIII [ff. 14, 16d., 20].

Oxford, St. Michael at North Gate. Augustine, son of William Gosetrot, grants land to Walter his half-brother.

Oxford, St. Michael at North Gate. Edith, widow of William Gosetrot, quitclaims to Laurence Kepeharm the land with which she was dowered by her husband.

Oxford, St. Mildred's parish. Nicholas, son of Ralf de Wosa, sells to Peter Thorold a rent of 6 d.

Oxford, St. Mary's parish. A final concord about the messuage. [As in MS. D. D. Ch. Ch. O. 196.]

Oxford, St. Mary's parish. John Pilet grants four rents to Oseney.

Oxford, St. Peter's in the East parish.

Oxford, St. Peter's in the East parish.

Oxford, St. Edward's parish. Vincent le Tailor quitclaim the same land. [As in MS. D. D. Ch. Ch. O. 391.]

Oxford, St. Edward's parish. Emma, widow of Thomas Lape, remits all payment due from Oseney. [No date.]