Survey and Rental Ewyas Lacy
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Survey and Rental of Ewyas Lacy ex parte Henrici Nevil militis Domini Bergavenny 1624 – 1626 © Dewi Bowen Williams BA. 2005. Preface This volume is the oldest surviving survey for the moiety of Ewyas Lacy under the jurisdiction of Lord Abergavenny. The information seems to have been gathered at least as early as September of 1624 and last additions penned on the 4th of August, 1626. There are notes in the margins in a later hand, (Mich. 1718) on various tenements and leases. In this edition that hand is italicised and coloured blue. Comparisons with other surveys for this manor indicate that it was not unusual for the larger surveys of this manor to be carried out over a period of two years. Earlier known surveys for this part of Ewyas Lacy are “Two bookes of record one of the ijo Elizabeth thother of 29o Elizabeth”1. The typescript in this volume has been prepared over many months using the original survey2 and also checked against a handwritten copy of this original3. The copy is undated but may have been executed some time in the late 19th century. The copier had difficulty copying the damaged portions in the original. It has been possible to decipher a little more in places, however it may be that the copier was working from a photograph of the original which would have made it difficult to distinguish words which belonged to pages further on in the volume, but showed through on the top page in the damaged portion. The copy has definitely been invaluable to compile a master text as fragments of the document have broken away between then and today and even if it is the case of one letter this can sometimes be enough to identify the possible rendering of a previously unrecognisable word. 1 1559 & 1586 2 MAN/A/151 0022 held at Gwent Record Office, Cwmbrân 3 MAN/A/151 0028 ibid. 2 Table of Contents Page Preface .........................................................................................................................2 A Survey of Ewyas Lacy on the behalf of Lord Abergavenny 1624 ..............................4 A Rentall of the mannour of Ewias Lacy, Nov. 1624................................................118 Bedlary and Halmott Rentes .................................................................................118 Free Tenants and Their Rentes..............................................................................118 Indenture Holders.................................................................................................136 Coppiholders & Customary Tennantes..................................................................140 Speciall Observacions and Informacions...............................................................146 Barronnyes ...........................................................................................................147 Survey presented at Court Baron 4th Aug. 1626 (Latin) ...........................................155 3 fol. 1 [A Survey of Ewyas Lacy on the behalf of Lord Abergavenny, 1624] Ex. Lewis Gilbert gent Memorandum, it was sayd that John Hoskyns esquire did clayme to hold the castle of Ewias Lacy and the other parcell hereafter following for the terme of xxj yeares. But now of late it is affirmed that the above named Lewis Gilbert hath a graunt thereof from the sayd Mr. Hoskyns for divers yeares determinable upon the lieffe of the sayd Lewis who is very olde. I have not seene the lease, and therefore this is further to be inquired of./ Modo in tenura Johannis Watkins 1718 Inprimis, the castle is ruinated in such manner that the place which is valet of xs left thereof for dwelling I doe not conceave to exceede the yerely value of . – xs Item, the castle greene and castle diche lyethe open as common and so hath done for many yeres past so as no benefitt at all is raysed thereof – at 5s the Item, the castle orchard which adioyneth to the a. r. p acre 17s6d castle greene con 3 -2 -0 Item, one other pasture called the Nether Orchard adjoining to the lower side of the former con. 4 -0-16 at 10s the Item, one meadow called Broadmeadow bounding acre £2.2.6 at the lower end on eache corner thereof upon the River Olchon, and on the middle of the same end upon the land of Watkyn William on the east 4 – 1 – 15 side upon the demeane landes of the lord Bergavenny called Byhome, on the West side [on the lands of ] Thomas John Harry David, & on the north upon [land] of Anne Parry widowe con. Totalis Annui valoris 4l – 10s – 0. 4 fol. 1v. 5 fol. 2 r. Ex: Thomas Probert & now James Watkins Alica his wieffe now Phil Christopher Jon in ten to ye wid Jones In possession of Edward lord Bergevenny deceased by his Indenture Mr: Rowland dated 7o Maij anno regis Jacobi Anglie nono4 etc. demised unto Jennings. 1718 Thomas Probert of Longtowne & Alice his wieffe in consideracion of a fyne of 24l by them paid those lands called vide ye Green booke 5 Demeanes y Vellyne in the parishe of St Clodock containing by fol. 206 estmacion 28 acres sometymes in the possession of Philippe Lewys Harry or his assignes for the terme of 21 yeares from the date of the sayd Indenture at the yerely rent of iiijs to be paid at the Feast of St Michaell & vs at the decease & chandge of every tenant thereof in name of a herriott for non payment of the rent within 20 dayes after the dayes of payment (it being lawfully demanded) the lord may reenter. The land shewed to me to belonge to this lese boundeth as followeth viz. on the south & southwest upon the land of Richard Parry deceased, on the east upon the land leading from at 4s the acre the Keven to Longtowne, upon the north upon the landes of the 5l-12s-0d. sayd Richard Parry, and on the north west upon the land of Ralphe Hopton Esquire tennanted by George Gryffyth. It conteyneth neere -28a-0r-0p. Memorandum, there is some other land suspected to be part of this demeanes & to be concealed from the lord, (as hereafter in my notes under the title of Informacions may more at lardge apeare). / Totallis Acrarum 28a-0r-0p Annui valoris - 5l-12s-0. 4 7/5/1611 5 Gwent R. O. MAN/A/151/0034 Abstract of Herefordshire leases, giving tenants in 1718, tenure 3 lives. Date of grant, to whom granted, for whose lives, lives in being, rent, heriot, Date of last Surrender, Observations to 1859 (incomplete). 1753 - 1813, 1818 - 1859 6 fol. 2v. 7 fol. 3 r. John Powell William By Home now William Prosser of Tyr Nant. The same John Powell William by lease dated the xth of June anno regis Jacobi Anglie nono etc6. holdeth to him and his assignes one meadowe in Clodock containing 3 acres called Lady Meadowe and two other parcelles containing 9 acres for the lives of Johane his wieffe, Joane his reputed daughter & Thomas Watkyn the sonne of Watkyn Harry at the yerely rent of iijs iiijd. Note that the sayd Johane at the tyme of this survey was deceased. / Modo in tenura Willielmi Prosser 1718 The sayd John Powell William did shewe me one medow at 10s thacre called Lady Medow bounding at thone end with 1l-12s-6d pa. another meadowe, which he claymed to be his 3a-1r-8p. owne freeland. The sayd Lady Medow con. simile He also shewed me other pastures landes adioyning to the upper end of the sayde Lady Meadowe and on the one side vide ye Green Booke thereof adioyning to his freeland as he fol. 256 demised to affirmed in this manner: viz. to meare David Price. from the northwest corner at the sayd meadowe along by a common footepath at 5s thacre. unto a greate sally stubbe tree & from 7a-2r-0p. 1l-17s-6d. thence to a greate oke growing in the hedge & then to followe the same hedge to the upper corner and at the upper end of the same to be bounded with a lane, and on the other side with the freehold landes of Raphe Hopton Esquire./ The sayde last mencioned landes containing. Totallis Acrarum 10a-3r-8p Annui valoris 3l-10s-0d. 6 10/6/1611 8 fol. 3v. 9 fol. 4r. q. for another peece adioyning to lands in lease to Robert Jennings from Thomas Wyndham Esq. John Thomas of Ex: Llanwonog. now Paule Thomas ffinis xli The same John Thomas by Indenture dated xxvto April anno hec Indentur ostens regis Jacobi Anglie xvto 7 holdeth and subscribed by mihi.8 Nicholas Nott Esquire (commissionated by the lord Bergavenny and Sir William Sidley for that purpose.) holdeth all those parcelles of demeane landes longe since demised to George ap Rees ap Harry by Indenture & afterwards demised to John Parry and then in occupacion of the sayd John Thomas & containing by estimacion three welshe acres – To the sayd John and his assignes from the 10th of October 1615 for the terme of 21 yeares from thence next following pro annuatem reddit – iijs at Michaelmas & thannunciacion equalit. In defalt of payment by the space of 15 dayes next after any of the sayd feastes being lawfully demanded the lord etc. to reenter./ Modo Oliverus Madox {The sayd John Thomas did shewe me in tenura Hugh one only parcell of land by him aledged Watkins 1718. to be the all the land in the Indenture before mencioned inscribed, which land boundeth as followeth. viz. on the west at 6s the acre upon the River Monnowe, on the north 2li-17s-0d. upon a lane leading from Longtown 9a-2r-0p. to Lanwonnog howse on the sowthe upon the land of Mr Raphe Hopton esq. and on the east adioyning to a parcel value 3l:03s:04d. of land by him claymed to be his free land which is in deede of the demeanes the same land shewed containing. [ ] [?it] as well by the oathe of James Prees Parry [ ] affirmacion of Watkyn Harry Richard [ ] recordes shewed to the Jury at this last [ ] recordes doe mencion two parcelles [ ] [ nd] [ ] welshe acres.