iiataljaU lEquttg Qlollcttton mn of IE. 3. MmaliM, ffi.ffi. 1. 1894 CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY 3 J924 084 250 624 u Cornell University Library The original of this book is in the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924084250624 YORKSHIRE INQUISITIONS. VOL. V. THE YORKSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY- Founded 1863. Incorporated 1893. RECORD SERIES, Vol. LIX. FOR THE YEAR 191 8. INQUISITIONS POST MORTEM RELATING TO YORKSHIRE, OF THE REIGNS OF HENRY IV AND HENRY V. KDITED BY W. PALEY BAILDON, F.S.A., AND J. W. CLAY, F.S.A. PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY. 1918. PREFACE The present volume contains all the inquisitions post mortem, proofs of age and assignments of dower, relating to Yorkshire, for the reigns of Henry IV and Henry V, that are contained in the Chancery series. That series formerly included also the inquisitions ad quod damnum, which have now been made into a separate class, and are therefore not dealt with here. In view of the very full introduction to Vol. xii of the Record Series, it seems unnecessary to add to this volume any introduction on similar lines. The whole class of Chancery inquisitions post mortem is under arrangement; the documents are now arranged in files numbered from the beginning of each reign. The documents themselves, however, have not so far been renumbered, and still have the old system of numbering, beginning a new serial with each regnal year. It has therefore been thought better not to give the old serial number, in view of a probable renumbering at no distant date. The transcripts have been made by Miss Ethel Stokes, and checked with the originals by Mr. Baildon, who is also responsible for the topographical notes and the index. The genealogical notes are by Mr. Clay. The identification of the numerous places mentioned in the text has been a task of great difficulty, and not a few remain unidentified. Yorkshire is a notoriously troublesome county in matters of this sort, owing to the fact that the same place-names so often recur. Langdale's Topographical Dictionary of Yorkshire gives 32 places named Thorpe, 27 named Newton, 21 named Burton, 19 named Hutton, 19 named Thornton, 15 named Carleton or Carlton, and so on. Many of these, it is true, have distinguishing names or ad- jectives added to them, but these have varied from time to time, and many are now obsolete. Of the smaller manors and properties mentioned in the text, a considerable number are now represented by farm-houses, and others have disappeared alike from the maps and the directories. Under these circumstances it is inevitable that errors of identification should have been made. Some of these have been corrected in the index, and where there is a doubt a (?) has been added, both in the notes and in the index. W. PALEY BAILDON. J. W. CLAY. CORRIGENDA. p. 12, line 21, and p. 14, line 10, for Mandry, read Maudiy. p. 27, lines 24 and 25, for Sauton, read Santon. p. 28 line 31, for Manderey, read Mauderey. p. 29, line I'/, for Mandrey, read Maudrey. p. 49, line 32, for demense, read demesne. p. 54, line 23, for EUyngsteyng, read Ellyngstryng. p. 56, note 15, for Sandon, read Sancton. p. 71, line 22, for Thomes, read Thomas. p. 80, line 20, for [? Corjyngham, read [? Cot]yngham. p. 89, line 2, for Bayton, read Baynton. p. 89, line 25, for Suandyrson, read Saundyrson. LIST OF INQUISITIONS. page page Athole, Athelles, Sir Adomar Despenser, Philip, Lord . 13 DE 3 Duffeld, Richard . 85, 119 At -Water, Maud, widow of , Thomas, proof of age . 119 John. 48 EgmANTON, Thomas 178 Bank, Christiania, widow of John. 134 Fauconeerg, Isabel, widow of Barde, Margaret . 9 Walter, Lord . .15 , Robert, proof of age 62 , Joan, widow of Thomas, , William 9 Lord . 75, 180 Beeston, Anthony de . 131 , , assignment of dower. 68 BoTiLLER, Sir Philip 160 Joan, dau. of Thomas Boynton, Margaret, of widow Lord, proof of age 181 Sir Thomas de 86 , Thomas, Lord 68, 172 Brewes, George 145 FitzWarin, Fulk . 162 Brocas, Sir Bernard 3 FiTzWiLLiAM, Sir John • 144 Bulmer, Sir Ralph 50, 83 , John, proof of age . 146 Burgh, Richard de . -89 Franklin, Roger . 9 Bussy, Joiin, son of Maud, son FURNIVAL, THOMASIA, WIDOW OF of Mary, wife of Sir John, William, Lord . 76 proof of age . 57 . Robert . .90 GoDARD, Sir John . 159 GousHiLL, Sir Robert . Camoys, Elizabeth, widow of 33 Gower, Nicholas . .124 Thomas, Lord . .135 Graystock, Joan, widow of Cawode, John . .40 William, . Cheyne, Margaret, widow of Lord .32 -, Ralph, Lord . 143 William . -153 Greene, Sir Thomas . 137 Clifford, John, Lord de . 182 Grey, Robert, Lord . 4 , Maude, widow of Roger, Lord de . 28, 89 Hall, Thomas at . Colville, Sir John . 105 -25 Harrington, John, Lord . 141 , Sir Thomas . -44 , Robert, Lord . Cresacre, James . 139 56 Hartlington, Sir Henry . 66 Darcy, Elizabeth, widow of Hastings, Edward, Lord, proof of age . ... Philip, Lord . .157 .30 , Philippa, widow of John, , John, Lord . .93 Lord . , .18 Philip, Lord . .156 Dayville, Maud, widow of , Sir Ralph . .61 John. .... 123 Holland, Alice, Countess of . Kent . ... 1^5 , Peter . .74 —- — , Edmund de. Earl of Kent , Thomas . .12 79 De la Pole, Katherine, Coun- Hotham, Sir John . 100, 151, 163 tess of Suffolk . .150 Ingolesthorp, Sir John . , Michael, Earl of 158 .Thomas . .178 Suffolk . 1 11, 112 Deincourt, Deyncourt, Joan, widow of John', Lord . 78 Keton, Nicholas 91 . John, Lord, proof of age. 29 , Sir John . '. -49 Lascelles, Joan, widow of Despenser, Constance, widow William . .142 of Thomas, Lord . 128 Lely, Richard , . •171 —— , Sir Hugh le . .21 LowYS, Thomas, son of William 87 vni LIST OF INQUISITIONS ^"^^ LUMLEY, Thomas, son of Ralph, PoYNiNGS, Blanche, widow of Lord de . .38 Thomas, Lord . .90 LuTTEREL, Sir Andrew . 2 , Sir Geoffrey . .140 Roclyf, Sir David 59 , Hawise, widow of Sir RoLLESTON, Thomas 105 Andrew .... loi Roos, Beatrice, widow Thomas, Lord . 107 Malbyssh, Richard . 19 :, Sir James de 26 Malton, Katherine, dau. of , John, Lord . 174 de . Thomas .28 , William, Lord 102 Marshall, . John .96 Ryvell, William . 60 Mauley, Constance, wife of Peter, de . Lord -14 Salvayn, Alice, dau. of Wil , Peter, Lord . .114 LIAM, proof of age 88 Metham, Sir Alexander . 121 . George 131 , Sir Thomas de . -27 , William 82 Monboucher, George . 77 ScROPE, Margery, widow of More, Marmaduke de . .165 Stephen, Lord, of Masham 118 Mowbray, Margaret, Duchess , Richard, Lord, of Bolton 166 OF Norfolk 8 ... , Roger, Lord, of Bolton 33 . Thomas, Duke of Norfolk 5 Stephen, Lord, of Mas- , Thomas, Earl Marshal 46, 64 ham ... 53 Sheffield, William de . 136 Neville, John de, proof of age 42 Skipwith, Sir Thomas . 130 , wife of William Joan, SooTHiLL, Elizabeth, widow proof of age 181 Henry 37 , Sir Robert . 98 Sproxton, William 133 , Sir Thomas de 62- Standish, Hugh de 164 Newland, William 17 Stapleton, Sir Brian de 133 . John de, proof of age 163 Paulyn, John 19 , Miles de 10 , William 129 , Sir Miles de Pedwardyn, Isabel, wife of 148 Staveley, John Sir Walter 179 44 Stodhow, Denise, widow , Sir Walter . 43 Robert de Percy, Sir Henry 58 37 — , Elizabeth, widow of , William — I Robert de Pickering, John 161 37 . Robert de 35 , Thomas de , proof age . Plantagenet, Edmund, Duke , of 36 swillington, sir john . 140 OF York 24 .... , Sir Roger 138 , Edward, Duke of York 109 , Elizabeth, Countess of Taleboys, Sir Walter . Kent .... 92 132 Thornton, . Joan, Duchess of York. 116 John 43 ——, Philippa, Duchess of Thorpe, Hugh 165 York, assignment of dower. Threlkeld, Sir William 75 Todenham, Robert de . , Thomas, Duke of Glou- 47 ToMUNSON, John . cester .... 97 93 Playce, Emma 8i Plesington, Agnes, widow of Ughtrede, Sir Thomas . Sir Robert de 83 Umfreville, Sir Gilbert 173 Urswick, , Sir Robert de 50 Sir Robert 26 , Robert de . .82, , Isabel, widow of Robert Vavasour, Sir Henry . 97 DE . 147 , Margaret, widow of Sir Plumland, Thomas de, son of Henry .... "3 Katherine de Malton . 29 Vere, Philippa, widow of Plumpton, Sir Robert de . 60 Robert, Duke of Ireland 95 Poucher, Pouger, Henry , 171 , John . Wastenes, .52 William 159 , Sir John . .125 Wyles, William 99 ; ABSTRACTS OF YORKSHIRE INQUISITIONS. [In bad state.] I. William Percy,* son and heir of William Percy, DECEASED. (Inquisitions post mortem, Chancery, Henry IV, file i.) Writ directed to the Escheator in co. York, dated at Westminster, 24 Oct., I Hen. IV [1399]. rNOUisiTiON taken at Stokeslay-in-Cleveland, 10 Nov., i Hen. IV [1399], before John de Wicch' [?], Escheator in co. York, by the oath of Robert del Howe of Stokeslay, John Waxand of Staynton, John Gardener of Marton, John de Laysyngby of the same, John Sturmy of Fayceby, John Webster of Stokeslay, John Marschall, William GoUan, and William Couper, all of Stokeslay, William Chaumberlayn of Acclam, Arnold Clerk of Stokeslay, and William Ecos [?]. On the death of William Percy, deceased, by reason of the minority of William, his son and heir, the manor of Castell Neuton^ came into the hands of the late King Richard II ; and Christiana, late wife of the said Wilham the father (still living), was dowered in J thereof by virtue of the saidlate Kmg's writ directed to the then Escheator and so f of the manor are now in the King's hands. William the father died seised of the whole manor in fee tail, viz. to him and the heirs of his body, by grant made, now some years since, to the said William the father by Robert Conyers, chivaler, Thomas de Boynton, chivaler, and John Conyers, brother of the said Robert, with remainder to Margaret Percy, sister of the said William the father, and the heirs of her body, and for default to remain to the said Robert, Thomas and John, and their heirs for ever, quit from the other heirs of the said William and Margaret.