This court roll, Devon Heritage Centre reference 314M/M/1, is the earliest manor document found for Bratton Clovelly Manor to date.
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| Date | Tithing | Action | Amount | Description | Surnames |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 1377 (mem 3) | Bratton | Court held in the same place on the Thursday next after the feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul <… …> in the first year of the reign of King Richard. | |||
| Essoins | Joan Bornebe <attached by the pledge of William Chaddere and the reeve> complains against William Monk in a plea of trespass … Thomas Foys <as above> against the same <it remains for attachment> complains of the same. | Bornebe, Chaddere, Monk, Foys | |||
| Amercements Distraint | 1d | The reeve is in mercy because he did not distrain John Adecote and William Bykelake to show how they entered into the lord’s fee. And let them be distrained. | Adecote, Bykelake | ||
| Attachments of the reeve Amercements | 4d | William Bovedone <3d> and Thomas Benet <1d> were attached with their beasts in the lord’s enclosure. Therefore they are in mercy. | Bovedone, Benet | ||
| Law | William Lobet <it remains> is at law against Robert Valays <in mercy because he does not prosecute>, that he is not bound to him in two and half bushels of white wheat for his livery, nor etc. By the pledge of Henry Vysak and Robert Fechedone. | Lobet, Valays, Vysak, Fechedone | |||
| Amercement | 3d | John Bate is in mercy because he does not prosecute against John Cole in a plea of trespass. | Bate, Cole | ||
| Amercement Distraint | 3d | The reeve is in mercy because he did not distrain William Bovedone, Geoffrey Payn and Henry Vysake to stand and contribute with the tithingman and all the tithing of Bratton, or to show why not, or to say why they do not know. And let them be distrained. | Bovedone, Payn, Vysake | ||
| Amercement | 6d | Richard Taillour is in mercy because he does not prosecute against William Bortone in a plea of trespass against the peace. | Taillour, Bortone | ||
| Amercement | 2d | Richard Payard is in mercy because he does not prosecute against Blythe Yeo in a plea of agreement. | Payard, Yeo | ||
| Amercement | 2d | Roger Langeworth is in mercy for a default against Geoffrey Payn in a plea of trespass. | Langeworth, Payn | ||
| Law | Roger Langeworth is at law against Geoffrey Payn <in mercy because he does not prosecute> that he did not unjustly take his mare without warrant, put it in the pinfold, nor etc, to the damage etc. By the pledge of Richard Falays. | Langeworth, Payn, Falays | |||
| Distraint | Order is given to distrain the tithingman <as previously> and all the tithing of Bratton to repair the muddy highway at Wykyshille and the muddy way at Chemyseworth. And let them be distrained. | ||||
| Amercement Execution | 1d | The reeve is in mercy because he did not make execution in due manner against John Forsdone concerning 3s 4d to the use of Henry Fyshlake. And let there be execution. | Forsdone, Fyshlake | ||
| Farleifs Cottages Remaining | 6d | The homage presents that Christine Vowedone <3d> and Sarah Gyffard <3d> have rendered two cottages into the lord’s hands, whereupon there falls due to the lord, for their farleifs, as may appear by their names. | Vowedone, Gyffard | ||
| Sum of this Court 2s 4d | |||||
| Item, expenses of the steward 8d | |||||
| Sum of the four Courts 42s 2d | |||||
| Whereof, of census, 10d | |||||
| 1 Oct 1377 (mem 2) | Bratton | Law court held in the same place on the Thursday next after the feast of Saint Michael in the first year of the reign of King Richard. | |||
| Census | 10d | The census this year extends as may appear. | |||
| Bratton | Fine | 12d | The tithingman in the same place presents certain defaults of Nicholas Kerham, who owes suit on this day. Therefore he is in mercy. Afterwards he pays a fine. | Kerham | |
| Amercements | 2s 7d | Item he presents that William Lobet <4d>, Baldwin Clerk <3d>, Richard Valeys <12d> and William Lobet <12d> are common tapsters and sold ale contrary to the assize. Therefore they are in mercy. | Lobet, Clerk, Valeys | ||
| Amercements | 5d | Item the aforesaid William <2d>, Baldwin <1d> and Richard <2d> sold ale by false measure. Therefore they are in mercy. | Lobet, Clerk, Valeys | ||
| Remaining | Item he presents that two foals of a price of 12d came as abandoned property, and they remain in the reeve’s custody. | ||||
| Offices | Item they make an election to the office of reeve, and [they elect] William Lobet [as] tithingman, who swears and remains. Item Henry Vysake to the office of reeve this year, terminable by the lord. Item William Chaddere, who remains and swears. | Lobet, Vysake, Chaddere | |||
| Godiscote | Amercements | 9d | The tithingman presents that Blythe atte Yeo raised the hue and cry justly upon Roger Hethman <6d>. Therefore he is in mercy by virtue of the office. And the aforesaid Roger is in mercy for a trespass made towards Blythe Yeo, and let him be distrained. | Yeo, Hethman | |
| Amercement Execution | 6d | Item he presents that the aforesaid Roger <the reeve is in mercy because he made execution> beat Blythe atte Yeo with 1 staff, against the peace. Therefore he is in mercy by virtue of the office. To his damage of 3s, whereupon execution. | Yeo, Hethman | ||
| Amercements because it cannot be raised | Item he presents that John Cole raised the hue and cry unjustly upon William Bokeput. Therefore he is in mercy by virtue of the office. And the aforesaid John Cole is in mercy because he does not prosecute against the same William in a plea of trespass. | Cole, Bokeput | |||
| Recognition | 2d | Item Joan Payn took from the lord one cottage at [the lord’s] will; that cottage which Valeys previously held, by the rent and services due and accustomed in respect thereof. And she makes fealty to the lord, and gives as recognition as may appear. | Payn, Valeys | ||
| Amercement | 6d | Henry Fenemur is in mercy because he cut down the lord’s wood at Foelesdone without licence. Therefore he is in mercy. | Fenemur | ||
| Amercement | 3d | Richard Taylour is in mercy for a trespass made towards Thomas Estelak in his oats with his beasts. And let him be distrained for compensation. | Taylour, Estelak | ||
| Attachment | The same Richard complains of William Bortone in a plea of debt <in mercy for default. It is adjourned>. Summoned. He did not come, therefore let him be attached. | Taylour, Bortone | |||
| Amercements | 18d | Robert Colyn <4d>, William Uppecote <6d>, Richard Grymyscote <4d>, John Symone <4d> are in mercy because they took an excess of salary, contrary to the form of the statute. | Colyn, Uppecote, Grymyscote, Symone | ||
| Amercement | 2d | John Fothedone is in mercy because he did not raise 13s 4d to the use of Alice Hethman, whereupon execution. | Fothedone | ||
| Amercement | 6d | Roger Brodde is in mercy because he took one calf of John Skedemur’s against his will, and let him be distrained. | Brodde, Skedemur | ||
| Inquiry | Richard Taylour puts himself to an inquiry against Thomas Estelake <it remains for want of jurors> that he did not impound his unidentified[?] beasts, to his damage of 10s. By the pledge of Robert Payn and Geoffrey Payn. | Taylour, Estelake, Payn | |||
| Amercement | 2d | The same Thomas is in mercy for a trespass made towards Richard Taylour in his oats with his beasts, and let him be distrained. | Estelake, Taylour | ||
| Amercement | 6d | The same Richard is in mercy for a false complaint against the same Thomas in a plea of trespass. | Taylour, Estelake, Payn | ||
| Remaining | Thomas Pacchecote (essoin) complains of Richard Grymyscote in a plea of trespass <he is in mercy because he lacked law [when he denied] that he unjustly took his mare, nor did he hinder him <and the reeve>. By the pledge of William Bovedone>. And it remains. | Pacchecote, Grymyscote, Bovedone | |||
| Remaining | John Bate <in mercy because he does not prosecute> complains of Robert Cole (essoin) in a plea of trespass. And it remains. | Bate, Cole | |||
| Remaining | Geoffrey Bremdone complains of William Lobet (essoin) <1d amercement for licence> in a plea of debt. And it remains. | Bremdone, Lobet | |||
| Amercement | 3d | Robert Colyn is in mercy for a trespass made towards Richard Beamund because etc. | Colyn, Beamund | ||
| Amercements | 2s 2d | The bailiff presents that Walter Mansypdyche <6d>, Walter Rysdone <8d>, Walter Ayre <6d> and Geoffrey Payn <6d> made trespasses with their beasts in the lord’s pasture upon Scherysdone. | Mansypdyche, Rysdone, Ayre, Payn | ||
| Inquiry | Robert Blakegrove and Blythe his wife, executors of the will of William Colyn, against Robert Payn <in mercy because he does not prosecute> and Sarah his wife, that they did not withhold one cow and two ewes from them, nor etc, to their damage of 20s. By the pledge of John Skedemur and Henry Vysake. | Blakegrove, Colyn, Payn, Skedemur, Vysake | |||
| Amercement Execution | 3d | John Whetter <the reeve is in mercy because he did not make execution> is in mercy for the detinue of 12s 8d against Blythe atte Yeo, whereupon execution. | Whetter, Yeo | ||
| Amercements Distraint | 4d | Geoffrey Payn <2d> and William Bovedone <2d> <they are acquitted by deed> are in mercy because they do not stand or contribute with the tithingman and all the tithing of Bratton, as was found by all the homage. And let them be distrained. | Payn, Bovedone | ||
| Amercements Distraint | 2d | Twelve sworn men say that the highway at Hedysdoneforde is muddy and deep, to the nuisance of the neighbourhood, which the tithing of Bratton is bound to repair. Therefore they are in mercy, and let them be distrained. | |||
| 12 sworn men say that Henry Fenemur, late reeve, took more from a holding at Fothedone than the lord’s rent of 3s 4d, whereupon he is charged. Item from the holding which was formerly John de Bratton’s, called Tryllelond, more than the lord’s rent of 2s 10d for the lease of 3 acres of land. | Fenemur, de Bratton | ||||
| Inquiry | Robert Blagrove and Blythe his wife, executors of the will of William Colyn, put themselves to an inquiry against Robert Colyn that they did not withhold 2 bulls of a price of 40s, the gift of his mother, to the damage of 20s, by the pledge of Henry Vysak and John Skedemur. Item that they did not withhold 1 cow of a price of 10s, to the damage of 40d, by the pledge as above. | Blagrove, Colyn, Vysak, Skedemur | |||
| Pardon | Richard Grymyscote complains of Henry <as previously> Cole, who has made four defaults in a plea of trespass. And he was attached by one colt. Therefore let him be better attached. | Grymyscote, Cole | |||
| Roger Brodde gives to the lord as a fine, because the appropriated <one> calf of John Skedemur’s, against the peace and against his will, as was found by the inquiry etc. | Brodde, Skedemur | ||||
| Sum 23s 4d | |||||
| Expenses of the steward 13d | |||||
| 1 Dec 1377 (mem 4) | Bratton | Court held in the same place on Tuesday, the day after Saint Andrew in the first year of the reign of King Richard. | |||
| Amercement | 4d | The reeve is in mercy because he did not make execution of 3s, for the use of Blythe atte Yeo, from Roger Ethman. And let him be distrained. | Yeo, Ethman | ||
| Remaining | The action between Thomas Estlake <in mercy because he does not prosecute>, complainant, and Richard Taylour, that he did not impound unspecified[?] beasts of his to his damage of 10s, remains, for want of jurors. By the pledge of Robert Payn and Geoffrey Payn etc. | Estlake, Taylour, Payn | |||
| Amercement | 3d | John Bate is in mercy because he does not prosecute against Robert Cole in a plea of trespass. | Bate, Cole | ||
| Amercement | 1d | William Lobet is in mercy for licence to agree with Geoffrey Bremedone in a plea of debt. | Lobet, Bremedone | ||
| Amercement | 3d | The reeve is in mercy because he did not make execution of 12s 8d from John Whetter for the use of Blythe atte Yeo. Let him be distrained. | Whetter, Yeo | ||
| Amercement | 4d | Robert Payn and Sarah his wife are in mercy because they do not prosecute against Robert Bremgrove and Blythe his wife, executors of the will of William Colyn, in a plea of detinue of two ewes. | Payn, Sarah, Bremgrove, Colyn | ||
| Amercement | 3d | Richard Grymescote is in mercy for default against Thomas Pachecote in a plea of trespass. | Grymescote, Pachecote | ||
| Law | Richard Grymescote <in mercy because he does not seek law. And let him be distrained> is at law against Thomas Paccheshull <it remains>, that he did not unjustly take one mare, nor did he hinder him. By the pledge of William Bovedone and the reeve. | Grymescote, Paccheshull, Bovedone | |||
| Amercement | 6d | Rogerus Brodde is in mercy because he did not come to the inquiry when he was charged. | Brodde | ||
| Amercement | 2d | The tithingman and all the tithing are in mercy because they did not repair the highway at Hethdon Forde, which is muddy and deep, and let them be distrained. | Bortone, Taylour | ||
| Amercement | 3d | William Bortone is in mercy for default against Richard Taylour in a plea of debt. | Bortone, Taylour | ||
| Remaining | A date <it remains> is given to Richard Taylour, complainant, and Robert <William> Bortone <in mercy for licence> concerning a plea of debt. And it remains, by the pleas of the parties. | Taylour, Bortone | |||
| Essoins | Robert Blakegrove <it remains> and Blythe his wife, executors of the will <of William Cole> against Robert Colyn <it remains> <in mercy because he does not prosecute> concerning a plea of detinue of two oxen of a price of 40s, whereupon let there be an inquiry. And the said inquiry remains, by the essoin of the said Robert and Blythe. Let them still be distrained. | Blakegrove, Cole, Colyn | |||
| Attachment | Henry <Richard> Grymescote complains of Henry Cole, who has made four defaults, and he is attached by one mare, and he does not come. Therefore he should be better attached, for the next [court]. | Grymescote, Cole | |||
| Amercement | 1d | John Fochedone, late reeve, is in mercy because he did not raise 13s 10d, to the use of Alice Hethman, out of the goods and chattels of William Bortone, and let him be distrained. | Fochedone, Hethman, Bortone | ||
| Remaining | A date is given to Richard Payard <it remains>, complainant, and Blythe att[e] Yeo <let he be distrained> concerning a plea of agreement, and it remains. | Payard, Yeo | |||
| Law | William Bovedone <it remains> is at law against Walter Langeforde <it remains. He does not prosecute>, complainant, that he did not raise 20d out of the goods and chattels of Alice Cadie without a warrant, through which the aforesaid Walter etc, to his damage of 10s. By the pledge of Geoffrey Payn and John Skedemere. | Bovedone, Langeforde, Cadie, Payn, Skedemere | |||
| Law | Robert Valays is at law against Richard Valays <he does not prosecute>, that he broke no agreement made by him [Robert] with him [Richard] concerning the payment of an amercement of the Court, nor etc. By the pledge of Robert Payn and Henry Vysakes. | Valays, Payn, Vysakes | |||
| Attachment | Geoffrey Payn complains of Roger Langeworth <let him be attached, by the pledge of William Chaddere and the reeve>, who was not attached, in a plea of trespass. Therefore let him be attached. | Payn, Langeworth, Chaddere | |||
| Amercements | 10d | The bailiff presents that Geoffrey Payn <4d>, Walter Rysden <4d> [and] Walter Manchypysdyche <2d> made trespasses in the lord’s pasture. Therefore they are in mercy, and let them be distrained. | Payn, Rysden, Manchypysdyche | ||
| Fine | 18d | Geoffrey Payn gives to the lord, as a fine for his pasture in Schurstone until the feast of Saint Michael, as appears. | Payn | ||
| Sum 4s 10d | |||||
| [Item] expenses of the steward 11d | |||||
| 6 May 1378 (mem 1) | Law Court held in the same place on Thursday, the feast of Saint John before the Latin Gate, in the first year of the reign of King Richard . | ||||
| Godiscote | Distraint | The tithingman in the same place presents that John Adecote <the reeve is in mercy because he did not distrain him> entered into the Lord's fee at Yeo as though into his own. Therefore let him be distrained for the next [court], to show in what way etc. William <the reeve is in mercy because he did not distrain him> Bykelake for the same. | Adecote, Bykelake | ||
| Amercements | 2s | Item he presents [that] Richard Payard <6d> 1, Roger Hethman <6d> 1, William Bykelake <6d> 1, are tapsters and brewed and broke the assize of ale. Therefore they are in mercy. And the aforesaid Richard <2d>, Roger <2d> and William <2d> sold ale by false measure, and by unauthorised pots, one of a kind[?]. Therefore they are in mercy. | Payard, Hethman, Bykelake | ||
| Strays | The reeve presents that one female bullock [ie a heifer], of a price of 3s, came as a stray on the Monday next before the feast of Saint Martin the Bishop. And it remains in the reeve’s custody. | ||||
| Fine | 6d | And John Parker came into the full court and proved the aforesaid bullock to be his own. And he gives as fine and security as may appear. | Parker | ||
| Amercement | 2d | Thomas Estelake is in mercy because he does not prosecute against Richard Taylour in a plea of trespass. | Estelake, Taylour | ||
| Bratton | Amercements | 4s 10d [4s 9d] | The tithingman in the same place presents that John Skedemur <2d> 1, | Skedemur, Roberd, Clovele, Uppecote, Veyse, Roue, Aylecote, Vysak, Miller, Langeworth, Colyn | |
| Amercements | 18d | Item he presents that William Lobet <12d>, Richard Valeys <6d>, are common tapsters and sold ale and broke the assize. Therefore they are in mercy. Item he presents that the aforesaid William Lobet hindered the assize of ale by John Roberd and others. Therefore he is not [sic] in mercy. | Lobet, Valeys, Roberd | ||
| Amercement | 6d | Item he presents [that] Blythe Blakegrove raised the hue and cry justly upon Roger Brode. Therefore he is in mercy by virtue of the office. And the aforesaid is in mercy because he did not prosecute against her in a plea of trespass. | Blakegrove, Brode | ||
| Amercement | 4d | Item he presents that Roger Brode beat the aforesaid Blythe with 1 staff, against the peace of our Lord the King. Therefore he is in mercy by virtue of the office. | Brode, Blakegrove | ||
| Amercement | 6d | Item presents that Roger beat the aforesaid Blythe, to the effusion of blood. Therefore he is in mercy by virtue of the office. | Brode, Blakegrove | ||
| Amercement | 2d | Item he presents that Richard Meletone beat Robert Blakegrove, beat against the peace. Therefore he is in mercy by virtue of the office. | Meletone, Blakegrove | ||
| Amercement | 6d | Item he presents that Richard Bolham beat William Fenemur, against the peace of our Lord the King. Therefore he is in mercy by virtue of the office. | Bolham, Fenemur | ||
| Amercement Distraint | 6d | Item he presents that William Bovedone <2d>, Geoffrey Payn <2d>, Henry Vysake <2d>, refused to stand and contribute with the tithingman and all the tithing of Bratton. Therefore they are in mercy. And let them be distrained. | Bovedone, Payne, Vysake | ||
| Godiscote | Amercement Remaining | 6d | The tithingman in the same place presents that Richard <in mercy because he does not prosecute> Taylour raised the hue and cry justly <upon William Bortone> <it remains>. Therefore he is in mercy by virtue of the office. And the parties aforesaid have a date, at the next [court], at the plea of the parties, and thus it remains. | Bortone | |
| Amercement | 3d | Richard Grymyscote is in mercy | Grymyscote, Pacchecote | ||
| Amercement | 3d | William Bortone for licence to agree with Richard Taylour in a plea of debt. | Bortone, Taylour | ||
| Amercement | 2d | Robert Colyn is in mercy because he does not prosecute against Robert Blakegrove in a plea of debt. | Colyn, Blakegrove | ||
| Distraint | Blythe Yeo is still to be distrained to answer to Richard <in mercy because he does not prosecute> Payard in a plea of agreement etc. | Yeo, Payard | |||
| Amercement | 1d | Walter Langeforde is in mercy because he does not prosecute against William Bovedone in a plea of trespass. | Langeford, Bovedone | ||
| Amercement | 1d | Richard Valeys is in mercy <because he does not prosecute > against Robert Valeys in a plea of agreement, by the pledge of Robert Fochedone. | Valeys, Fochedone | ||
| Amercements Distraint | 2d | Geoffrey Payn complains of Roger Langeworth in a plea of trespass <in mercy for lack of law, that he did not take his mare without warrant, nor put it in the pound, to the damage of Richard Falays>, nor did he sell it. And he was attached by the pledge of William Chaddere <1d> and the reeve <1d>. And because they do not have him, therefore they are in mercy, and let and let them be distrained. | Payn, Langeworth, Falays, Chaddere | ||
| Amercement | 3d | Robert Colyn is in mercy for breach of agreement against John Pacchecote because he agreed to … him for three days and did not. Therefore let him be distrained for compensation. | Colyn | ||
| Farleif | 3d | Item he presents that Richard Grymyscote [and] Walter Uppecote worked[?] for Alice Medere, tenant[?] … in law. | Grymyscote, Uppecote, Medere | ||
| Amercement Distraint | 1d | Twelve sworn men present that the highway at Wykeshill is deep and muddy, to the nuisance of the neighbourhood. And the tithingman and all the tithing are bound to repair it, and have not done so. Therefore they are in mercy, and let them be distrained. | |||
| Amercement Distraint | Item the highway at Chemysworth is muddy and deep, to the nuisance of the neighbourhood, which the tithingman and all the tithing are bound to repair, and they have not done so. Therefore they are in mercy. | ||||
| Amercement | 4d | The bailiff presents that Walter Rysdone made a trespass with his beasts in the pasture at Scherysdon. Therefore he is in mercy. | Rysdone | ||
| Amercement Execution | 2d | Henry Fysake is in mercy for detinue <the reeve because he did not raise> of 3s 4d against John Forsdone in a plea of debt, whereupon execution. | Fysake, Forsdone | ||
| Fine | 6d | Thomas Paccheshill gives to the lord as a fine, to … his mare <…> arrested [by] the reeve at the suit of Richard Grymyscote. | Paccheshill, Grymyscote | ||
| Sum 15s | |||||
| Expenses of the steward[?] for one month 161/2d |