The following court roll is Devon Heritage Centre reference 314M/M/6.
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| Date | Tithing | Action | Amount | Description | Surnames |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1438 (M6b) | Bratton | Court held in the same place on the Thursday next after the feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Mary the Virgin in the sixteenth year of the reign of King Henry VI | |||
| Attachment | John Pyrs <it remains>, by assent, complains of William Bate <it remains> and Matilda his wife <it remains. Mercy for detinue of 3s 4d for malt bought> in a plea of debt, who are summoned. And they do not come. Therefore they should be attached. | Pyrs, Bate | |||
| Attachment | Robert Cranbury <it remains> complains of John Dunnyng <it remains. He consents[?]> and Diseria his wife in a plea of trespass. Therefore they should be attached. | Cranbury, Dunnyng | |||
| Attachment | John Vysake <it remains> senior complains of Walter Reve <it remains. He consents[?]> in a plea of trespass. Therefore he should be attached. | Vysake, Reve | |||
| Amercements | 18d | The tithingman and his tithing come and present that Robert Smyth <9d> brewed 3 times, John Toly <6d> 2, John Aleyn <3d> 1, and broke the assize of ale. Therefore they are in mercy. | Smyth, Toly, Aleyn | ||
| Heriot It remains | 1 ox (9s) | Item they present that John Chard, who held of the lady one holding <Joan Charde took it> in Tymbury according to the custom of the manor, has died, whereupon there falls due to the lady for heriot one ox of a price of 9s, sold thus to John Vysake senior. And it remains. | Chard, Vysake | ||
| Heriot | 1 ox (9s) | Item they present that Henry Toly, who held of the lady one holding <John Fowedon took it> in Nythervoudon according to the custom of the manor, has died, whereupon there falls due to the lady for heriot one ox of a price of 9s, sold thus to John Vysake senior. | Toly, Fowedon | ||
| Damages It remains | 6s 8d | And they say that the said holding [Nythervoudon] has deteriorated to the damage of 6s 8d, by the pledge of Robert Cranbury and Roger Tolye. And it remains. | Cranbury, Tolye | ||
| Distraint | Item they present that John Wyse <distraint>, who held of the lady the fourth part of one knight’s fee in Brokescombe, has died. And that Thomas is his son and next heir, and of full age. Therefore the said Thomas should be distrained to make homage and fealty to the lady, and to answer to the lady concerning relief. | Wyse | |||
| [Strays] remaining | Item they present that one red calf <it remains> came as a stray at the feast of All Saints and remains with John Aylscote. Item they present that two female hogs <they remain>, whereof one is black and the other grey, came at the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Mary and remain with the bailiff. Item they present that one black boar <over one year> came at the feast of the Invention of the Holy Cross and remains with the bailiff. Item they present that one grey female hog <it remains]> came as a stray at the feast of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist and remains with the bailiff. | Aylscote | |||
| Amercements | 4d | John Aleyn <2d> and John Menethe <2d> are still in mercy because they have not repaired their ruinous houses. And now they have a date to repair the faults of their houses, by the feast of Pentecost, under a penalty of 40d. | Aleyn, Menethe | ||
| Amercement Distraint | 2d | William Glamvile <it remains>, by assent, complains of John Rysdon <it remains. Mercy for detinue of 5s 8d with 6d promised> in a plea of debt, who, summoned, does not come. And because the reeve did not attach him, therefore he is in mercy. And he should be distrained. | Glamvile, Rysdon | ||
| [Strays] remaining | Three white hogs <over one year>, which came as strays at the feast of Easter, still remain with the bailiff. | ||||
| Custody remaining | Lands and tenements in Godescote <they remain> still remain in the lady’s hands during the minor age of John, the son and heir of John Maynard. | Maynard | |||
| Amercement Distraint | 2d | The reeve is in mercy because he did not raise 12s, with 6d damages, from Richard <satisfied> Bysshop, for the use of William Glamvile. And he should be distrained. | Bysshop, Glamvile | ||
| Distraint | Order is given to distrain John Waye to make homage and fealty to the lady, and to satisfy the lady concerning relief for lands and tenements in Fowedon etc. | Waye | |||
| Amercement | 2d | John Wynbogh is in mercy because he does not prosecute against John Morestone in a plea of trespass. | Wynbogh, Morestone | ||
| Amercement | 2d | Henr[icus] Toly is in mercy because he does not prosecute against Robert Cranbury, Roger Charde and Roger Toly in a plea of agreement. | Toly, Cranbury, Charde | ||
| Amercement Distraint | 2d | The reeve is still in mercy because he did not attach William Bate <he consents[?]> and Matilda his wife <mercy for detinue of 18<½d>. She consents[?]> to answer to Robert Cranbury senior in a plea of debt. And they should be distrained. | Bate, Cranbury | ||
| Recognizances | 26 capons | To this court come John Vysak senior <4 capons>, John Vysak junior <2 capons>, William Chard <2 capons>, Alice Valeys <1 capon>, John Alyn <2 capons>, Robert Smythe <2 capons>, Robert Wynboghe <2 capons>, Thomas Hokeday <1 capon>, Robert Cranbury junior <2 capons>, John Boughechurche <2 capons>, John Benet <6 capons>, and they give to the lady concerning recognizance, and they made fealty to the lady. | Vysak, Chard, Valeys, Alyn, Smythe, Wynboghe, Hokeday, Cranbury, Boughechurch, Benet | ||
| Distraint | Order is given to distrain Robert Kyrkham <he made fealty>, John Schylston <he made fealty> and Richard Estelake <he made fealty. Recognizance 2 capons> to make homage and fealty to the lady. | Kyrkham, Estelake | |||
| Fine Distraint | 40d | To this court came John Fawdon <he made fealty> and took from the lady that holding in Nytherfaudon which Henry Toly previously held, to hold according to the custom of the manor, by the rent and services formerly due in respect thereof. And the said John [Fawdon] will make anew one house of one bay and two hearths upon the aforesaid holding within two years next in the future after the Easter next following after the date of these presents. And he will repair all faults of the other houses within the said period. And he gives to the lady as a fine 40d. By the pledge of John Vysake senior and Stephen Fawdon. And he should be distrained concerning fealty to be made. | Fawdon, Toly, Vysake | ||
| Fine Distraint | 13s 4d | To this court came Joan <she made fealty>, who was the wife of John Chard, and took from the lady that holding in Tymbury which John Chard previously held, to hold for the term of the lady’s life, according to the custom of the manor, by the rent and services formerly due in respect thereof. And she gives to the lady as a fine 13s 4d. By the pledge of John Vysake senior and Roger Chard. And she should be distrained concerning fealty to be made. | Chard, Vysake | ||
| And from perquisites of the court 2s 8d | |||||
| And from heriots 18s | |||||
| And from fines of lands 16s 8d | |||||
| And from damages assessed 6s 8d | |||||
| And from recognizances 26 capons | |||||
| Expenses of Henry Fraunceys, steward 40d | Fraunceys | ||||
| 26 May 1438 (M6a) | [Bratton] | Law court held in the same place on Monday, the feast of Saint Augustine of the English, in the 16th year of the reign of King Henry VI | |||
| [Amercements] | 9d | The tithingman and all the tithing in the same place come and present that Robert Wymbogh <3d> 1, John Toly <3d> 1, Robert Hokkeday <3d> 1, brewed ale and broke the assize. Therefore they are in mercy. | Wymbogh, Toly, Hokkeday | ||
| [Amercements] | 9d | Item that Joan Charde <6d> raised a hue and cry upon John Boveden unjustly. Therefore she, Joan Charde, is in mercy by virtue of the office. And because the aforesaid Joan Charde <3d> does not prosecute, therefore she is in mercy. | Charde, Bovedon | ||
| Amercements | 9d | Item that John Bovedon <6d> raised a hue and cry upon Richard Charde unjustly. Therefore he is in mercy by virtue of the office. And because the aforesaid John <3d> does not prosecute, therefore he is in mercy. | Bovedon, Charde | ||
| Amercements | 9d | Item that Richard Charde <6d> raised a hue and cry upon John Fowedon junior unjustly. Therefore he is in mercy by virtue of the office. And because the aforesaid Richard <3d> does not prosecute, therefore he is in mercy. | Charde, Fowedon | ||
| Amercements | 9d | Item that Joan Charde <6d> raised a hue and cry upon John Fowedon junior unjustly. Therefore he [in error for “she”?] is in mercy by virtue of the office. And because the aforesaid Joan <3d> does not prosecute, therefore she is in mercy. | Charde, Fowedon | ||
| Amercement | 6d | Item that Richard Bisshop <it remains. It remains. It remains.> raised a hue and cry upon John Estelake <6d> justly. Therefore he is in mercy by virtue of the office. And the same John puts himself to an inquiry against the aforesaid Richard that he made no rescue against him of 18 of the same John’s beasts taken by the same Richard for distraint for a trespass made in his separate soil at Polys, just as etc, to the damage etc. By the pledge of Richard Estelake. | Bisshop, Estelake | ||
| Amercements | 9d | Item that John Estelake <it remains 6d> raised a hue and cry upon Richard Bisshop <it remains> unjustly. Therefore he is in mercy by virtue of the office. And because the aforesaid John <3d> does not prosecute, therefore he is in mercy. | Estelake, Bisshop | ||
| Amercement Inquiry | 6d | Item that John Estelake <6d it remains. It remains. It remains.> raised a hue and cry upon Joan Bisshop <it remains. The wife of Richard> unjustly. Therefore he is in mercy by virtue of the office. And the aforesaid Richard and Joan put themselves to an inquiry against the aforesaid John that <the aforesaid Joan> made no rescue against him of two cows taken for distraint, just as etc. By the pledge of John Visaak junior. | Estelake, Bisshop, Visaak | ||
| Amercement | 3d | Item that John Estelake made a rescue upon Richard Bisshop of 18 of the same John’s beasts in his pasture of Polys. Therefore he is in mercy. | Estelake, Bisshop | ||
| Essoins Amercement | 3d | Item they present the defaults of Richard Charde <3d>, Roger Charde <essoined. It remains> and Stephen Fowedon <essoined +> and John Aylecote <essoined +> on this day. Therefore they are in mercy. | Charde, Fowedon, Aylecote | ||
| Godescote | The tithingman in the same place comes, and he presents nothing. | ||||
| Land assessed Fine | 7s | Matthew Risdon comes to this [court] and took from the lady one parcel of land called Schootestondon, to hold for the term of the lady’s life by the rent and services formerly due and accustomed in respect thereof. And he gives to the lady as a fine just as is at the head. And he made fealty. | Risdon | ||
| Felon's chattels | 2 ewes, 2 hogs of a price of [blank] | The reeve should be charged with a felon’s chattels taken just as appears at the head. | |||
| Strays remaining | Item the reeve presents that one grey female hog <it remains. It remains>, one white female hog <it remains. It remains>, and one black female hog <it remains. It remains>, which came as strays at the feast of Easter, remain and are not claimed. And one ewe <it remains. It remains> with a lamb, at the feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Mary, remains and is not claimed. And two ewes <of a price of 18d. They remain> with <two> lambs, at the feast of Saint Gregory the Pope, remain with John Morestone and are not claimed. | Morestone | |||
| Stray remaining | Item that one black female hog <it remains. Over one year>, which came as a stray on the feast of Saint Augustine of the English, remains and is not claimed. | ||||
| Jurors for the King | John Schilstone William Charde John Benet John Skydemore Richard Toly Thomas Stoddon Robert Cranbery Richard Estelake Thomas Wonnecote John Morestone Thomas Cranber Richard Piers The jurors aforesaid come, and they present nothing. | Schilstone, Charde, Benet, Skydemore, Toly, Stoddon, Cranbery, Estelake, Wonnecote, Morestone, Piers | |||
| Attachment | Robert Cranbery complains <it remains> of John Aylecote <+ essoined> in a plea of debt, who, summoned, does not come. Therefore he should be attached. | Cranbery, Aylecote | |||
| Attachment | The same Robert [Cranbery] <it remains> complains of John Aylecote <+ essoined> and John his son <+> in a plea of trespass, who is not yet attached. And he should be attached. | Cranbery, Aylecote | |||
| Attachment | The same Robert [Cranbery] <it remains> complains of John Aylecote <+ essoined> in a plea of detinue of chattels, who is not yet attached. And he should be attached. | Cranbery, Aylecote | |||
| Attachment | John Tuke <By Assent. It remains> complains of Stephen Fowedon <+ essoined> in a plea of debt, who, summoned, does not come. Therefore he should be attached. | Tuke, Fowedon | |||
| Amercements Distraint | 2d | John Churndon <it remains. It remains> complains of Thomas Beare <+ +> in a plea of trespass. And he was attached by the pledge of John Vysaak senior and the reeve, who do not have him. Therefore they are in mercy. And they should be distrained. | Churndon, Beare, Vysaak | ||
| Amercement Execution | 2d | William Bate <+ +> and Matilda his wife <+ +> <one cow was appraised at 5s 5d. Satisfied> are in mercy for the detinue of 3s 4d against John Piers. Whereupon let there be execution. | Bate, Piers | ||
| Legal action remains | Robert Cranbery <it remains> complains of John Donnyng <distraint. Essoined> and Diseria his wife in a plea of trespass. And the action remains, by the plea of the parties. | Cranbery, Donnyng | |||
| Legal action remains | John Vysaak senior <it remains> complains of Walter Reve <distraint. Essoined> in a plea of trespass. And the action remains, by the plea of the parties. | Vysaak, Reve | |||
| Distraint | Thomas Wyse <+> should be distrained to make homage and fealty to the lady, and to make satisfaction to the lady for relief. | Wyse | |||
| Strays remaining | One red mare <it remains. It remains> which came as a stray at the feast of All Saints, with John Aylecote, One black hog <it remains. It remains>, One grey hog <it remains> at the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Mary, And one <grey> hog <it remains. Over one year> at the feast of Saint John the Baptist, with the bailiff, still remain and are not claimed. | Aylecote | |||
| Amercements Distraint | 4d | John Aleyn <2d + +> and John Menethe <2d + +> are still in mercy because they have not repaired their ruinous houses. And they should be distrained. And they have a date to repair them, before the feast of Pentecost next, under a penalty for each of them of 40d. | Aleyn, Menethe | ||
| Amercement Execution | 3d | John Risdon <satisfied> is in mercy for the detinue of 5s 8d, with 6d damages, against William Glamvile, whereupon [let there be] execution. | Risdon, Glamvile | ||
| Strays over one year Note for the Account | One black female hog, which came as a stray at the feast of the Invention of the Holy Cross last year, and three white hogs at the feast of Easter last year, are now over one year and are adjudged to the lady. | ||||
| Customary payment remaining | Lands and tenements <it remains. It remains> in Godescote still remain in the lady’s hands during the minority of age of John, the son and heir of John M… [Maynard] | Maynard | |||
| Distraint | John Way <distraint. Distraint> should be distrained to make homage and fealty to the lady, and to make satisfaction to the lady for relief for a tenement in Fowedon. | Way | |||
| Amercement | 2d | William Bate <+> <and Matilda his wife> are in mercy for detinue of 18½d against Robert Cranbery senior. And they should be distrained. | Bate, Cranbery | ||
| Reccognizance | 2 capons | Richard Estelake comes to this [court] <and> makes fealty to the lady. And he gives as recognizance just as is at the head. | Estelake | ||
| Sum of the court 7s 1d | |||||
| Item from a fine of land 7s | |||||
| Item from a felon's chattels 2 ewes, 2 hogs of a price of [blank] | |||||
| Item from strays over one year 4 hogs of a price of [blank] | |||||
| Item from recognizances | |||||
| 21 Jun 1438 (M6a foot) | Bratton | Court held in the same place on the Saturday next before the feast of Saint John the Baptist in the 16th year of the reign of King Henry VI | |||
| Amercement Essoins | 3d | The tithingman in the same place and all the tithing come and present the defaults of John Aleyn <3d>, Robert Wymbogh <essoined. It remains>, Joan Charde <essoined +> [and] Matthew Risdon <essoined +> on this day. Therefore he is in mercy. | Aleyn, Wymbogh, Charde, Risdon | ||
| Amercement | 2d | Item that John Toly 1 brewed ale and broke the assize. Therefore he is in mercy. | Toly | ||
| Abandoned goods | [8 oxen] | Item that eight oxen, which came as chattels of a fugitive felon and abandoned goods for the lady, are adjudged to the lady. | |||
| (M6) | Attachment | Robert Cranbery complains of John Aylecote <essoined> and John Vysaak in a plea of debt, who, summoned, do not come. Therefore they should be attached. | Cranbery, Aylecote, Vysaak | ||
| Amercement Distraint | 3d | William Glamvile <+ he does not prosecute> complains of Richard Geffray in a plea of trespass debt. And he was attached by the pledge of Richard Bisshop and the reeve, who do not have him. Therefore they are in mercy. And he should be distrained. | Glamvile, Geffray, Bisshop | ||
| Attachment | Thomas Hokkeday complains of John Toly <it remains> and Joan his wife <+> in a plea of debt, who, summoned, do not come. Therefore they should be attached. | Hokkeday, Toly | |||
| Inquiry remaining | The inquiry between Richard Bisshop, complainant, and John Estelake, in a plea of trespass, whereupon there was a hue and cry, remains for lack of jurors. | Bisshop, Estelake | |||
| Inquiry remaining | The inquiry between John Estelake, complainant, and Richard Bisshop and Joan his wife in a plea of trespass, whereupon there was a hue and cry, remains for lack of jurors. | Estelake, Bisshop | |||
| Amercements | 6d | Stephen Fowedon <3d> and John Aylecote <3d>, who were essoined at the law court, do not now come. Therefore they are in mercy. | Fowedon, Aylecote | ||
| Strays remaining Note for the Account | One grey female hog, one white female hog and one black female hog, which came as strays at the feast of Easter, And one ewe with a lamb, at the feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Mary, And two ewes <of a price of 18d> with two lambs, with John Morestone, at the feast of Saint Gregory the Pope, still remain and are not claimed. | Morestone | |||
| Essoin | John Aylecote against Robert Cranbery, complainant, in a plea of debt. By Adam Cat. | Aylecote, Cranbery | |||
| Essoin | The same John [Aylecote] against the same Robert [Cranbery], complainant, concerning the aforesaid John and John his son, in a plea of trespass. By Adam Gnat. | Aylecote, Cranbery | |||
| Essoin | The same John [Aylecote] against the same Robert [Cranbery], complainant, in a plea of detinue of chattels. By Adam Prat. | Aylecote, Cranbery | |||
| Essoin | Stephen Fowedon against John Tuke, complainant, by assent, in a plea of debt. By Adam Pye. | Fowedon, Tuke | |||
| Amercement Distraint | 2d | John Churndon complains of Thomas Beare in a plea of trespass. And he was attached by the pledge of John Vysaak senior and the reeve, who do not have him. Therefore they are in mercy. And he should be distrained. | Churndon, Beare, Vysaak | ||
| Essoin | John Donnyng against Robert Cranbery, complainant, concerning the same John and Diseria his wife in [a plea] of trespass. By Adam Cat. | Donnyng, Cranbery | |||
| Essoin | Walter Reve versus John Vysaak senior in [a plea] of trespass etc. By Adam Pye. | Reve, Vysaak | |||
| Distraint | Thomas Wyse should be distrained to make homage and fealty to the lady, and to satisfy the lady concerning relief etc. | Wyse | |||
| Strays remaining | One red calf which came as a stray at the feast of All Saints, with John Aylecote, And one black hog and one grey hog, at the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Mary, And one hog at the feast of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, with the bailiff, Still remain and are not claimed. | Aylecote | |||
| Amercements Distraint Penalties | 4d 6s 8d | John Aleyn <2d> and John Menethe <2d> are still in mercy because they have not repaired their ruinous houses. And they should be distrained. And they had a date, at the feast of Pentecost, to repair them, <each of them> under a penalty of 40d, wherewith the bailiff is to be charged. And let them be distrained nonetheless. | Aleyn, Menethe | ||
| Custody remaining | Lands and tenements in Godescote still remain in the lady’s hands during the minor age of John <the son and> heir of John Maynard. | Maynard | |||
| Distraint | John Way should be distrained to make homage and fealty to the lady, and to satisfy the lady concerning relief for a tenement in Fowedon. | Way | |||
| Amercement Distraint | 3d | The reeve is in mercy because he did not raise 18½d from William Bate and Matilda his wife for the use of Robert Cranbery senior. And they should be distrained. | Bate, Cranbery | ||
| Sum of the court 23d | |||||
| Item from abandoned goods 8 oxen of a price of [blank] | |||||
| Item from strays over one year 1 hog of a price of [blank] | |||||
| Item penalty of houses [blank] | |||||
| 18 Aug 1438 (M6 foot) | Bratton | Court held in the same place on the Monday next after the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Mary in the 16th year of the reign of King Henry VI | |||
| Essoins Amercements | 6d | The tithingman in the same place comes and presents the defaults of Robert Cranbery <essoined. It remains>, John Fowedon <essoined. It remains>, Walter Reve <essoined. It remains>, John Charde <3d> and Matthew Rysdon <3d>. Therefore they are in mercy. | Cranbery, Fowedon, Reve, Charde, Rysdon | ||
| Amercements | 4d | Item that Robert Wymbogh <2d> and John Toly <2d> sold ale as tapsters contrary to the assize. Therefore they are in mercy. | Wymbogh, Toly | ||
| Law | Thomas Hokkeday <essoined> is at law against John Toly <it remains>, that he does not owe him 14s 6d for foodstuffs bought from him, nor etc. By the pledge of Robert Hokkeday, he four-handed. | Hokkeday, Toly | |||
| Attachment | Thomas Hokkeday <it remains> complains of John Toly <it remains. He consents[?]> in a plea of debt, who, summoned, does not come. Therefore he should be attached. | Hokkeday, Toly | |||
| Attachment | John Vysaak senior <it remains> complains of Walter Reve <it remains. He consents[?]> in a plea of trespass, who is not yet attached. And he should be attached. | Vysaak, Reve | |||
| Amercements | 4d | Joan Charde <2d> and Matthew Rysdon <2d>, who had essoins from common suit and have now made defaults. Therefore they are in mercy. | Charde, Rysdon | ||
| Essoin | John Aylecote <distraint> against Robert Cranbery <it remains>, complainant, concerning the same John and John Vysaak in a plea of debt. By Adam Cat. | Aylecote, Cranbery, Vysaak | |||
| Amercement | 2d | William Glamvile is in mercy because he does not prosecute against Richard Geffray in a plea of debt etc. | Glamvile, Geffray | ||
| Amercement Attachment | 3d | The reeve is in mercy because he has not attached John Toly <he consents[?]> and Joan his wife to answer to Thomas Hokkeday <it remains> in a plea of debt. And they should be attached. | Toly, Hokkeday | ||
| Inquiry | The inquiry between Richard Bisshop <he does not prosecute>, complainant, and John Estelake <it remains> in a plea of trespass, whereupon there was a hue and cry, remains for lack of jurors. | Bisshop, Estelake | |||
| Inquiry | The inquiry between John Estelake <he does not prosecute>, complainant, and Richard Bisshopp <it remains> and Joan his wife in a plea of trespass, whereupon there was a hue and cry, remains for lack of jurors. | Estelake, Bisshopp | |||
| Strays remaining | One grey female hog <it remains>, one white female hog <it remains> and one black female hog <it remains>, which came as strays at the feast of Easter, And one ewe <it remains> with a lamb, at the feast of the annunciation of the Blessed Mary, And two ewes <they remain> with two lambs, with John Morestone, at the feast of Saint Gregory the Pope, still remain and are not claimed. | Morestone | |||
| Distraint | John Aylecote should be distrained <he is distrained by the pledge of J Vysaak and the reeve> to answer to Robert Cranbery <it remains> in a plea of debt and detinue of chattels in two complaints separately. | Aylecote, Vysaak, Cranbery | |||
| Distraint | John Aylecote <the reeve is in mercy> and John his son should be distrained to answer to Robert Cranbery <it remains> in a plea of trespass etc. | Aylecote, Cranbery | |||
| Distraint | Stephen Fowedon < it remains. Law that he does not owe him 21d. By the pledge of Richard Estelake and R. Cranbery, he four-handed> should be distrained to answer to John Tuke, complainant by assent in a plea of debt <+ he does not prosecute. In mercy for licence to agree.> | Fowedon, Estelake, Cranbery, Tuke | |||
| Amercement Distraint | 3d | John Churndon <it remains. He does not prosecute> complains of Thomas Beare <it remains. He consents[?]> in a plea of trespass. And he was attached by the pledge of John Vysaak senior and the reeve, who do not have him. Therefore they are in mercy. And he should be distrained. | Churndon, Beare, Vysaak | ||
| Distraint | John Donnyng < it remains. Law <essoined> that they do not withhold from him eight woollen fleeces. By the pledge of John Vysaak senior, he three-handed> and Diseria his wife should be distrained to answer to Robert Cranbery <it remains> in a plea of trespass etc. And Walte Reve <it remains. He consents[?]. Distraint> [should be distrained] to answer to John Vysaak senior <it remains> in a plea of trespass etc. | Donnyng, Vysaak, Cranbery, Reve | |||
| Distraint | Thomas Wyse <+ +> and John Way <+ +> should be distrained to make homage and fealty to the lady, and to satisfy the lady concerning relief etc for tenements in Cenile[?] and Fowedon. | Wyse, Way | |||
| Strays remaining | One red calf <it remains. It remains> which came as a stray at the feast of All Saints, with John Aylecote, And one grey hog <over one year> and one black hog <over one year> at the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Mary, Still remain and are not claimed. | Aylecote | |||
| Stray over one year Note for the Account | One hog, which came as a stray at the feast of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist last year, is now over one year and is adjudged to the lady. | ||||
| Amercement | 4d | John Aleyn <+ 2d +> and John Menethe <+ 2d +> are still in mercy because they have not repaired their ruinous houses. And they should be distrained. | Aleyn, Menethe | ||
| Custody remaining | Lands and tenements <it remains> in Godescote still remain in the lady’s hands during the minor age of John, the son and heir of John Maynard. | Maynard | |||
| Expenses of the steward 8d | |||||
| Sum of the court 2s 2d | |||||
| Item from strays over one year 1 hog of a price of [blank] | |||||
| (M6c) | [Sideways at left] 16th Henry VI | ||||
| [Faint, inverted at top left] Henry the sixth | |||||
| [Top right] … <he made fealty> distrain … Warndy[?] [ie Wandry?] common[?] … … … … fealty for a tenement in Combe … … It was C…dly | Wandry | ||||
| [Faint, centre left] 314 M … | |||||
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| Sum total of 4 courts held this year 13s 10d | |||||
| Item from heriots 18s | |||||
| Item from fines of lands 23s 8d | |||||
| Item from damages of houses 6s 8d | |||||
| Item from recognizances 28 capons, price [blank] | |||||
| Item from a felon's chattels abandoned 8 oxen, 2 ewes, 2 hogs, price [blank] | |||||
| Item from strays over one year 6 hogs, price [blank] | |||||
| Item penalties of houses 6s 8d |