1509 – Rent Roll of the Manor of Aldbourne Transcription

From the National Archives – Reference: DL 43/9/23 – Aldbourne: Rental of the manor

 

Aldeborne: Rent Roll Renewed the 12th day of September in the first year of the reign of King Henry Eighth before the court of John FitzJames, Thomas Hobson and others
 
Before William Walrond Gent. John Goddard John Gayn Ric[har]d Spaynswyke John Castell William Wade Fra[ncis] Bacon William Sparowe Thomas Sparowe Thomas Sheperd [Christ]ofer Wilde Thomas Holte William Cokes Ric[har]d Seyton Thomas Selwode Nich[olas] Luffyn ali[as] Brasye Walter Pole William Hatte Thomas Conyng John Knokeston & John Colyngborne       Enquired as stated as follows:
 
Free Tenants
Westrete
 
John Yorke Knight holds one Burgage & curtilage, a parcel of land formerly [held by] Richard Wolton for which he pays as rent per year  3s 4d
 
William Hatte holds one messuage & one virgate of land formerly [held by] William Atte Well for which he pays as rent  6s
 
Richard Yate holds one tenement and one acre of land formerly [held by] Richard Goddard for which he pays as rent  2d owing
 
William Raulyn holds one Burgage & one meadow of one acre and one toft for which he pays per year as rent  19d owing
 
The same holds one heath or Croft in Lotwych formerly held by Robert Rounte for which he pays per year as rent  1d
 
William Cokes holds . . .  one Burg[age] and three acres of land therto formerly held by Charles Sawer for which he pays as rent  15d
 
Hyghstrete
 
Richard Yate holds one Burgage and three parts of the same … formerly held by Richard Goddard for which he pays per year as rent  3d
 
Edward Burges holds a fourth part of the same Burgage for which he pays per year as rent  1d
 
The same Edward holds a fourth part of the same Burgage for which he pays per year as rent  1d owing
 
The same Edward holds two Burgages for which he pays per year as rent  3d owing
 
The Heirs of John Bacher alias Johns hold one Burgage called Joures & 2 acres of land formerly held by William Cepe for which they pay per year as rent  7d owing
 
The Heirs of Thomas Appulby hold one Burgage & about 20 acres of land with appurtenances for which he pays per year as rent  2s 11d
 
The same heirs of the aforesaid Thomas also hold certain arable land there for which he pays per year as rent  2d
 
The Proctors of the Friary of the Blessed Mary of Aldeborne hold two burgages there formerly in the possession of Alice Sheperd for which they pay per year as rent  2d owing
 
The same Proctors hold two Burgages there for which they pay per year as rent  3d owing
 
Thomas Cokkes holds one Burgage & 12 acres and a half adjoining formerly held by Richard Morley for which he pays as rent per year  2s 6d
 
Richard Yate holds two Burgages for which he pays as rent per year  3d owing    20d
The same Richard holds two Burgages there for which he pays as rent per year  3d owing
The same Richard holds two Burgages there for which he pays as rent per year  3d owing
The same Richard holds certain land there containing about 4 acres and he pays as rent per year  5d
The same Richard holds certain land there for which he pays as rent per year  3d
The same Richard holds one acre of land there for which he pays as rent per year  [2d] owing
The same Richard holds 2 acres of land there & ?all formerly belonging to Richard Goddard for which he pays as rent per year  1d
 
The Proctors of the Friary of the Blessed Mary the Virgin holds one Burgage there formerly held by John Santer for which they pay as rent per year  6d
 
Richard Yate holds two Burgages there formerly held by Robert Nele and pays as rent per year  3d owing
 
William Caroll holds a curtilage of land there and pay as rent per year  3s
 
John Cole holds one Burgage with four acres & 1 rod of arable land for which he pays as rent per year  10d owing
 
John Anchett holds one Burgage with ten acres of arable land & four acres of the aforesaid lying near Wanburgh there for which he pays as rent per year  5d owing    9d
The same John holds two acres called Chalkehytt for which he pays as rent per year  4d
 
The Proctors of the Friary of the Blessed Mary the Virgin holds one Burgage there formerly held by Thomas Appleby for which he pays as rent per year  4d
 
The Heirs of Thomas Apulby holds one Burgage with one acre of arable land in the same place for which they pay as rent per year  10d
 
note: on inquiry this is customary land Thomas Conyg alias Cony holds two Burgages and ten acres of arable land and one rod of the same for which he pays as rent per year  3s
 
John Goddard holds one Burgage and three acres of land formerly held by Edward Hobbes for which he pays as rent per year  6d    13d
The same John holds two Burgages formerly held by John Coke for which [ditto]  3d
The same John holds one Burgage formerly held by Margaret Long for which he pays as rent per year  4d
 
John Anchett holds two Burgages there for which he pays as rent per year  3d    3s 3d
The same John holds one Burgage and 8 acres of land for which he pays as rent per year  2s owing
The same John holds one Burgage for which he pays as rent per year  11d
 
William Sparowe holds one Burgage situated in Lotwych for which he pays as rent per year  7d owing
[Abbreviated note about an outstanding court case]
 
William Carowe holds one Close of land with appurtenances in Lotwych for which he pays as rent per year  12d
 
St John Mitchell holds one Burgage and about one virgate of land in Lotwych for which he pays as rent per year  5s 4d
 
Richard Bakon holds two Burgages there & 10 acres and one rod of land in the open fields of Aldbourne for which he pays as rent per year  12d
 
Agnes widow of Thomas Fermor holds one Burgage for which she pays as rent per year  9d
 
John Castell holds two and a half acres of arable land severally in the East Field recently held by Ri[ch]a[rd] Aydye and pays as rent per year  owing
 
John Crest holds one Burgage 8d & two acres of land 1d in Crendelcombe & holds[?] 2 acres occupied by the ??? Friary of St Mary the Virgin & also is entitled to 2 acres in the East Field for which he pays per year in rent  12d
 
John Goddard holds one Burgage formerly held by John Rounte & one rod of land there on which he makes hay ??? for one day near ?Deklyn for which he pays per year in rent  13d
 
Richard Dray holds one Burgage & one rod of land in ?ane?nche for which he pays per year in rent  7d
 
The Proctors of the Friary of St Mary hold the fourth part of one Burgage formerly held by John Sparowe for which they pay per year in rent  1½d
 
William Pratt holds a quarter part of one Burgage recently held by William Phylyppye & 3 acres of arable land formerly held by Margaret Welsshman for which he pays per year in rent  1½d
 
William Essex Esquire holds a fourth part of one Burgage formerly held by Edith Hasytt and pays per year in rent  1½d
 
William Walrond holds two Burgages and a curtilage of land there for which he pays per year in rent  21s 8d
 
John Colyngborne holds two acres of arable land there for which he pays per year in rent  owing
 
Thomas Sheperd holds one Burgage & cerrtain land there for which he pays per year in rent  15d
 
William Webbe holds Certain land near Shrewnam called Stalpytts received from the hand of the same William Webbe farmer for which he pays as rent per year  2s
 
The Estate of John Yorke holds one virgate there which was held by Walter Loff & formerly John Loff & before that Robert Loff for which it pays per year as rent  5s
subject to suits at 2 law courts
 
note: on inquiry this free land is customary land [blank] Fylkes holds one messuage & one virgate of land & the same in Upham formerly [blank] for which he pays per year as rent  [blank]
 
Walter Janyns holds three acres of free[?] land formerly held by William Ludde and afterwards by John Aubrey for which he pays per annum as rent on the festival of the Nativity of St John the Baptist [24 June] 2d & secondly on [the Festival of] St Michael the Archangel [29 Sept] 2¼d  4¼d
 
[left blank] holds half an acre of free land there formerly held by John Contes for which he pays as rent per year  owing
 
 

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