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Inquisition post mortem of John Arundell of Lanherne knight's lands in Devon (office copy; contemporary); and a 19th-century translation

Jurors [named].

He died seised of ¼th of the manors of Hartelond, Hartelond Bydell, Hartelond Castell, Hartelond Hundred, Fenottery, Kingiskarswell, Harpeford, Bowode, Wodehaywys, Wrelond and Nutwell (Devon); of 26s from the lands of Wodehous (Devon) in demesne as of fee;

[pp.3-14] he made his will on 17th Apr 1544 (35 Hen VIII) [cited in English], mentioning those places and also Harton Burg', Soulthorn, Stepleasheton, Horlegh and Ouerworton (Oxfordshire), Overwallop (Hampshire), Cardynham and Cardynham Fee (Cornwall), to Thomas Arundell his second son, Sir Richard Edgecombe knight, John Harrys serjeant at law, Humphrey Arundell his brother esquire, and others including John Tregous, to hold for term of 30 years in trust, to pay all his debts and funeral expenses (including month's mynday), and to pay legacies and annuities. If all debts, etc., are paid within 30 years, then they shall surrender the premises to my next heir.

Signature of John Arundell [but no mention of a seal].

[p.14] ¼th part of the manor of Hartelond, held of the king in chief, worth £24 8s 1d yearly.

¼th part of the manor of Hartelond Bydell, held of the king in chief, worth 12s 8d yearly.

¼th of the manor of Hartelond Castell, held of the king in chief, worth 37s 1 ¼d yearly.

¼th of the manor of Hartelond Bottysburye, held of the king in chief, worth £3 10s 10d yearly.

¼th of the manor of Harton Burg', held of the king in chief, worth 40s 5d yearly.

¼th of the Hundred of Hartelond, held of the king in chief, worth 3s 4d yearly.

¼th of the manor of Fenotterye, held of the king as of his castle of Exeter in socage (by fealty alone), worth 21s 1 ½d yearly.

¼th part of the manor of Kyngeskarswell, held of the king in chief, by service of ¼th knight's fee and 1 pair of gilded spurs (calker' deaurat') [or?] 6d, worth £12 2s yearly.

¼th part of the manor of Harpeford, held of the king in chief, worth £5 11s 1 5/8d yearly.

¼th of the tenements in Bowode, held of the king by fealty alone, worth 15s yearly.

¼th of the manor of Nutwell, held of the king by knight's service, worth £6 16d yearly.

¼th of the manor of Wodehouse and ¼th of the yearly rent of 36s from the manor are part of the fee of Cardynham, and are held of Prince Edward as of Lanceston Castle, part of the Duchy of Cornwall, by service of ¼th knight's fee Mortain, and are worth 54s yearly.

¼th of the manor of Wreylond, held of Prince Edward as of Launceston Castle by service of 1/8th knight's fee Mortain, and is worth 18s 11d yearly.

[p.18] They also say that he was seised of the manor of Yewton (Devon), and of 11 messuages, 200 acres of land, 40 acres of meadow, 100 acres of pasture, 20 acres of wood and 60 acres of furze and heath, together with view of frankpledge and free fishery in Aven within the manor, with appurtenances in Yewton, Lodyswyll, Yenston, Tomeley, Wolston, Staunton, Ryueton, Sylue'gge, Hasylwood, Hethefyld, fishery of Aven and Wodeparke in the manor of Lodyswyll (Devon), in demesne as of fee;

And that by deed dated 4th Dec 1511 (3 Hen VIII) he granted them to Humphrey Arundell his brother [tenants named, p. 21], for Humphrey and his heirs of body to hold, with remainder to John Arundell and his heirs; Humphrey still holds them; and that the manor of Yewton is held of John Bishop of Exeter, by service unknown, and is worth £9 9s 1 ½d yearly; and that the messuages, etc., in Loddiswell are held of Richard Eggecumbe knight as of his manor of Totynes, by service unknown, and are worth £6 13s 4d yearly.

[p. 24] They also say that he was seised of ¼th of the manors of Dunterdon, Ofwyll, Cleyhydon (with appurtenances including the advowsons of their churches), Whythethefyld, Southbroke, Matforth Dynham and Newton Popylford with members; and of 100 messuages, 100 gardens, 8 corn-mills, 500 acres of land, 100 acres of meadow, 200 acres of pasture, 100 acres of pasture [sic], 120 acres of wood, 50 acres of furze and heath and 100s rent, in Dotterdon, Offwyll, Whythfeyld, Southbroke, Matford Dynham, Newton Populford and Clyehaydon, in demesne as of fee;

And that by deed dated 8th May 1536 (28 Hen VIII) he granted them to Mary Countess of Sussex (by name of Mary Arundell his daughter), reserving the advowsons and glebes of Dunterdon, Offwyll and Cleyhydon to himself; for Mary to hold for term of her life; and she still holds them.

The ¼th of the manor of Dunterdon is held of the king by knight's service as of his honour of Okehampton, now in the king's hands by reason of the atteinture of Henry lately Marquis of Exeter for high treason, and is worth 55s 6d yearly.

The ¼th of the manor of Offwyll is held of the king by knight's service as of his honour of Okehampton (as above), and is worth 12s 9 ¾d yearly.

The ¼th of the manor of Cleyhydon is held of the king by knight's service as of his honour of Okhampton (as above), and is worth £8 yearly.

The ¼th of the manor of Whythethfyld is held of Roger Bluett esquire as of his manor of North Petherton by knight's service, and is worth 41s yearly.

The ¼th of the manor of Southbrooke is held of Roger Bluett esquire by service unknown, and is worth 20s yearly.

The ¼th of the manor of Matford Dynham is held of Thomas Speake knight by service unknown, and is worth 20s yearly.

The ¼th of the manor of Newton Popylford is held of the king as of his borough of Newton Popylford, by fealty alone in free burgage; it came to the king by reason of the atteinture of Henry Marquis of Exeter (as above), and is worth 2s 10 ½d yearly.

[p.33] Also that John Arundell was seised of ¼th of the manor and hundred of Hemyocke (with appurtenances including the advowson of the church), and of ¼th of the manor of Ilstynton [and yearly rent from] Langford Lyster, the hundred of Haytor, and 40 messuages, 40 gardens, 3 mills, 300 acres of land, 200 acres of pasture, 100 acres of wood, 500 acres of furze and heath and £3 rent in Hemyocke, Hemyocke hundred, Ilstington, Heytor hundred and Langforde Lyster, in demesne as of fee;

And that by deed dated 8th May 1536 (28 Hen VIII) he granted them to Joan Arundell his daughter, reserving the advowson and glebe of Hemyocke church to himself; for Joan to hold for term of her life; and she still holds them.

The ¼th of the manor and hundred of Hemyocke are held of the king as of his honour of Plympton by knight's service, by reason of the atteinture of Henry Marquis of Exeter (as above), and are worth £8 yearly.

The ¼th of the manor of Ilstington is held of the king as of his honour of Plympton (as above), by service of 1 knight's fee, and is worth 108s 7 1/8d.

The ¼th of the hundred of Heytor is held of the king in chief, and is worth 24s 4d yearly.

The jurors do not know of whom the ¼th of yearly rent from Langford Lyster is held; it is 25s yearly.

[p.38] Also that he was seised of 30 messuages, 1 corn-mill, 200 acres of land, 40 acres of pasture, 40 acres of wood, 200 acres of furze and heath, together with view of frankpledge, free fishery in Aven and 40s rent in Lodiswyll, in demesne as of fee;

And that by deed dated [blank] he granted them to Thomas Arundell knight his son and Margaret his wife (daughter of Edmund Howard knight) for their marriage, in part jointure of Margaret; [tenants named] in Lodyswyll, Yenston, Hyllparke, Myllhill, Bredeston, Langeston, Brondesparke, Egemsane, Pompterie, Hardmade, Haskes, Hatchebridge and Thornewill, and all reversions, suits of court, escheats, homages, reliefs and other services, lately of the Prior of Studdeley [in Warwickshire?] and of the rector of the chantry of Morley, in Wygworthyham, Cranam, Stanton and Stopbridge (manor of Lodiswyll); for Thomas and Margaret and Thomas's heirs of body to hold; they still hold them.

Also that the messuages, etc., in Lodyswill are held of Richard Eggecombe knight as of his manor of Totnes, by service unknown, and are worth £12 18s 3d yearly.

[p.44] Also that he was seised of the manors of Spricombe and Gratton, and of 20 messuages, 10 cottages, 200 acres of land, 40 acres of meadow, 100 acres of pasture, 60 acres of feeding, 40 acres of wood, 300 acres of furze and heath and 100s rent in Spricombe, Gratton, Brampton, Luscott, Bucklond Dynham and Doddecott, in his demesne as of fee;

And in an agreement dated 10th Jul 1525 (17 Hen VIII) between himself and John Arundell esquire his son of one part, and Queen Katherine lately Queen of England, William Blunt knight Lord Mountjoy her chamberlain, and Master Robert Byckesall doctor of theology and her almoner of the other part, for a marriage between John Arundell the son and Elizabeth Dannett [cf. AR/19/37], he granted them to Lord Mountjoy and others [named], with messuages, etc., in Sprecombe, Gratton, Brampton, Ludcott, Buckland Dynham and Doddecott; for them to hold to the use of John Arundell the son and Elizabeth Dannet for term of their lives, and after their deaths to the use of John Arundell and his heirs for ever; by act of parliament dated 4th Feb 1536 (27 Hen VIII) John Arundell the son and Elizabeth are now seised of them.

The manor of Sprecombe is held of the king as of his late monastery of Pylton by fealty, rent of 6s 8d and suit of court, and is worth £6 yearly.

The manor of Luscott is held of the king as of the late monastery of [blank] by fealty and rent of 53s 4d and suit of court, and is worth 100s yearly.

The manor of Doddecott is held of the king by yearly rent of 19s as an aid (de auxilio), and is worth 57s yearly.

The manor of Gratton is held of the king as of his honour of Barnestable by homage and service, and is worth 34s ¾d yearly.

The messuages, etc., in Brampton are held of Edmund Specott esquire by service of 1 knight's fee, as of his manor of Stokynhed, and are worth £6 13s 4d yearly.

The messuages, etc., in Buckland Dynham are held of the Earl of Huntingdon by service unknown, and are worth £3 4ds yearly.

[p.52] Also that he died seised of the manor of Morchard Arundell with appurtenances, and of ¼th of a corn-mill in Depeford (Devon), in his demesne as of fee;

The manor of Morchard Arundell is held of the Earl of Northumberland by service unknown, and is worth £10 7s 11 ½d, and the ¼th corn-mill of Depeford is held of the king in chief and is worth 12d yearly.

[p.53] Also that he was seised of the manors of Battishorn and Idifford, and of 40 messuages, 20 gardens, 2 corn-mills, 500 acres of land, 100 acres of feeding, 20 acres of pasture, 100 acres of wood, 500 acres of furze and heath and 40s rent in Battishorn and Idifford, in his demesne as of fee;

And that by charter dated 4th Dec 1511 (3 Hen VIII) he granted them to Roger Arundell his brother, reserving to himself the advowson of the church of Idifford; for Roger and his heirs of to hold for ever, with remainder to John Arundell and his heirs; his son and heir Humphrey is now seised of them.

The manor of Battyshorn is held of the king by service of 1 knight's fee, as of his honour of Okhampton (as above), and is worth £12 3s 4 ½d yearly.

The manor of Idifford is held of the king as of his honour of Okehampton (as above) by service of 1 knight's fee, and is worth £6 9s 5d yearly.

[p.58] He did not hold any other lands in Devon.

He died 8th Feb last [1545], and John Arundell knight is his son and heir, aged 45 and more [sic].

Plus [AR/21/12/2] a 19th-century translation, and a pencil summary of that translation.

Yenston, Tomeley, Staunton, Ryueton, Hasylwood, Hethefyld [all in Loddiswell parish, volumes of the English Place-Name Society Devon 306-307] Wolston, Sylue'gge, Wodepark [unid., in Loddiswell manor]

n.b. The inquisition of his Cornish lands is Public Record Office C142/86/11; but there does not seem to be a copy in this archive. For an earlier will of the same Sir John, see AR/21/9; and for a conflict over 2 wills of his, see AR/21/20 (deposition by Richard Roscarrock of Roscarrock, made at a law-suit in 1575).

A comment in AR/21/65 states that this one was disallowed; but it is not clear that AR/21/9 was the one that was allowed.