Thomas Latimer

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• Inquisition: Post mortem, 2 Mar 1327. ² 50. WILLIAM LE LATYMER, LE LATIMER, or LATIMER.

Writ, 2 March, 1 Edward III.

KENT. Inq. 11 March, 1 Edward III.

Asshe. The manor (extent given), held of the heir of John de Mouubrai by service of a quarter of a knight's fee and rendering at the said heir's manor of Ryerhs for the ward of the castle of Rochester 24s. yearly.

Bromlegh. 2 messuages, lands, and a water-mill (extent given), including a tenement called Blakebrok, held of the bishop of Rochester by service of 8s. yearly, and doing suit at his court of Bromlegh every three weeks; and 3a. of marsh pasture held of the prior of Christchurch, Canterbury, by service of 4d. yearly.

Beghenham. 57a. arable and 3a. marsh pasture, held of Maurice de Brun by service of 10s. 3d. yearly, and doing suit at his court of Beghenham every three weeks.

William his son, aged 26 years, is his next heir.

BEDFORD. Inq. Sunday after St. Gregory the Pope, 1 Edward III. Sutton. The manor (extent given), held of the king as of the honour of Huntingdon, which is in the king's hands by reason of the forfeiture of Robert de Bruys, by service of half a knight's fee. He died on Friday after St. Matthias the Apostle.

Heir as above.

SURREY. Inq. 9 March, 1 Edward III.

Wodeton. The manor (extent given), including a park with deer, and a tillage called 'la Claye,' held of the king by reason of the lands of Hugh le Despenser, the younger, and Eleanor his wife, as of her pourparty now in the king's hand, by service of a knight's fee and of 1d. yearly rent at the manor of Blechynglegh, and doing suit at the court of the same manor every three weeks.

Ockelegh. A building, lands, and rent called Holebrok (extent given), held of Nicholas Malemeyns by service of rendering (to him) 40d. yearly, and half a mark yearly to the prior of Merton.

Heir as above.

LINCOLN. Return by the escheator that he has not caused an inquisition to be made, being informed that the said William did not die seised of any lands in the county, and that William son and heir of the said William, as is found by other inquisitions, did not wish to sue out any inquisition thereof.

Writ, 2 March, 1 Edward III.

CUMBERLAND and WESTMORELAND. Inq. Saturday after the Annunciation, 1 Edward III. (Edwardi filii Regis Edwardi de Karnarvan.) He held no lands or tenements in these counties in demesne as of fee on the day he died; but long before his death he enfeoffed his son, William le Latymer, of the manors of Gamelesby and Unthank, to him and his heirs for ever, by virtue whereof the said William still holds them. The manors are held of the king in chief by service of rendering 13s. 4d. yearly to the king for cornage in his castle of Carlisle, and are in the hands of tenants-at-will, who render 13l. 6s. 8d. yearly.

Heir as above, aged 25 years and more.

YORK. [Inq.] ………… . (fragment undated and much defaced.)

[Rill]yngton. A bovate of land in the hands of tenants-at-will, held of Sir William de Ros of Hamelak by service of a twentieth part of 1 1/2d. yearly.

And he sometime held the manors of Scamston, Thornton in Pickeringlithe, Syvelyngton, Tyverington and Scotton, with the reversions of the manors of Wodhous and Catbeeston which Thomas le Latymer his brother holds for life by his gift, and the reversion of his houses in York which John de Newby holds for life by his gift, and the reversion of the town of Bridale which Bartholomew de Fanacourt holds for life of his gift; but long before his death he granted the same with their homages, wardships, reliefs, escheats, advowsons of churches &c. to William le Latymer his son, who still survives, and the heirs of his body, with remainder to Thomas his son and the heirs of his body, with further remainder to Warin le Latymer and the heirs male of his body, with ultimate reversion to the said William le Latymer, deceased, and his heirs.

Danby. The manor, with tenements, in Glasdale and Lelum was granted to him for life by the late King Edward, with remainder to his son William and his heirs, to hold of the king in chief by service of a knight's fee.

Scamston. The manor and the reversions of Bridale, and of the manors of Wodhouse and Catbeeston (extent given?), are held of the heirs of Ralph, late Baron of Graistok, who is in the king's wardship, by service of a knight's fee.

Thornton in Pikeringlyth. The manor is held of the king as of the honour of Albemarle by service of a knight's fee.

Syvelyngton. The manor, excepting 4a. land, is held of John Bigot, lord of Seteryngton, by service of three parts of a knight's fee; and the said 4a. land are held of the heir of the earl Marshal by knight's service, and are charged to the castle of Pickeryng in 4s. 6d. yearly.


Tyverington. The manor is held of Ranulph de Nevyll by knight's service.

Scotton. The manor is held of the earl of Richmond by knight's service.

York. The said houses are held of ………… Mayor and bailiffs of the city. ……………………

Danby. The manor with tenements in Glasdale and Lelum was granted to him for life by the late King Edward with remainder to his son William le Latymer and his heirs, to hold of the king in chief by service of a knight's fee.

Heir as above, aged 25 years.

There is an early paper copy of part of this inquisition annexed.

C. Edw. III. File 3. (5.)