East Beckham

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Title
East Beckham
Reference
Add. 27446, f. 104
Date
6 February 1503
Library / Archive
  • The British Library
Transcript location(s) in printed volume(s)
Gairdner, Vol VI, item 1074; Fenn, Vol V, Henry VII item 38
Transcript from John Fenn, 'Original Letters, written during the reigns of Henry VI., Edward IV., and Richard III…. Volume V' (1st transcript)

LETTER XXXVIII.

 

Est Bekh’m
thadward

 

WHERE Sr John Paston and Rogir Townesende haue agreed
and p’mysed to obey as we Iamys Hobart and John Yaxley
will deuyse for the varians of the Maner of Estbekh’m we
devyse and a warde that Sr John Paston shall haue the seid
Manr to hym And to his heirs And he therfor shall paye to
the seid Rogyr xl li at Pentecoste nexte and at Halowmesse
nexte aftyr that xl li And at Pentecoste next aftyr that xx li
And the same Sr Iohn shall haue the Arrerags of the seid
Manr And if the seid John Refuse to haue the Manr then
the seid Rogyr to haue the same Manr wt the Arrerags as is
a forseid payeng to the seid Sr John the seid C li at the
Dayes aforseid And the seid Sr John to geve Answer which
he will chose the viij daye of this Moneth Yeuyn the vj
daye of February Ao R R H vij xviijo And all this to be
p’furmyd and put in surte aftr orwis’ And We deuise yt he
yt shall haue the land shall paie to thoyr at Halwemes came
twelvemonyth ten mark besids ye seid C. li because thar-
rerags haue ben lang in the ten’nts hands.

                                                                           JOHN YAXLEE.
                                                                           JAMES HOBART.

  12 by 6 ¼.
      Paper Mark,
     Hand and Star.
   Pl. xxxiii. No. 10.

 

     The Manor which is the subject of this award was purchased by Sir William
Paston the Judge. During the life of his son John Paston, and of the late Sir
John Paston, there had been several money transactions, and pledges of land,
&c. between them and the Townshends. It is probable some dispute had
arisen concerning this Manor of Beckham, whether it had not, by some delay
in not redeeming it, become the property of this Roger Townshend.

     The award gives the preference to the present Sir John Paston, and he ac-
cordingly accepted it, I suppose, under the proposed conditions.

     This Roger Townshend was the eldest son of Judge Townshend, and in the
reign of Henry VIII. was three times High Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk.
He was also knighted by this king, and dying without issue, was succeeded by
his next brother, John, the ancestor of the present Marquis Townshend.

     John Yaxley, an eminent lawyer, was one of those who were called to the de-
gree of Serjeant at Law on the 10th of September, 1496, when the king and
queen honoured them with their presence at their feast at Ely House in Hol-
born.

     James Hobart was a right good man, of great learning and wisdom, and for
his knowledge and eminence in the law was appointed Attorney General and a
Privy Counsellor by Henry VII. In 1503-4 he was made a Knight of the
Sword, at the Creation of Henry Prince of Wales; and died early in the reign
of this prince, when he became king. He may be said to have been the prin-
cipal head of the family of Hobart, and from him the present Earl of Bucking-
hamshire is lineally descended.

Autographs,       Pl. xxxi. No. 17.
                           Pl. xxxi. No. 18.
Transcript from John Fenn, 'Original Letters, written during the reigns of Henry VI., Edward IV., and Richard III…. Volume V' (2nd transcript)

LETTER XXXVIII.

 

East Beckham.
The Award.

 

WHERE[as] Sir John Paston and Roger Townshend have
agreed and promised to obey as we James Hobart and
John Yaxley will devise for the variance of [concerning] the
Manor of East Beckham.

     We devise and award that Sir John Paston shall have the
said Manor to him, and to his heirs; and he therefore shall
pay to the said Roger 40l. at Pentecost next; and at Ha-
lowmas next after that, 40l.; and at Pentecost next after
that, 20l.; and the same Sir John shall have the arrearages
of the said Manor. And if the said Sir John refuse to have
the Manor, then the said Roger to have the same Manor,
with the arrearages as is aforesaid, paying to the said Sir
John the said 100l. at the days aforesaid; and the said Sir
John to give answer which he will choose the 8th day of
this month.

     Given the 6th day of February, the 18th year of the
reign of Henry VII.; and all this to be performed and put
in surety after our advice.

     And we devise that he that shall have the land shall pay
to the other, at Halowmas come twelvemonth, ten marks,
(6l. 13s. 4d.) besides the said 100l., because the arrearages
have been long in the tenant’s hands.

                                                                           JOHN YAXLEY.
                                                                           JAMES HOBART.

      Sunday, 6th February,
       1502. 18 H. vii.

The Manor which is the subject of this award was purchased by Sir William
Paston the Judge. During the life of his son John Paston, and of the late Sir
John Paston, there had been several money transactions, and pledges of land,
&c. between them and the Townshends. It is probable some dispute had
arisen concerning this Manor of Beckham, whether it had not, by some delay
in not redeeming it, become the property of this Roger Townshend.

     The award gives the preference to the present Sir John Paston, and he ac-
cordingly accepted it, I suppose, under the proposed conditions.

     This Roger Townshend was the eldest son of Judge Townshend, and in the
reign of Henry VIII. was three times High Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk.
He was also knighted by this king, and dying without issue, was succeeded by
his next brother, John, the ancestor of the present Marquis Townshend.

     John Yaxley, an eminent lawyer, was one of those who were called to the de-
gree of Serjeant at Law on the 10th of September, 1496, when the king and
queen honoured them with their presence at their feast at Ely House in Hol-
born.

     James Hobart was a right good man, of great learning and wisdom, and for
his knowledge and eminence in the law was appointed Attorney General and a
Privy Counsellor by Henry VII. In 1503-4 he was made a Knight of the
Sword, at the Creation of Henry Prince of Wales; and died early in the reign
of this prince, when he became king. He may be said to have been the prin-
cipal head of the family of Hobart, and from him the present Earl of Bucking-
hamshire is lineally descended.

Autographs,       Pl. xxxi. No. 17.
                          Pl. xxxi. No. 18.
Transcript from James Gairdner, 'The Paston Letters, A.D., 1422-1509, New Complete Library Edition, Volume VI'

1074

 

EAST BECKHAM1

 

WHERE Sir John Paston and Roger Townesende have
     agreed and promysed to obey as we, Jamys Hobart
     and John Yaxley will devyse for the varians of the
maner of Estbekham: We devyse and a warde that Sir John
Paston shall have the seid maner to hym, and to his heires;
and he therfor shall paye to the seid Rogyr xlli. at Pentecoste
nexte, and at Halowmesse nexte aftyr that xlli., and at Pente-
coste next aftyr that xxli.; and the same Syr John shall have
the arrerages of the seid maner. And if the seid Sir John
refuse to have the maner, then the seid Rogyr to have the
same maner, with the arrerages as is a forseid, payeng to the
seid Sir John the seid Cli. at the dayes aforseid; and the seid
Syr John to geve answer which he will chose the viij. daye of
this moneth.

     Yevyn the vj. daye of Februarii, anno R. R. H. vij.
xviijo.

     And all this to be perfurmyd and put in surte after our
avise. And we devise that he that shall have the land, shall
paie to th’ other at Halwemes come twelvemonyth, ten mark,
besides the seid Cli., because th’arrerages have ben long in
the tenauntes handes.

                                                                               JOHN YAXLEE.
                                                                               JAMYS HOBART.

1 [From Paston MSS., B.M.]

 

 

 

 

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