Inquisition held at Lenton, Notts before Edmund Perpointe

44 20 December 1480

Inquisition held at Lenton, Notts, before Edmund Perpointe, escheator,
by authority of a writ of diem clausit extremum directed to him and to
the inquisition. William Bingham of Car Colston, William Bowes of
’Cortingswark’,¹ Henry Plompton of Arnold, William Smithe of Ratcliffe
upon Soar, gents, Richard Tayler of Bunny, William Smallwood of
Wysall, Nicholas Botiller of Ratcliffe upon Soar, Richard Ebb of
 

Rempston, John Bealle of the same, John Savour of West Leake, John
Milner of Sutton Bonnington, Thomas Lawrence of the same, Henry
Wheatly of Bunny, William Milnes of East Leake and William Clement
of Kingston, say on oath that William Plompton, kt, on the day of his
death held certain lands of the king in chief in demesne, namely the
manor of Kinoulton held in his demesne as in fee, a messuage with
appurtenances in Mansfield Woodhouse, and the advowson of a chantry
of the Blessed Mary in the church of Mansfield Woodhouse, all of
which premises he, by his charter now exhibited in evidence, conveyed
to Richard Andrewes [and others named in no. 42] to have to them
their heirs and assigns in perpetuity. Thus these grantees, being legally
seised of the premises granted them by their charter here exhibited to
William Plompton and Joan his wife for their lives without imputation
of waste, with remainder after their deaths to their son Robert Plompton,
jnr, and the legitimate heirs of his body in perpetuity. In case of lack
of such heirs remainder in perpetuity to William’s right heirs. Joan is
thus seised in survivorship of the premises in her demesne as of free
tenure.

     Also that Kinoulton is held of the king as of the honor of Tickhill,
parcel of the Duchy of Lancaster, by fealty and a rent of 3s 4d. The
farm is worth . . .² yearly, and the clear value of the manor is £26 13s
4d yearly. Also the messuage and advowson are held of the king as of
the manor of Mansfield by fealty only, and that their clear annual value
is 6s 4d.³

     Also that the said William died 15 Oct. 1480, and that [the heirs are
the same as in nos 42–3]. Margaret is aged 21 and more, and Elizabeth
is aged 19 and more.
[Latin]
[Copyist’s note.] Copied 24 Feb. 1626, hauing many seales.
[CB, 710]

     ¹ (?) Keyworth.

     ² Figures illeg.

     ³ This figure is almost illegible and may therefore be incorrect.