LAY SUBSIDY ROLL, A.D. 1332-3, AND NONARUM INQUISITIONES, '1340, FOR THE COUNTY OF WORCESTER. EDITED FOR THE WORCESTERSHIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY BY JOHN AMPHLETT, OF CLENT. $rttttefc for tje fljlorcestersjjtre Historical BY JAMES PARKER AND CO., OXFORD. 1899. <\ "S b I INTRODUCTION. LAY SUBSIDY ROLL, 1332-3. In 1332 three parliaments were called together, of which two sat at Westminster, March 16 21, and September 9 12, and the third at York, December 2 n, and the second of these parliaments granted a Subsidy of a fifteenth and a tenth. The Roll of this Subsidy for the County of Wor- cester is found in two portions numbered in the Record Office respectively 200/2 and 200/23, the first consisting of six membranes of odd lengths, all in a more or less mutilated condition, and the ink in parts faded and rubbed ; and the other of one membrane, also fragmentary. A copy of these has been kindly placed at the disposal of the Worcestershire Historical Society by Mr. Everard Barton, one of its members. The parchments contain the assessments for portions of the Hundreds of Oswaldeslowe, Doddingtree, Pershore, and Blacken- hurst ; there is nothing in them relating to the Hundred of Halfshire. The present order of the membranes is not as they originally occurred in the Roll, but it is possible to piece them up, and form of them two larger fragments. The following table shews something of the original manner in which the portions followed each other. The Hundreds which contain the various vills are shewn by the initial letters of their names. MEMBRANE 2 (page 5). recto. dorse. Teddington Iccoumbe o Castlemorton P Powyke p Halston o Blockley o Alderminster P Clevelode p Mutton Upton o Bransford p Croule o Northwyks o Leye p Hudynton o Draycote o Mathon p Hanbury Dychford Su- perior o Dycheford Me- dia Paxford o b2 IV Hanbury Hartley INTRODUCTION. MEMBRANE i (page i). recto. o Kyre Wyard D Blackwell D Suckley D MEMBRANE i (page 22). dorse. o Mathon P Walcot cum Membris P Broadway P dorse. Sheriff's Lench B recto. More and Col- Suckley D Queenhill P Broughton Hac- ingwick D Shrawley D Severnstoke P kett p Sned and Rib- Mamble and Evesham B Ombersley B besford D Sodington D Eastham D Carkedon D Hanley Child D Holyne and Hanley William D Stilldon D Stanford D Stockton D Shelsley Walsh D Tenbury D Homme D Astley D Astley Glashampton Abberley Shelsley Bayton Redmarley Oliver Lindridge MEMBRANE 5 (page 17). redo. D Tenbury D Berrington D Bockleton D Clifton D Parva Sapi Yedfeu D Evesham D Lenchwick D Offenham D Littleton D Aldington D Wickhamford B D Acton Beau- Morton Ach- D champ D eslench B Cotheridge D dorso. B Bengeworth B Hampton B Bretforton B Honeybourn B Oldberrow The remaining two membranes come together as follows : MEMBRANE 4 (page n). recto. Wyke Episcopi o Blackwell o Beoley Broadwas o Shipston o Dormston dorso. p Bricklehampton p p Pensham P INTRODUCTION. V MEMBRANE 3 (page 9). recto. dorso. Ripple o Blackwell o Dormston P Pensham P Cropthorn o Yardley P Coraberton Parva P Comberton Magna P This last pair of skins ought, by the Hundreds they contain portions of, to come before the former reconstruction, but the symmetry is marred by Blackwell, which occurs on three mem- branes, and in. the columns I and 2. Possibly I have incorrectly identified the fragment assigned to that vill on page 3 ; so much of this part of the Roll is destroyed that it is easy to make a mistake. The end of Membrane 5 is clearly the end of the Roll, as both recto and dorso at the bottom of the second column are the totals of Hundreds, and to the bottom of it is sewed Membrane 6, containing the totals of the whole Roll. In the two Subsidy Rolls already published by the Society there seems to be some confusion as to the Hundreds under which the names of the vills are placed. Usually the name of a Hundred is given, the returns for a number of parishes come next, and then the total of the tax for the whole Hundred is entered. In many cases the Vills comprised in the Hundred thus marked out do not belong to it. This may arise either from the carelessness of the scribe who engrossed the original Roll, or from the mistake of the modern transcriber. Since the Rolls are written in double columns back and front of the parchment, it is somewhat easy to depart from the original sequence, and stray into a different Hundred from the one under hand. I only mention this that persons who have occasion to consult the Rolls may use due caution. The totals on page 21 are possibly corrupt; at all events three values are given as the amount of the taxation, the extreme difference between them being 2 4*. iod., the largest sum being 441 143. lod. If we may take this to be the correct total, and compare it with former taxations, we can form the following table of the taxable value of the county at successive periods. DA vi INTRODUCTION. Taxable Value. Tax. > S. d. S. d. 1280 Lechmere Roll T L 1,298 7 8 12,983 16 8 i292 1 Pope Nicholas's Taxation T L 1,455 8 8 14,554 6 8 r 327 A 357 6 oi 7,146 o 5 1332 rV&yV 44i H 10 6,316 18 9 i34O 2 Nonarum Inqui- sitiones & T V 649 7 2 5,802 4 6 The present Rolls are so fragmentary that it is hardly useful to compare the totals of the individual vills. The totals of three of the five Hundreds in the county are given, and contrast as follows with the totals of previous taxations. LECHMERE ROLL. i Ed. III. 1332. s. d. s - d. ^ *. d. Doddingtree 147 4 o 19 10 2 45 17 i Blakenhurst 157 14 8 92 2 Q\ 43 13 3 Pershore 269 4 4 35 17 2$ 80 1 8 4 I cannot explain the varying proportion between the totals of the several Hundreds ; for though in the Rolls as printed, foreign vills may be included in the several Hundreds, the totals given in the original record ought to be correct. In the Nonarum Inquisitiones the vills are not arranged in Hundreds, the scheme of taxation being different ; but as the money in the three sub- sidies above quoted was collected on similar lines though in different amounts, sums in pretty much the same proportion should appear under each Hundred ; unless, indeed, the material prosperity of the Hundreds was fluctuating among themselves. It is not conceivable that this was the case to the extent shewn in so short a space of time. The fragmentary character of the 1332 Roll prevents any useful comparison being made with regard to the population of the vills, either in numbers or names, between the information afforded by it and that given in the two earlier rolls already published. This comparison would be made more difficult, if entered upon, by the groupings of the vills, which vary con- 1 As taken from the returns 01 1340. But see page xiv. * See page xv. INTRODUCTION. Til siderably in the different Rolls. But I have added up the names in 53 returns which are fairly perfect, and which perhaps, as far as percentage would go, represent more or less correctly the numbers of the population in all parts of the county except in the Hundred of Halfshire, which- is not represented in this Roll, and is approximately the north-east portion of the county. For these 53 vills the names enrolled in 1280 are 1171; 1327, 1118; 1332, 885, so that, while the tax-paying population seems to have remained at nearly the same figure between 1280 and 1327, it dropped rather more than 20 per cent, in the succeeding 5 years. In the summary on page 21 I am not able to explain the references to Robert Somery and Walter Newynton ; nor do I know what the last fragmentary line means. But it may be gathered that the Roll was not finally made up till after the 5th of October, 1333. The following is an index of the different places mentioned in the Roll, with their modern names where these differ in parentheses, and the pages on which they occur. Abbodeley (Abberley), 14. Acton Beaucamp, 17. Aldermeston (Alderminster), 7. Aldynton (Aldington), 19. Astleye (Astley), 14, 23. Bayton, 15. Benyngworth (Bengeworth), 20. Beoley, 13. Berforton (Bretforton), 20. Beriton (Berrington), 16 Blackwell (Blackwell, Shipston)) 3, 10, 12. Blockleye, 6. Bokelynton (Bockleton), 16. Bradewas (Broadwas), 12. Bradeweye (Broadway), 4. Braunsforde (Bransford), 8. Bricklehampton, 13. Brocton Haket (Brotighton Hackett), 26. Carkedon (in Mamble), 24. Castle Morton (Morton Foliot), 7- Chylderne Henleye (Hanley Child), 22. Clivelode (in Madresfield), 8. Clyfton (Clifton), 17. Coderugge (Cotheridge), 17. Colyngwyk (in Mamble), 22. Comburton Magna, n. Comberton Parva (Little Com- berton), u. Croppethorne (Cropthorn), 10. Croule (Crowle), 5. Curia Wyard (Kyre Wyard), 2. Dormestone, 10, 13. Draycote (in Blockley), 6. Dycheforde Media(in Blockley),7. Dychforde Superior (in Block- ley), 7- Vlll INTRODUCTION. Estham,(Eastham), 22. Evesham, 17, 26. Glashampton, 14. Halston (Alston, Overbury), 5. Hambury, (Hanbury), i, 6. Hampton (Great Hampton), 20. Hanlee William (Hanley William), 23. Hodynton (Huddington), 6. Holyne (in Mamble), 24. Homme (Ham Castle), 23. Honibourne (Honeybourne), 21. Iccoumbe, 6. Jerdeleye (Yardley), II. Lench Vic (Sheriff's Lench), 28. Lenchwick, 18. Leye (Leigh), 9. Lyndene (Lindridge), 15. Lytteleton (North and Middle Littleton), 18. Martleye, I. Matheme (Mathon), 3, 9. Momele (Mamble), 24. More (in Mamble), 22. Morton Acheslench (Abbot's Morton and Atch Lench), 10. Mutton (Bredon's Mitton), 5. Northwyks (Northwich, Block- ley), 6. Ombresleye (Ombersley), 27. Parva Sapi (Sapey Pichard), 17. Paxforde (in Blockley), 7. Pendessham (Pensham), n, 14. Powyke, 8. Queenhill, 25. Ribbesford, 22 Rippel (Ripple), 9, 12. Rydmerley Oliver (Redmarley Oliver), 15. Severnestoke, 25. Sheldesley Waleys (Shelsley Walsh), 23. Sheldesleye (Shelsley Beau- champ), 15. Shraueley (Shrawley), 24. Shypeston (Shipston), 13. Sned (in Mamble), 22. Sockelaye (Suckley), 3. Sodington (Teddington), 5. Sothington (Sodington), 24. Stilledon (in Mamble), 24. Stotton (Stockton), 25. Suckley, 23. Teddington, see Sodington, 5. Temedeburi' (Tenbury), 16, 25. Uffenham (Offenham), 18. Ullebury (Oldberrow), 21. Upton (Upton, Blockley), 6. Walcote cum Membris (Walcote, Pershore), 4. Wyke Episcopi, 12. Wykewane (Wickhamford), 19. Yedeven (Edwin Loach), 17. NONARUM INQUISITIONES. The Rolls called Nonarum In- quisitiones contain a record of the taxation of Worcestershire next in order of time to the Rolls just treated of, and have here been reprinted from the folio volume published by the Record Com- mission in 1807, the contracted form in which they are there presented being here extended. At this time the trade in wool INTRODUCTION. ix had reached considerable proportions, and dealings between the Crown and the merchants were frequent. But at the Parliament of 1339 symptoms had appeared of a disposition to make con- ditions before consenting to a grant, and a new election was demanded. The demand being acceded to, a new parliament was called for January 10, 1340, at which session a schedule of articles was presented, important enough to require the King's personal attention, and he returned to England and met a new parliament on March 29. At this session the subsidy was granted, and as a condition the King accepted the petitions of parliament, which being referred to a committee, formed the basis of the four Statutes of 14 Edward III. 1 The enactment originating the Nonarum Inquisitiones laid down as follows: "In consider- ation of the grants, releases, and pardons, of the chattels of felons and fugitives, and many other things underwritten, which the King had granted to the prelates, earls, barons, and all the commons of his realm, for the ease of them perpetually to endure, the said prelates, etc., willingly of one assent and good will, having regard to the will that the King their liege lord hath toward them, and to the great travailes that he hath made and sustained, as well in his wars of Scotland as against the parts of France, etc., etc., have granted to him the ninth lamb, the ninth fleece, and the ninth sheaf, to be taken by two years then next to come. And of cities and boroughs the very ninth part of all their goods and chattels, to be taken and levied by lawful and reasonable tax by the same two years ; and in right of merchants foreign, which dwell not in cities nor boroughs, and also of other people that dwell in forests and wastes, and all other that live not of their gain nor store, by the good advice of them which shall be deputed taxers, shall be set lawfully at the value of the fifteen, without being unreasonably charged 2 ." In pursuance of this object assessors and venditors were appointed for every county in England to assess and sell the ninth and the fifteenth, and three commissions were issued and directed to them. The execution of the first was confined to a few parishes only within a county, the second commission was also im- perfectly executed ; and the third commission was afterwards issued on January 26th, 15 Edward III. (1541). It was in pur- 1 Stubbs' Constitutional History, Vol. II. p. 399 et sey. 2 Sims's Manual, p. 46. X INTRODUCTION. suance bf this last that the inquisitions were taken which form the foundation of these rolls. The ninths were to be levied accord- ing to the taxation or valuation of churches completed 20 Edward I. (1292) called "Pope Nicholas's Taxation." This taxation fixed the value of the tenth of each parish at a certain sum, and by so fixing the tenth, fixed also the taxable value of each parish. It formed, so to speak, a valuation list by which future rates could be assessed ; and as a matter of fact Pope Nicholas's Taxation remained in force till 27 Henry VIII. (1535), when a new survey was completed. During this time it was used as the guide for taxing the clergy, and was constantly resorted to to correct the accounts of collectors of a tenth, and to determine the liability of persons and of property. Pope Nicholas's Taxation, so far as it relates to the Diocese of Worcester, is printed in the Introduction to the first volume of Nash's Worcestershire, page xl ; but the Worcestershire parishes in the Diocese of Hereford, those in the north-west of the county, are not included in it. It appears to have been carefully printed in Nash, but there are certainly some omissions even from the parishes in the Diocese of Worcester, if the Nonarum Rolls are cor- rect. In them the taxations of the churches of Hadzor, Bredicote, Bushley, Broadway, and other places are given, which are not to be found in Nash's pages. Nor do the amounts of the taxations correspond in a great number of cases ; and there is another matter for which one can see no rule. In the Taxation as printed by Nash, first the amount assessed on the church is given, and then certain porciones or stipends paid to individuals or bodies other than the incumbent from the church revenues. In the Nonarum Rolls it appears that the jurors of some parishes added all these together to get at the amount of the tax ; in other cases they disregarded the stipends altogether. In the case of St. Andrew, Pershore, for instance, the church was taxed at i$% marks, and the stipends of the Abbot of Pershore and the Abbot of Westminster were taxed at 7^ marks and 13 marks respectively. All these added together make 36 marks, the amount at which the jurors say the church is taxed. The same thing is done in the cases of Broms- grove, Dodderhill, Kempsey, Sedgeberrow, Wichenford, and several other parishes, or at least appears intended to be done, for the figures often do not quite correspond. In giving the taxations INTRODUCTION. xi of Ombersley, Suckley, Powyke, and several other places, the stipends are altogether disregarded, and only the taxation of the church quoted. Discrepancies in the amounts from one cause or another appear in the entries relating to pretty well half the parishes as to which comparison is possible to be made. The order of the names of the parishes in these returns follows neither that of the Deaneries nor of the Hundreds. In making their returns under the third commission the asses- sors were instructed to consider the ninths of corn, wool and lambs in every parish in 1340 worth as much as the tenth of the same parish in 1292. Such an instruction seems to shew that it was recognised that values had depreciated since the last mentioned year ; but it may possibly bear another construction. This was a taxation of the laity, not a taxation of the clergy, with which Pope Nicholas's Taxation had to do, and in which the value of all ecclesiastical property would have to be reckoned. Some of these commodities bore no relation to the property of the laity, and they were possibly roughly regarded as forming a tenth part of the tenths of the clergy, which ought to be taken off in using ecclesiastical values for lay purposes. At all events, the assessors of 1341 seem to have confined their operations strictly to the three subjects of taxation mentioned, disregarding glebe lands, tithes of hay, oblations, mortuaries, and other ecclesiastical properties which were included in Pope Nicholas's Taxation. This is evident from the returns for the two parishes first mentioned in the Worcestershire Inquisitions, Blockley and Rous Lench, where the value of the exclusively clerical commodities is given, which, if added to the amount of the ninth, make up with it the value of the tenth. The jurors in the latter case, nevertheless, evidently thought it necessary, in spite of this fact, to explain why the sum they returned was so low. But though this was a lay taxation, it was not of the nature of those of the previous subsidy rolls. It was more of the character of the Land Tax of the present day, when every parish has to provide a certain quota, a certain fixed sum ; not a sum varying with the capability of the individual inhabitants to pay. For this reason probably we are given no lists of the payers of the tax. How it was made up was no matter of consideration with the assessors. A certain sum was to be raised from each parish, which xii INTRODUCTION. was to be equal to the former tax of a tenth, and this, it was considered, would be provided by taking a ninth of the present revenue ; but the commissioners were given a free hand in fixing the quota each parish had to pay. The commissioners were given a free hand in fixing the value of the ninth ; they were to levy more than the tax if the" true value of the ninth exceeded it, but if it were less they were to levy only its true value, and disregard the tax ; but the quota remained a tax upon the parish, and not upon the parishioners. And so we are given only the names of those parishioners by whose oaths the ampunt of the tax was fixed. Besides exacting a ninth from the rural parishes, the assessors had another duty laid upon them with regard to the inhabitants of cities and boroughs who were to be taxed at a ninth, which " merchants foreign " and people who " dwell in forests and wastes/' or " live not of their gain or store," were to be charged a fifteenth. The men of Evesham apparently came under one of these classes, and their fifteenth came to twelve marks, or 8 os. od. In every parish but two there was a deficit. These two were Tredington, where the ninth equalled the tenth, and Huddington, which exceeded it by 2d. t because, say the valuers, the church had not previously been taxed at its true value. In the case of Tredington, the parish must have been exceptionally flourishing, or the valuers were unaware from their isolated position of the state of things in other parts of the country, for though they paid their quota in full, they seem to apologise because it was not more, saying that sheep were few, and their " dragetum " and "pulsa" crops had failed. As regards Blockley, the first parish named in the returns, the deficiency is explained by saying that in reckoning the tenth, the glebe, hay, tithes of mills, mortuaries, and other things were taken into account, with which the present return had nothing to do ; otherwise it is left to be inferred that the present ninth would equal the former tax. Besides these things a large class of property belonging to a rural population appears to have been outside this taxation. Horses and cattle throughout are not mentioned. Special comments on the state of things are made in very few parishes ; these rolls for other counties often disclose much more detail. In Rous Lench a similar statement is made as in the case of Blockley, and figures INTRODUCTION. Xlil are given in this case also which, added to the payment for the ninth, make up the tenth; but in addition there is the statement that the ninth is not more because the land is for the most part uncultivated because of the multifarious oppressions of th*e poor. In Hindlip, Doverdale, and Northfteld there were no lambs, nor were there any in the two Worcester parishes. With these few exceptions the tale is always the same ; the causes of the deficiency are those previously stated, those referred to under Blockley and Rous Lench, which come first in the Roll. The parishes mentioned are 150, but of these 8 are grouped with other parishes ; Aldington and Wickhamford with Badsey, Daylesford with Evenlode, Doddenham with Knightwick, Grafton and Norton with Bromsgrove, Naffbrd with Birlingham, and Little Witley with Holt. Of the 142 parishes for which ninths are returned, five were untaxed in Pope Nicholas's Taxation, Od- dingley because it was below taxation, Churchill by Worcester and Pedmore for no assigned reason, and the two Worcester parishes of St. Martin and St. Peter because their value consisted of oblations and charities. There remain therefore 137 parishes in which both the tenths and the ninths are given. In these the tenths of Pope Nicholas's Taxation come to ^"1,455 8s. 8d., but the ninths come to only 601 3^. 2<, falling short by 854 4$. 6d. Of the five parishes previously mentioned as not having been rated in the former taxation, these ninths amount to 4 i?s. 4^., making the total amount collected 606 os. 6d. But the total of the tenths is too large for Worcestershire alone, since Bushley, Halesowen, Honiborne, Oldswinford, and Tardebig extended partly into other counties, as is stated in the entries relating to them ; and the tenth for the whole is given, while the ninth relates only to the Wor- cestershire portion. How much should be deducted on this account does not appear. Of the 137 parishes only 3, Tredington, Evenlode (with which is included Daylesford), and Huddington paid more than three quarters of the value of the tenth, 134 paid three quarters and under, 101 one half and under, and 20 less than a quarter of the previous tenth. The 20 parishes which paid less than a quarter of the tax were the following : Abbot's Morton. Areley Kings. Acton Beauchamp. Astley. XIV INTRODUCTION. Aston White Ladies. Martin Hussingtree. Bredicot. Oldswinford. Bredon. Spetchley. Halesowen. Tardebig. Hill Croome. Witley. Hindlip. Witton St. Mary. Kington. Witton St. Peter. Madresfield. Yardley. In these the total tax was .202 8s. od., and the total payment 40 13^. yd. ; but some allowance must be made in the cases of Halesowen, Oldswinford, and Tardebig, since the ninth was levied only on the Worcestershire portion of these parishes, while the tenth was reckoned upon the whole area. If we may take the proportion ol payment to the tax to indicate roughly the prosperity or otherwise of the parishes, it will be seen that, as was the case shewn by the taxation of i Edward III. (1327), the most prosperous part of the county was the south and south- east, especially the latter, three of the four parishes which paid the largest proportion being in the detached portions of the county, in the extreme south-east. In the south of the county only Hill Croome and Bredon paid less than a fourth of the tax, though in the latter case the deficiency was disastrous, being no less than 2$ i6s. nd.,of which the jurors give no explanation. By far the greater number of parishes in this portion of the county paid more than a half and less than three quarters of the tax. The group of parishes whose payments were lowest are to be found due east of Worcester, though Upton Snodsbury and Fly- ford Flavell in this locality each paid more than half of their quota. In this group, however, is Huddington, which enjoys the solitary grandeur of paying more than was expected of it, though the excess amounts only to 2d., for which fact an explanation is given. The taxable value of rural Worcestershire in 1292 by Pope Nicholas's Taxation may therefore be taken to be, allowing a tenth of the tax for ecclesiastical perquisites, nine times the total assess- ment, or 13,098 i8s. od., while in 1340 it had fallen to nine times 606 os. 6d., or 5,454 4s. 6d. Adding to this latter sum nine times the tax, 35 6s. 8d., of the boroughs of Worcester and INTRODUCTION. XV Droitwich, and fifteen times the tax, 8 os. od. t of the men of Evesham, which come to 348 os. od, we get 5,802 4^. 6d. as the taxable value of Worcestershire, town and county, in the latter year. The Subsidy Rolls of 1332, eight years before the Nonarum In- quisitiones, are too fragmentary to allow any extended comparison of the results of the two taxations. But in a few instances com- parison may be made, and in nearly all it appears that considerably more was exacted for the parishes as a ninth than had previously been levied from the inhabitants in their individual capacities as a tenth. In some the difference was very great, as the following examples shew : 1332. 1340. * & s. d. Alderminster 222 5 3 o Bretforton 2 O O 320 Broadway 400 10 3 o Great Comberton I 16 2 368 Lindridge I 8 6 13 4 Tenbury 2 12 4 6 13 4 In some other parishes the amounts seem fairly equal. s. d. s. d. Leigh 4 5 10 588 Bayton i 3 6 i 18 o Acton Beauchamp 122 i 7 o Bengeworth 320 440 Bretforton 4 10 o 4 15 o Stanford i i 4 140 Ombersley 12 18 6 13 6 8 In a few parishes the 1332 taxation produced more than that of 1341. s. d. s. d. Astley 396 368 Bockleton ii8io| iioo Abberley 256 i 10 o The Rev. F. J. Eld has kindly placed at my disposal an analysis of the names which occur in these Inquisitions, from which it appears that 628 persons are mentioned in the returns XVI INTRODUCTION. of the several parishes. Of these 231 occur in the Lechmere Roll (1270), and 260 in the Roll of I Edward III. (1327), while 105 of the names occur in both. In only 12 parishes are the names all new ; and it is a curious fact that as many as 126 names appear both in these returns and the Lechmere Roll, which are not to be found in the Subsidy Roll of 1327. The individuals could hardly then have escaped taxation ; but how they were caught in the tax collector's net is not evident on the face of these lists. The Nonarum Inquisitiones relating to twenty-seven counties were printed in 1807, those for Worcestershire among the number, all that were then known ; but since that time the Rolls for several other counties have been discovered. The form of the returns differs considerably in the various counties, some being much fuller than others, and relating at more length the causes of the nearly invariable deficiency. The form of the Worcestershire returns is very terse, and gives as few details as any. Still it is evident that the scribe who tabulated the returns, while striving to curtail his work' by avoiding too great detail, yet endeavoured to impart variety in lesser matters. Having stated the reasons for the deficiency in the cases of Blockley and Rous Lench, the parishes which head the Roll, in every other parish, with few exceptions, he attributes it to identical causes. It is curious to observe the ingenuity with which he varies this statement, which comes at the end of each return. He uses no less than twenty-five ways of stating the same thing. The following is a list of the variations, with the number of times each occurs. Propter causes praeallegatas 3 supradatas I praeassignatas 7 supradictas 13 praecitatas I suprapositas 6 praedictas 22 suprascriptas 5 praefatas 8 supratactas i praelatas 2 superius allegatas 6 prselibatas 13 superius assignatas 3 praeloqutas 4 superius datas I praenominatas 10 superius expensas 3 praepositas 2 superius protactas i praescriptas 5 superius relatas i praetactas 1 1 superius veraciter assignatas I Sicut superius certis ex causis est allegatum i INTRODUCTION. xvii Of the 142 entries in the Roll only 12 are without one or the other of the above variations, and these are returns which do not lend themselves to a termination of this character. The Roll finishes as printed, no names of assessors and venditors being given at the end. .These names, however, appear in another place, and they were Willelmus Corbett de Chaddes- ley, Willelmus le Blount, and Johannes de la Lee. William de Beauchamp was one of the original members, but a note says that "on the 8th July next following the Prior of the Church ot St. Mary of Worcester was appointed " in his place. The Prior, however, does not appear to have acted in the matter. The following is a list of the 138 parishes of which both the tax of 1292 and the ninth of 1341 are given, with their modern names in parentheses, when materially differing in spelling or otherwise from those given in the Roll, and the pages on which they occur. Page. Tax. Ninth. s. d. s. d. Abbedel (Abberley) 42 468 i 10 o Acton Beauchamp 43 6134 170 Adbryton (Abberton) 47 534 268 Aldermuston (Alderminster) 46 768 5 3 o Aluechurch (Alvechurch) 36 20 o o 672 Arleye Kyng (Areley Kings) 43 5134 100 Astley 42 12 o o 368 Aston Episcopi (Aston Whiteladies) 36 800 o ic 9 Baddesey, Wyk and Aldynton (Badsey, Wickhamford, Aldington) 39 15 6 8 800 Bayton 42 400 i 18 o Belnebrokton (Belbroughton) 52 1800 10 o o Benygworth (Bengeworth) 40 5134 440 Beoleye (Beoley) 46 800 400 Berewe (Berrow) 38 868 236 Birlingham and Nafford 47 4150 2134 Bishampton 32 768 264 Bissheley (Bushley) 50 400 1134 Carried forward 144 n 8 58 9 9 c xvili INTRODUCTION. Page. Tax. , Ninth. s. d. s. d. Brought forward 144 11 8 58 9 9 Blokkeley (Blockley) 31 36 13 4 20 20 Bokelynton (Bockleton) 43 10 o o i 10 o Bradicot (Bredicot) 55 368 0132 Bradewas (Broadvvas) 36 544 1152 Bradeweye (Broadway) 45 1600 10 3 o Bratforton (Bretforton) 40 7 13 4 4150 Bredon 33 26 13 4 o 16 5 Brokton Haket (Broughton Hackett) 49 3 6 8 140 Bromsgrove, Norton and Grafton (Bromsgrove, Kingsnorton, Grafton) 52 41 6 8 26 13 4 Chaddesley Corbet 51 30 o o 12 o o Churchehulle (Churchill, Kidderminster) 51 468 139 Chirchelench (Church Lench) 54 9 10 o 500 Chirchull (Churchill, Worcester) 35 o o o 146 Claynes (Claines) 35 868 4178 Cliuelode (Clevelode) 49 2 15 4 i o o Clive Prioris (Cleeve Prior) 37 968 2112 Clyfton (Clifton on Teme) 42 6134 468 Coderugg (Cotheridge) 43 6134 200 Comberton Magna (Great Comber- ton) 50 5 10 8 368 Comberton Parva (Little Comberton) 49 400 200 Croppethorn (Cropthorn) 38 II 13 4 6 18 3 Croule (Crovvle) 39 400 i 8 8 Crumbadam (Croome Dabitot) 33 4 13 4 i 12 2 Doderhull (Dodderhill) 53 33 o o 968 Doddele (Dudley) 51 11 o o 500 Dormeston 50 2 13 4 i 10 o Doverdale S 2 4 *3 4 2 10 o Ekynton (Eckington) 45 6 13 4 400 Eldresfield (Eldersfield) 44 1268 768 Elmelelovet (Elmley Lovett) 51 10 o o 500 Elmeley (Elmley Castle) 32 600 37 Estham (Eastham) 41 6 13 4 400 Carried forward 495 5 4 217 n 8 INTRODUCTION. xix Page. Tax. Ninth. s. d. s. d. Brought forward 495 5 4 217 ti 8 Eunelode and Daylesford (Evenlode and Daylesford) 55 400 302 Fekkeham (Feckcnham) 54 16 13 4 10 o o Fladebury (Fladbury) 32 26 13 4 1302 Flauel (Flyford Flavell) 48 434 2 10 o Grafton (Grafton Flyford) 49 800 300 Grymeleye (Grimley) 37 20 6 8 868 Haddesore (Hadzor) 53 200 I o o Haggeleye (Hagley) 51 868 2 13 4 Halesoweyn (Halesovven) 54 26 13 4 500 Hambury (Hanbury) 36 14 13 4 585 Hampton (Great Hampton) 39 10 16 8 568 Hampton Lovet 53 714 2100 Hanleye (Hanley Castle) 45 6 13 4 588 Herforton (Harvington) 37 6 13 4 I 14 9 Hertlebury (Hartlebury) 36 20 o o 758 Hillcrumbe (Hill Croome) 33 4 17 4 13 6| Hodynton (Huddington) 35 100 102 Holte and Little Wytteley (Holt and Little Witley) 38 968 3 13 4 Honyborne (Church Honeybourn) 40 8134 320 Humelton (Himbleton) 37 4 13 4 300 Hyndelep (Hindlip) 35 968 102 Inteberg (Inkberrow) 32 18134 635 Kekyngwych (Kensvvick) 34 440 112 Kemeseye (Kempseye) 34 3100 1521 Knytwyk with Doddenham (Knightwick and Doddenham) 37 7 13 4 203 Kyderminster (Kidderminster) 50 14 13 4 600 Kynton (Kington) 54 400 i o o Lega (Leigh) 47 1700 588 Lench Rondulf (Rous Lench) 32 4 13 4 i 13 o Lenchwyk (Lenchwick) 39 700 368 Longedon (Longdon) 44 29 o o 8 13 4 Carried forward .853 14 8 357 3 n| XX INTRODUCTION. Page. Tax. Ninth. s. d. s. d. Brought forward 853 14 8 357 3 ni Luttilton (The Littletons) 40 9134 6138 Lyndrugg (Lindridge) 36 23 o o 6134 Madresfeld (Madresfield) 49 488 I o o Major Malverne (Great Malvern) 48 968 400 Marteleye (Martley) 41 20 13 4 800 Mathine (Mathon) 47 1 1 1 1 8 2110 Merton Hosyntre (Martin Hussingtree) 50 568 i 6 8 Minor Malverne (Little Malvern) 34 i o o o 12 8 Molde Crombe (Earl's Croome) 55 2 13 4 136 Momele (Mamble) 42 500 2 10 o Morton (Abbots Morton) 39 400 i o o Morton Brut (Birtsmorton) 46 4 13 4 i 6 8 Newenton (Naunton Beauchamp) 47 468 i 16 8 Northfeld (Northfield) 52 20 o o 700 Northpydel (North Piddle) 48 4134 i 16 8 Oddyngley (Oddingley) 56 o O o 01210 Old es wynesfo rd (Oldswin ford) 51 12 o o 300 Olleburwe (Oldberrow) 41 400 200 Ombresleye (Ombersley) 39 33 13 4 1368 Ouerbury (Overbury) 38 1600 II 15 7 Pebmore (Pedmore) 54 o o o i o o Pendok (Pendock) 34 468 i 13 11 Pershor Sanctis Andreas (St. Andrew, Pershore) 44 24 o 1368 Persore Sanctae Crucis (St. Cross, Pershore) 48 6 13 4 368 Poyvvyk (Powyke) 48 17 6 8 6 10 o Pupplinton (Peopleton) 49 368 i 13 4 Pyryton (Pirton) 46 568 3 O o Ridmarley (Redmarley Dabitot) 34 11 13 4 3 7 10 Rippel (Ripple) 33 26 13 4 11115 Rokes (Rock) 41 1368 568 Rybbesford (Ribbesford) 44 3 6 8 i o o Sale warp (Salwarp) 53 700 400 Carried forward 1,169 15 49 l 6 5 INTRODUCTION. XXI Page. Tax. Ninth. S. d. S. d. Brought forward 1,169 15 o 491 5 Scheldesley (Shellesley Beauchamp) 43 400 230 Schrauleye (Shrawley) 42 500 200 Seggesberwe (Sedgeberrow) 56 9 14 4 326 Sevarnestok (Severn Stoke) 45 1600 700 Sokkeley (Suckley) 41 1768 4*34 Spechesleye (Spetchley) 35 588 123 Stanford 43 3 l6 8 140 Staunton 46 .500 i 6 8 Stoke Prioris (Stoke Prior) 38 1568 804 Stokton (Stokton-on-Teme) 44 434 170 Strengesham (Strensham) 46 9 *4 o 2 12 4 Tardebigge 53 15 6 8 2 15 8 Temedebury (Tenbury) 41 20 o o 6 13 4 Tredington 55 26 13 4 26 13 4 Tyberton (Tibberton) 37 6134 200 Uffenham (Offenham) 40 5 6 8 2 10 o Upton Snodesbury (Upton Snodsbury) tf 500 480 Upton super Sabrinam (Upton-on- Severn) 33 12 o o 6 13 4 Upton Waryn (Upton Warren) 52 8134 2100 Warmedon (Warndon) 35 4 *3 4 I 6 o Wenlonde (Welland) 33 468 I 7 4 Woluardeleye (Wolverley) 38 1268 4 10 2 Worcester, St. Martin 56 o o o o 13 4 Worcester, St. Peter 56 o o o I 6 8 Wychenford (Wichenford) 34 8 10 o 2 12 2 Wyk Episcopi (Wick Episcopi) 55 1200 4100 Wytteleye (Great Witley) 55 u 13 4 268 Wytton Beatae Mariae (St. Mary Witton) 54 500 100 Wytton Petri (St. Peter's, Droitwich) 53 768 I o o Yerdeley (Yardley) 45 24 13 4 5 6 8 1,455 8 8 606 o 6 xxil INTRODUCTION. In ( this list of churches occur four which are not at the present day in existence, nor do any ecclesiastical parishes bear their names. These are Clevelode, Kenswick, Wick Episcopi, and St. Mary, Witton. Clevelode now forms part of Madresfield ; neither place is mentioned in Domesday Book, both these apparently forming part of the large manor of Powyke. Kenswick, of whose church some traces remain, was an extra-parochial place until recent times, when it was assigned to the parish of Knightwick and Doddenham, though some distance away, and on the opposite side of the Teme. The church of Wick Episcopi was situated near Knightsford Bridge, and its locality is still known, but being so far away from the city of Worcester, the church of St. John's, mentioned as a chapel in the return relating to Wick Episcopi, gradually overshadowed the old foundation. St. Mary Witton, part of Droitwich, is now united with St. Nicholas there, no trace of the old church being left. J. A. uly t 1899. LAY SUBSIDY ROLL, A.D. 1332-3, WORCESTERSHIRE LAY SUBSIDY ROLLS. [A.D. 1332-3.] A PORTION OF THE ROLL OF ACCOUNT OF THE ASSESSMENT OF A FIFTEENTH AND TENTH GRANTED 6 EDWARD III. UPON THE INHABITANTS OF THE COUNTY OF WORCESTER. A ROLL OF 6 MEMBRANES. \Official No. 2OO/2.] (Membrane i. Column I.) [HANBURY 1 ] De Thoma le ffrench De Roberto le Yonge De Adam de More De Galfrido Dyryan De Waltero le Calevve De Stephano le Haywart De Ricardo atte Welle . De Thoma le Parlar' De Ricardo Mansok . De Roberto Hillary De Henrico le Bonde De Johanne Dauy . De Willelmo Eggolf De Johanne atte More De Johanne Payn . De Willelmo de Dysch- forde . De Thoma Underhulle . De Galfrido de Upton De Adam le Wawe De Galfrido le Stanar De Johanne le ffremon . De Johanne Austyn 1 See is. xviijW. ij. ijj. ijj. ijs. \\s. ijj. ijs. ijs. vs. De Johanne Senar . . De Johanne atte Welle . De Hugone de Blykeleye De Johanne Wyth . . De Willelmo Leuynch . Summa Ixijj. probata. HUNDRED' DE DODYNTRE. MARTLEYE tax' x m ^. De Alana le Burnel . De Willelmo Helyns . De Roberto le Palmare ijs. De Johanne Bydon . iijj De Johanne de Arderne ij.r. De Johanne de Hope ijs. v')d. De Henrico de Holynne . ij.r. De Roberto le Vigrous . xviijW. De Roberto de Colharn . xviijV. De Johanne atte Berwe iijs. iijW. De Roberto Aldart . xxjV. De Waltero Tody . . xvijV. De Adam Byddy . . xw De Adam de la Stapole . ijs. De Hugone Bydonn ijj-. \]d. De Stephano de Lanwarne ijs. IJJ. ijs. xviijW. ijj. ijs. ijs. more of this place, p. 6. B LAY SUBSIDY ROLLS. De Johanne le Monke . xvijW. De Willelmo atte Broke De Henrico de Prichel De Adam le Wanner De Johanne Lyngam De Johanne Altys . De Thoma Bynetheton De Johanne le fifrenshe . iijs. De Ricardo atte Egge . xviijd. De Waltero Aleyn iiijs. vijd. De Johanne de Podeforde iiijs. vijd. xvd. vs. xijd. xvijW. xvjd. xvv/. ijj. iijs. vd. . xviijV. iijs. vd. De Johanne Wyclas De Willelmo le Grenare De Roberto atte Nokes De Johanne Hadbrond De Radulpho le Jonge De Thoma atte Mulne De Nicholas Passevaunt iijs. vijd. De Willelmo Housemay . iiijj. De Johanne Robars . xvijd. De Ricardo Pennesone i\js. vijd. De Johanne Jannesone ijs. xd. De Hugone de Wlstone . \]s. De Ricardo le Clerk > , ijs. De Willelmo Fonger . iijs. jd. De Ricardo de Farl' iijj. vijd. De Juliana de Farl' . ijs. De Johanne Aleyn . . vs. De Thoma Curious . . xvijd. De Willelmo Atteternegrave ijs. ixd. De Willelmo atte Mulne . xixd. De Johanne de Bradevvas ijs. vjd. 1 Mutilated. 2 This column is much mutilated, about 49 lines being destroyed. Parts of the names of Vills are legible, . . . HOON, De Galfrido De Gilberto De Johanne De Johanne De Johanne De Johanne De 1 de Podeforde ijs. le Mason . ijs. Underhull ijs. vjd. de Gloddre iijs. vjd. Hondys . xv'iijd. Cosyn Berewe . echae xviijd. xviijV. xviijd. xv\\]d. vij/Y. probata. (m. I . col. 2 .) 2 De Johanne .... De Ricardo .... De Ricardo .... De Willelmo de De Waltero .... De Rogero Fabro . De Johanne de De Roberto Erie 3 . De Johanne Cokus . Summa xxs. probata. Summa tocius Hundr . . . CURIA WYARD. De Ricardo Bles De Hugone de Hama- nesse .... ASTON, and EATON, under the last ot which the names next printed occur. 3 The only Vill in which the name Erie occurs in the Roll I Ed. III. is Grimley. LAY SUBSIDY ROLLS, De Willelmo Borewe De Nicholas de Huba De Johanne de Monemue De Ricardo de Hulle De Johanne de la Hele (?) De Simone de Cleo De Ricardo le Smyth De Roberto Benet De Agatha de Horsteste . De Hereward de la Hale . De Johanne Banwall De Johanne ....... De Johanne Wylkys De Ricardo de la Hey De Roberto P . . . tham . De Ricardo Trubleville . De Ricardo Janyns Summa xxixj. SOCKELAYE * tax' x m *. De Alyna le Burnel De Rogero de Hanleye . De Adam Sauage . De Isabell Aude De Cecelia de Sodynton . De Johanne de Houton . De Johanne Robard De Ricardo de Northynton De Johanne de Playstade De Thoma atte Halle . De Egidio de Bastendale De Willelmo de Lynley . De Henrico Davy . De Ricardo Crokotes . De Rogonald (sic) Balont De Margeria Soper . De Johanne de Locwalle . De Johanne Daget . . De Willelmo Jayn . . (m. i. dorse)* . [BLACKWELL 3 .] \]s. \]s. \}s. njs. xvjV, xviijV. De Johanne Becher (?) De Thome Rose (?) . De Ricardo Paleok (?) De Willelmo le Meawle(?) xviijW. De Johanne Person . xijV. De Johanne Wynecotte . iiijs. (m. id. col. 2.) [MATHON 4 .] xv]d. xij col. I .) [QUEENHILL 2 .] . xviij^/. . xviijV. De Elianor Kerdyf . De Johanne Hopar . De Johanne Stabalt De Johanne Davy . De Henrico Celi . De Radulpho Harmlas . x De Johanne de Brade- stoke .... Summa lijj. m]d. probata. SEVERNESTOKE. De Roberto de Clyfford vjs. viijW. De Thoma de la Mare . ijs. De Willelmo de Hampton xij unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet xxj. et non plus, propter causas praescriptas. 44 INQUISITIONES NONARUM. RYBBESFORD. Item comperimus per sacramentum Symonis Geffris, Johannis le Porter, et Ricardi de la Bourn, quod ecclesia de Ribesford taxatur ad v marcas, unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet xxj. et non plus, propter causas praeallegatas. STOKTON. Item comperimus per sacramentum Willelmi Ate Grene, Walter! de Lodeleye, Johannis le Beo, et Johannis le Budel, quod ecclesia de Stokton taxatur ad iiij/z. ii'js. iiijd., unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet xxvijj, et non plus, propter causas praenominatas. ELDRESFFELD. Item comperimus per sacramentum Johannis de la Mare, Jo- hannis Ate Merssh, Willelmi le Nevvcome, Nicholai Breton, et Nicholai Holford, quod ecclesia de Eldresfeld taxatur ad xviij inarcas et dimidiam, unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet xj marcas et non plus, propter causas supradictas. LONGEDON. Item comperimus per sacramentum Johannis Atehulle, Willelmi Golafre, Johannis le Muchegros de Chadd', Radulfi le 5onge, Adae in le Merssh, Johannis le Bruter, Ricardi le Tomer, Johannis Hold- vvyn, Thomas Wrenford, Thomae de Newenton de Longedon, et Henrici de Caversham, quod ecclesia de Longedon taxatur ad xliij marcas et dimidiam, unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet xiij marcas et non plus, propter causas praeassignatas. SANCTI ANDREW PERSHOR. Item comperimus per sacramentum Johannis le Besford, Adae Hurl, Thomae de Babmynton, Johannis le Spenser, Ricardi Bollok, Johannis Child, Petri Saunsom, et Willelmi Cole, quod ecclesia Sancti Andreas de Persshore taxatur ad xxxvj marcas^ unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet xiij//. vjs. vi\]d. et non plus, propter causas praeassignatas. COMITATUS WYGORNENSIS. 45 BRADEWEYE. Item compcrimus per sacramentum Georgii Ate Grove, Adae Agase, Thomae Beste, Willelmi de Abryton, Roberti Rogers, et Ricardi de Estouore, quod ecclesia de Bradeweye taxatur ad xxiiij marcas, unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet xv marcas \\}s. et non plus, propter causas supradictas. SEVARNESTOK. Item comperimus per sacramentum Thomae de Clyfton, Walter! de Newington, Roberti le Blak', Johannis Richardes, Nicholai de Leyze, et Nicholai Constantyn, quod ecclesia de Severnestok taxa- tur ad xxiiij marcas, unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet x marcas et dimidiam et non plus, propter causas praetactas. EKYNTON. Item comperimus per sacramentum Willelmi Dodyng, Johannis le Palmer, Alexandri Goldzene, et Johannis Goldzene, quod ecclesia de Ekynton taxatur ad x marcas, unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet vj marcas et non plus, propter causas suprapositas. 3ERDELEYE. Item comperimus per sacramentum Thomae Baudr', Johannis de Halstede, Johannis de Shirleye, Roberti Aysel, Willelmi in le Hay, Roberti de Grethurste, Johannis de Kyngesforde, et Johannis de Crete, quod ecclesia de ^erdeleye taxatur ad xxxvij marcas, unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet viij marcas et non plus, propter causas superius allegatas. HANLEYE. Item comperimus per sacramentum Johannis le Wodeward, Ricardi le Smyth, Willelmi Bandy, et Henrici le Chapeleyn, quod ecclesia de Hanleye taxatur ad vj//. xiijs. iiijV., unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet v//. vlijs. v'rijd. et non plus, propter causas praelibatas. 46 INQUISITIONES NONARUM. BEOLEYE. Item comperimus per sacramentum Johannis le Cestria, Wil- lelmi le Hwite, Hugonis de Heth, Willelmi de Bentleye, et Ricardi Chaumpeneys, quod ecclesia de Beoleye taxatur ad xij marcas, unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet iiijV/, et non plus, propter causas praedictas. STRENGESHAM. Item comperimus per sacramentum Johannis le Neuman, Jo- hannis le Mason, Johannis de Stonehewer, Walter! Norys, Roberti Nichol, Philippi Ate Lee, Eleyae Brounyng, Petri le Smyth, et Johannis de la Hulle, quod ecclesia dc Strengesham taxatur ad xiiij marcas vijs. et \\\}d., unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet lij.y. iiijd. et non plus, propter causas praeallegatas. ALDERMUSTON. Item comperimus per sacramentum Willelmi le Eyr, Henrici Ate Shypene, et Willelmi le Palmer, quod ecclesia de Aldermuston taxatur ad xj marcas, unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet vij marcas [et] ixs. v\\]d. et non plus, propter causas prsedictas. PYRYTON. Item comperimus per sacramentum Willelmi Folhardy, Walteri Roger, Thomae Westhale, et Adas Bryd, quod ecclesia de Pyryton taxatur ad viij marcas, unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet Ixs. et non plus, propter causas praeassignatas. MORTON BRUT. Item comperimus per sacramentum Roberti le Brut, Roberti le Mulleward, Gilberti le 5onge, et Johannis de la Grove, quod ecclesia de Morton Brut taxatur ad vij marcas, unde nona gar- barum vellerum et agnorum valet ij marcas et non plus, propter causas praepositas. STAUNTON. Item comperimus per sacramentum Willelmi Wytte, Simonis Heye, Willelmi Cors, et Johannis Vynour, quod ecclesia de Staunton taxatur ad vij marcas et dimidiam, unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet ij marcas et non plus, propter causas praelatas. COMITATUS WYGORNENSIS. 4? ADBRYTON. Item comperimus per sacramentum Johannis Robyns, Philippi Phelippes, Ricardi Tandy, et Willelmi Tandy, quod ecclesia de Adbryton taxatur ad vij marcas [et] ix.r., unde nona garbarum vel- lerum et agnorum valet xlvj-r. viijV. et non plus, propter causas praeassignatas. LEGA. Item comperimus per sacramentum Thomae de Hulle, Roberti de la Halle, et Johannis le Blak, quod ecclesia de Lega taxatur ad xxv marcas et dimidiam, unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet vli. viijs. viijW. et non plus, propter causas suprapositas. MATHINE. Item comperimus per sacramentum Willelmi Atte Morende, Johannis le Mulleward, Willelmi le Byrcheleye et Ricardi Hugh, quod ecclesia de Mathone taxatur ad xvij marcas et vs., quae pro parte situatur in comitatu Wygornensi et pro parte in comitatu Herfordensi, unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum pro parte quae est in comitatu Wygornensi valet \js. et non plus, propter causas superius allegatas. BlRLINGHAM ET NAFFORD. Item comperimus per sacramentum Henrici Freman, Roberti Bisshop, Johannis Hyat, Adae le Fox, Johannis Red, et Johannis le Cok, quod ecclesia de Byrlingham et Nafford taxatur ad vij marcas et xxi, unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet iiij marcas et non plus, propter causas praepositas. UPTON SNODESBURY. Item comperimus per sacramentum Roberti de Coulesdon, Jor- dani Gates, Johannis Compayn, et Willelmi Dode, quod ecclesia de Upton Snodebury taxatur ad vij marcas et dimidiam, unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet iiij//. viij.?. et non plus, propter causas praedictas. NEWENTON. Item comperimus per sacramentum Willelmi Ate Chirche et Adae Payn, quod ecclesia de Newynton taxatur ad vj marcas et dimidiam, unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet xxxvjj. v'rijd. et non plus, propter causa supradictas. 48 INQUISITIONES NONARUM. MAJOR MALVERNE. Item comperimus per sacramentum Joliannis le Webbe, Johannis le Drencher, Johannis le Cokes, Rogeri le Bedel, quod ecclesia Sancti Thomae Majoris Malverne taxatur ad xiiij marcas, unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet vj marcas et non plus, propter causas praenominatas. POYWYK. Item comperimus per sacramentum Johannis Thurkel, Johannis Pykersham, Walter! le Smyth, Ricardi le Hwite, Ricardi Stevenes, Johannis Beuchamp, Symoni le Hwyte, Johannis Chok', Thomae Child, et Johannis Ate Brok', quod ecclesia de Poywyk taxatur ad xxvj marcas, unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet ix marcas xs. et non plus, propter causas prsefatas. FLAUEL. Item comperimus per sacramentum Nicholai en la Hale, Jo- hannis Haket, Walteri Squier, Johannis Mon, Nicholai Badon, et Johannis Jones, quod ecclesia de Flauel taxatur ad vj marcas et x\d., unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet \s. et non plus, propter causas suprascriptas. NORTHPYDEL. Item comperimus per sacramentum Ricardi Jamie, Ricardi Robert, Thomae de Brokton, et Willelmi Robert, quod ecclesia de Northpydel taxatur ad vij marcas, unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet xxxvjj. \\\]d. et non plus, propter causas prae- allegatas. SANCTI CRUCIS PERSORE. Item comperimus per sacramentum Johannis de Kynton, Ricardi Atebour, Willelmi le Vynegre, Thomae de Walcot, Walteri de Walcot, et Johannis de Blackthorne, quod ecclesia de Sanctae Crucis Persore taxatur ad x marcas, unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet v marcas et non plus, propter causas praescriptas. COMITATUS WYGORNENSIS. 49 BROKTON HAKET. Item comperimus per sacrarnentum Willelmi de Dodeford, Henrici Edolf, Thomae Playdour, et Nicholai le Kyng, quod ec- clesia de Brokton Haket, taxatur ad v marcas, unde nona gar- barum vellerum et agnorum valet xxiiijj. et non plus, propter causas praelibatas. COMBERTON PARVA. Item comperimus per sacramentum Thomae de Beuchamp, Jo- hannis de Staneweye, Roberti le Vynch, et Hugonis Browet, quod ecclesia de Parva Comberton taxatur ad vj marcas, unde nona gar- barum vellerum et agnorum valet iij marcas et non plus, propter causas praedictas. MADRESFELD. Item comperimus per sacramentum Symonis Hathiel, Ricardi de Bracy, Adae Cok, et Radulfi Atewode, quod ecclesia de Madresfeld taxatur ad vj marcas v\\}s. viija?., unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet xxj. et non plus, propter causas praeloqutas. CLIUELODE. Item comperimus per sacramentum Roberti de Clyuelode, Jo- hannis Partrich, Walteri Daykyn, et Willelmi le Bonde, quod ecclesia de Clyuelode taxatur ad iiij marcas i]s., unde nona gar- barum vellerum et agnorum valet xxs. et non plus, propter causas superius expressas. GRAFTON. Item comperimus per sacramentum Walteri en la Fenne, Wil- lelmi Aleyn, et Walteri Haket, quod ecclesia de Grafton taxatur ad xij marcas, unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet iiij marcas et dimidiam, et non plus, propter causas praefatas. PUPPLYNTON. Item comperimus per sacramentum Johannis de Throkmorton, Walteri Wotton, Willelmi le Smyth, Johannis Hekyn, Ricardi Pykon, et Johannis Erne, quod ecclesia de Pupplynton taxatur ad v marcas, unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet xxxiijj. \\\}d. et non plus, propter causas praetactas. E 50 INQUSITIONES NONARUM, MERTON HOSYNTRE. Item comperimus per sacramentum Walter! de Pyrie, Willelmi Richard, Johannis Corteys, et Robert! Cophod, quod ecclesia de Merton Hosyntrc taxatur ad viij marcas unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet ij marcas et non plus, propter causas praedictas, DORMESTON. Item comperimus per sacramentum Roberti le Neveu, Johannis Warde, Johannis Mayhou, et Roberti Ernald, quod ecclesia de Dormeston taxatur ad iiij marcas, unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet xxxs. et non plus, propter causas praeassignatus. COMBERTON MAGNA. Item comperimus per sacramentum Nicholai le Fourche, Willelmi le Manns, Willelmi Ledenne, et Willelmi le Botiller, quod ecclesia de Magna Comberton taxatur ad viij marcas et iiijj., unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet Ixvjj. viijW. et non plus, propter causas praefatas. BlSSHELEYE. Item comperimus per sacramentum Radulfii Harmles, Roberti Swyft, Ricardi de Hudberwe, Johannis William, Johannis Freburn, Johannis Wycher, Willelmi Jakkes, Roberti le Reue, Johannis Brokkyng, Thornae Fennes, Willelmi Crokker, et Roberti le Tornour, quod capella de Bissheleye taxatur ad vj marcas, quae pro parte est in comitatu Glouc' et pro parte in comitatu Wygorn' unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum pro parte quse est in comitatu Wygornensi valet \i\js. \\\}d. et non plus, propter causas superius allegatas. KYDERMUSTER. Item comperimus per sacramentum Henrici le Warsleye, Ricardi de Pechesleye, Willelmi de Stodleye, Willelmi de la Felde, Willelmi le Heyward, et Wilelmi de Agberwe, quod ecclesia de Kydermuster taxatur ad xxij marcas, unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet vj//. et non plus, propter causas praedictas. COMITATUS WYGORNENSIS. 5 1 HAGGELEYE. Item comperimus per sacramentum Rogeri Ate Grove, Thomae de Penne, Hugonis de Wartelde, et Symonis de Penne, quod ecclesia de Haggeleye taxatur ad xij marcas et cttmiduim, unde nona gar- barum vellerum et agnorum valet iiij marcas et non plus, propter causas supradictas. OLDESWYNESFORD. Item comperimus per sacramentum Johannis de Ustret, Johannis Ate Mor, et Constantini de Pebmore, quod ecclesia de Oldeswynes- ford taxatur ad xviij marcas, que pro parte situatur in comitatu Wygorn' et pro parte in comitatu Stafford', unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum pro parte quae est in comitatu Wygornensi valet iiij marcas et dimidiam,zt non plus, propter causas prsetactas. DODDELE. Item comperimus pro sacramentum Johannis de Mor, Ricardi Russel, Nicholai Cokes, et Philippi de Warrwyk, quod ecclesia de Doddele, taxatur ad xvj marcas et dimidiam, unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet c solidos et non plus, propter causas praelibatas. CHADDESLE CORBET. Item comperimus per sacramentum Ricardi Doubes, Hugonis Bacon, Ricardi in le Mor, Johannis Payn, Johannis Ate Bache, et Hugonis Robert, quod ecclesia de Chaddesle Corbet taxatur ad xlv marcas, unde nona garbarum vellerum et agnorum valet xij//. et non plus, propter causas prseassignatus. ELMELELOVET. Item comperimus per sacramentum Nicholai Pylet, Johannis Lenye, Johannis de Insale, Willelmi Basset, et Ricardi Ate Verne, quod ecclesia de Elmelelovet taxatur ad xv marcas, unde nona gar- barum vellerum et agnorum valet vij marcas et dimidiam, et non plus, propter causas prseloqutas. CHIRCHEHULLE. Item comperimus per sacramentum Ricardi othe Grene et Johannis Ate 3ate, quod ecclesia de Chirchehulle taxatur ad vj marcas et dimidiam, unde nona garbarum vellerum, et agnorum valet xxiijj. ixd, et non plus, propter causas suprapositas. $2 iNQUISITIONES NONARUM. DOVERDALE. Item comperimus per sacramentum Johannis Henr', Walteri Othehulle, Hugonis Phelippes et Ricardi le Leche, quod ecclesia de Doverdale taxatur ad vij warcas, unde nona garbarum valet \s. et non plus ; agni vero ibidem et vellera nulli habentur. BELNEBROKTON. Item comperimus per sacramentum Thomae deOldefeld, Johannis Atehalle, Johannis Huchon, Nicholai Maudut, et Henrici Atewode, quod ecclesia de Belnebrokton taxatur ad xviij/z., unde nona gar- barum vcllerum et agnorum valet -x.lt. et non plus, propter causas supradictas. NORTHFELD. Item comperimus per sacramentu