George Losemore, of Tyverton, Devon, and Margaret his wife, and John Strangman of Wynterborne Marten, Dorset. Grant, in fee to the said George, for £579.5s.10d, of the lordship and manor of Templeton, Devon, the advowson of Templeton rectory, a pension of 26s.8d out of the said rectory, woods called Este Parke Ridge, West Park Ridge and Combe Common (22 acres) in Templeton (Templecombe commandry, Somerset and St. John’s of Jerusalem).
Also grant to Losemore and Strangman, in fee, of the lordship and manor of Est Pulham, Dorset, a wood called Est Pulham Grove alias Graunge Wood (Byndon monastery); a messuage and lands [specified] in tenure of John Hall alias Phillips, in Wynterborne Marten, Dorset, another messuage and lands there [specified] in tenure of Ric. Whytell, another in tenure of Wm. Locke, and all other possessions there of Abottysbury monastery, (Abottysbury); rent of 12s. and service from Dovecote close and other lands of John Banaster in Wellome, Notts., a messuage in tenure of Ric. Tee in Wellome, a toft in tenure of Ric. Pek in Clareboroughe, Notts., a messuage in tenure of John Dey in Wellome (Worsopp priory); lands called Pole Parke in tenure of John Wren in the commote of Collyon, co. Denbigh, a messuage there formerly in tenure of Rice ap Howell and now of Robert Salesbury, and a cottage there called le Deyhouse within the pasture called Clocaynoke Parke in tenure of Robert Salesbury, which stands in Collyon are parcell of the lordship of Ruthyn, co. Denbigh (“the Erle of Kentes Landes”); a moiety of the manor of Hendor, with appurtenances in the commote of Edernyon, co. Merioneth, parcel of the principality of North Wales, which Maurice Knyvet, one of the yeomen of the Wardrobe, holds for life. Also the messuage called Erowered formerly in tenure of Jevan ap David ap Hoell in the parish of Eglosevaugh, co. Carnarvon, and other messuages and lands there [named and otherwise specified] in tenures of Hoell ap Dyo and Owen ao Griffithe ap Dd Vaughan (Conway monastery); a message in tenure of Robt Salesbury in the town of Krigeoch within Llanarmon parish, co. Denbigh (Valecross monastery).
George Losemore and John Strangman to Thos. Mullens and Anne his wife.
Lordship and manor of Estpulham, Dorset, and a wood called Estpulham Grove alias Graunge Wood in Estpulham.
The same to Ric. Richardson jnr., of Clareboroughe and Alice his wife.
Messuage in tenure of Ric. Tee in Wellome, Notts., (Worsopp priory).
Details extracted from Statement of Grant [4]
|
£ |
s |
d |
|
|
Manor and lordship |
411 |
05 |
10 |
|
22 acres woods |
12 |
10 |
00 |
|
Advowson of rectory |
08 |
15 |
00 |
(“whereof in hand £232.10s.10d and
£200 the rest at Midsummer next”)
|
Woods at Templeton, totalling 86 acres, |
05 |
03 |
04 |
At 2 years purchase
|
Total cost of Templeton component in grant |
437 |
14 |
02 |
|
Cost of other miscellaneous properties |
141 |
11 |
08 |
|
Total purchase price |
579 |
05 |
10 |
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[1] See main text, Chapter 4.
[2] L & P, xx, Pt 1, 1545, under date.
[3] L & P, xx, Pt 1, 1545, under date.
[4] J Youings, Devon Monastic Lands: Calendar of Particulars for Grants 1536-1558, DCRS New Series i, 1955 gives additional details of these Devon properties. The purchase price was calculated, in the usual manner, on the basis of 20 years net annual income from the main properties, after allowing various deductions. The annual ‘clear’ income from Templeton, excluding woods, was said to be £20.11s.3½d. George Losemore’s request to purchase was dated 8 June 1545.