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The National Archives: E 142/11 mem 4
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12 September 1308: in accordance with a writ patent from King Edward II, an investigation has been held into the property of Walter de Langton, bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, and of the Master and Brothers of the Knighthood of the Temple. The jurors state that Walter de Langton owns nothing, but that the Templars have possessions at Temple Sowerby, and they list these (including a water mill and a series of tenants) and the income that they produce.
1. ] Westm[ins]t[er'] die Jovis p[ro]x[imo] post festu[m] Nativitatis b[eat]e Marie anno regni Regis
At Westminster on the Thursday after the Nativity of the Blessed Mary in the second year of the reign of King
2 [Edwardi filius Regis Edwardi s[e]c[un]do cora[m]... ] cl[er]ico assignato p[er] br[ev]e Regis patens ad inquirent' de t[e]rr[is] + ten[en'] Walt[er]i de
[Edward son of King Edward] in the presence of [illegible] the clerk assigned in the King's writ patent for enquiring into the lands and tenancies of Walter de
3. [Langeton' Coventr' + Lic[hfield] E[isco]pi et Magist]ri + Fratrum Milicie Templi in Angl[ie] + de bonis + catall[is] in eisdem existentib[us]
Langton, bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, and of the Master and Brothers of the Knighthood of the Temple in England and of the goods and chattels which are in the same
4....]fuerunt in man[ibus] Reg[is] p[ro]ut in b[r]e[v]i Regis p[re]d[ic]to plenius continent[ur] p[er] sacr[a]m[entum] Rob[er]ti
which were in the king's hands as is more fully contained in the aforesaid king's writ, through the oath of Robert
5...[name of jurors].]fil[ius] Alex[andr]i, Henr[ici] de Clauso, Hugonis fil[ius] Laur[encii], Thome Le Sagher, Henr[ici]
[continues the list of the names of the jurors] fitz Alexander, Henry de Clauso, Hugh fitz Laurence, Thomas le Sagher, Henry
6. [names of jurors] ]inco, Mich[ael]is Belle, Ade fil[ius] Ivonis + Joh[ann]is le Carpent[er]. - -
]inco, Michael Belle, Adam fitz Ivo and John the Carpenter [who say]
7. ...per sacramentum] suu[m] q[uo]d p[re]d[ic]tus Ep[iscop]us non h[ab]uit aliquas terras seu ten', bona
on their oath that the aforesaid bishop did not have any lands or tenancies, goods [or chattels in the said county at the time that the said king]
8. ...] terr' + ten', bona + cat[all'] eiusdem E[pisco]pi c[er]tis causis capi fecit in man[um]
had the lands, tenancies, goods and chattels of the same bishop taken into the king's hand for certain causes
9. Regis .... ma]g[ist]ri + f[rat]res h[ab]ueru[n]t apud Temple Soureby in eod' Com' temp[or]e que
[and the same] master and brothers have at Temple Sowerby in the same county at the time that [the said king had the lands, tenancies, goods and chattels taken into his hands]
10. ...e]es in se unam rodam + dimid.' Et valet p[er] annu[m]
... in it one and a half roods. And it is worth annually ...
11. ...s]ustentac[i]o[n]em Mag[ist]ri ei[us]dem Loci seu seneschalli per
... sustenance of the Master of the same place or his seneschal through ...
12. ...molendinu]m aquatic' ad bladu[m] + valet p[er] annu[m] x m[a]r[c]a'
... a water mill for grinding grain and it is worth 10 marks each year ...
13....]olend' redd' p[er] ann[um] cent' anguill' p[re]t' - xij d.
... mill rendering each year 100 eels worth 12 d.
14....r]edd p[er] annu[m] - xij d.
... rendering each year 12 d.
15....]annis p[er] estimac[i]o[n]em -- vij s viij d.
... years by estimate: 12 s 8 d.
16.S[u]ma vij li iij s.
Total £7, 3 s.
17....] et vnu[m] mes[suage] + duas acr' t[er]re . Et redd' p[er] ann[um] - xvij
... and one messuage and two acres of land. And renders each year 17 ...
18 ...]ual' port[i]ones{?}
... [paid in] equal portions ...
19.S[u]ma xviij d.
Total 18 d.
20. [name of tenant] tenet....d]uas bovat' terre Et redd p[er] annum ad t[ermin]os p[re]d[ic]tos -- vij s vj den'
[name of tenant] holds ...[?one messuage and?]... 2 bovates of land. And renders each year at the aforesaid dates 7 s 6 pence.
21....[name of tenant] tenet un]u[m] mes[suage] + duas [bovatis] terre. Et redd' p[er] annu[m] --- vij s vj d.
[name of tenant] holds 1 messuage and 2 bovates of land. And renders each year 7 s 6 d.
22....[name of tenant] tenet unu[m] mes' + duas bovat' terre. Et redd' p[er] annu[m] --- vij s vj de[n].
[name of tenant] holds one messuage and 2 bovates of land. And renders each year 7 s 6 pence.
23....[name of tenant]re' ten[et] unu[m] mes' + duas bovat' terre. Et redd' p[er] annu[m] --- vij s vj de[n].
[name of tenant] holds one messuage and 2 bovates of land. And renders each year 7 s 6 pence.
24...[name of tenant] + Will[elmu]s fil[ius] Thome tene[n]t unu[m] mes[suage] + duas bovat' t[er]re - Et redd' p[er] ann[um] -- vij s vj de[n]
[name of tenant] and William fitz Thomas hold one messuage and 2 bovates of land. And render each year 7 s 6 pence.
25. ...[name of tenant]...aci]e tenet unu[m] mes'+ duas bovat' terre. - Et redd' p[er] annu[m] ---- vij s vj den'
[name of tenant] holds one messuage and 2 bovates of land. And renders each year 7 s 6 pence.
26. [name of tenant and name] ]s Mat[er] eius tenent unu[m] mes' + duas bovat' terre. - Et redd' p[er] annu[m] ---- vij s vj den'
[name of tenant] and their mother hold one messuage and 2 bovates of land. And render each year 7 s 6 d.
27.[name of tenant] ten[et] unu[m] mes' + duas bovat' terre. - Et redd' p[er] annu[m] ---- vij s vj den'
[name of tenant] holds one messuage and 2 bovates of land. And renders each year 7 s 6 pence.
28.[name of tenant] + ] Will[elmu]s de Deer tene[n]t unu[m] mes[suage] + duas bovat' terre + redd' p[er] annu[m] ---- vij s vj den'
[name of tenant and] William de Deer hold one messuage and 2 bovates of land and render each year 7 s 6 pence.
29. [name of tenant/s] tenet unum mes' + ]duas bovat' terre. - Et redd' p[er] annu[m] ---- vij s vj den'
[name of tenant] holds one messuage and 2 bovates of land. And renders each year 7 s 6 pence
30. [N tenet unum mes'? ] + unam bovat' terre. - Et redd' p[er] annu[m] ---- ijij s
[tenant holds one messuage] and 2 bovates of land. And renders each year 7 s 6 d.
31. [N tenet unum mes'? ]duas bov[at'] t[er]re - Et redd' p[er] annu[m] --- xij s vj d
[tenant holds one messuage] and 2 bovates of land. And renders each year 7 s 6 d.
32.[name of tenant +] fil[ius] Maddy tene[n]t unum mes' + duas bovat' terre. Et redd' p[er] annu[m] vij s vij d.
[name of tenant and] fitz Maddy hold one messuage and 2 bovates of land. And render each year 7 s 6 d.
33. ] duas bovat' t[er]re. Et redd' p[er] annu[m] --- vij s vj d.
[tenant[s] hold[s] one messuage and] two bovates of land. And render[s] each year 7 s 6 d.
34. ... du]as bovat' terre. - Et redd' p[er] annu[m] ---vij s vj d.
[tenant[s] hold[s] one messuage and] two bovates of land. And render[s] each year 7 s 6 d.
35. ] duas bov[at'] t[er]re. - Et redd' p[er] annu[m] --- vij s vj d.
[tenant[s] hold[s] one messuage and] two bovates of land. And render[s] each year 7 s 6 d.
36. .bo]v[at'] t[er]re. - Et redd' p[er] annu[m] --- vij s vj d
[tenant[s] hold[s] one messuage and two] bovates of land. And render[s] each year 7 s 6 d.
37. [no text legible]
38.] redd' p[er] annu[m] --- xij den'.
[tenant[s] hold[s] land. And] render[s] each year 12 pence.
39.] p[er] ann[um] --- xij den.'
... each year 12 pence.
40.] --- xvj den.'
16 pence.
41. ] --- iiij s.
4 shillings.
42.] --- ij s.
2 s.
43.] --- xij d.
12 d.
44. ] --- xij d.
12 d.
45. ] --- xij d.
12 d.
46. ] --- xij d.
12 d.
47. ] ---xij d.
12 d.
48. [smudge - bottom of list?]