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William de Ross - Fifth Earl of Ross Lord of Skye


Preferred Parents:
Mother: Margaret De Graham, b. 1305 in Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland   d. 1341 in Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland

Family 1: Mary Macdonald,    b. 1316 in Islay Island, Argyll, Scotland    d. 1370 in Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland
  1. Euphemia Countess Of Ross I, b. 1348 in Hill of Fearn, Ross-shire, Scotland     d. 28 FEB 1394
Sources:
  1. Title: Proof of age for Thomas de Roos, brother and heir of William de Roos, of Hamelak
    Author: A. E. Stamp, E. Salisbury, E. G. Atkinson and J. J. O'Reilly, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward III, File 141', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 10, Edward III (London, 1921), pp. 356-383. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol10/pp356-383 [accessed 24 January 2020].
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    Note: 453. THOMAS DE ROOS, BROTHER AND HEIR OF WILLIAM DE ROOS, of Hamelak. Writ de etate probanda, 12 May, 32 Edward III [1358]. NORTHAMPTON. Proof of age made at Bolewyk, Thursday the feast of Corpus Christi, 32 Edward III [1358]. John Hunte of Stoke Daubeney, aged 36 years, says that the said Thomas was born in the manor of Stoke Daubeney and baptized in the parish church of that town and was 21 years of age on the feast of St. Hilary last [13 January 1337], and he knows this because the day and year of the birth are written in a book in the church. Thomas Hayward of Stoke Daubeney, aged 40 years and more, agrees and says that he knows because one Henry Beler of Stoke Daubeney is younger than the said Thomas de Roos and was in the wardship of the lady Margery, mother of the said Thomas, and proved his age at her court of Stoke Daubeney on the feast of Hilary last and was admitted to all his lands. Walter son of Payn, aged 40 years, agrees and says that the day and year of the birth are written in the priory of Belvoir (de Belvero), which writing he has many times seen. John Muriel of Stoke Daubeney, aged 40 years and more, agrees and says that he knows for the same reason as Thomas Hayward. Thomas Wayte, aged 40 years and more, agrees and says that he knows by the date of the charter of certain tenements which he acquired at the time the said Thomas was born. Robert Award, aged 40 years and more, agrees and says that his father died on the day the said Thomas was born. William Fraunceys, aged 40 years and more, agrees and says that he was in the service of (stetit cum) William de Roos, the father, and has the day and year of the birth of all his sons and daughters. William Assewelle, aged 40 years and more, agrees and says that he was present at an inquisition after the death of William de Roos, brother of the said Thomas, taken in the county of Nottingham, where it was found that the said Thomas was 15 years of age on the feast of St. Hillary, 26 Edward III. William de Colevile, aged 40 years and more, agrees and says that he knows for the same reason as John Hunte. Robert Brounknave of Stoke Daubeney, aged 40 years and more, agrees and says that he knows for the same reason as Thomas Hayward. Robert U(?)rraymet, aged 40 years and more, agrees and says that he knows for the same reason as John Hunte. Symon de Overton, aged 36 years, agrees and says that he knows for the same reason as Thomas Hayward. C. Edw. III. File 141. (7.)
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  2. Title: Inquisitions Post Mortem (IPMs) for Margery late the wife of William de Roos of Hamelak
    Author: M. C. B. Dawes, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward III, File 179', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 11, Edward III (London, 1935), pp. 400-414. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol11/pp400-414 [accessed 24 January 2020].
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    Note: 528. MARGERY LATE THE WIFE OF WILLIAM DE ROOS OF HAMELAK. Writ, 22 October, 37 Edward III [1363]. YORK. Inq. taken at York, 30 October, 37 Edward III. She held the following in dower of the inheritance of the present Thomas de Roos:— Garton. The manor, with its members Brakyn, Middelton, North Dalton, Naburn and Tibethorp, held of the king in chief, as parcel of Helmesley, by knight’s service. Seton, Storthwayt and Fulford. The manors, with tenements and rents in Wartre, Methelburn, Herlethorp, and Folkerthorp belonging to the manors of Seton and Storthwayt, held of the fees of Roger de Mortuo Mari, earl of March, deceased, by knight’s service. Housom. Tenements held of Margery by John de Friston by knight’s service, which she held in service in dower as above. She held no other lands &c. in the escheator’s bailiwick. She died on 18 October last. Thomas de Roos aforesaid, son of the said William de Roos and Margery, aged 25 years and more, is heir of the same William and Margery, and also of William de Roos, his brother, deceased. Writ, 22 October, 37 Edward III. YORK. LIBERTY OF HOLDERNESS. Inq. (indented) taken at Hedon, 26 October, 37 Edward III. Rosse. The manor, held by her in dower of Thomas lord de Roos, son and heir of William her husband, by gift of the said William by an assignment made in Chancery. The said Thomas held it of Isabel the king’s daughter by fealty and service of one knight’s fee, as of the honor of Aumale (Albemarlie) as of her manor in Brustwyk, and by service of doing suit to the wapentake of Holderness every three weeks and doing guard at the said Isabel’s castle of Skipse. Monkewyk. The manor, held by her in dower of the said Thomas, as above. Thomas held it of Richard Raves’, provost of the church of St. John of Beverley, by homage and fealty and service of a twenty-eighth part of a knight’s fee, by doing suit to the provost’s court at the bedern (bedernam) of Beverley every three weeks, and by rendering 3l. of silver yearly to the provost and his successors. She died on 18 October last. The aforesaid Thomas, aged 26 years and more, is her heir. Writ, 22 October, 37 Edward III. KENT. Inq. taken at Wy, 3 November, 37 Edward III. Chilham. The manor and castle (extent given), held of the king in chief by service of two knights’ fees and by rendering for ward of Dover castle, being in the king’s hand, 52s. yearly, to wit, every ten weeks throughout the year. The extent includes a several pasture called ‘Northbrok’ and a free fishery. Hotfeld. The manor (extent given), held of the archbishop of Canterbury by service of a moiety of a knight’s fee, and by service of being the archbishop’s chamberlain, and by doing suit to the archbishop’s court at his palace of Canterbury every three weeks. Wylryngton. The manor (extent given), held of the abbot of Feferesham in free socage and by service of rendering 2s. yearly. She held the above manors and castle for life, jointly with Thomas Darundell, late her husband, deceased, by gift of Robert Resus and others (names not known to the jurors), with remainder after their death to William de Roos and his heirs, as is testified by a fine levied in the king’s court. Kyngesdoune. A fourth part of two parts of the manor, held in her demesne as of fee. The whole manor is held of the king in chief by service of a moiety of a knight’s fee. The fourth part aforesaid is worth 30s., and is let to farm at that rent. She held no other lands &c. in the county. Date of death and heir as last above. Writ, 22 October, 37 Edward III. NORTHAMPTON. Inq. (indented) taken at Rothewell, 6 November, 37 Edward III. Stoke Daubeneye. The manor (extent given), held jointly with William, her late husband, by gift of Robert Flemmyng and Hugh Flemmyng to them and the heirs of their bodies. She also held the following knights’ fees in dower by gift of William her late husband, father of Thomas de Roos of Hamelak, who is his heir, by assignment made in Chancery:— Horpol. One knight’s fee, held by William de Lodelowe and John de Sancto Claro. Ryssheton by Rothewell. A third part of a knight’s fee, held by Robert Basset. Braundeston. A moiety of a knight’s fee, held by Thomas de Bokton, knight. Bradden. One knight’s fee, held by Geoffrey de Bradden. Craneslee. One knight’s fee, held by Thomas de Wake of Blysseworth. The above manor and fees are held of the king in chief by knight’s service as parcel of the castle of Beauver. She held no other lands &c. in the county. Date of death and heir as last above. Writ, 22 October, 37 Edward III. LINCOLN. Inq. taken at Lincoln, 3 November, 37 Edward III. Melton. The manor (extent given), held in dower by an assignment made in Chancery, of the endowment of the aforesaid William. The manor is held of the king in chief by knight’s service, but for how much is not known. The extent includes 30a. salt meadow in Gousill often flooded by the water of Humbre. The pleas &c. of court are worth nothing beyond the expenses and salary of the steward. Freston. The manor (extent given), with the manor of Boston, held jointly with William de Roos of Hamelak, her late husband, to them and the heirs male of their bodies, by gift of king Edward II. The extent includes 240a. arable worth only 12d. an acre when cultivated and sown on account of the great costs from the flooding of the dykes, and pleas and perquisites of the court for Boston and of the market and fair (nundenarum) there. The king receives from the manor for sheriff’s aid 40s. yearly, Roger Cuppeldyk receives 12d., and Ralph de Nevill of Raby 11d. The manors are held of Roger de Petwardyn by knight’s service, but for how much is not known. Uffyngton. The manor (extent given), held in dower by an assignment made in Chancery. It is held of the king in chief by knight’s service. The extent includes a wood called Freshreb’, a common oven, a fishery in the river Weland, and 50l. rents in Uffyngton, Talyngton, Casewyk and Depyng. Date of death and heir, aged 25 years and more, as last above. Writ, 22 October, 37 Edward III. BUCKINGHAM. Inq. taken at Buk’, Monday after All Saints, 37 Edward III. Couele. A vacant plot and 80a. land, held of the king in chief, service not known. She died on Monday before Michaelmas. Thomas de Roos of Hamelak, her son, aged 25 years and more, is her heir. Writ, 22 October, 37 Edward III. WILTS. Inq. taken at Heghtrebury, 3 November, 37 Edward III. She held as her pourparty of inheritance after the death of Giles de Badlesmere, her brother, one of whose heirs she was, the following knights’ fees:— Eleston. One knight’s fee, held by Margery Giffard. Mulford. A twentieth part of a knight’s fee, held by Thomas de Bokton. Lusteshull. Two parts of a knight’s fee, held by John de Lusteshull. Pulton. A moiety of a knight’s fee, held by Thomas de Pulton. Quedhampton. A moiety of a knight’s fee, held by Robert Russel. All these fees are held of the earl of Stafford, as of the honor of Gloucester. Est Heghtrebury. Long before her death she divested herself of this manor (which she held for life in joint feoffment with Thomas de Arundell, late her husband, by gift of Robert Flemyng, Rees ap Rees and William Wade by a fine levied in the king’s court in the quindene of St. Martin, 25 Edward III), to Thomas de Hungerford and Eleanor his wife for the life of the said Margery at a yearly rent of 16l. Thomas and Eleanor received a further estate in the same manor for their lives from Thomas de Roos, son and heir of Margery, to whom the reversion in fee belonged and belongs as brother and heir of William de Roos deceased, by virtue of the aforesaid fine, at the same rent. The manor is held of the earl of Stafford, as of the honor of Gloucester, by service of a fourth part of a knight’s fee. She died on 18 October last. Thomas de Roos her son, aged 27 years and more, is her heir. Writ, 22 October, 37 Edward III. LEICESTER. Inq. (indented) taken at Botelesford, Thursday the feast of the Commemoration of Souls, 37 Edward III. Botelesford. The manor (extent given), with the advowson of the church, held in dower by gift of William her late husband, father of Thomas de Roos of Hamelak, who is his heir, by an assignment made in Chancery. She likewise held in dower, by assignment and gift as above:— Herdeby. The advowson of the church. Normanton. One knight’s fee, held by Robert de Colvyle and William de Beuver. Barkeby, Croxton, Hongerton, Quenby and Howes. One knight’s fee and a half, an eighth and a sixteenth part of a knight’s fee, held by Thomas de Lyncoln. Stathern. One knight’s fee, held by Thomas de Raynes, knight. Hardeby and Stathern. One knight’s fee, held by John le Warre. Barkeston and Plongarth. A moiety of a knight’s fee, held by John son of William de Bernak; and a moiety of a knight’s fee, held by Hugh Charnels and Juliana his wife. Botelesford and Barkeston. A fortieth part of a knight’s fee, held by the heirs of Reynold de Waturvyle. Barkeston and Plongarth. One knight’s fee, held by Richard de Bellehous and John de Bellehous together. Botelesford, Redemyld, Barkeston, Plongarth and Muston. A moiety of a knight’s fee, held by William de Hotoft. Botelesford. A fourth and a thirtieth part of a knight’s fee, held by Sarah de Wynnebissh. Botelesford and Barkeston. A fourth part of a knight’s fee, held by the heirs of Huntyndon. Botelesford. An eighth part of a knight’s fee, held by Robert de Saxendale; a forty-third part of a knight’s fee, held by William de Tatholm; a sixtieth part of a knight’s fee, held by Richard son of Warin; a forty-third part of a knight’s fee, held by Richard de Wetton; and a forty-third part of a knight’s fee, held Fulk de Hotoft. Moston. A thirty-fourth part of a knight’s fee, held by Andrew Waryner. Botelesford. A thirtieth part of a knight’s fee, held by Roger Wade.
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  3. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Baron of Belvoir Castle William Roos -
    Author: Genealogy Of Anne Gorsuch, S. O. Coxe, prepared in 1964, Page number: p 41
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  4. Title: Inquisitions Post Mortem (IPMs) for William Roos or de Roos of Hamelak
    Author: A. E. Stamp, E. Salisbury, E. G. Atkinson and J. J. O'Reilly, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward III, File 117', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 10, Edward III (London, 1921), pp. 32-40. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol10/pp32-40 [accessed 24 January 2020].
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    Note: 45. WILLIAM ROOS or DE ROOS of Hamelak. Writ, 3 December, 26 Edward III. LINCOLN. Inq. Tuesday after St. Hilary, 26 Edward III. Beuver. The castle and manor, with Wollesthorp, member of the said manor (extent given), held of the king in chief by knight’s service. Three carucates of land are only worth 60s. on account of the pestilence and for want of tenants; there are rents of tenants with the ward of the castle amounting to 26l. 18s. yearly, making a total value of 29l. 18s., charged with 10 marks yearly of fixed farm to the sheriff for the king. Gousill. The manor held of Sir Edward the Prince by knight’s service. Robert de Hadesay and Alice his wife receive therefrom for their lives 10l. yearly. Wragby. The manor held jointly with Margaret his wife because it was given by William de Roos, father of the deceased, to them and the heirs of their bodies. It is held of the king in chief. Boston. Four messuages held of the earl of Richemond in socage; four messuages held of Roger de Petewardyn by knight’s service; 10a. land held of the earl of Richmond in socage, worth only 12d. an acre on account of the maintenance of the sea dykes and marsh; 7a. land held of the lord of Well by fealty only and are worth only 12d. an acre for the same reason. All held jointly as above. Lincoln. [Edward III?] granted to the deceased and his heirs 100l. yearly rent from the bailiffs of the city of Lincoln, of which rent he died seised. The day of his death the jury know not at present, because he died in parts beyond the seas. Thomas de Roos, his brother, aged 14 years and more, is his heir. Writ, 3 December, 26 Edward III. NOTTINGHAM. Inq. taken at Nottingham, Wednesday after St. Hilary, 26 Edward III. Orston. The manor (extent given) held of the king in chief by service of two knights’ fees jointly with Margaret his wife, of the gift of William de Roos, his father, to them and the heirs of their bodies. The extent includes two carucates of land, each containing four bovates, each bovate containing 16a. and being worth 2s. Warsop. The manor (extent given) held of the king in chief by knight’s service jointly with the said Margaret as above. The extent includes three carucates of land containing 21 bovates, which are worth nothing yearly because they are uncultivated and vacant; a close called ‘le Brendhawe,’ and a park not enclosed. Sutton upon Trent. The manor (extent given) held of Philippa queen of England as of the honour of Richemond by service of a moiety of a knight’s fee. The said manor pays yearly to Thomas de Roos 11s.; to the lord of Fledburgh 4s.; to the lord of Gresthorp 1lb. cummin and to the lord of Meryng 1lb. pepper. Of the day of his death the jury know not, because he died without the realm of England. Heir as above, aged 15 years. Writ, 3 December, 26 Edward III. LEICESTER. Inq. taken at Rademylde, 20 January, 26 Edward III. He held certain lands, tenements and rents in the valley of Belver of the king in chief as parcel of the barony of the castle of Belver, viz.:— Rademyld. A capital messuage, a dovecot, 5 bovates of arable, 8a. meadow, a park and a spinney called ‘le Warenne’ of Beauver, the soil and pasture of which belong to the towns of Statherne, Plungarth and Barston and are worth nothing yearly because, if the thorns were cut, they could not grow again on account of the animals of the said townships feeding there. The pleas and perquisites of court are worth nothing because the court and view by custom there are always held at the town of Beauver, co. Lincoln. There is a certain custom called ‘palfreyselver,’ levied yearly on the towns of Botlesford, Normanton, Herdeby, Claxton, Muston, Howes, Barkeby, Queneby, and other hamlets in the county. It amounts to 4l. yearly and is payable to Roger Beler, tenant of the hundred of Framelond, for the use of the king, forming part of (infra) the said Roger’s farm for the said hundred. He died in parts beyond the seas before the feast of St. Michael, but on what day the jury know not. Heir as above, aged 15 years at Christmas last. Writ, 3 December, 26 Edward III. YORK. Inq. taken at York, Thursday before the Epiphany, 26 Edward III. Helmeslay. The castle and manor (extent given), together with the manors of Harum, Housom and Lynton and tenements in Carleton, Bodlom and Pokelay (as below) pertaining to the said castle and manor, together with the reversion of the manor of Garton and of certain rents in Brakene, Middelton, Northdalton, Naburn and Tibethorp, now held in dower by Margery, late the wife of William de Roos, father of the deceased, of the inheritance of the said William de Roos. The premises are held of the king in chief as of the crown by service of a barony and by doing suit at the county of York every six weeks, doing suit at the trithings of Crakhowe and Yarlestre once a year at the next trithing after St. Michael and doing suit at the wapentakes of Ridale, Bulmere, Dikeryng and Buccros once a year at the next wapentake after the trithing after St. Michael, and by rendering to the king 11s. yearly for wapentake fines by the hands of the sheriff. Helmeslay. The extent includes the castle, worth nothing within the walls, lands at ‘le Haghe,’ two water-mills in the hands of the lord, worth only 10l. yearly because most of the tenants there are dead through the great mortality of men lately arising in those parts; a common oven in the hands of the lord, worth only 40s. yearly for the same reason; parks with deer called ‘le Neupark’ and ‘le Oldpark,’ rent of the free burgesses who hold in fee from of old the borough of Helmesley, with the toll of market, fair and court of the said borough and render yearly for the same 11l. Decrease in value of land &c. through the said mortality. Carleton. 71s. 6d. rent of tenants and 13s. rent commencing on Whitsunday, 27 Edward III, a ruined messuage and 16a. land formerly in the hands of tenants, and 24a. of the demesne meadows of the manor of Harum let to the tenants of Carleton in aid of their bovates at a rent of 12s. yearly. Bodlom. 2s. rent of free men and a pair of spurs at Christmas or 6d., 26s. 8d. rent of tenants at will and a toft formerly in the hands of a free tenant, now unoccupied. Pokelay. A common oven wont to pay 3s., now nothing. Harum. The extent mentions 24a. meadow, which with the other demesne meadows are let to tenants of Carleton and Pokelay, and a common oven in the hands of the tenants at will, paying 6s. 8d. only. Decrease as above and also in Pokelay. Housom. The extent includes a park with deer, rent of 4d. yearly from free tenants for ‘ploghsilver,’ two water-mills in one house which the tenants at will hold and pay 4l. yearly, and a common oven in the lord’s hands worth 6s. yearly. Lynton. The extent includes 120a. land of assart of the forest of Galtres and a pasture called ‘Thakker’ within the said assart, which the said William de Roos held of the king in chief by fealty and by rendering 20s. yearly at the Exchequer by the hands of the sheriff; a fishery in Lyntonbek (?); a ruined messuage and a bovate of land in Al[dwark] in the lord’s hand through failure of blood (defectu sanguinis); rents of wheat by the London bushel &c.; and rents of foreign free tenants pertaining to the castle and manor of Helmesley for tenements in Bildesdale, Fryton and Oswaldkirk. Decrease as above. Turnomhalle. The manor (extent given) held of the bishop of Durham by fealty and by service of rendering 8l. 16s. yearly. The extent includes four carucates of land, often inundated by the Ouse; 35a. meadow in places called ‘Swynale’ and ‘les Hagges’; a several pasture called ‘le Ker’; herbage in ‘les Dayles’ when they are not under water; the pasture ‘del Brend’; and a fishery in the river Ouse. York. 100l. rent yearly in the city to be received by the hands of the bailiffs of the gift of the king’s progenitors in exchange for the castle of Werk, co. Northumberland. The tenements from which the said rent issues are held of the king in burgage by service of husgable yearly. He held no other lands &c. in the county; but divers free tenants held of the said William divers lands &c. by homage and fealty and by scutage, but of the quantity of their services the jurors are at present altogether ignorant. Of the day of his death they know not, because he died without the realm, as they understand. Heir as above, aged 16 years and more. There should be in the castle of Helmesley a constable for the keeping of the same, receiving 3d. a day and a robe yearly, price 20s.; and a parker for the said parks, receiving 1 1/2d. a day and a robe yearly, price 10s.; and a maker of the paling (factor palicii) of the said parks for the mending thereof yearly, receiving every 12 weeks a quarter of corn and of fine wheat, price now 5s., and for his stipend 3s. yearly. The walls of the said castle, the houses and buildings now existing within the same cannot be maintained and repaired for less than 100s. yearly if they are to be kept in sufficient state until the lawful age of the said William’s heir; similarly, the houses and buildings in the manor of Housom for less than 40s. yearly and in the manor of Turnomhalle for less than 60s. yearly. In the manor of Housom there should be a parker for the keeping of the deer there, receiving 1 1/2d. a day and a robe yearly, price 10s. The aforesaid Margery, late the wife of William de Roos (the father), holds in dower of the inheritance of the deceased the manor of Garton and the above rents in Brakene &c. and the manors of Seton, Storthwayt and Fulford and certain lands and rents in Wartre, Mechelburn, Herlethorp and Folkerthorp, which, after her death, ought to remain to the heir of the deceased. William de Stoppeham holds for his life certain tenements in Oswaldkirk, the reversion of which belongs to the same heir.
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  5. Title: Inquisitions Post Mortem (IPMs) for Margaret late the wife of Henry de Percy, knight
    Author: A. E. Stamp, J. B. W. Chapman, M. C. B. Dawes and D. B. Wardle, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward III, File 229', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 13, Edward III (London, 1954), pp. 163-178. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol13/pp163-178 [accessed 24 January 2020].
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    Note: 199. MARGARET LATE THE WIFE OF HENRY DE PERCY, knight. Writ after the death of the said Margaret, who held certain lands &c. of the king in chief in dower or otherwise for life of the inheritance of William de Roos of Hamelak, knight, formerly her husband. 20 May, 46 Edward III [1372]. LINCOLN. Inq. taken at Wragby, 26 May, 46 Edward III. Wragby. The manor, held of the king in chief by knight’s service. Richard de Sixendall, parson of the church of Gedenay, gave it to William de Roos of Hamelak for life, with remainder to William his son and the said Margaret, then his wife, and the heirs of their bodies, and with remainder over to the right heirs of William the father. William the father died, and William the son died without issue by Margaret, who was married after the death of her husband by Henry de Percy. Thomas de Roos, son and heir of William the father, long before the death of Margaret granted the reversion of the manor by a fine levied in the king’s court to Henry de Codington, parson of the church of Botelsford, Robert de Tynton, parson of the church of Uffyngton, Nicholas de Stayngreve, parson of the church of Thornton in Craven, and Laurence Hawberk of Claxton, to whom the said Henry de Percy and Margaret attorned; and the said grantees thereupon granted the same to the said Thomas de Roos and Beatrice his wife and the heirs of their bodies, (to whom Henry and Margaret also attorned), with remainder to the right heirs of Thomas. Boston. 20l. rent, held of the king in chief by knight’s service. She held it in form aforesaid by grant of the said Richard to her and the said William son of William. She died on Thursday before Whitsun, 46 Edward III [1372]. The said Thomas de Roos, aged 30 years and more, is next heir of William de Roos because William son of William de Roos, his brother, died without issue by the said Margaret. Similar writ, 20 May, 46 Edward III. LINCOLN. Inq. (indented) dated as above and taken by the oath of the same jurors. She held no lands in dower after the death of William de Roos of Hamelak, knight, her husband; but she held the following for life of the inheritance of the said William:— Wragby. The manor, held of the king in chief by knight’s service. Boston. 5 cottages in poor condition, held of the earl of Richmond in socage; and 6 cottages, held of Walter Petwardyn, knight, by knight’s service. She died on Wednesday before Whitsun last. Thomas de Roos of Hamelak, knight, aged 30 years and more, is brother and heir of the said William de Roos. Similar writ, 20 May, 46 Edward III. YORK. Inq. taken at Selby, 2 June, 46 Edward III. Lynton upon Ouse. The manor (extent given), held in dower of the right and inheritance of William de Roos of Hamelak knight, sometime her husband. It is held of the king in chief as parcel of the castle and manor of Helmeslay. The extent includes rents of 1 lb. pepper, price 12d., 6 barbed arrows, price 1d. each, a pair of gloves, price 1d., and an ounce of ginger, price 12d., payable by free tenants. York. 90l. rent receivable by the hands of the bailiffs of the city, held in form aforesaid. Rosse in Holdernesse. 9l. rent, held in form aforesaid by way of dower, in lieu of a third part of the manor of Akeryng, co. Nottingham. Turnumhall. The manor, with a moiety of the manor of Cliff (extent given), held in form aforesaid of the bishop of Durham. The extent includes 2 1/2 carucates of land held of the bishop by knight’s service, 1 1/2 carucates held of the bishop by fealty and service of rendering 8l. 16s. yearly, a pasture called ‘le Kere,’ a fishery, and a rent of a pair of spurs or 4d. She died on 11 May last. Heir of William de Roos as above. Similar writ, 20 May, 46 Edward III. YORK. Inq. dated as above and taken by the oath of the same jurors. Lynton upon Ouse. The manor (extent given, including rents as above), held by way of dower by gift of William de Roos of Hamelak, knight, sometime her husband. It is held of the king in chief by knight’s service. York. 90l. rent receivable as above, held by way of dower by gift of the said William, out of a yearly farm of 100l. receivable by William and his heirs for the castle of Werk. Rosse in Holdernesse. 9l. rent, held in form aforesaid. Turnumhalle. The manor, with a moiety of the manor of Cliff (extent given, including lands &c. held as above), held in form aforesaid by gift of the said William by way of dower. Long before her death Thomas de Roos, brother and heir of the said William, granted the reversion of the manor of Turnumhall, by a fine levied in the king’s court, to Henry de Codyngton, parson of the church of Botlesford, and others, who settled it on him and Beatrice his wife and the heirs of their bodies (as the manor of Wragby above). She died on Thursday before Whitsun, 46 Edward III. The said Thomas de Roos, aged 30 years and more, is brother and next heir of William de Roos, because William died without heir of his body. Similar writ, 20 May, 46 Edward III. NOTTINGHAM. Inq. taken at Byngham, 3 June, 46 Edward III. Orston. The manor (extent given), held by gift and feoffment of William Roos, father of William Roos, to the said William and Margaret and the heirs of their bodies. She held it of the king in chief by service of two knights’ fees, for life. The extent includes 2 carucates of land, each containing 4 bovates, each of which contains 16a., and a common fine on the day of St. Thomas the Apostle worth 4l. 18s. yearly. Warsop. The manor (extent given), held of the king in chief by knight’s service by gift and feoffment of William Roos, father of William Roos of Hamelak. The extent includes 3 carucates of land containing 21 bovates, a close called ‘Brendhaugh,’ and an unenclosed park. She died on Thursday after Ascension day, 46 Edward III. Thomas Roos, aged 30 years and more, is brother and next heir of William Roos, her husband. NOTTINGHAM. Inq. dated as above and taken by the oath of the same jurors. Orston. The manor (extent given, as above), held of the king in chief by service of two knights’ fees. Warsop. The manor (extent given, as above), held of the king in chief by knight’s service. Both manors were settled in all respects as the manor of Wragby (first Lincoln inquisition). Date of death and heir as above (first Lincoln inquisition). Similar writ, 20 May, 46 Edward III. DERBY. Inq. (indented) taken at Notyngham, 4 June, 46 Edward III. Schirbrook. 2 messuages and 2 bovates of land, held of the king, as of the honor of Tikill, by service of 4d. yearly. Pleslay. A park called ‘Warsopwode,’ held of Sir John de Wylughby by service of 1d. yearly. Both the above she held by gift and feoffment of William de Roos, father of William de Roos, to her and the said William and the heirs of their bodies. Date of death and heir as above (first Lincoln inquisition). DERBY. Inq. taken at Derby, 5 June, 46 Edward III. (The jurors are the same as in the last inquisition). Schirbrook and Pleslay. Premises as above, held as above and by gift as above. Date of death and heir as above (first Nottingham inquisition). Writ of certiorari to the treasurer and chamberlains touching the tenor of a fine levied in 44 Edward III concerning the manors of Orston and Warsop, co. Nottingham, Wragby, co. Lincoln, and Turnamhalle, co. Lincoln. 1 July, 46 Edward III. Transcript of a fine made at Westminster in the quinzaine of Martinmas, 43 Edward III, and afterwards granted and recorded there in the quinzaine of Hilary, 44 Edward III, whereby Henry de Codyngton and others (as in the above inquisitions) granted the reversion of the said manors after the death of Margaret to Thomas de Roos of Hamelak and Beatrice his wife and the heirs of their bodies, with remainder to the right heirs of Thomas. Writ of certiorari to the treasurer and chamberlains touching the tenor of a fine levied in 43 Edward III concerning the same manors. 10 July, 46 Edward III. Transcript of a fine made at Westminster on the morrow of St. John the Baptist, 43 Edward III, and afterwards granted and recorded there in the quinzaine of Hilary, 44 Edward III, whereby Thomas de Roos of Hamelak, knight, granted the reversion of the said manors after the death of Margaret to Henry de Codyngton and others (as in the above inquisitions) and the heirs of the said Henry. C. Edw. III. File 229. (5.) E. Enrolments &c. of Inq. No. 161. (1 and 2.) (Nottingham and Derby.)
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