Appendix 3

Summary

Licences for alienation in mortmain to the prior and convent of Bushmead.

1349 Licence to acquire land and rent, not held in chief, to the value of ￡10 yearly. Cal. Pat. R., 1348-50, 256.

1351 Licence for the alienation by William Gaunt, vicar of Riseley, Henry Cokkel of Eaton, chaplain, and Robert Basse of Dean of 10 messuages, 4 ½ virgates, 9 ac. meadow and 10s. rent in Eaton, Chawston, Colesden and Sudbury, which are of the value of ￡2 19s. 9d. yearly. Ibid.., 1350-54, 185.

1366 Licence for the alienation by William son of Walter Cook of Eaton, chaplain, and John son of Robert Clerk of Chawston, the elder, of a messuage, 80 ac. land, 1 ac. meadow, 4 ac. wood, and ½d. rent in Gt. Staughton, Hunts.; and by the said John of 11 ac. land, 1 r. wood, 14d. rent in Gt. Staughton and 5½ ac. land in Eaton, Beds.; which messuage, lands and rent are of the value of ￡2 Is. 1 l½d. yearly; to find a lamp burning daily at the mass of St. Mary in the priory church. Ibid.., 1364-67, 212-13.

1381 Licence for the alienation by Master Robert de Braybrooke, Reginald, his brother, William de Burstall, Michael de Ravendale, Henry Meddeburn, Robert de Corby and John de Lincoln, clerks, of the manor of Cadbury, not held in chief, which is of the value of ￡3 6s. 8d. yearly. Ibid., 1381-85, 51.

1389 Licence for the alienation by John Hemyngford, Ralf de Walton and William Wymondeswold of a messuage, 54 ac. land, 4 ac. meadow, 8 ac. wood and 5s. rent, in Little Staughton and Keysoe; and by Adam, parson of Bolnhurst, John Backnoe, and William Lubenham, chaplain, of 5s. rent in Little Staughton, not held in chief; besides the said rent these are of the yearly value of ￡1 Is. 4d. Ibid., 1388-92, 92.

1392 Licence for the alienation by Robert Waryn, Robert Huntyngdon and John Cowesgrave of 12 messuages, 102½ ac. land, 5 ac. meadow, 12d. rent and the rent of two capons, in Stilton, not held in chief. Ibid., 1391 96, 72.