FORDINGTON MANOR

Extracts from UK National Archives.
E128/729. Exchequer Special Commissions of Enquiry Dorset
CERNE, CHARMINSTER, GILLINGHAM, HINTON MARY, FORDINGTON INQUISITION AS TO THE COPYHOLD LANDS OF THE MANORS 42 ELIZABETH 1 [1599-1600] ⁽¹⁾

Articles to be inquired of whereupon wittnesses are to be examyned and
prooffe taken on the behalf of her Ma[jes]ty concerninge the Mannors of Cerne Charminster
Gillyngham Henton Mary and ffordington in the Countie of Dors.

1. Imprimis what estates have bene made or grannted wthin the saide Mannors by copy of court ~
Roll at any time wthin twelve years before Michas laste paste or sythence of any of the landes or ~
Tenemts of the same Mannors And for what yearely Rent./

2. Itm what somes of money or other consideracon valuable, and to what value have bene given or
paide, and by whome for or in respect of every the same estate And howe much thereof hath
bene paid or delivred to her Mate use, And howe much to or for any other pson And for whome/

3. Itm what heryotte have happened wthin the said Mannor and what value wthin the ~ ~
tyms aforesaid, and to whome delivred

4. Itm what are the copyhold lande wthin every the said Mannor to be esteemed well worth
yearely above the anncient Rent as tenn tymes more in value than the anncient rent more or
less accordinge to a reasonable estimate./

5. Itm what cheqr Leases have bene taken wthin any of the said Mannors of any the copyholde –
of the same Mannors, and by whome and when, and what the nowe tennte have paide for the
same, and to whome. Ffansgride [?] ~

Tho. ffansgride [?]


Second folio – is in Latin, not transcribed

Deposicones taken at ________ [crease - remainder illegible] viij die April ___ Ann Regn ___ __ __ [illegible]
Willm Gibbes & John xertrovne_ of by __ of the Regent Mat commissio_ [remainder illegible]
Whyost date is the xjth daye of ____ yeare foresaide upon ___ [illegible]

Rogr Keate gent John Gorlde Jeames Gorlde Robte Cusson Thomas Emes Peter Sa[vage] Willyam Rasker John ___ [remainder of line illegible] //
[illegible] ___ _gralne Robte Bartlett R_te Hunt Richard Seagar Willyam Corbin Willyam Sheppard senior Willyam W__ [remainder illegible] //
[illegible] Willyam Winsor senior Ambrosse White John Hunte Willyam Collens Willyam Barnes senior Nicholas [Win]sor [remainder illegible] //
[illegible] __tyr Bryne & John Cosens customarrye tenannts of the mannor of ffordington swirte & examyned upon [remainder illegible]

¢ Edward ___ holdeth one Tent contayning a mest [?] & xi acres in Ermitage by the Rente of @ iiijs ijd by copie of court roll dated ___ [remainder illegible]//
__ __ iijs iijd //
¢ Edith Maber widdow holdeth a Tent by custome for her widdowhoode cont a mest & x Acres rent iijs worth yerely above the Rent @__ [remainder illegible] //
Willyam Jurmyn holdeth a cottage there by the rent of @ xijd worth nothinge above the rente //
˄iiijs jd
¢ __ G[ould] __ __ by copie dated xxxix Rne [~ 1596/7] one tent called halfe place and seaven cottage and a farthinge holde in ffordington __ Reddit @ ___ for copie __the [missing //]
[illegible] ___ ___ noe herriot because he took yt upon surrender the half place worth by the yere above the Rente @ ___ [remainder illegible] //
[illegible] iijs iiijd ¢ Edwarde Hunte holdeth a cottage wth__ outhaws p Reddin ___ vij_ by copie ___ ___ [missing] //
[illegible] Roger Keate gent holdeth a mest & one ffarthinge holde in the East [?] tything by copie dated xxiij Rne [ ~ 1580/1] __ __ xijs __ [ missing] //
[illegible] paide @ vjd heryot custome upon the death of Roger Keate the Elder who died __ __ __ __ ¢ __ [missing]//
[illegible] widdowe __ by coppie halfe place in the East Tything p Reddin @ xiijs iiijd worth by the yere above the Rent [illegible/missing] //
[illegible] ix Rne [~1566/7] farthing holde in the East Tything p Reddin @ xiij_ worth by the yere above the Rent __ iij_ __ ¢ __ [missing] //
___ holdeth by copie dated xlij Rne [ ~ 1599/1600] A farthing holde in the East Tything p Reddin @ xijs worth by the yeare above the [missing] //
[illegible] And upon the death of his father there worth vijd __ heryott custome ¢ John [Barnes?] holdeth [missing] //
[illegible] ffarthinge holde in the East Tythinge p Reddin @ xiijs vjd worth by the yeare above the Rente __ iijl vjs viijd [missing] //
__ __ __ custome because he took it upon surrender ¢ Thomas Bushopp holdeth by copie one ffarthing holde __ p Reddin [missing] //
__ __ __ __ __ iijl js viijd noe heryott dewe the xv yeares __ The same__ holdeth by the same copie one other farthing hold __ //
__ W[est] __ p Reddin __ __ worth by the yeare above the rent _iijl vjs viijd ¢ Elizabeth Downton holdeth by copie grannted about xxty [? ~ 1580] //
[illegible] half place in the East Tything p reddin @ xiijs iiijd worth by the yere above the rent __ herriott nothing [?] __ __ __ ¢ John G___ //
__ by copie dated xxixth Regne [~1586/7] one tent called a whole place another called halfe a place and another called a ffarthinghold p reddin vi_ __ __ ffyne xiijl The__ //
[illegible] place @ xijl the half place vl & the ffarthingholde ___ herriott nothinge because he took yt upon Surrender The same John holdeth by another copye //
[illegible] tente called a whole place wthin west tythinge p reddin @ xj __ __ worth by the yere __ __ __ his fyne at viij __ heryott bycause he took yt //
[upon] surrender ¢ Vvian Chownte holdeth by widdowhood a halfe place p reddin @ viijs iiijd worth __ above the rent __ vjl [?] __ __ noe herriott d__ wthin the space __yeres __ //
¢ Gilbert Tucker holdeth by copy grannted about ix yeres past [~ 1591] A ffarthinghold p Redd @ xiij __ [illegible] //
__ took yt uppon Surrender. ¢ Nicholas Wyndsor holdeth by copye dated xxvjth Regne [~ 1583/4] one whole place p Reddin @ xxijs _ [illegible] //
Nicholas holdeth by another copye of the same date one ffarthing hold p Reddin @ xiijs worth by the yere above the rent @ iijl vjs viijd ¢ John Tucker holdeth [illegible] //
A half place p Reddin @ __ vijd __ by the yere above the rent @ vjl ¢ The same John holdeth by copye grannted xlj Regne [~ 1598/9] Another halfe place p Reddin @ xiijs iijd __ __//
a yere above the rent __ the fyne @ iijl [no] herryott bycause he tooke yt uppon Surrender ¢ Willm Barnes thelder holdeth by copye grannted about __ yeres past __ //
whole place p Reddin @ -- iijd worth by the yere above the rent @ xil ¢ Willm Collyns holdeth by copye dated ix Regne [~1566/7] A halfe place p reddin @ iijs iiijd worth __ __ __ above __ @ vijl And paid uppon the death of his ffather for a customarye herriott @ xijd who died wthin xij yeres last past ¢ Thomas [?Winsor ?] holdeth __ __ //

__ __wthin xj [?] yeres past one half place p Reddin @ xiijs iiijd worth by the yere above the rent @ vjl And paid for a herryott custome after the death of his ffather [illegible] //
[illegible] yeres last past ¢ John Hunt holdeth by copye grannted about xxxty yeres past [ ~1570] One ffarthing hold p Reddin @ xjs worth by the yere [illegible] //
__ ¢ Margaret Cosons widdowe holdeth by her widdowhood one halfe place p Reddin @ xiijs iiijd worth above the rent @ vjl And paid a herriott custom __ __ //
[illegible] iijd ¢ The same Margarett holdeth for her widdowhood one other halfe place p Reddin @ xiijs iiijd and worth above the rent @ vjl [illegible] //
[illegible] upon the death of her said husband @ xijd ¢ Willm Barnes holdeth by copye dated Anno xxxiij Rne [ ~ 1590/1] a ffarthingholde p Reddit @ xij x__ __ __ //
[illegible] vijs viijd ffine @ xx_ no herriot because yt was uppon surrendr ¢ The same Willm holdeth by another copie dated xxvty Rne [ ~ 1582/3] halfe a place __ __ //