Writ to the escheators of Devon to hold an enquiry from a jury of honest and law-abiding men of the county into what lands and holdings John Glanvyle deceased formerly one of the Queen's justices of the Bench held in capite at the time of his death and what lands he occupied and what rents or profits he enjoyed and by what terms those lands were held.
Dated at Westminster 7th July 44 Elizabeth
Inquisition taken at Exeter Castle on the 12 August 44 Elizabeth. Inquisition post mortem after
the decease of John Glanvyle formerly whilst he lived one of the justices of the Bench from a
jury (named) who said that the said John Glanvile held on the day he died namely the 27th July 42
Elizabeth in his lordship and at fee of and in the manors of Peters Tavye, Rowdon and Blackerowe
with all and singular their rights members and appurtenances in the aforesaid county of Devon.
And of and in one capital messuage and 200 acres of land and 40 acres of wood with appurtenances
called Fenton alias Venton in the parish of Dartington in the said county. And of and in 140 acres
of land with appurtenances called Hasworthie in the parish of Tavistock in the said county.
And of and in one messuage 200 acres of land and 40 acres of wood with appurtenances called
Sourtridge in the parish of Peters Tavie in the said county. And of and in one messuage and 30
acres of land with appurtenances in Brownsdowntorr in the said county. And of and in one messuage
and 30 acres of land with appurtenances called Southwapisworthy in the parish of Peters Tavie in
the said county. And of and in one messuage and 40 acres of land with appurtenances in Willtsworthie
in the said county. And of and in two messuages and 100 acres of land with appurtenances in
Cudliptowne in the parish of Tavistock aforesaid one pristrm' 4 acres of land and 3 acres of wood
with appurtenances called Notheron Parkes 4 acres of land called The Mill Parke 4 acres of meadow
called The Mill Meddowe 12 acres of land with appurtenances in Bannawell 8 acres of land with
appurtenances called Beare Parke one messuage and 60 acres of land called Uppeton alias Uppaton
one messuage and 20 acres of land with appurtenances in Newton. And of and in 2 messuages and 40
acres of land with appurtenances in Killworthie and of one messuage and 6 acres of land with
appurtenances in Gulworthie lying and being in the parish of Tavistock aforesaid. And of and in 30
messuages 3 tofts and 30 garens and 6 acres of land with appurtenances in the town of Tavistock
aforesaid. And of and in a fifth part of one messuage and one garden and of and in16th part of 6
messuages 6 gardens and 10 acres of land with appurtenances in the town of Tavistock aforesaid.
And of and in one messuage and 20 acres of land with appurtenances in Otterie in the parish of
Lamberton in the said county. And of and in one messuage and 50 acres of land with appurtenances
in the parish of Beere Ferris in the said county. And of and in one messuage and 30 acres of land
with appurtenances in Sampford Spiney in the said county. And of and in two messuages and 70 acres
of land with appurtenances in Lipton in the said county. And of and in one messuage and 50 acres
of land with appurtenances in South Siddenham in the said county. And of and in two messuages and
100 acres of land with appurtenances in Withecombe in the said county. And of and in two messuages
and 130 acres of land with appurtenances in Sampford Courtenay in the said county. And of and in
one messuage and 100 acres of land with appurtenances called Northwaye in Hattisleigh in the said
county. And of and in one messuage and 50 acres of land with appurtenances in Gooford in the parish
of Southtawton in the said county. And of and in 4 messuages and 70 acres of land with appurtenances
in Grimston in the said county. And of and in one messuage and 100 acres of land with appurtenances
called Wilsiton. And of and in 2 messuages and 70 acres of land with appurtenances in Whitechurch
in the said county. And of and in 1/3rd part of one messuage and 100 acres of land with
appurtenances called Tuddibrooke in Whitechurch aforesaid. And of and in half of one messuage and
60 acres of land with appurtenances in Southwarpisworthie. And of and in the manor of Charelton
Musgrove with appurtenances and all its rights members and appurtenances premises all in the county
of Somerset. And of and in the manors of Ham and Calliland Third Part with all and singular its
rights members and appurtenances all in the county of Cornwall. And of and in one capital messuage
called Barton and 300 acres of land with appurtenances in Ham in the parish of Morewinstowe in the
said county of Cornwall. And moreover the said John Glanvile of the said 27 day of July 42
Elizabeth was seised of a tenement of the manor of Streete alias Treverkyn with appurtenances
in his lordship and of fee and in right expecting after the death of a certain Margaret Willes
wife of a certain Richard Willes. And thus of all and singular premises existing, when the said
John Glanvile died namely the 27th of July 42 Elizabeth at Tavistock, after his death the manors
and holdings aforesaid with appurtenances descended as of right ought to have descended to
Francis Glanvile esquire as son and heir of the said John Glanvile. And thus the said jury
stated that the said manor of Charleton Musgrove with appurtenances of the said county of
Somerset is held and at the time of the death of the said John Glanvile was held of the said
one lordship in capite by knight service namely by half of one knights fee, and is valued
each year in all issues after deductions at £20. And that the said manor of Peters Tavye with
appurtenances in the county of Devon is held and at the time of the death of the said John
Glanvile it was held of the coheirs of Lord Dinsam of his manor of Hartland by fealty but by
what exact service the men of the jury claim ignorance, and valued each year in all rents after
deductions £6.13.4. And that the said manor of Rowdon with its appurtenances in the county of
Devon is held and that at the time of the death of the said John Glanvile it was held of Edward
Earl of Bedford as of his manor of Tavistocke in the said county of Devon by fealty but by what
exact service the men of the jury claim ignorance, and valued each year in all rents after
deductions at £8.6.2. And that the said manor of Blackerowe with appurtenances in the said county
of Devon is held and at the time of the death of the said John Glanvile was held of [blank]
Trelawney by fealty and returns £0.6.8 year for all service in [text mssing] free socage, and
valued each year in all issues after deductions at about £0.10.0. And that the said manor of Ham
in the county of Cornwall aforesaid is held and at the time of the death of the said John Glanvile
was held of the said lordship as of the castle of Launcestone in the said county of Cornwall by
right of the Duchy of Cornwall by knights service namely by [blank] part of a knights fee but by
what rent the jury claim ignorance, and is valued each year in all issues after deductions £5.
And that the said manor of Cailliland Third Part is held and at the time of the death of the said
John Glanvile was held of the same lordship as of its castle of Trematon in the said county of
Cornwall by right of the said Duchy of Cornwall by service of one sixth part of a knights fee of
the fee stated, and valued each year in all issues after deductions £4. And that the said one
capital messuage and 200 acres of land and 40 acres of woods with appurtenances called Fenton
alias Venton is held and at the time of the death of the said John Glanvile were held of the said
one lordship in capite by military service. and valued each year in all issues after deduction £20.
And that the said 140 acres of land with appurtenances called Hasworthye in the parish of Tavistock
aforesaid is held and at the time of the death of the said John Glanvile was held of the fee of the
said Edward Earl of Bedford as of his manor of Hurdewicke in the said county of Devon by fealty and
by what service the jury claim ignorance, and valued each year in all issues after deductions £2.0.0.
And that the said messuage and certain premises aforesaid called Sourtridge is held of who or
whom or at the time of the death were held the jury pleads ignorance, and is worth each year in
all issues after deductions about £5. And that the said one messuage and 30 acres of land with
appurtenances in Brownsentorr is held and at the time of the death of the said John Glanvilewas
held of Thomas Wise esquire as of his manor of Willesworthye by fealty and by what service the
jury plead ignorance, and valued each year in all issues after deductions £0.10.6. And that the
said one messuage and 30 acres of land in Southwarpisworthye is held and at the time of the
death of the said John Glanvile was held of the said Edward Earl of Bedford as of his manor of
Hurdwicke aforesaid by fealty but by what service the jury plead ignorance, and valued each year
in all issues after deductions £0.2.6. And that the said messuage and 40 acres of land in
Willesworthie aforesaid are held and at the time of the death of the said John Glanvile were
held of the said Thomas Wise esquire as of his manor of Willesworthie aforesaid by fealty but
by what service the jury plead ignorance, and valued each year in all issues after deductions
at about £0.10.0. And that the said 2 messuages and 100 acres of land with appurtenances in
Cudliptowne aforesaid are held and at the time of the death of the said John Glanvile were held
of John Coplestone esquire as of his manor of Oggefford by fealty but by what service the jury
plead ignorance, and valued each year in all issues after deductions at about £1. And that the
said one pristriu' 4 acres of land3 acres of wood with appurtenances in the parish of Tavistock
aforesaid are held and at the time of the death of the said John Glanvile were held of the said
Edward Earl of Bedford as of his manor of Tavistock by fealty made in the court twice yearly and
by the return of £0.0.4 yearly, and valued each year in all issues after deductions at £0.10.0.
And that the said 4 acres of land called The Mill Parke and 4 acres of meadow called The Mill
Meddowe with appurtenances 12 acres of land with appurtenances in Bannawell 8 acres of land with
appurtenances commonly called Beare Parkes and the said messuage and 40 acres of land with
appurtenances called Uppeton alias Uppaton in Tavistocke aforesaid are held and at the time
of the death of the said John Glanvile were held of the same Earl of Bedford as of his manor
of Tavistocke aforesaid by fealty but by what terms of service the jury plead ignorance, valued
each year in all issues after deductions at about £5. And that the said messuage and 20 acres of
land with appurtenances in Newton aforesaid and the said 2 messuages and 40 acres of land with
appurtenances in Killworthie aforesaid and the said one messuage and 7 acres of land with
appurtenances in Gulworthie aforesaid are held and at the time of the death of the said John
Glanvile were held of the same Earl of Bedford as of his manor of Hurdworth by fealty but by
what terms of service the jury plead ignorance, and valued each year in all issues after
deductions at about £2. And that the said 30 messuages 3 tofts and 30 gardens and 6 acres of
land aforesaid, the fifth part of one messuage and one garden and the aforesaid sixteenth part
of the said six messuages 6 gardens and 10 acres of land with appurtenances in the town of
Tavistocke aforesaid are held and at the time of the death of the said
John Glanvile were held of the said Edward Earl of Bedford as of his town of Tavistocke
aforesaid for fealty in free socage, and valued each year in all issues after deductions £10.
And that said messuage and 20 acres of land with appurtenances in Ottarye in the parish of
Lamerton aforesaid is held and at the time of the death of the said John Glanvile was held
of the said Edward Earl of Bedford as of his manor of Hurdworth aforesaid by fealty at of
what service the jury pleads ignorance, and valued each year in all issues after deductions
at £2. And that said messuage and 50 acres of land with appurtenances in Bereferris aforsaid
is held and at the time of the death of the said John Glanvile was held of Charles Lord
Mountroy as of his manor of Bere Ferris by fealty and suit of court twice each year and all
service in free and lesser socage, and valued yearly in all issues after deductions at about £1.
And that said messuage and 30 acres of land with appurtenances in Sampford Spiney aforesaid are
held and at the time of the death of the said John Glanvile were held of Thomas Drake esquire as
of his manor of Sampford Spiney by fealty but by what terms of service the jury plead ignorance,
and valued yearly in all issues after deductions at £0.8.4. And that said 2 messuages and 100
acres of land with appurtenances in Liston aforesaid are held and at the time of the death of
the said John Glanvile were held of Arthur Harris esquire as of his manor of Liston by fealty
and for what terms of service the jury plead ignorance, and valued each year in all issues after
deductions at £2.3.4. And that said messuage and 50 acres of land with appurtenances in
Southsiddenham aforesaid are held and at the time of the death of the said John Glanvile were
held of Arthur Tremaynt esquire as of his manor of Cullarome by fealty and annually returning
£0.4.0 and by what terms of service the jury plead ignorance, and valued annually in all issues
after deductions £0.13.4. And that said two messuages and 130 acres of land with appurtenances
in Sampford Courtney aforesaid are held and at the time of the death of the said John Glanvile
were held of the lordship of the manor of Sampford Courtney as of his manor of Sampford Courtney
by fealty but by what terms of service the jury pleads ignorance, and valued each year with all
issues after deductions £1.4.0. And that said messuage and 100 acres of land with appurtenances
called Northwaye in Hattisleigh aforesaid is held and at the time of the decease of the said
John Glanvile were held of who or of whom the jury pleads ignorance, and valued each year in
all issues after deductions £0.10.0. And all that messuage and
50 acres of land with appurtenances in Goofford in the parish of Southtawton aforesaid is held
and at the time of the death of the said John Glanvile was held of the lordship of the manor of
Southtawton as of the manor of Southtawton aforesaid by fealty but by what terms of service the
jury pleads ignorance, and valued each year with all issues after deductions £0.10.0. And that
the said four messuages and 70 acres of land with appurtenances in Grimston aforesaid is held
and at the time of the death of the said John Glanvile was held of Thomas Wise esquire as of
his manor of East Grimston by fealty but what terms of service the jury pleads ignorance, and
is valued each year with all issues after deductions £0.10.0. And that said messuage and 100
acres of land with appurtenances in Wilsaton aforesaid are held and were held at the time of
the death of the said John Glanvile of who or of whom the jury pleads ignorance, and valued
each year with all issues after deductions £0.10.0. And those said two messuages and 70 acres
of land with appurtenances in Whitechurche aforesaid are held and at the time of the death of
the said John Glanvile were held of the lordship of the manor of Whitechurche aforesaid by
fealty and by what terms of service the jury pleads ignorance, and valued each year with all
issues after deductions £0.10.0. And that the said half of one messuage and 60 acres of
land with appurtenances in Southwarpisworthie aforesaid is held and at the time of the death
of the said John Glanvile was held of the said Edward Earl of Bedford as of his manor of
Hurdsworth by fealty but by what terms of service the jury pleads ignorance, and valued each
year with all issues after deductions £0.2.0. And that said third part of one messuage and
120 acres of land with appurtenances called Tuddibrooke in the parish of Whitechurche aforesaid
is held and at the time of the death of the said John Glanvile was held of the lordship of
the manor of Whitechurche as of the manor of Whitechurche aforesaid by fealty but by what terms
of service the jury pleads ignorance, and valued each year with all issues after deductions £0.5.0.
And that said capital messuage called Barton and 300 acres of land with appurtenances in Ham
in the parish of Morewinstowe in the said county of Cornwall is held and at the time of the
death of the said John Glanvile was held of the said lordship as of the castle of Launceston
by right of the Duchy of Cornwall aforesaid by military service, and valued each year in
all issues after deductions £6. And all that said tenement of the manor of Streete alias
Treverkyn aforesaid is held by who or whom and at the death of the said John Glanvile was
held the jury plead ignorance, and valued each year once vacated by the death of Margaret
Willes tenant in the possession of the said manor for the term of her life as stated above
in all issues after deductions £3. And the said jury finally state on their oath that the
said John Glanvile at the day of his death knight held all manors lands tenenemts or
hereditaments held of the said lordships in capite and held or had them in possession,
reversion or use. And that Francis Glanvile is the son and lawful heir of the same John
Glanvile. And that the said Francis Glanvile at the time of the death of the said John
Glanvile was of the age of 18 years 2 months. And that lady Alice formerly the wife of
the said John Glanvile was living still and that Humphrey Godolphin knight after agreement
between him Francis and Alice was managing the profits and issues of all and singular
premises but through what title the jury pleads ignorance.
Witnesses (named).