Extracts from Calendar of Fine Rolls

“The Fine Rolls are in the main, though sometimes indirectly, concerned with the passage of money to the king. They record the deaths of tenants in capite, when death duties in the form of fees paid for ‘relief’ became due, and they note the appointment of many officials, such as sheriffs, constables of castles, and guardians of estates, many of whom gave money for their privileges, besides the sums exacted for breaches of the law and for various forms of licence. The origin of the term is interesting, for just as at the close of a legal process today it is usual for money to pass, so at the time when the defendant “finem fecit cum Rege” finished his dipute, he usually appeased the King’s wrath by a monetary payment, to which therefore the term Finis became permenantly attached. The Fine Rolls are particularly valuable as showing what offices men held, in what fashion they ended their real or fictitious disputes with the King, and when they themselves finished.” The Knights of Edward I - Rev C Moor.

1307 - 1319 (vol II)

· p225 - Jan 9, 1315 - Langley

Order to the escheator on this side Trent to take into the king’s hand the lands of Peter Savery, deceased, tenant in chief.
Order to the same to take into the king’s hand the lands late of Joan de Estradelyng, deceased, tenant by knight service of the king by reason of the lands late of Gilbert de Clare, earl of Gloucester and Hertford, deceased, tenant in chief, being in the king’s hand.

1319 - 1327 (vol III)

· p87 - Jan 6, 1322 - Worcester

Commitment during pleasure to William de Engleby of the keeping of the lands, goods and chattels of John Mautravers the younger, John de Wroxhale, John de Pederton, Edward Stradelyge, John de Raleigh and Edward Mautravers in the county of Somerset, which the king has now caused to be taken into the king’s hand and which before were not taken into the king’s hand, so that he answer for the issues thereof in the chamber.
Order to the sheriff of Somerset to take the same into the king’s hand and to deliver them to the said William.

· p100 - Feb 20, 1322 - Temple Guyting

The like (order) to the sheriff of Glaumorgan to take into the king’s hand all the lands, goods and chattels of William Flemyng, Henry de Umfrevill, John le Noreys, Adam le Galets, Leysand de Afne, Philip Flemyng, Edward de Stradlyng, Simon de Rale, John Barry and John de la Bere in his baliwick, and to keep the same etc. as above.

· p293 - Aug 5, 1324 - Guildford

The following of late enemies and rebels of the king, and on that account taken and imprisoned, have found main prise for their good behaviour under the following penalties:-

Edward de Stredelynge of the county of Somerset has given security by oath etc. of his good behaviour under a penalty of 200l., and has found as mainpernors William de Momte Acuto of the county of Somerset, Robert de Dumbelton of the county of Northumberland, Richard Tylli of the county of Somerset, William de Wanstede of the county of Southampton, Robert de Bure of the county of Salop, and William de Drayton of the county of Oxford, each of whom has mainprised for his good behaviour under a penalty of 200l.

1327 - 1337 (vol IV)

· p178 - May 16, 1330 - Woodstock

Order to the sheriff of Glaumorgan and Morgannok and all bailiffs, ministers and others in those lands to be intendant to Peter de Veel and Edward Stradelyng, whom the king has appointed to make inquisition in those parts what animals, jewels, goods and chattels late of Hugh le Despenser the younger in the said lands, which ought to pertain to the king by his forfeiture, and what goods and treasure late of Edward II in the same parts, which ought likewise to pertain to the king, have been withdrawn, and by whom, at what time and in what manner, and in whose hands they now are, and to seize into the king’s hand and keep the same safely until furthur order, and to certify the king thereof and of the price thereof and of the names of those who have withdrawn the same, and of all they do in this behalf; order also to the sheriff to summon etc.

1337 - 1347 (vol V)

· p319 - March 25, 1343 - Westminster

Order to Edward Stradelyng, escheator in the counties of Somerset and Dorset, to deliver the same to him. (ref. lands of Peter de Veel)

· p320 - March 24, 1343 - Tower of London

Commitment during pleasure to Edward de Stradelyng of the counties of Somerset and Dorset, so that he answer at the Exchequer as sheriff.

· p322 - March 28,1343 - Westminster

The like (order to take into the king’s hand the lands) to Edward de Stadelyng, escheator in the counties of Somerset and Dorset, touching the lands late of Peter de Veel.

- May 2, 1343 - Westminster

The like (ref. lands of William son of Theobald Russel), ) to Edward de Stadelyng, escheator in the counties of Somerset and Dorset.

- May 10,1343 - Westminster

The like to the same Edward touching the lands late of William de Whitton.

· p323 - July 2,1343 - Westminster

The like to ..., to Edward de Stadelyng, escheator in the counties of Somerset and Dorset, ..., touching the lands late of John de Bello Campo of Somersete.

- July 15,1343 - Arundel

The like to Edward de Stadelyng, escheator in the counties of Somerset and Dorset, touching the lands late of Wlliam Everard.

· p324 - Aug 3, 1343 - Clarendon

The like to Edward de Stadelyng, escheator in the counties of Somerset and Dorset, touching the lands late of Thomas de Gournay of Harpter.

· p326 - April 10, 1343 - Havering atte Bower The like (to deliver to Thomas de Langeford, son and heir of John de Langeford, tenant in chief, the lands of his said father, he having done homage) to Edward de Stadelyng, escheator in the counties of Somerset and Dorset.

· p238 - May 1, 1343 - Westmister

(another order to deliver lands to the king)

· p335 - July 16, 1343 - Clarendon

Order to Edward de Stradelyng, escheator in the county of Somerset, to value the said goods and chattels (Of the manor of Brumpton, Somerset), and to deliver the same and the manor to him (the king).

· p338 - August 24, 1343 - Westminster

Order to Edward de Stadelyng, escheator in the counties of Somerset and Dorset, - persuant to an inquisition made by him shewing that William Everard held inhis demesne as of fee of the king in chief a message, a watermill, 120 acres of land, 7 acres of meadow, 3 acres of pasture and 30s. of rent in Frome Everard, co. Dorset, by knight service, and divers other lands of divers other lords by divers services in the said counties, and that Edmund Everard, his son, is his next heir and of full age, - to deliver to Edmund’s attorneys the lands late of his said father, saving to William’s wife her dower, the king having respited Edmund’s homage until whitsunday next, he being with the king’s kinsman, Henry de Lancastre, earl of Derby, in the parts of Greata.

· p342 - September 20, 1343 - Westminster

Edward Stradelyng regaining lands for the king.

· p346 - November 13, 1343 - Langley

Order to Edward de Stadelyng, escheator in the counties of Somerset, to take into the king’s hand 9 acres of meadow called Cokkesmed in Taunton, so that answer be made to the king for the issues thereof; pursuant to the award by process made before the king in Chancery that the king’s charter by which the king granted to the friars of the order of St. Mary and Mount Carmel the said meadow, which Walter de Meriet, clerk, had before granted by charter to the king to hold to them and their successors for the building of a church and houses necessary for the habitation of a prior and convent of that order to be established in the same place, should be revoked and cancelled on the rolls of Chancery, and the meadow taken into the king’s hand.

· p350 - November 22, 1343 - Westminster

Order to Edward Stradelyng, late sheriff (p351 late escheator), to deliver the same to him (the king).

· p491 - November 1, 1346 - The Tower of London

Commision to the sheriff of Worcester, Thomas le Botiller of Upton on Severn. Knight and Thomas Cassy of Wych, reciting that in the full Parliament holden at Westminster on Manday after the Nativity of St Mary the Virgin last the prelates, earls, barons and other great men of the realm, as well those absent with the king out of the realm by their letters read in the same Parliament and enrolled on the roll thereof, as those present there, granted for themselves and the whole commonalty of the realm 40s. on each knight’s fee in England as an aid granted to the king’s progenitors in like caswe used to be levied; and appointing the said commissioners to leby the same from knights’ fees held as well of the king as of others, so that they have all money arising therefrom at the Exchequer on the quinzaine of Hiliary next to be delivered to him or them to whom the king shall order the same to be delivered; and order to them to hold deliberation hereon as well by the rolls of the aid levied in the time of Edward I, which the king is sending under the foot of his seal for greater evidence of the knight’s fees and parts of knight’s fees, as by inquisitoions to be taken as often as need be, and otherwise, as shall seem good for the acceleration of the levying hereof, and to attend exclusively to the levying hereof; and order to all tenantsof fees and part fees in rthe said county to be intendant, the king having order4ed the sheriff to summon good and lawful men before them.
By king and the guardian and council. The like to the following in the following counties:- -------The sheriff, Edward de Stradlyng, knight and John de Durburgh. Somerset.---------

(Vol 12)

· p3, - Oct 23, 1399 - Westminster

Commitment to Hugh Morton, Prior of Ewenny in Wales, - by mainprise of Williams Stradlyng of the county of Somerset, 'chivaler', and Thomas Prestbury of the county of Gloucester, - of the keeping of the priory of Langeneth within the lordship of Gower in Wales; to hold the same from Michelmas last for the duration of the war with France, rendering 2ol yearly by equal portions at the Easter and Michelmas exchequers, finding there the divine services ordained from of old, paying tenths and other quotas with the clergy, maintaining the houses and buildings pertaining to the priory, and supporting all charges incumbent thereon. By bill of the treasurer.

(Vol 13)

· p 226,- Dec 7, 1411 - Westminster

Order to the escheator in the county of Gloucester and the adjacent march of Wales; - pursuant to an inquisition made by him showing that one Richard Turburvill was seised in his demesne as of fee of the castle, manor and lordship of Coytyf and of the manors of Newecastell, Neweland and Lanharry, co. Glamorgan, in the said march and died seised of such estate without heir of his body, after whose death the premises descended to Laurence Berkkerolles, chivaler, deceased, and to Isabel , daughter of Richard Stakepoll, John de la Beer, chivaler, and William Gamage, all deceased, the kinsfolk and heirs of the said Richard Turburvill, to wit, to Laurence as son and heir of Katherine one of the sisters and heirs of the said Richard Stakepoll the son of Margaret the second sister and heir of the said Richard Turburvill, to John de la Beer as son of Agnes the third sister and heir of the said Richard Turburvill, and to William Gamage as son of Sara the fourth sister and heir of he said Richard Turburvill; and that Laurence entered into the said castle, lordship and manors, as of his own right and as of the right of the said Isabel, John de la Beer and William Gamage, and so occupied them continually for the whole of his life until Oct 18 last on which day he died; and that Edward Stradelyng, son of William the son of Wenthelan and of the sisters and heirs of Laurence, and John Stradelyng son of Sara the other of the sister and heirs of Laurence, are the kinsmen and next heirs of the said Lawrence, and of full age; and that Joan late wife of Richard Vernon, chivaler, is Isabel's next heir, to wit, daughter of the said Richard Stakepoll the son of the said Margaret, and 40 years of age or more; and that Thomas da le Beer is the next heir of the said John de la Beer, chivaler, to wit, son of John the son of the said John de la Beer, chivaler, and 9 years of age or more; and the William Gamage is the next heir of the said William Gamage son of Sara, to wit, son of Gilbert the son of the said Richard Turburvill, and 30 years of age or more; and that the castle, lordship and manors aforesaid are held of Richard lord le Despenser, a minor in the king's ward, as of his lordship of Kerdyf by service of a moiety of a knights fee; -to take the fealty of the said Edward, John Stradlyng, Joan, and William Gamage the son of William (sic), make a petition of the premises into four equal parts, and cause the said Edward, John Stradlyng, Joan, and William Gamage to have full seisin in their pourparties, retaining the pourparty of the said Thomas de la Beer in the kings hand until further order.

(Vol 14)

· p 100- January 16, 1415 - Westminster

Order to the escheator in the county of Gloucester and the adjacent march of Wales ;- pursuant to an inquisition taken before John Derehurst and Robert Andrewe, by virtue of a commission from the king directed to them and to Nicholas Sambourne, the younger, and Thomas Crekkelade, showing that 27s. l½d. of rent in Coytehurche, which the abbot of Neeh and others render yearly for certain lands which they hold there, 4 acres of land and 2 acres of meadow which John Hick holds, 7 acres of land called 'Smythislond,' which Gr' ap Jer' holds, an acre of land which the same Gr' holds, a messuage and 5 acres of land William Ph' holds, a curtilage which John Willy holds, a messuage and 4 acres of land which Jevan Lya holds, a messuage and 12 acres of land and meadow held by Thomas Halle and Jevan Lya, divers works which the same Thomas owes, a cottage, 3 roods of land and an acre of pasture and wood which David Balle holds, a parcel of pasture and wood held by William Wethire, chaplain, a messuage with a curtilage which John Hick holds, a curtilage held by Alice Adam, a curtilage which John Richard holds, a parcel of waste which Simon Wille holds, 2 curtilages and an acre of land which John Brode, the elder, holds, a curtilage which Thomas Brode holds, 12 acres of land in Langeley held by Hoel ap Giffeirard, 9 acres of land and wood sometime of Bougan, a ruinous cottage sometime of John Borray, a curtilage sometime of Wlad fr'(sic) there, a messuage and 12 acres of land held by William Ph', a parcel of meadow pertaining to the tenement of the same William, 8s. which the same William renders yearly for his divers works, 3¼d. for 'lardersilver,' 1d. for 'kevynghen,' the land and meadow held by Jankyn Wyllym, Thomas Aleyn, Madoe' ap Mure' Payn, Thomas Halle, Willym Lya, Willym Balle, Lewys ap Wasmer, Agnes Jane, Simon Willym, John Brode, the younger, John Brode, the elder, Jevan ap Ernerough, David ap Jevan Vaghan and David Ph', a bond tenure held by Roger Rest and Alice Adam jointly, a bond tenure sometime of John Adam, the younger, a bond tenure sometime of Eynon ap Richard in Coytehurche, 22s. 3¼d. of rent in Waterton which Gilbert Denys, knight, and others render yearly for certain messuages, cottages and land which they hold there, a bond tenure held by Jevan ap Ernerough, a bond tenure held by Hoel ap Grene ap Hoel, a bond tenure which Philip Grey holds, a bond tenure [held by] David Schep, half a bond tenure held by Roger Ph', a messuage and 4½ acres of land held by Jevan ap Ernrough, a messuage and 6 acres of land which Thomas Ph' held, a cottage there sometime of Agnes Dd', 5 acres of demesne land held by John Ph', 14 acres of land held by Jevan ap Ernrough, l½ acres of land held by the same Jevan, 6½ acres of land held by John Brode, 9 acres of land held by John Bonevylle, 2 acres of land held by Thomas Wille, 4 acres of land held by Thomas Ph', 3 acres of land held by Roger Ph', 6 acres of land held by Philip Grey, an acre and a rood of land held by David Stephen, 2 acres of land and meadow held by Stephen Willy, 55 acres of arable land in a cultivation, called 'Le Roode,' 3 acres of land in a cultivation, called 'Clerkesput,' 15 acres of meadow in 'Brodmede,' 4 acres and 3 roods of meadow in 'Fysshwermede,' 2½ acres of meadow at ' Semsanasmede,' 13 acres of land in a cultivation between 'Le Roode ' and Nolton on the east side of the said cultivation, a corn mill called' Treigois,' 79s. 2¼d. of rent which Ll' Gymad and others, tenants in Welshry, render yearly, a parcel of extended land sometime of Jevan ap Claytho, a parcel of land sometime of Ioruerth ap Towe, a parcel of land sometime of Muric Goyg', of land sometime of Ll' ap Jevan ap Muric, of land sometime of Ger' Payn, of land sometime of John Broun, of land sometime of Walter Vaur', a parcel of land called 'Courtwille,' an annual rent of 2s. 4d. from all the lands assigned to Edward Stradelyng and John Stradelyng as their pourparty of the castle, lordship and manor of Coytyfl and of the manors of Neweschastell, Neweland and Lanharry, a yearly rent of 16d. from all the lands assigned to Joan late the wife of Richard Vernon, 'chivaler,' as her pourparty of the same castle, lordship and manor, the whole wood of Pencoyd lying between a way called 'WylInswey' on the West (which way leads from the land of John Hick on the south side of the said wood as far as a croft called ' Gilgannan,' and thence as far as the tenement of Jevan ap Ll' The on the north side of the said wood) and a way called 'Prestelwey' on the East (which way leads from the way of David Ph' on the South as far as a way called ' Cressewey ' and thence as far as the tenement of Willy ap Goythour on the North), which wood contains 40 acres of wood, the advowsons of the churches of Coychyrch and Lanharry, to wit, alternate presentations thereto, and 10 acres of wood in Altrewe lying next to 10 acres of the said wood assigned to the pourparty of Coytyff on the east side, as the metes and bounds there are limited, came to the hands of Henry IV and are still in the king's hand by the death of Laurence Berkkerolles and by reason of the minority of Thomas de la Beer, son of John ; and that all the aforesaid lands and tenements are held of Isabel wife of Richard de Bello Campo of Bergevenny, 'chivaler,' as of the lordship of Kerdyf and the county of Glomorgan by service of a moiety of a knight's fee ; and that the said Thomas de la Beer died on 28 October last ; and that John Seint Johan, 'chivaler,' son of Elizabeth one of the sisters of John de la Beer, ' chivaler,' the father of John, the father of the said Thomas de la Beer, and John Basset, esquire, son of Margaret the second sister of the said John de la Beer, 'ehivaler,' are the kinsmen and next heirs of the said Thomas, and of full age;- to take the fealties of the said John Seint Johan and John Basset, make a partition of the premises into two equal parts, and cause the said John Seint Johan and John Basset to have full seisin of their pourparties.

· p 374, - Feb 7, 1421 - Westminster

Order to the escheator in the couty of Wilts; pursuant to an inquisition taken before John Perons, late escheator, showing that Edward III gave and granted the manor of Merden in the said county to John Dauntsey, knight, and Joan his wife and the heirs of their bodies; and that afterwards the said John and Joan had issue, one John Dauntsey, knight, and died; after whose death the said John Dauntsey, knight, entered the said manor, as son and heir of the said John and Joan, and had issue Walter Dauntsey, knight, deceased, and Joan the wife of John Stradelyng, knight, and died so seised; after whose death the said Walter entered the said manor, as son and heir of the said John Dauntsey, knight, the son, and died so seised without heir of his body; and that the manor is held of the king in socage by rent of a rose yearly at Midsummer for all services; and thet the said Joan the wife of John Stradelyng, knight, is Walter's sister and next heir, and 25 years of age or more; - to cause the said John Stradelyng and Joan to have full seisin of the said manor, as the king has taken John's fealty; saving to Thomasia late the wife of Walter her reasonable dower therof.

· p 441, - July 17, 1422 - Westminster

Commitment to Edward Stradlyng, chivaler, by mainprise of William Oldhall of the county of Norfolk and William Stradlyng of the county of Somerset, - of the keeping of two thirds of all the lands, and of two thirds of the hundred of Langeley, co.Gloucester, late of Gilbert Denys, chevaler, who held of the king in chief by knight service on the day of his death, the same being in the king's hand by the death of Gilbert and by reason of the minority of Maurice his son and heir ; to hold the same from Michelmas next until the lawful age of the said heir, and so from heir to heir until one of them shall have attained full age, rendering the extent therof, or as much as may be agreed upon between him and the treasurer, yearly at Easter and Michelmas equally, maintaining all houses, enclosurers and buildings, and supporting all other charges incumbent on the said twothirds of the lands and hundred foresaid. By bill of the treasurer.

(Vol 15)

· p87/88,- Nov 6, 1424 - Westminster

Edward Stradelyng, chivaler, ; Somerset and Devon - to answer at the Exchequer as Sheriff

· p 100, - May 2, 1425 - Westminster

Commitment to Edward Stradlyng, knight, and Richard Hore, clerk, -by mainprise of John Cheyny, knight, of the county of Buckingham and William Wolff, knight, of the county of Suffolk, - of the keeping of the castle, town and lordship of Nerberth, in Wales and a third part of the Commote of Trayne and a third part of the town of Seyntclere within the county of Kemerdyn, late of Edmund earl of March, who held of the king in chief on the day of his death; to hold the same from the time of the death of the said late earl until the lawful age of Richard Duke of York, his kinsman and heir, rendering at the Exchequer for the keeping of the true value of the premises, yearly by equal portions at Michelmas and Easter. By bill of the treasurer.

· p 122, - June 1, 1425 - Westminster

Commission to Edward Stradlyng, Knight, William Stradlyng, esq, Richard Hore, Edmund Mors, John Dewalle, and William Croft the escheator in the county of Hereford and the adjacent marche of Wales, or to not less than two of them, of whom Edmund, John or the escheqator shall be one, to make inqisition by the oath of upright and lawful men of the said county and march touching the lands and heir of Edmund late earl of March, who held of the king in chief, and to take the said lands into the kings hands. Nondum mittatur in exctractis.

(Vol 16)

· p216, - Jan 30, 1435 - Westminster

to be Escheator, John Stradlyng, Knight: Wilts

(Vol 17)

· p99, - Aug 22, 1439 - Windsor Castle,

Commitment to the counties of Kemerdyn and Cardigan, in Wales, to Edward Stradlyng, knight, during good behaviour: so that he render the farms due to the king and answer for the kings debts and all other things pertaining to the offices of the said counties, yearly at the Exchequer of Kemerdyn. By p.s.

(Vol 19)

· p3,- June 27, 1452 -

Edw Stradlyng, knight; Somerset and Dorset - sheriff

· p16,- Nov 8, 1452,

Edmund S, esq, Wilts - sheriff

· p192, - July 3, 1457 Order to the escheator in the county of Dorset;- pursuant to an inquisition taken before him showing among other things that Joan late the wife of John Stradlyng knight, sometime the wife of Maurice Russell knight, held on the day of her death of Maurice de la Ryver esquire, in dower of the endowment of the said Maurice Russell sometime her husband, a third part of the manor of Bradepole and of the hundreds of Redehone and Bemestre and of 40 messuages, a mill, 200 acres of land, 40 acres of meadow and 20 acres of wood in Bradepole, of the inheritance of the said Maurice de la Rvver esquire, who still survives; and that the reversion of the said third part belongs to the said Maurice de la Ryver and his heirs; and that the whole of the said hundreds and mill are held of the king in chief by service of rendering 30s. yearly at Michaelmas for all services, and the whole of the rest of the premises of another than the king;- to take the fealty of the said Maurice de la Ryver and cause him to have full seisin of the said third part of the hundreds and mill aforesaid; removing the king's hand from the said third part of the manor, messuages, land, meadow and wood aforesaid, if it is in the king's hand by the death of Joan and for no other cause, and delivering to the said Maurice de la Ryver any issues taken therefrom since the time of the death of Joan.

· p209, - July 8, 1458

Order to the escheator in the county of Wilts; pursuant to an inquisition taken before Reynold Ovedale esq, late escheator, showing that Joan late the wife of John Dewalle esq held the manor of Merden on the day of her death in her demesne as of fee of the king in socage by rent of a rose payable yearly at midsummer for all services; and that Edmund Stradlynge esq is the son and next heir of Joan, and of full age ; to cause the said Edmund to have full seisin of the said manor as the king has taken his fealty.

(Vol 20)

· p2, - 1461

Edmund S - Wilts - sheriff

(Vol 21)

· p92,- 29 October, 1474

Commitment to Stephen Glover, clerk, - by mainprise of Thomas Fayrewell of Wycombe, co. Buckingham, 'gentilman,' and William Lenthale of Luddelowe, co. Salop, 'gentilman,' and for 201. paid in hand,--of the keeping of all the manors, lands, rents, possessions and hereditaments, together with knights' fees, courts, leets, views of frankpledge and all other profits, commodities and emoluments, which have come or ought to come to the king's hands by the death of John Stradlyng esquire and by reason of the minority of Edward his son and heir; to hold the said keeping, together with the marriage of the said Edward, from the time of the death of the said John until the full age of the said heir and for as long as the premises shall remain in the king's hands, and so from heir to heir until an heir of the said Edward shall have attained full age and the said Stephen shall have effected the marriage of such heir; without, rendering any account or anything else therefor, but maintaining houses, enclosures and buildings. By bill of the treasurer. Dated etc.

(Vol 22)

· p70, - 1487

Edward S - esq - Wilts - sheriff