Subsidy Rolls
William of Karre of the parish of Ecclesfield, husbandman. complains that he inherited a messuage and land in Wickersley and was seised of it and took profit from it, but the Wickersleys came and entered the same and disseised him, and with Leyston who subsequently married Margaret Wickersley they have kept him out, and he cannot pursue this at the common law because of his poverty and their strength. He requests that the king grant his several writs of subpoena or letters of the privy seal directed to Wickersley and Leyston and his wife commanding them to appear before the king and the lords of the council at Westminster at a certain day to answer the premises.
Nature of endorsement: William Karr against John Wykersley.
Before the king and council at the quindene of Trinity.
Places mentioned: Ecclesfield, West Riding of Yorkshire; Wickersley, West Riding of Yorkshire; Westminster.
People mentioned: John Wykersley, Margaret Wykersley, subsequently the wife of John Leyston;
The petition is dated 1480
Grant:2 March 1485
Charter of feoffment in tail delivered to Mr Armiter of Doncaster
Grant from Robert Laghton of Laghton to John Vescy and Robert Vescy of Brampton his son and heir, of 7 messuages with a cottage and garden adjoining, and 7 bovates of land lying divided in the vill and fields of Brampton in le Morthing, Woodhousefield and Morthinge, which descended to him at the death of Robert Laghton his father, who sometime held the same with William Myrfin, Rector of Wickersley, by the grant of Roger Vescy, and to the heirs male of the said Robert Vescy, with remainder to Catherine, Joan and Alice, daughters of the said Robert Vescy. Dated at co. York.
In a charter indented, Simon Hililard of Wickersley and William his son of the same, enfeoffed Thomas Shirle and Nicholas Halle with one tenement and with the said land in Wickersley to the use of the aforesaid Simon during his lifetime and after his death to ...; and one parcel of land lying, viz. one rood lying in ?Isackfield between the land of ... Vescy to the east and ? along Leke ... on the west, and to the south abutting on Kirke ... pitts ...; and another piece of land lying upon the hedge land of Francis Leake ...
In the book of the supervisors of the Chantry and elsewhere in co. York (among others) containing as underwritten - Chantry of the Trinity in the parish church of Tickhill - To the king's majesty parly ixs. vjd. ob. To the Castle of Tickhill for Boynes, xvd. To the heirs of Fitzwilliam and Free Rent, xxijd. To the Lord Scroope for free rent, xd. In total, xiijs. vd. ob., 13s.5-1/2d.
Tenants of the same, Sir Raph Hanson, knight, Robert Vescy, Mr Pierrepont, Mr William Copley, Robert Slyman, Leonard Wharton, gentlemen, Lincolnshire. Widow Leesse, Peter Greenfield, Thomas Hallerosugton, William Hole, George Hackytt, Thomas Damme, Christopher Johnson, Robert Greaves, Robert Hall or Dickin, Richard Hole, Gilbert Roberts, Miles Stockes, Richard Brewbitt, Richard Roberts.
Endorsement Trinity Chantry in Tickhill, Rents and Tenants, together with a copy of a charter of feoffment in tail of lands in Brampton. Most of the lands lie near Rotherham, co. York.
Witnesses:
John Sayton of Brampton
John Scarcliffe of Brampton
Henry Dolfyn of Brampton
John Yole of ?
Robert Wright of ?
with others (not named)
Grantors: Robert Laghton Laughton) of Laughton-en-le-Morthen
Grantees:
John Vescy of Brampton,
Robert Vescy of Ulley
Places:
Morthyng (Morthen co. York)
Brampton (Brampton-en-le-Morthen. co. York)
Laghton (Laughton-en-le-Morthen, co. York)
Tickhill (Tickhill, co. York)
Wickersley co. York)
(Doncaster, co. York)
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