No. 17 11 Edward IV Inquisition post mortem John Burgh, Knight. From bundle of escheator's...

Hugh Harnegg, esq., escheator

Inquisition held at Salop Saturday after the feast of St. Lawrence the martyr (17th August) by oaths of Fulk Sprencheux, esq., Roger Byton, esq., Maurice Ludlowe, esq., Richard Legh, esq., Richard Ruse, esq., Thomas Starwardyn, Richard Acton of Acton Skotte, John Boerley of Malehurst, Thomas Janyns, Robert Onneslowe, William Onneslowe, William Spencer, Alan Starwardyn and William Betton of Bereweke, who say that John Burgh, knt. was seized in his demesne as of fee of the manors of Shelve and Wantnore and 40s. rents and the weight of 3d. in gold as rent ---- ton and Styrcheley payable at Ladyday and Michaelmas and a fourth part of the forest of Cause, all held of the king in chief by knight service, worth yearly besides reprises, viz. Shelve 18s., Wantnore 27s. 1/4 of the forest 15s. and the gold 3s. and not more because they all adjoin the Marches of Wales and are waste and lie in decay on account of the spoilations of thieves and malefactors. John Burgh was also seized of the manor of Haburley and advowson of the church as of the castle and Lordship of Cause by knight service, worth besides reprises 36s. and not more for the same reason as before. He was also seized in the manor of Hemme and the hamlet of Hynyton held of Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury as of her manor of Idsall by fealty and service doing suit of her court at Idsall twice a year, worth besides reprises 45s. He was also seized of 20s. rents from lands and tenements in Lyghe under Brockhurst and of 2 messuages and 1 carucate of land in Haleghton near Haughmond held of the abbot of Haughmond for a rent of 5s. a year, worth besides reprises 10s. He was also seized of a moiety of 2 mills with appurtenances in Brockton held of the king in chief for the service of 1/20th of a knight's fee, worth besides reprise 5s. p.a. He was also seized of the manor of Walton and 2 virgates of land in Mynton Medewe and Hop, held of the said Duchess of Buckingham as of her castle and lordship of cause by knight service worth besides reprises, the manor 15s., the land 10s. and not more for the reason given above. He was also seized of the lordship of Braggynton and Ballesley in the said Marches, held of the said duchess as of her castle and lordship, by knight service, and worth p.a. besides reprises, the manor of Bragynton 6s. and the lordship of Ballesley 8s. and not more for the same reason. He was also seized of a messuage in Kynaston within the lordship of Knokyn in the said Marches held of Richard Lord Lestrange knight by service (sic) rent 1 red rose at the Nativity of St. John Baptist worth besides reprises 20d. He was also seized of the lordship of Moutho in the said March in Powisland, held of John Gray lord of Powys as of his castle of Pole in the lordship of Powys for a rent of 13s. 4d. towards works at the castle, it is worth p.a. besides reprises £4 and not more because the said lordship was wasted by robber and rebels in Wales. John Burgh had no other lands or tenements in the County of March when he died or else- where in the kingdom, He had been lately seized of the manors of Watllesburgh, Heye, Loghton, Cardestan, Yokelton and Stretton and of 72 acres pasture in Bradshyll in the County, with Which be enfooffed John Lyngen, Thomas Mitton, esq. and Lauronce Roche clerk, who are still seized. These manors are held of the castle and lordship of Cause by knight service and the 72 acres pasture ofJohn Byton for the rent of 1 red rose at the Nativity of St. John Baptist. Wattlesburgh manor is worth besides reprises 40s., Haye 30s., Loghton 26s. 8d., Cardeston 53s. 4d., Yokelton 36s. 6d. and Stretton 26s. The pasture is worth 6s.

John Burgh died Saturday in the vigil of Pentecost last (1st June) John Neuport son and heir of Elizabeth one of the daughters and heiresses of the said John Burgh, and Thomas Leghton son and heir ofJohn Leghton and Ankeret late his wife, another daughter and heiress, and Isabella wife of John Lyngen knight, the 3rd daughter and heiress, and Elizabeth wife of Thomas Mitton, esq., the 4th daughter and heiress, are the next of kin. John Neuport was of the full age of 21 at the feast of the purification last; Thomas Leghton was aged 18 at Christmas last and not more. Isabella is 30 and over, Elizabeth is 26. John Leghton, esq., father of Thomas, is still alive.

Examined 18th June 30 Charles II at the Tower of London by Richard Price. 18th June, 1678 Compared with the record by Laurence Halsted, deputy of Algernon May, knt