14th Cent Malhamdale rental

Manorial Rental-14th Century


Calton John Preston of Bowland holds at the will of the lord one half toft and the fourth part of one bovate of land once held by William son of Peter and now pays at the customary time(s) 16 pence
Total as shown (above)
Ayrton John Robinson holds 1 messuage and 1 bovate of land at the will of the lord which lately Adam Wyllesone held and now pays at the customary time(s) 11s 8d and one boon *
John Walkere holds 1 messuage and 1 bovate of land at the will of the lord which Thomas of Stakhous once held and pays per annum 8s and 1 boon
Adam Brande holds 1 messuage and 2 bovates of land at the lord’s will and pays per annum 10s and 1 boon
Robert son of Nicholas holds there 1 messuage and 2 bovates of land at the will of the lord which (Gerald?) lately held and pays per annum at the customary time(s) 12s and 1 boon
John Taylborde holds 1 messuage and 2 bovates of land and pays per annum 12s and 1 boon
Richard Raynshaw holds 1 messuage which is called Walrenhous and 2 acres of land which are called Walrencroft and 1 rood and a half in holmes next to the stream of Oterborne namely in Ros(k)holme and 1 acre lying in the (common) field of skothorp namely Netherhob and 1 perch (poss. piece) of meadow in the field of Ayrton which is called Bromebergwath and 1 perch/piece of meadow which is called bormer and 1 waste toft in one orchard opposite the tithe barn of Skothorp at the will of the lord and pays per annum 13s 4d and 1 boon
Isabell widow of John Denyson holds 1 waste toft in the orchard lying between the holding of John Preston and the holding of of John Addeson at the will of the lord and pays per annum 6d
Total £4 2s 6d
Scothorp John Midlowe holds there 1 messuage and 2 bovates of land at the will of the lord and pays per annum 14s and 1 boon
Robert Stakhous holds 1 messuage and 2 bovates of land at the will of the lord and pays per annum 14s and 1 boon
(Ernest?) holds there 1 messuage and 2 bovates of land at the will of the lord and pays per annum 14s and 1 boon
Thomas Attekenson holds 1 messuage and 2 bovates of land at the will of the lord and pays per annum 14s and 1 boon
The same Thomas holds 1 waste toft with croft which is called Rosgarth and we hold that

from Robert Oterborn and the said Thomas pays us per annum

6d
Katrina widow of John Attekenson holds 1 messuage and half an acre of land and pays per annum 3d and 1 boon
Cristiana Breley holds 1 toft at the will of the lord and pays per annum 2s and 1 boon
Alice Preston holda 1 toft with croft and 1 acre of land lying above Brydenhowe and miln but is at the will of the lord and pays per annum 4s and 1 boon
Isabell widow holds 1 toft with croft and pays per annum 3s and 1 boon
Richard milner holds 1 toft with croft and pays per annum 3s and 1 boon
Matilda Jankensdowte holds 1 toft and pays per annum (a as a church pauper) 12d and 1 boon
Richard Attekenson holds 1 bovate of land and pays per annum 6d
Matilda Eleswyk holds 1 bovate of land and pays per annum 5d
Also there is there one waste toft with orchard lying opposite the tithe barn of Skothorp which toft Richard Raynchawe as above holds in Ayrton and pays as above
William Malghum holds there 3 roods of land which William Calton recently held and the former pays per annum 12d
Also there is there one half rood of land lying at Boddesgappe and released for the making of a ditch
Also there is there 1 acre of arable forlond lying in Thornbergh and in Trestkeld
Also there are there 3 bovates and the fouth part of a bovate which are in the hands of the vicar
Also there are there 3 acres and 1 fallow rood of forlond in the hands of the vicar and 2 acres above/on Schonelbrad
Also 1 fallow acre above le oxenhous with the fallow of kyrbank
Total £4 3s 6d
Kyrkeby John Steyndrope holds there 1 messuage and 3 bovates of land and pays thereby per annum at the will of the lord 11s 6d and 1 boon
Hugh Naylere holds 1 messuage and 3 bovates of land at the will of the lord and pays 11s 6d and 1 boon
John Wyke holds 1 messuage and 3 bovates of land at the will of the lord and pays 11s 6d and 1 boon
William Wardrope holds 1 messuage and 2 bovates of land at the will of the lord and pays per annum 8s and 1 boon
William Naylere holds 1 messuage and 1 bovate of land at the will of the lord and pays per annum 4s and 1 boon
Cecilia Esthton holds 1 messuage and 1 bovate of land at the will of the lord and pays per annum 4s and 1 boon
Cecilia Calton holds 1 cottage (built) with a croft and pays per annum 4s and 1 boon
Annabil de Bergh holds 1 cottage which used to pay 2s per annum but now nothing per annum
William Monk holds 1 cottage and 1 waste toft and half an acre of land in halstede and 1 small piece of land at the wil of the lord and pays per annum 2s 6d and 1 boon
Alice daughter of John Preston holds 1 cottage next to the stream of kyrgyll at the will of the lord and pays per annum 1s 8d and 1 boon
William Coley holds 1 cottage at the will of the lord and pays per annum 2s and 1 boon
Alice mother of Robert of Pothous holds 1 messuage at the will of the lord and pays per annum 2s and 1 boon
Also there is there a waste toft called Gilgarth and it is in the hands of the lord
William Deane holds there an intake comprising 17 acres of meadow and pays per annum 8s
Total £3 13s 8d
Malghum John Wryth holds 1 toft and 2 acres of land [ ] a small piece [of land] at the will

of the lord and pays per annum

6s and 1 boon
Alice of Manyngham holds 1 cottage next to the common fold and pays per annum 18d
Also there is there one toft called horsemantoft on which the tithe barn has been built
Also there are there three waste tofts not built on and 1 croft which pay nothing
Total 8s 2d
Hangeleth William Cook holds 1 bovate of land there and pays per annum 3s 4d
Also there are in the hands of the lord 4 tofts of which 2 are built on and 2 are waste and 5 bovates of land which used to pay [5s?] per annum 28s and now are in the hands of the lord as above.
Total 31s 4d
Staynford Richard Tempest [knight?] holds 1 messuage and 1 bovate of land with pasture [ ] at the will of the lord and pays per annum 3s
Total as appears (above)

*Boon work or customary work is a manorial duty, such as ploughing or harvesting, to be performed by manorial tenants for the Lord of the Manor.

Transcribed and translated by M Spence