398 Notices of Heathpool. By James Hardy. 



same Robert, Odonell (the father) holds Ford, Crucum, Kymmerston and 

 the 4th part of Hetpol by a fief of ancient feoffment. From him also 

 Stephen de Coupland held there, one half bovate of land by the 30th part 

 of one fief of new feoffment. There were three socage tenants ; Thomas 

 de Hetpol holds two bovates of land in Hetpol for 8 shillings ; Ranulph 

 and Patric hold the moiety of Hetpol for 8 shillings.* 



By the same venerable document we are informed that Odonell deFord, 

 junior, father of one of the subsequent heiresses was then dead.f 



Rauulf de Hethpole, just mentioned, was one of the jury on the extent 

 of the land which belonged to Robert de Muschampe, taken under a 

 mandate, 34 Henry III., 1249.J 



By the inquisition on the death of Isabella de Ford by mandate dated 

 12 Feb., 39 Henry III., 1254, taken at Wooler, " She had also in Hetpol 

 4 farmers, who pay by the year 4s. 4d. ; and the third part of a meadow 

 which is worth 2s. 2gd., and the third part of the tallage of the drengs 

 which amounts to 4s., and the service of John de Hetpol, estimated at 

 16d. annually.il Her heirs were Isabella de Huntercumbe, 24 years old, 

 and two daughters of the Earl of Stratherne, Muriella 10 years, and 

 Marjoria 6 years." § 



In the division of her lands in Hethpool they were thus apportioned : — 



First Half. 



" Also she had in Hetpol, two farmers, to wit, Michael le Vacher 

 (Cow-herd) and Henry the son of Gilis, and they render by the year two 

 shillings and threepence halfpenny, and the moiety of the third part of a 

 meadow, which is worth by the year, twelve pence and a farthing, and the 

 moiety of the third part of the tallage of the drengs, which is worth by 

 the year, two shillings ; and of the service of John de Hetpol, which is 

 worth by the year, eight pence." 



Second Half. 



" Also she had in Hetpol, two farmers, to wit, Bandoff (Ranulph 

 already mentioned), the son of Michael and El the son of Michael. And 

 they render by the year, two shillings and three pence halfpenny ; and 

 the moiety of the third part of a meadow which is worth, by the year, 

 thirteen pence and a farthing ; and the moiety of the third part of the 

 tallage of the drengs, which is worth by the year, two shillings ; and of 

 the service of John de Hetpole, which is worth by the year, ei^ht pence. "% 



Shortly after this period, some entries in the Pipe Rolls of Henry III., 

 reveal some incidents not altogether pleasing among the rural population 



* Testa de Nevill, pp. 384, 388. 



t lb., p. 388. 



X Ford Tithe Case '.Printed) p. 223. 



|| Ibid. 



8 Ibid. 



% Ford Tithe Case, MS. 



