402 Notices of Heath/pool. By James Hardy. 



new family.* There is nothing on the face of the abridgement that we 

 have of a limitation to heirs male. 



The Inquisition, 42 Edw. III., 1367-68, on the death of Elizabeth Menill, 

 widow of John Darcy, and at her death wife of Peter de Mauley, states 

 that she held Belford, Lowick and Heatherslaw, and that Philip Darcy 

 was her son and heir. Philip was the second son, John the eldest brother 

 having died without issue.f 



The inquisition on the death of Philip Darcy was taken by mandate 

 28 April, 22 Richard II., 1399, and held at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He 

 left a son, John Darcy, aged 22 and more, as his heir. At the period of 

 his decease, the manors of Hethepolle and Heddereslaw were of no value, 

 owing to their having been wasted by the Scots. J 



In 28 Eichard II., 1400, an assignment was made of the dower of 

 Elizabeth, wife of Philip Darcy, knight. || Their son John Darcy had died 

 on or before 12th Dec, 13 Hen.I V., 1411, and she herself , died on the Thursday 

 "in crastino sci Laurencii," last past, 13 Henry IV., 1412. Her moiety 

 of the third part of the manor of Heithpolle, was valued at 13d. per annum. 

 The moiety of the Forest of Cheviot was valueless, being wasted by the 

 Scots, enemies of the lord the King. Philip her grandson, son of John, 

 was her heir, and was then more than 15 years of age.§ John's son, 

 Philip, being in minority, the lands came into the King's hands. 



In 7 Henry V., 1418-19, an inquest was held on the death of this Philip 

 Darcy, son of John Darcy ; the jurors say that his father John Darcy, held 

 his possessions in Northumberland, of King Henry IV. in chief, and "that 

 he, the said Philip Darcy was a minor at the death of his father, and also 

 at his own death." He left 2 daughters, Elizabeth, 2 years old, and 

 Margery, 1 year old.^f 



According to the Inquisition, P.M. of Margaret, widow of Sir John 

 Darcy, taken by mandate dated 32 Henry VI., 1454, at Morpeth on the 

 Monday before the feast of All Saints, she held in dower of the heritage of 

 Elizabeth, wife of Sir James Strangeways, and of Margery, wife of Sir 

 John Conyers, the third part of two parts of the moiety of the manors of 

 Wollor, Hethpole, Hedereslaw, etc. These three and the Forest of Cheviot 

 were worth nothing on account of being wasted by the Scots. The said 

 Margaret, on the day on which she died, was seized as of fee of one acre 

 of land in Hethpole, which was tenanted of John Galby by feaJty only, its 

 value by the year being four pence. The said Elizabeth Strangeways and 

 Margery Conyers are her next heirs, daughters and heirs of Philip Darcy, 

 son and heir of the said Margaret. Elizabeth was then more than 36 years 

 of age ; and Margery more than 32. The said Margaret died on the 

 Saturday next after Ascension Day, last past.** 



* Hodgson, ubi. sup., p. 323. 



f Ford Papers, MS. 



% Ford Tithe Case, Printed, pp. 230-1 ; Hodgson, III., ii., p. 261. 



|| Ford Tithe Case, Printed, p. 231. 



§ lb., p. 231-2. 



^ Ford Tithe Case, MS. 



## p or( j Tithe Case, Papers, Printed, p. 237. 



