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Notes on Durrington. 



Inq. p. m. 8 Edw. 3. No. 72. 

 Gilbert de Nevill. 

 Wilts. Durrington. 

 Inquisition taken at Ambresbur' before Kobert Selyman Escheator of the 

 Lord the King the 9th day of May 8 Edw. 3 [1334] by the oath of John le 

 Saucer William le Clark, John le Frie of Bulteford, Kobert son of Walter, 

 Joseph Ernald, John le Fraunkeleyn, Edmund Crucys, William Beyschyr, 

 John de Mildestone, John le Frie of Mildestone, Bichard de Donyton and 

 Walter Sille. Who say that John son of Gilbert de Nevill held on the day 

 that he died of the King in capite the manor of Durington with the appur- 

 tenances by the service of one knight's fee. In which said manor there is 

 one capital messuage which is worth nothing yearly beyond reprises. Also 

 there is one garden which is worth yearly in herbage and fruit, 2*. And 

 there is one water-mill which together with the fishery is worth yearly 26*. 

 Also there are there 160 acres of arable land, 2 parts whereof can be 

 sown yearly, and then each acre when sown is worth 3 d , and when 

 it is not sown the pasture is worth nothing because it lies in common ; 

 and the 3rd part which is not sown is worth nothing because it lies in 

 common. And there are there 4 acres of meadow, each acre whereof is 

 worth yearly 2s. : the pasture after mowing is worth nothing because 

 it lies in common. And there are there 2 acres of several pasture 

 from the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Mary unto the Cycle of 

 August, & they are worth for the same time 2*. And there is there a certain 

 pasture for sheep in common which is worth yearly 20s. Also there are 6 

 free tenants who pay at the feast of St. Michael 27s. 9d. and 3 pounds of 

 pepper, and 1 pound of cinnamon ; and at the Feast of the Annunciation of 

 the Blessed Mary 4s. Id. and \ a pound of cinnamon ; and at the Feast of 

 the Nativity of Oar Lord \ a pound of pepper and \ a pound of cinnamon ; 

 and at the Nativity of the Blessed John the Baptist 15d. Also there are 

 there 16 customary tenants each of whom holds one messuage and one 

 virgate of land, and pays yearly 10s. at the 4 principal terms in equal 

 portions, and the works of the same are worth nothing. And there are there 

 19 cottagers who pay yearly 34s. lOd. at the 4 principal terms in equal 

 portions. And the pleas and perquisites of the courts are worth yearly 

 6s. Sd. They also say that Gilbert son of John de Neville is the next heir of 

 the said John, and is aged thirty years and more. In witness whereof the 

 jurors aforesaid have set their seals to this Inquisition. 



The sum of the whole extent is £16 3s. 5d. 



This gives, including the lord of the manor, twenty-three occupiers 

 of land ; and as their works are worth nothing the burdens of 

 villainage had l>een here commuted to money payments. But as 

 the subsidy roll just before this in the time of John de Neville has 

 thirty taxpayers, seven of them must have dwelt in the East-end 

 Manor. Neville paid 20s., John Matyn, 6s. Sd., Henry Matyn, 6s. 

 Some of the Matons have owned or occupied land in this part of 



