| Description | 82 pages.
On the first folio is a note in Latin "Labore et studio .. Thomae Jakes factus est hic liber continens feoda domini Hastings, ratione Marie uxoris eius domine Botreaux Hungerford Molins Moyles anno quinto Henrici Septimi regis Anglie. 5 H.7. 1489." (Translation: By the labour and zeal of Thomas Jakes was this book made, containing the fees of Lord Hastings, by right of his wife Mary, Lady Botreaux, Hungerford, Molins, Moyles, the fifth year of Henry the seventh, King of England 5 H 7 1489).
The whole of Jakes's work has been annotated by a scribe of the 17th century, "W.B." [William Burton who propably used this manuscript for his history of Leicestershire in 1619], who has introduced several pages of fresh matter, and has added on the fly leaves at the end of the book an excellent index of persons and places.
The book consists of extracts from various documents of earlier date relating to the above mentioned estates. Hunter refers to it as "Jakes's Manuscript", but gives no indication of ownership. On the reverse of the binding is written "J. G. A. Creswick, Ecclesall Grange", and on the first folio: "This MS is the Property of Mr Edward Goodwin of Sheffield In June 22 1798".
The book contains the following information:
(a) folios 1-4. A series of inquisitions post mortem, relating to estates of the Earl of Shrewsbury.
(l) 17 Edward II. The eschaetor's return of the fees late in the tenure of Fulk Lestraunge deceased, in various counties.
(2) 18 Edward II. A similar return for the same
(3) 23 Edward II. Above A return of the fees of John Lestraunge, son of the above
(4) 1 Henry VI. A return of the fees of Ankarett, late wife of Richard Talbot knight.
(5) 39 Edward III. A return of the fees of T, Lord de Fournyvale Lord de Furnival], described as in the county of York: i.e., the castle and lordship of Sheffield with members and appurtenances in the county of York held from the Lord King in chief as from the Crown, by homage and fealty, and by the service of one knight's fee, and by the services of paying to the King and his heirs yearly two white greyhounds [see Gatty's edition of Hunter's "Hallamshire" p 56] at the Feast of the Nativity of St John Baptist [24 June], etc. [see page 324 of the printed Jackson catalogue for a transcript].
(b) folios 5-38. A series of documents relating to the honour of Leicester.
(1) 4 Edward III. A feudary of Henry Earl of Lancaster of the honour of Leicester in various counties, from which he levied an aid for knighting his eldest son.
(2) Fees of the honour of Leicester "from which Edmund, Earl of Leicester received scutage".
(3) Extracts from "a certain Feudary made by Simon Pakeman, steward of the said Honour 1 March 18 Edward III".
(4) Extract from "a certain ancient Roll containing the words 'Ces sount le feez del honore de Leycestre dount mon seignour ad Receu lescuage' ".
(5) A list of those who were not present before "Lord S de Pateshill ad Bedford" (tempore Henry III.)
(6) Further extracts from (1).
(7) Extract from "a certain ancient Roll of the fees of the Honour of Leicester in divers counties" (then in the hands of the "Duke of Lancaster").
(8) Extract from an inquisition. 3 Ed. I (?)
(9) Account of Ralph Cokkyng, collector of an aid in the county of Somerset on the marriage of the Lady Blanche.
(10) Further extracts from (l).
(11) Fees of Sir William Burdet, held of the Earl of Leicester, before the county was divided between Simon de Montford (sic) (grandfather of the famous Simon de Montfort) and his wife (Amicia daughter of Robert de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester) and Sahern de Quincy and his wife (?) from "an ancient Feudary of the period".
(12) An extract from a book of Mr. Stafford of Blotherwick made by W.B. 1610.
(13) A record of "Recognicionum et Finium factorum in respectu homagii" 10 Oct 1 Henry V. (Acknowledgments, and fines paid in respect of homage) relating to the Duchy of Lancaster and the honour of Leicester.
(14) Ditto for 2 Henry V.
(15) An extract from the register of Fines. Roll 450 21 Richard II.
(16) A list of manors in the honour of Leicester.
(17) Account of Thomas Acard, collector of an aid in the counties of Derby, Stafford, Leicester, Nottingham and Warwick on the marriage of the Lady Blanche, eldest daughter of Henry IV. 3 Henry IV.
(c) folios 38-44. A series of documents relating to the honour of "Wynchestre" [Winchester].
(1) Partition of the knights fees of Roger Quincy, formerly Earl of Wynchester, made at Saint Neots on the vigil of the Holy Trinity A.D. 1277, between the coheirs of the same, by the attorneys of the interested parties, Margaret de Ferers, Countess of Derby, Elen la Zouche, and Alexander Comyn, Earl of Bouham (Dugdale gives "Boghan") and Elizabeth his wife.
(2) Accounts of the stewards of the honour of Winchester in the counties of Leicester and Warwick at Michaelmas 13 Henry IV.
(3) Extracts from the Book of Knights Fees, 6 Henry VI, and The Book of Aids 20 Edward III relating to the fee of Everyngham.
(d) folios 45b-50a. Account of John de Sandersted, Sheriff of Leicester and others, collectors of an aid in the county of Leicester. 20 Edward III. (The Book of Aids).
(e) folios 51-52. Fees of the Earl of Shrewsbury which belonged to Aymer de Valence late Earl of Pembroke as of the honour of the castle of Goderich with five and a half knights' fees held by "Robert Veer" Earl of Oxford.
(f) folios 53-54. A feudary of manors, lands and tenements held by William Botreaux, Lord Botreaux 17 Henry VI, "which now ought to be in the hand and possession of Edward Hastings knight, as in the right of Mary his wife, Lady Botreaux, Hungerford, Molens and Mules 5 Henry VII extracted by Thomas Jakes".
(g) folio 55a. Account of Thomas atte Fenne, sheriff of Cornwall, collector of an aid for knighting the King's eldest son 20 Edward III. (The Book of Aids).
(h) folios 55b-57. Extract from the Exchequer Book of Fees (Testa de Nevill or Liber Feodorum), concerning an aid granted 19 Henry III for marrying his sister Isabell to Frederick, Emperor of the Romans, from the lands of Sir William de Botreaux.
Extract from "an ancient Roll" containing an inquisition made 7 Edward I.
(i) folios 59-61a. Extract from The Red Book of the Exchequer folio Ixxxv, relating to a return of fees in the rape of Hastyngs held by John Count d'Eu, made to Henry III.
(j) folios 61b-63. Extracts from an account of the collectors of an aid granted in the county of Sussex 20 Edward III for knighting his eldest son, with further extracts 21 Edward III relating to the rape of Hastyngs (The Book of Aids)
(k) folios 64-68. A feudary of William Lord Hastyngs, of the honour of the rape of Hastyngs made 9 Edward IV.
(/) folio 69a. A list of the fees of " Chokes", which had been forfeited into the hand of King Edward III from John de Fienles and regranted to John de Molyns.
(m) folio 69b The fees of Hugh de Herdeberwe of the franchise of Leicester tempore Edward III.
(n) folio 70 Fees belonging to the manors of Stoke, Molyns, Wendover, Aston and Ilmere, tempore Edward III.
(o) folio 71a. Fees lately belonging to Lord Molenz in the county of Oxford and then to Lord Hastyngs, extracted from the "old book of the Exchequer concerning fees" (The Testa de Nevill ?).
(p) folio 71b Extract from a rental of Henley-on-Thames, made by the bailiff of that town. 19 Edward III.
(q) folio 72 List of the freeholders of Henley-on-Thames owing suit to Lord Hastyngs.
(r) folio 73b Notes relating to the descendants of "Thomas Marqueis Dorset and Cecill hys wyff doughter and heir to the lorde haryngton & Bonvile".
(s) folio 74 Knights fees, formerly held by Nicholas de Moeles, Lord de Moles, afterwards by Lord de Botreaux and Thomas Courteney, and finally by Erward Lord de Hastyngs, as ascertained by the King's Eschaetor 12 Edward III and 23 Edward III.
(t) folios 76-80 Extract from The Book of Knights Fees in the Exchequer in the custody of the King's Remembrancer, relating to Wiltshire (6 Henry VI).
(u) folio 81 Extract from "the Book of a Reasonable Aid" in the Exchequer in the custody of the King's Remembrancer relating to Somerset. (Probably Book of Aids 20 Edward III)
(v) folios 83-84a Fees of Sir Ralph Hastyngs belonging to the manor of Slengesby in the counties of York and Northampton (tempore Edward III)
(w) folio 84b Final concord 17 Edward III between Ralph de Hastyngs "Chivaler" plaintiff and William son of William de Wyvell, whereby the former acquired the manors of Slyngesbi, Sledmere and Colton. |