File (Manorial) 382. - Survey of Crickhowell manor,

Taken by virtue of a commission to Sir Roger Vaughan, Thomas Hillarey, William Evans, clerk, LlB, Edward Herbert, and Thomas David Morgan, gent., dated 28 June, 3 Elizabeth. Names of present (and of some former) tenants; names, nature, and acreage of holdings, with some boundaries, annual rent, and date when payable. Marginal annotations and alterations in a contemporary hand. A number of entries interpolated between the original entries in a contemporary hand. (I). Free tenants in the town and borough of Crickehowell in charge of the reeve there: 79 leases, including several of tenements held by indentures of Henry, Earl of Worcester, dated 12 Aug. 35 Henry VIII [1543], e.g.:, to John Thomas Gough, tenements at 3s. 6d. annual rent and at 2s. 6d. annual rent, all now in tenure of Walter Herbert to same, tenements at 3s.0 annual rent, now in tenure of Lewis David; to same tenements in Standard Street and beside Kembeth at 3s.3 annual rent, now held by John William Richard; to Morgan Sayer, tenements in Mill Street at 3s. annual rent, now held by Edward Moris Sayer; tenement in 'le biblithe' at 2s. 4d. annual rent, in tenure of Thomas Morgan; tenements under grant of same dated 31 Sept. 35 Henry VIII (1543) at 6s. 4d. annual rent, now in tenure of Walter Herbert; tenement under grant of same dated 12 June 35 Henry VIII (1543) in 'le grene' and 'le Slade' at 3s. annual rent, now in tenure of Thomas ap John. (Ii). Llambeder: in charge of the Welsh Bedell of Crickehoell: 23 leases. (Iii). Llangeyne: rents of customary tenants: 27 leases. (Iv). Crughoell: rents of customary tenants: 2 leases. (V). Llangattocke: rents of customary tenants: 23 leases. (Vi). Llanelly: 38 leases. (Vii). Farm of bailiwicks and bedellaries in the several parishes of Llanelly, Llangeny, Llampeder, Llangattock, and Crickhoell: 5 [--]: total annual rent, 38s. 4d. (Viii). Rents of free tenants in Crickhoell in charge of the English Reeve there: 64 leases. (Ix). Rents of free tenants in Partrissho: 12 leases. (X). Rents of free tenants in lampedr: 17 leases. (Xi). Rents of free tenants in Llangeny: 24 leases. (Xii). Rents of free tenants in Llangattock: 33 leases. (Xiii). Rents of free tenants in Llanelly: 40 leases, including several in tenure e.g. tenements in tenure of weavers: Roger ap Jevan ap Griffith, weaver, under grant of William Harbert, Earl of Huntingdon, dated 12 July 4 Henry VII (1489) to Philip Thomas Vaughan, at 4d. annual rent. (Xiv). Rents of Welsh tenants in 'le Kede' [sic]. 138 holdings. [Mewn pensil/In pencil: 148?]. (Xv). Crughoell: farm of lands to diverse persons:. (A) Land of Crughoell, In tenure of Richard ap hoell ap Evan by grant of Henry, Earl of Worcester, dated 2 Feb. 22 Henry VIII (1530/1), for term of 100 years, at 2s.4 annual rent. (B) Land at Llangattock, in tenure of John ap Glun by grant of Henry, Earl of Worcester, dated 2 Feb. 22 Henry VIII (1530/1), for term of 100 years, to Richard Lluys Thomas, at 4d. annual rent. (C) Demesne land in charge of the Parker, i.e. Lanveneshome, in tenure of Edmund ap Morris under grant of Henry, Earl of Worcester, dated 2 Feb. 22 Henry VIII (1530/1), for 40 years, at 1s.6 per annum. (D) Crughoell Mills (4) in charge of the Parker, i.e. Usk Mill (at 18s. 4d. annual rent), Groneys Mill (at 43s. 4d. annual rent), Mellincoid (at 26s. 8d. annual rent), and Glynsdall Mill (at 45s. annual rent). Held by William Herbert, Esq., under grant of Henry, Earl of Worcester, dated 4 Aug. 19 Henry VIII (1527), for term of 40 years, at £6.13.4 annual rent. Names of subtenants entered, at rents given. (E) Demesne lands of Crughoell in the charge of the Parker, in tenure of Edmund ap Morrys under grant of Henry, Earl of Worcester, to Hoell ap Gryffyth ap Jevan ap Meredith, dated 22 Feb. 22 Henry VIII (1530/1) for term of 40 years, i.e. 1 acre land in 'le Junes' and 2 islands by Crughoell Bridge beside Park Gate, at 2s.2 annual rent. (F) Demesne meadows in Crughoell called Fregmeade, in tenure of Hugo bede, cler[?k], son of Meredith Lloen ap John, under grant, dated 22 Feb. 22 Henry VIII (1530/1), for term of 40 years, at 6s.8 annual rent, and a heriot when due. Reference to a grant of the same in the 'Book of Account 4 Edward IV'; term of 40 years. (G) Demesne lands in Llandryshonw in Crughoell (in charge of Parker), in tenure of Watkin Herbert, Esq., under grant dated 2 Feb. 22 Henry VIII (1530/1), to David ap Evan Melin, for term of 40 years, at annual rent of 3s.0, and a heriot when due. 2 acres land. (H) Demesne land in Llanveirshon in Crughoell, in tenure of John Welin, under grant dated 2 Feb. 22 Henry VIII (1530/1), for term of 40 years, at 1s.6 annual rent, and a heriot when due. 1 acre land. (I) 'Salvag' or 'Montan' land in Crughoell, in charge of the English Reeve. In tenure of John David Grow, under grant, dated 2 Feb. 22 Henry VIII (1530/1), for term of 40 years, to John Thomas. (Xvi). Crughoell: lands in charge of the English Reeve. Five indentures [1 cancelled], including lands in Enys a gryk, the park, woods and the Biblethe, held by grants of 1527-43. (Xvii). Farm of coal mines in Llangattock [sic]. 3 indentures, dated 1540 and 1544, the first including 'omnes Mineras et cavos carbonum et calcium' within the Castle Bayly of Crickhowell, the remaining 2 indentures are for waste land. (Xviii). Farm of tolls (tolnet) of Crickhowell township, by indenture, 1529, at 70s.3 yearly, for 40 years, to William Vaughan, Esq. (Xix). Office of Parker. 9 indentures, 3 undated, and 6 1527-43. (Xx). Office of English Reeve. 4 indentures, 1539-43. (Xxi). Miscellaneous grants in charge of Parker. Watercourses, waste, and other land in Llangeney and Llangattoc. (Xxii). Copy of grant to Meredith ap Meredith of lands in Crickhowell now called the manor of Gwernvald, alias Molemore. Original grant to Hugo de Turberville to Roger de Pedwardyn [n.d.]. Witnesses include Roger Richard, Lord of 'Stradwy', Sir John le brut, and Henry Befford. (Xviii). Royalties and customs of Crughoell. Liberties of Kellylan Park; tenure of manor of Crughoell; payments of rent to Lord; custom of service by homage; custom of Welsh tenure; foreign tenants; custom of tenure by relief; Lord's woods; Lord's pastures; Lord's weirs and fishing; fairs and markets; courts and hundreds; measures; custom of mills (4). (Xix). Valor of rents of Crickhowell. Free tenants; Welsh bedellary; English and Welsh reeves. (Xx). Note of accounts to be made by Sir Roger Vaughan. (Xxi). Purchase of Tretower by Sir William Thomas Herbert from Sir James Bartley and Elizabeth Blewet, 1431. Marginal annotations and interpolations. 1 Paper book: 75 leaves (5 blank). Parchment cover.