Inquisition post mortem, of Edmund Yerburgh of Balne Hall, parish of Snaith, esq

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Lands (detailed) at Campsall, Askerne, Fenwick, Bramwith, Sutton, Burghwallis, Moss, Norton, Trumfleet, Kirk Smeaton, Wentbridge, Balne, Pollington, Whitley, Snaith, Egburne, Hickleton, and Scolthorpe.
Refers to two indentures of 25 March, 4 Charles I [1629], both between Edmund Yerburgh on the one part, and Thomas Vincent of Warmsworth, esq., Thomas Bossevile of Warmsworth, gent., Leonard Wray of Cusworth, gent., James Watt of Snaith, clerk, and John Roo of Pontefract, gent. The first detailed lands at Campsall, Bramwith, Trumfleet, and Scolthorpe, which were to be held in trust to uses of Edmund Yerburgh for life, and thereafter to uses of Sarah Yerburgh his wife, for life, subject to an annuity of £40 payable to Thomas Yerburgh, their second son, and after her death to uses of Thomas and the heirs of his body, failing whom to his heirs and assigns, provided that if there was any delay in payment of the annuity the lands were to be held directly to his uses following his father's death. The second deed detailed a similar estate of lands at Campsall, Askerne, Moss, and Scolthorpe, to be held under similar conditions to provide an annuity of £40 for Edmund Yerburgh, the third son of Edmund and Sarah, subject, to similar trusts.
Edmund Yerburgh had died at Balne Hall on 6 May 1631, Nicholas his son and heir being then aged 18 yrs. 2mths. 28dys., Thomas being then aged 7 yrs. 9mths., and Edmund then being aged 5 yrs. 11mths.
At his death, Edmund Yerburgh held lands at Campsall, Askerne, Bramwith, Sutton, and Moss, comprising Brayton Hall, a dovecote, 142 acres lane, 3 acres meadow, and 20 acres pasture, being formerly on the inheritance of Bartholomew Fletcher and Thomas Fletcher his son, of the King as of the honour of Pontefract, as 1/100 of a knight's fee and subject to an annual payment of 15s. 10d., the lands being valued at 20s. Other lands at Campsall, centred on the Higher Hall, with all the other lands lately of the inheritance, of George St Paule, were held of the King as of the castle or honour of Pontefract in the Duchy of Lancaster by military service and an annual payment of 2s., being valued at 10s. The lands in Campsall lately belonging to Robert Cooke, formerly the inheritance of Francis Guye, were held of the King as of the honour of Pontefract, as 1/100 of a knight's fee, subject to a payment of 2s. 2s., being valued at 2s. Lands in Campsall, Askerne, and Sutton, lately the inheritance of John Huscrofte of Askerne which were acquired in reversion from him following the deaths of himself and Margaret his wife, were held of the king as of the honour of Pontefract by military service, but the jurors were ignorant of what service or the value. Of a messuage and 24 acres 3 roods land and 15 acres pasture in Askerne, Campsall, and Sutton, lately acquired from Huscrofte, the messuage and 10 acres land, 1½ acres meadow, and 4 acres pasture were held of Richard Berrie, M.D., as of his manor of Askerne, but by what service was unknown, being valued at 5s.; while the remainder was held of the King as of the honour of Pontefract by military service, being valued at 12d. The closes called Egbourne Close and Upper Close in Askerne and Campsall were held of the king as of the honour of Pontefract by military service, being valued at 12d. The closes in Campsall called the South field, Gatehouse field, and Pighill, lately acquired from William Cooke, were held of the king as of the honour of Pontefract by fealty, in free and common socage subject to court attendance, but the rent was unknown, the lands being valued at 2s. A messuage, cottage, and 30 acres land in Trumfleet, lately acquired from William Adams, was held of Cresacre More, esq., as of his manor of Gatehall in free and common socage, being valued at 10s. A messuage in Moss with the 30 acres land there called Parcivalls Farm, with the closes called Carr Croft and Reddcarre, lately acquired from Adams, was held of the king as of the honour of Pontefract by military service, being valued at 20s. 132 acres land and 10 acres pasture in Kirk Smeaton and Wentbridge, lately acquired from John Girlington, were held of the king as of the manor of East Greenwich in free and common socage, being valued at 5s. The moiety of a messuage and 16 acres land in Bramwith and Campsall, lately acquired from John Huscroft of Askerne, were held of the heirs of [?John] Mosseley, [ ...], as of his manor of Moss, being valued at 12d. Properties in Balne, Pollington, Snaith, Whitley and Egburne were held as of the manor of Snaith in free and common socage subject to attendance at court, but the jurors did not know at what rent, the lands being valued at 14s. All the other properties in Askerne lately acquired from John Huscrofte were held of the king as of the honour of Pontefract by military service, but at what portion of a knight's fee or at what payment was unknown, the lands being valued at 2s. A messuage and 5 acres land at Hickleton were held of John Jackson, knt., as of his manor of Hickleton, in free and common socage, being valued at 12d.
At his death, Yerburgh had also held the manors of Winthorpe and Burgh, Lincs., with 280 acres land, meadow, and pasture there. Sarah Yerburgh had dower rights in 1/3 of this property, which descended to Nicholas. The lands were held of the king as of the Duchy of Lancaster by military service, being valued at £4; but as what portion of a knight's fee was unknown.

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