of inspeximus from the new King Henry V. in the first year of his reign. On 1st May, 3 Hen. V. (1415) by inquisition taken after the death of Richard de Pemberton, it was found that the said Richard died seised in his demesne as of fee of three messuages in the vill of Wigan, of the clear annual value of 20s., which formerly belonged to Richard Atkinson, and which were held of James de Langton, parson of the church of Wigan, in socage; also of one messuage in the same vill, situate between the messuage of Adam de Berkhed and William de Orrell, and one messuage in the same vill situate between the land of the parson of the said church of Wigan and that of Matthew Russell, and one burgage which lately belonged to John de Kirton in the same vill, which same messuages and burgage were held of the said parson, lord of Wigan, by what service the jurors are ignorant, and they are of the clear annual value of 20s.; also of one toft adjacent to Bickerstath-acre in the same vill, and
father's death, and the said Ralph gave and granted to his son Henry and Agnes his wife 15 messuages, 160 acres of land, 20 acres of meadow, 10 acres of wood, 20 acres of moor, and 100 acres of pasture, parcel of the said manor of Walton, to hold to the said Henry and Agnes, and the heirs of their bodies issuing, with remainder to the right heirs of the said Ralph, and the same Ralph gave to James de Langton, parson of the church of Wigan, John de Pilkington, parson of the church of Bury, and Richard de Cliptson, parson of the church of Radclif, and their heirs and assigns for ever, the manors and advowson aforesaid (except the premises before granted as above to the said Lawrence and Henry and Agnes), who afterwards released all their right therein to the aforesaid Ralph and his heirs and assigns for ever, and the said Ralph of such estate died siezed (the writ of Diem clausit extremum issued after his death was dated 16 April, 1406); the manors of Newton and Langton, together with the manors of Kenyan, Erbury, and the moiety of the manor of Goldbum, which are parcel of the manor of Newton, and the advowson aforesaid, are holden of the King in capite as of the Honor of Lancaster, by service of 10s. and suit at the wapentake of West Derby every three weeks; and the manors of Sotheworth, Wigan, Ines near Wigan, Hyndley, Adburgham, Assheton, Pemberton, Billynge, Wynstanley, Haydok, Orrell, Winquik-cum-Hulme, Wolfton, Pulton, Midelton, and Hoghton, with the other moiety of the town of Goldbum, which are parcel of the aforesaid manor of Newton, are holden as of the Duchy of Lancaster by fealty only, and the said manor of Walton is entirely holden of the King as Earl of Lincoln; the aforesaid Henry de Langton is son and heir of the said Ralph de Langton and Joan his wife. (Appendix to the 33rd Report of the Deputy Keeper of Records, p. 6.)
