Court Rolls

  • Reference
    • GB 133 NP/1
  • Dates of Creation
    • 15 Dec 1384-28 Sep 1497
  • Language of Material
    • Latin
  • Physical Description
    • 1 roll, 26 membranes. Medium: parchment.

Scope and Content

Court rolls for the manor of West Horsley, Surrey, covering the years 1384-9, 1415-16, 1421-3, 1435-9, 1441-5, 1484-6, 1489-93 and 1497. The significant gaps in the sequence, and the overlap with the court rolls in NP/2 suggest that the membranes were bound up at a later date.

  • Membrane 1: Court held on behalf of Sir James Berners on 27 February 8 Richard II [1384/5];
  • Mem. 2: Court held on behalf of Sir James Berners on 15 December 8 Richard II [1384];
  • Mem. 3: Courts held on Saturday after the feast of St James the Apostle 9 Richard II [29 July 1385], and 28 February 9 Richard II [1385/6];
  • Mem. 4: Court held on 12 March 9 Richard II [1385/6];
  • Mem. 5: Courts held on 26 September 10 Richard II [1386], and 12 December 10 Richard II [1386];
  • Mem. 6: Courts held on 12 December 10 Richard II [1386] (continued), 2 April 10 Richard II [1387], and 18 July 11 Richard II [1387];
  • Mem. 7: Courts held on 18 July 11 Richard II [1387] (continued), and 26 September 11 Richard II [1387];
  • Mem. 8: Courts held on the feast of the Translation of St Thomas the Martyr 12 Richard II [7 July 1388], and on behalf of Anne Berners on the [?] day after the feast of St James the Apostle 12 Richard II [after 25 July 1388]; wrapper attached to the foot of the membrane;
  • Mem. 9: Court held on Tuesday after the Exaltation of the Holy Cross 12 Richard II [15 September 1388];
  • Mem. 10: Courts held on behalf of Anne Berners on 6 October 12 Richard II [1388], and Tuesday after the feast of St Edmund Bishop 12 Richard II [17 November 1388];
  • Mem. 11: Court held on behalf of Anne Berners on Monday after the Conversion of St Paul 12 Richard II [26 January 1388/9], and court held on Thursday after the feast of St Gregory, Pope, 12 Richard II [18 March 1388/9];
  • Mem. 12: Court held on behalf of Anne Berners on Monday after the feast of St Dunstan 12 Richard II [24 May 1389];
  • Mem. 13: Court held on 5 August 13 Richard II [1389];
  • Mem. 14: Courts held on the feast of St Mark 3 Henry V [25 April 1415], 7 November 3 Henry V [1415], and 11 February 3 Henry V [1415/6];
  • Mem. 15: Courts held on 14 May 9 Henry V [1421], 9 December 9 Henry V [1421], and Wednesday after Easter 10 Henry V [15 April 1422];
  • Mem. 16: Court held on 14 November 2 Henry VI [1423];
  • Mem. 17: Courts held on the feast of St Lucy 14 Henry VI [13 December 1435], Monday the eve of the feast of SS Philip and James 14 Henry VI [30 April 1436], Monday before the feast of St Thomas the Apostle 15 Henry VI [17 December 1436], and 2 May 15 Henry VI [1437];
  • Mem. 18: Courts held on Tuesday after the feast of St Clement 16 Henry VI [26 November 1437], 15 May 16 Henry VI [1438], the feast of St Leonard 17 Henry VI [6 November 1438], and 5 May 17 Henry VI [1439];
  • Mem. 19: Court held on Monday after the feast of St George 18 Henry VI [27 April 1439];
  • Mem. 20: Court held on 8 May 19 Henry VI [1441], court held on behalf of John Bourgcher and Margery his wife on Tuesday after the feast of St James the Apostle 20 Henry VI [31 July 1442], and court held on 7 October 22 Henry VI [1443];
  • Mem. 21: Court held on behalf of John Bourghchier and Margery his wife on Monday after the feast of St Martin Bishop 23 Henry VI [16 November 1444], and court held on Saturday after the feast of St Matthew the Apostle 24 Henry VI [25 September 1445];
  • Mem. 22: Courts held on 15 April 1 Richard III [1484], 6 October 1 Henry VII [1485], and 4 April 1 Henry VII [1486];
  • Mem. 23: Court held on behalf of Sir John Bourgchyer, Lord Berners, 7 April 4 Henry VII [1489], and court held on Wednesday after Michaelmas 5 Henry VII [30 September 1489];
  • Mem. 24: Courts held on Wednesday before Easter 5 Henry VII [7 April 1490], Monday after the feast of St Gregory, Pope, 6 Henry VII [14 March 1490/1], Thursday before the Annunciation of the BVM 7 Henry VII [22 March 1491/2], and on behalf of Thomas Earl of Surrey and others, feoffees of Sir John Bourghchyer, Lord Berners, on Wednesday before Michaelmas 8 Henry VII [26 September 1492];
  • Mem. 25: Courts held on behalf of Thomas Earl of Surrey and others, feoffees of Sir John Bourghchyer, Lord Berners, on Wednesday before Michaelmas 8 Henry VII [26 September 1492] (continued), and 6 March 8 Henry VII [1492/3];
  • Mem. 26: Courts held on Monday on the morrow of the feast of Holy Trinity 12 Henry VII [22 May 1497], and Thursday after the feast of St Matthew the Apostle 13 Henry VII [28 September 1497].

Acquisition Information

Rylands accession no. R45808.