Explore the long arc of medieval landholding through detailed post‑mortem inquiries from Edward I’s reign.
This volume presents primary schedules and annotations that show how lands, manors, and rents were partitioned and allocated among heirs and tenants, offering a window into how the king’s officials recorded and verified property rights.
Within these pages you’ll find concrete, county‑level details—gardens, parks, mills, rents, and the portions of multiple estates assigned to different heirs. The records include named tenants, the value of portions, and the arrangements made to settle claims after a lord’s death, including references to pourparties and other division notes.
- Detailed pourparty records that assign portions of lands and manors to named heirs and spouses.
- Lists of rents, domes, and feudal profits tied to specific parcels and locations.
- Descriptions of how various portions interact with parks, mills, fisheries, and other rights.
- County‑by‑county organization that helps trace how property was divided across Norfolk, Lincoln, Leicester, and more.
Ideal for readers of medieval landholding, legal history, and archival scholarship seeking concrete examples of how post‑mortem inquiries were processed.