10 Jul Lordship Title of Aynells or Westoning ID1007
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Certain lands in the parish of Westoning held of the king in chief by John son of William Aynell in the middle of the 14th century were granted to Andrew de Bures and Katherine his wife during the minority of the heir. In 1391 all those lands in Westoning formerly held by John Aynell were released by Gawin Elmele to Thomas Pever and others, possibly as trustees for himself and his heirs. This property is probably the nucleus of what is called later WESTONING or AYNELLS MANOR, which in 1418 was held by John Shathewell of Priestley and Isabel his wife, and of which Thomas Rufford died seised in 1480, leaving as heir a son John. The latter died in 1504, and his manor of Aynells, described as held of the lord of the manor of Westoning, descended to his son, another John. He with his wife Eleanor in 1541 released all claim in their manor of Aynells to John Stirman clerk, acting on behalf of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, of which he was then master. This property is described in 1543 as a messuage with certain lands called Aynells, on which was a charge of 10s. payable to Westoning chantry. It continued as a possession of this college, and in an account of it given in the College Annals in 1708 are the following entries: 'The house with the appurtenances both arable and pasture, as valued and let, April 18, 1668, £132 per annum. The money rent paid to the College £9 6s. 8d. per annum. Corn rent, wheat, 9 quarters; malt, 8 quarters. An outrent to the king, 10s.' The last item represents the 10s. formerly paid to Westoning chantry before its dissolution.
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