Difference between revisions of "Bitterley's Hide"
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| − | Bitterley's Hide{{ref|1}} was located in | + | Bitterley's Hide{{ref|1}}, variously called Bytterlyssyde, etc., was located in the lordship of Pencomb, Hereford. |
* Sometime between 1518-1529, William Wykes, son of William Wykes who supposedly had been seised of this land, sued Robert Whitney (prob. of Castleton).{{ref|2}} | * Sometime between 1518-1529, William Wykes, son of William Wykes who supposedly had been seised of this land, sued Robert Whitney (prob. of Castleton).{{ref|2}} | ||
Revision as of 19:29, 18 July 2007
Bitterley's Hide[1], variously called Bytterlyssyde, etc., was located in the lordship of Pencomb, Hereford.
- Sometime between 1518-1529, William Wykes, son of William Wykes who supposedly had been seised of this land, sued Robert Whitney (prob. of Castleton).[2]
- About 1554, descendants of Bytterly sued Sir Robert Whitney.[3]
- In 1566, Nicholas Whitney, son of Robert Whitney of Castleton, sued Sir Robert Whitney.[4]
References
1. ^ A "hide" originally referred to the land-holding that supported a family in the early medieval period. The term was later used to define areas of land varying from 60 to 120 old acres. List of medieval land terms on Wikipedia.
2. ^ C 1/593/18
3. ^ C 1/1364/29&30
4. ^ "Whitney v. Whitney," 1566, Hereford, C 3/186/32, Court of Chancery: Six Clerks Office: Pleadings, Series II, Elizabeth I to Interregnum, The National Archives, London.
