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Writ mandamus
.‡
20 May 1400. [Stanley].
DEVON.
Inquisition.
Bradninch.
16 Sept. [
Hody].
Jurors:
John
Danney
;
John
atte
Wylle
;
Thomas
Fursdon
;
William
Payn
; John Gyllyngham;
Roger
atte
Ford
;
Thomas
?Langelegh
;
William
Asshford
;
Martin
atte
Ford
;
Roger
Huntelegh
;
John
Bridham
; and
Robert
Adam
.
He held 3 messuages, 3 ferlings in Langley, 1/2 ferling in Busland and ‘Cokereslond’, 8 a. in Stickeridge, and 15s.10d. rent in Heath, Cotton and Meadhayes, all parts of the manor of Langley, of the
lord of Wellington
, of his manor of Uplowman in free socage by a rent of 13s., annual value 44s.
He died on 28 March 1396. Beatrice and Margaret his daughters, aged 30 years and more, and Richard son of Emma, his other daughter, aged 16 years and more, are his heirs.
John
Copleston, formerly escheator
, took the revenues from the day of Geoffrey’s death until 3 Nov. 1398 , and
Richard
Gambon
, by grant of
Richard
II
[CFR 1391–9 , p.283] from 3 Nov. 1398 until the day of the inquisition, both by the hands of
Thomas
Langelegh
, tenant at will,
William
Langelegh
, life tenant, and
Richard
Wroth
,
John
Ballere
and
William
Churnewall
, free tenants in demesne as of fee.
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