664
[Writ de etate probanda not extant.]
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Proof of age.
Cotham.
29 Oct. 1401 [
Rempston].
William
Gentyll
of Cotham, aged 50 years and more, says that Alice is aged 14 years and more, because she was born at Cotham and baptised in All Saints’ church there on 27 June 1387 . He knows because
Thomas
Grace, vicar of Cotham
, was instituted on 6 June 1387 , at which time Alice’s mother was pregnant, and she bore Alice on 27 June next, and Alice was baptised on the same day.
John
de
Dover
of Cotham, 50 and more, knows because on 2 Aug. 1387 his son Richard was born at Cotham and baptised in the church there, and Alice was born before that.
William
Wylche
of Cotham, 40 and more, knows because on 28 June 1387
Adam
de
Eyleston
, kinsman of Alice, bought a horse for 100s. from
John
de
Leek, knight
, Alice’s grandfather, and he was present and saw her.
John
de
Kneton
of Cotham, 30 and more, was staying with
Godfrey
Foljambe, knight
, Alice’s father, at Cotham on the Thursday on which she was born.
Thomas
Jonson
of Elston, 60 and more, paid
Robert
de
Goushill
£20 at Cotham and saw her then.
William
Vycarman
of Elston, 60 and more, says that … at Cotham …
John
Moore
bought from
John
Leek
, Alice’s grandfather, 100 … on 18 Sept. 1387 , before which day Alice was born.
William
Palmer
, 40 and more, knows because his son John was born at Elston on 9 Sept. 1387 and Alice was born before that.
John
Coke
of Hawton, 40 and more, was in the church and saw the baptism of Alice.
Richard
Wylche
of Hawton, 40 and more, [bought from]
William
Leek
20 quarters of pease for the use of
Godfrey
Foljambe, knight
, Alice’s father, at Screveton on 13 Aug. 1387 , and she was born before that day and he saw her then.
William
del
Hay
of Hawton, 40 and more, bought a horse from
Roger
de
Upton, chaplain
of
John
Leek
, Alice’s grandfather, at Cotham on 12 Aug. 1387 and saw her then.
John
Vausour
of Hawton, 34 and more, married Alice daughter of
William
Weston
at
Cotham
on 7 Aug. 1387 , and Alice was born before that and he saw her.
John
Roberdson
of Elston, 40 and more, built a new chamber at Elston on 9 Sept. 1387 , and Isabel his wife was Alice’s nurse on that day and for a long time afterwards, and he saw her in her cradle.
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