758
Writ.
‡
20 June 1403
[
Gaunstede].
Addressed to William Appelyerd, escheator
SUFFOLK
Inquisition.
Otley.
28 June. [
Appelyerde].
Jurors:
Thomas
atte
Gore
;
William
Piers
;
Robert
Pute
;
John
Herdleye
; John
Miller;
Robert
Ingold
;
John
Iue
;
Robert
Panell
;
John
Haueld
;
John
Pennynge
; Adam
Wolman;
and
Robert
Page
.
William
Bardolf, knight, lord of Wormegay
, by his charter of 1380–81 granted to
John
Clay, clerk
, the manor of King’s Hall in Clopton with the advowson of Debach for life, with reversion to himself and his heirs, and the tenants attorned.
William
Bardolf
died.
John
Clay
assigned to Agnes widow of William Bardolf half the manor in dower, as it is of such tenure that widows should have half in dower by custom from time out of mind. So John Clay held half the manor with the advowson of Debach, and the reversion of the other half. After his death they belong to
Thomas
Bardolf, knight
, son of
William
Bardolf
. The half with the reversion is worth 66s.8d. annually, the advowson nothing. The whole manor and the advowson are held of the king
in chief as a quarter of a knight’s fee.
Thomas
Bardolf
is aged 30 years and more.
John
Clay
died on 22 April last . Thomas his brother and next heir was aged 40 years and more when John died.
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