875
Writ mandamus
.
3 Feb. 1404
[Billyng’].
NORFOLK.
Inquisition.
Thorpe Market.
1 July. [
Lestraunge].
Jurors:
John
de
Sydesterne
;
Richard
Mauclerk
;
John
Caproun
;
Thomas
Howes
;
John
atte
?Dam
;
Nicholas ‘in the
Feld’;
Robert
Gleyne
; Thomas
Faukener;
Robert
Bailli
;
John
Clerk of Shipden
;
William
?Melyour
of the same; and
Thomas
Clerk
of the same.
She held the manor of East Beckham of the king in chief in fee tail as an eighth part of a knight’s fee by the grant of
Roger
Virly
,
Simon
de
Blyklyngge
,
Peter
de
Lyngwode
and
William
de
Tonne, chaplain of Aylsham
, by licence of
Edward
III
[ CPR 1350–4 , p.486] to Geoffrey and Christina and the heirs of their bodies, with successive remainders to Roger brother of Geoffrey and his heirs, William their brother and his heirs, and the right heirs of Christina, annual value 45s.
She held in fee tail 1 messuage, 35 a. and 24s.2d. rent in Shipden, payable by equal parts at Easter and Michaelmas, of
Walter
de
Walyngton
,
Simon
Felbrygge, knight
,
John
Reynold
,
John
Herdyng
and the heirs of
Robert
Herward
, with remainders as above, service unknown, annual value 13s.
She died on 8 July 1392 , and all should descend to Cecily daughter and heir of
Robert
Aleyns
, son of Roger, because Geoffrey and Christina died without heirs. Cecily was aged 15 on 2 Feb. last and is married to Edward son of
Edward
Durdaunt
of Buckinghamshire.
Edward
Durdaunt
, deceased,
Benjamin
Everard
of Shipden and
William
Ulp
of East Beckham held the premises and took the profits from the death of Christina until 2 Feb. last .
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