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Writ.
‡
20 May 1406
[Wymbyssh].
OXFORDSHIRE.
Inquisition
[indented].
Deddington.
9 June. [
Besiles].
Jurors:
John
Bray
;
John
Yerman
;
Clement
Samson
;
Walter
Say
;
Walter
Person
;
John
Byfeld
;
John
Bourman
;
?Edmund
Person
;
John
Maggen
;
John
Drapere
;
William
Cobwell
; and
Nicholas
Couele
.
Richard
Page
held in his demesne as of fee in chief of
Edward
III
:
Nether Worton, 1 messuage, 1 toft, 2 1/2 virgates, 10s. rent, a third part of a toft and a third part of half a virgate, by the service of carrying a banner in the king’s army in England before the infantry of the hundred of Wootton
, and rendering 7s.8d. yearly by the sheriff.
Barton
St. John, 1 messuage and 1 virgate in ‘Whelcombegrove’ part of the manor, by the service of a hundredth part of a knight’s fee.
They descended to Richard his son and heir, under age, and were taken into the king’s hands. One third was assigned in chancery to Thomasia in dower. The rest remained in the hands of
Richard
II
. Richard the son died under age. Two parts and the reversion of the third then descended to
John
Norton
of Deddington, as son of Sibyl, daughter of Maud, daughter of Agnes, sister of William, father of the elder
Richard, then of full age.
John
Norton
held in his demesne as of fee and granted the two parts with the reversion of the third to
John
de
Hulton
and Elizabeth his wife, and the heirs of John. Thomasia attorned to them. The licence of
Richard
II
was not obtained, but afterwards the grant was pardoned by letters patent [CPR 1385–9, p.303]. Annual value of the third part, 3s.4d.
Thomasia died holding this third part on 22 April last. The escheator has now taken it into the king’s hands. John and Elizabeth Hulton are alive and both aged 50 years and more.
John
Bewfogh
, son of John, brother of Thomasia, her next heir is aged 21 years and more.
C 137/55/45 mm. 1-2
ENHANCEMENT OF TEXT: The text of this IPM which appeared in the print edition of CIPM XIX has been enhanced in certain respects: see the About pages. 'The escheator took' has also been corrected to '... has now taken'.