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HENRY CALEISER

669 Writ (unclassified) ‡ 23 Oct. 1409 [Wakeryng]. Addressed to Drew Barentyn, mayor of London, stating that the king has been informed that Henry Caleiser , citizen and skinner of London , in his will gave all his tenements to his son Thomas and the heirs of his body, with remainder to his daughter Helen and the heirs of her body, and that they died without heirs. The holdings should therefore have escheated to the king.

LONDON. Inquisition [indented]. 26 Nov. [Barentyn].

Jurors: Richard Pulle ; William atte ?Wode ; John Power ; Richard Thornhill ; Henry Cook ; Richard Wellom ; Richard Burgate ; Robert Austyn ; Thomas Chipstede ; John Hille ; William Mounde ; and Thomas Grene .

He held a tenement in the parish of St. Martin, Bowyers Row, within Ludgate in free burgage, as all London is held, situated between a tenement of the black friars, in which John Halle , bottlemaker, now lives, on the west and a tenement of Thomas Prentys and John Burgh on the east, and abutting on the king’s highway called Ludgate Street to the north and Blackfriars to the south, annual value 4 marks. According to the custom of the city he left all to Agnes his wife for life, then to Thomas his son and his heirs, Helen sister of Thomas and her heirs, and Margery their sister and her heirs. He died on 15 April 1331 . Thomas the son died without heirs before Agnes. Helen married Nicholas Myle , skinner, and they entered after the death of Agnes who held all her life. They had a son Thomas. Helen and Thomas died. Nicholas held for his life. After his death Nicholas Henxtworth entered and held, and Joan his widow held after him. She married Clement Lavender . They held for their lives. John their son entered after them and held until 29 Sept. 1398 . Margery, daughter of Henry Caleiser , married Benet Alfox and had a daughter Juliana, who married Nicholas Leyk , and they had issue William Leyk , tailor, who is still living, aged 60 years and more. He entered on 29 Sept. 1398 as next heir, and sold the tenement to Thomas Prentys , fletcher, and John Burgh and they have held since.

C 137/75/73 mm. 1-2

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