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ELA WIDOW OF RICHARD DE SANCTO MAURO, SENIOR, KNIGHT

712 Writ. ‡ 13 Feb. 1410 [Gaunstede]. Addressed to Richard Merlawe, mayor.

LONDON. Inquisition. 20 Feb. [Merlawe].

Jurors: Thomas Ludyngton ; Simon Hermer ; Richard Hemyngburgh ; Thomas Sutton ; Robert Sterop ; John Combe ; William Bysmere ; Henry Anketill ; Simon Hook ; John Ryngeston ; John Cole ; and Richard Kyrkeby .

She held a mansion with a garden and 4 shops in the parish of St. Peter the Poor, by the Austin friars, in free burgage, as all London is held, in dower of the inheritance of Richard de Sancto Mauro , the son, annual value 50s.

She died on 8 Feb. last . Alice daughter of Richard, knight , son of Richard and Ela, is next heir, aged 30 weeks.

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713 Writ. ‡ 13 Feb. 1410 [Gaunstede].

WILTSHIRE. Inquisition. Lacock. 14 March. [Caleston].

Jurors: Robert Crook ; Robert Salman ; John Stone ; John Solas ; William Rangere ; Reynold Cole ; Robert Selamon ; William Danyel ; John Peert ; Stephen Godeman ; William Aldeborne ; and William Magenham .

She held a quarter of the manor of Imber in her demesne as of fee of the prior of Bradenstoke , service unknown, annual value 20s.

Date of death and heir, aged 32 weeks, as above.

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714 Writ. ‡ 13 Feb. 1410 [Gaunstede].

SOMERSET. Inquisition. Castle Cary. 3 March. [Coker].

Jurors: William Wasyn [?Wafyn]; John Cammel ; Geoffrey Wake ; Stephen Bayly ; Ralph Cokehull ; John Rull ; Walter Seygnour ; John Jones ; Roger Berde ; John Gaue ; William Neel ; and Nicholas Hamelyn .

She held in dower of the inheritance of Richard de Sancto Mauro, knight : Wincanton, the borough, with the manor ‘Lovelysmerssh’, of the king in chief by knight service, amount unknown, annual value £24. Stoke Lane, the manor, annual value 100s., North Barrow, the manor, annual value £7, and South Barrow, the manor, annual value £4 13s. 4d., with the advowson of North Barrow, of the king in chief. Bratton Seymour, the manor, of the king in chief by knight service, amount unknown, annual value 60s. Shepton Montague, 3 messuages and 6 virgates, annual value 26s.8d. Pitcombe, 7 messuages and 6 carucates, annual value £7, and in Cole 5 messuages and 4 carucates, annual value 100s., parcels of the manor of Castle Cary, of the king in chief by knight service.

Date of death and heir, aged 28 weeks, as above.

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715 Writ. ‡ 13 Feb. 1410 [Gaunstede]. [Dorse:] The manor of North Molton and the advowsons of North Molton and Black Torrington have been taken into king’s hand.

DEVON. Inquisition. South Molton. 13 March. [Ralegh].

Jurors: John Fyllegh ; John Mulys ; William Grylleston ; William Frensshton ; Oliver Hopere ; Walter Wodelond ; William Sopere ; John Worthe ; Thomas Oke ; John Bromwych ; John Mylle ; and John Welleslegh .

She held the manor of North Molton with the advowsons of North Molton and Black Torrington in socage by fealty and suit of court at Hawkridge yearly on Friday in Whitweek, by the grant of John Chitterne and John Bromflet , clerks, to Richard and herself, Edmund Seyntlou, clerk , William Brythlegh and the heirs male of Richard and herself, by deed made by licence of Richard II [CPR 1377–81 , p.215] and shown to the jurors. They had two sons, Richard, who died without heirs male during the life of Ela, and John who survives. Richard senior , Edmund and William died. The manor of North Molton comprises 1 capital messuage, annual value nil, 3 cornmills 32s. and so let to farm by equal parts at the 4 terms, 4 carucates 53s.4d., 800 a. of gorse and heath at 1/2d., assize rents and rents of serfs £31 6s.2d. payable at the 4 terms, assize rents of burgage tenants at Michaelmas 106s.2d., a rent of £4 6s.8d. called ‘le Yeve’ payable by the unfree tenants at Michaelmas, pleas of court of the manor, borough and hundred of North Molton by estimate 32s., the church of North Molton 44 marks and the church of Black Torrington 22 marks.

Date of death as above. John her son is next heir male, aged 30 years and more.

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