972
Writ.
‡
20 Feb. 1412
[
Thoralby].
Addressed to Robert Chichele, mayor and escheator
LONDON.
Inquisition.
St . Bride’s church.
23 Feb. [
Chichelee].
Jurors:
John
Turvey
;
William
Latham
;
John
Hille
;
John
Broke
;
John
Pershale
;
John
Chertesey
;
Robert
Croke
;
John
Lecche
;
John
Clay
;
John
Trumme
;
John
Cole
; and
Thomas
Duraunt
.
He once held a messuage and garden in the king’s close of Fleet in the suburbs, the office of keeper of all prisoners in the king’s prisons and a rent of £6 14s.5d. from various lands and tenements in the city and suburbs in his demesne as of fee of
Richard
II
in grand serjeanty, keeping the prisons and prisoners and taking 6d. for each day from the sheriffs and 2s.4d. from each man committed to prison for his fee. By his charter dated at London on 30 June 1380 and licensed by letters patent [CPR 1377–81 , p.524] he granted all these holdings to
Richard
de
Ravenser
,
John
de
Hermesthorp
and
William
de
Sleford
, clerks,
Robert
Martell
,
John
de
Herlyngton
and
John
Slory, junior
. So they held.
Richard
de
Ravenser
died. Then Robert Martell and
John
Slory
released their rights to
John
de
Hermesthorp
,
William
de
Sleford
and
John
de
Herlyngton
by royal licence. Then these three granted all except the rent to
Lawrence
de
Allerthorp, canon of St. Paul’s
, Master
William
de
Waltham
,
Thomas
Haxey
and
George
de
Louthorp
, canons of Salisbury,
John
Slory
and
Robert
de
Rodyngton
to hold for the life of Roger with remainder to John, the eldest son of Roger, and Helen, John’s wife, daughter of
Robert
Agas
of Waltham
, and the heirs and assigns of John, and by their charter of 31 Aug. 1395 they also granted the rent of £6 14s.5d. to
John
de
Sapurton
and Helen his wife and the heirs and assigns of John, all in virtue of royal letters patent [CPR 1391–6 , p.691].
Helen is dead. All should remain to John, annual value £20.
Roger died on 19 Feb. 1412 . John his son and next heir is aged 30 years and more.
C 137/87/35 mm. 1-2
E 149/98/5
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