71
Writ ‡
12 Oct. 1413. [Shelford].
SOMERSET.
Inquisition.
Ilchester.
19 Oct. [
Stucle].
Jurors:
John
Gilden
;
Thomas
Lond
;
William
Ponton
;
John
Virgyn
;
John
Lane
;
John
Roller
;
Richard
Serle
;
Robert
Geffreys
;
John
Bond
;
William
Constabill
;
John
Lokeyerd
; and
John
Sherd
.
He once held the manor and advowson of Shepton Beauchamp, and by charter dated at Shepton on 20 Sept. 1408 and shown to the jurors granted them to
William
Poulet
and
Nicholas
Yonge, clerk
, and their heirs and assigns. They held in their demesne in fee simple. Then by charter dated at Shepton on 3 Jan. 1409 and shown to the jurors granted them back to him, Alice his wife and the heirs of his body. Thus they held jointly of the king in chief as half a knight’s fee, whether by royal licence or not is unknown, annual value 40 marks.
He died on 5 Oct. last. John his son and heir was aged 4 years on 5 June last.
C 138/3/38 mm. 1-2
E 149/101/12 m. 2
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