152
Writ.
26 Jan. 1415.
[Walsham].
ESSEX
Inquisition
Maldon
4 April. [
Darcy].
Jurors:
Alan
Pepys of Layer Breton
Leyre Breton;
John
Smythe of Birch
;
Thomas
Paff
;
Richard
Sampson of Maldon
;
John
Mellere of Birch
;
John
atte
Welle of Layer Breton
;
John
Hokham of Maldon
; and
William
Alewyn of Maldon
[sic: only 8 jurors, in both Chancery and Exchequer copies].
Jointly with Anne his wife he held 1 messuage, 80 a. arable, 2 a. meadow, 3 a. pasture and 3s. rent in Great Birch, to them and the heirs of their bodies, remainder to his right heirs by a grant of
Henry
Stampe
,
John
Wacelyn
and
John
Hokkelee
, made with royal licence [CPR 1405–8, p.187]. They are held of the king
of the honor of Dover as a 4th part of a knight’s fee, annual value of the messuage and lands 40s. Anne survives him.
He also held in his demesne as of fee 70 a. and 5s. 9 1/2d. rent in Great Birch of the honor of Hagenet by suit of court at the manor of Haughley in Suffolk every 3 weeks, annual value including the rent 23s.4d.; and 1 messuage, 30 a. arable and 4 a. wood in the same place of
John
Peyton
and
Richard
Baynard
, service unknown, annual value 10s.
He died on 1 Jan. last. Robert his son and heir is aged 28 years and more.
[C 138/6/9 m. 1 is the writ and C 138/17/62 m. 2 the inquisition; C 138/17/62 m. 2 is a fragment of another writ. None of the grantors are named in the Exchequer version; in the Chancery version only Stampe and Wacelyn are mentioned.]
C 138/6/9 m. 1
C 138/17/62 mm. 1-2
E 149/104/4 mm. 1-2
ENHANCEMENT OF TEXT: The text of this IPM which appeared in the print edition of CIPM XX has been enhanced in certain respects: see the About pages. Some details of the grant have also been corrected.