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JOAN JURDAN

489 Writ. ‡ 6 May 1415. [Champ’]. Addressed to Thomas Faukener, mayor. The king is given to understand that John, daughter and heir of John Jurdan, late citizen of London, held in burgage of the king various lands and tenements in the parish of St. Michael, Crooked Lane, St. Margaret’s, New Fish Street, and St Martin Orgar, which pertain to the king as an escheat because she died without heir. Inquire what lands she held in the parishes and as to their value, and whether she died without heir, and who occupied the same after her death.

LONDON Inquisition [indented]. 11 May [Fauconer].

Jurors: Robert Whaplode ; Thomas South ; John Weye ; Thomas Dove ; Thomas Amesbury ; Peter Swart ; Richard Bokenham ; John Pool ; William Hayward ; James Pewtrer ; John Maldo.. ; and John Frenssh .

Joan daughter and heir of John Jurdan , late citizen of London, died without heirs on 3 Aug. 1414, holding in burgage in her demesne as of fee 1 tenement in the lane and parish of St. Michael, Crooked Lane, called ‘le Ledonporche’ with an adjacent shop and other tenements in the lane and parish of St. Martin Orgar, annual value £3. Similarly she held 2 shops with solars above in Crooked Lane in St. Margaret’s, New Fish Street, parish, annual value 40s.

John Crosseby has held them since her death and taken the issues, title unknown.

C 138/17/65 mm. 1-2

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