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                  <name type="forename">THOMAS</name> 
                  <name type="surname">TORELL</name>
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                     841 Writ for proof of age of Thomas son and heir of 
                        Richard 
                        Torell
                     . The executors of 
                        Roger 
                        Haldenby, clerk
                     , and 
                        John 
                        Bray
                      of Felsted to whom 
                        Henry IV
                      granted the custody of 2 parts of the manor of Little Thurrock called Torelles’, [ 
                        CFR 1405–13
                     , pp.27–8] should be informed. 18 Oct. 1417.--><head>
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                     <rs type="writType" subtype="dep">Writ <hi rend="italic">de etate probanda</hi></rs>.
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                     <date type="writDate" when="1417-10-18">18 Oct. 1417</date>.
        [<name type="person" role="writClerk">Smyth</name>]. <hi>Teste</hi>
                     <name type="person" role="teste">John, duke of Bedford.</name>
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                  <ab>Thomas Torell, son and heir of Richard Torell who held of Henry IV; the executors of Roger Haldenby, clerk, and of John Bray of Felstede, to whom Henry IV granted the custody of 2 parts of the manor of <name type="place" role="district" key="455625">Little Thurrock</name> called <name type="manor" quantity="2/3" key="3231627">Torelles’</name>, should be informed [<hi rend="italic">CFR 1405–13</hi>, pp. 27–8]. </ab>
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                     ESSEX. Proof of age. Chelmsford. 12 Nov.
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                     <name type="county" key="entity/1631">ESSEX</name>.
                     <rs type="doc" subtype="prf">Proof of age</rs>. 
                     <name type="place" role="inqLoc" key="168626">Chelmsford</name>.
                     <date type="inqDate" when="1417-11-12">12 Nov.</date> [<name type="person" role="escheator">Fyndern</name>].</head>
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                     <ab>The jurors say that <rs type="person">Thomas</rs> was born at <name type="place" role="birthPlace" key="234941">Downham</name> on <date type="birthDate" when="1395-09-21">21 Sept. 1395</date> and baptised there on the same day, and is therefore <measure type="age">aged 21 years</measure> and more.</ab>
                     <ab>Asked how they knew this:</ab>
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                        <name type="person">Thomas Loy</name>, 1st juror, <measure type="age">aged 42 years</measure> and more, said that he had a daughter <rs type="person">Joan</rs> baptised on that day in the church at <name type="place" key="732037">Terling</name>.</ab>
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                        <name type="person">John Olde</name>, 2nd juror, 43 and more, said that <rs type="person">Juliana</rs> his wife had a daughter, <rs type="person">Tamsin</rs>, that day and she was baptised at <name type="place" key="774125">Vange</name> (? Vungre) that day.</ab>
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                        <name type="person">Roger Stacy</name>, 3rd juror, 43 and more, was in the church and remembered the day because a new bell was then hung in <name type="place" key="234941">Downham</name> church.</ab>
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                        <name type="person">William Davy</name>, 4th juror, 42 and more, said that <rs type="person">Joan</rs> his sister was buried at <name type="place" key="367297">High Roding</name> that day.</ab>
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                        <name type="person">John Sudbery</name>, 5th juror, 43 and more. He was then presented by <rs type="person">Philippa 
                        the <rs type="role">duchess</rs></rs> to the office of reeve of the boon works of <name type="place" key="234941">Downham</name>.</ab>
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                        <name type="person">Nicholas Michiell</name>, 6th juror, 42 and more, married <rs type="person">Agnes</rs> his wife on that day.</ab>
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                        <name type="person">
                           <name type="forename">John</name> 
                           <name type="surname">Rotour</name>, <name type="role">senior</name>
                        </name>, 7th juror, 43 and more, was in the church, and his son <rs type="person">Oliver</rs> was almost crushed by a cart laden with cork.</ab>
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                        <name type="person">Richard Oseberne</name>, 8th juror, 43 and more, <rs type="person">William</rs> his brother, a chaplain, celebrated his first mass in <name type="place" key="234941">Downham</name> church.</ab>
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                        <name type="person">John Shobery</name>, 9th juror, 43 and more, his wife <rs type="person">Joan</rs> was churched that day.</ab>
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                        <name type="person">John Sawen</name>, 10th juror, 42 and more said that the church was damaged by the wind that day.</ab>
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                        <name type="person">John Multon</name>, 11th juror, <measure type="age">aged 43</measure> and more, and <name type="person">Geoffrey Hook</name>, 12th juror, 46 and more, held large candles during the ceremony.</ab>
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                        <name type="person">
                           <name type="forename">Richard</name> 
                           <name type="surname">Haldenby</name>
                        </name>, <name type="person">
                           <name type="forename">John</name> late <name type="role">chaplain
                         of the ‘White Chapell’ outside Aldgate</name></name>, executors of <name type="person">
                           <name type="forename">Roger</name> 
                           <name type="surname">Haldenby</name>
                        </name>, and <name type="person">
                           <name type="forename">Christina</name> 
                           <name type="surname">Bray</name>
                        </name>, <name type="person">
                           <name type="forename">Richard</name> 
                           <name type="role">parson of Beauchamp Roding</name>
                        </name>, <name type="person">
                           <name type="forename">John</name> 
                           <name type="role">vicar of Felsted</name>
                        </name> and <name type="person">
                           <name type="forename">John</name> 
                           <name type="surname">Eldres</name>
                        </name>, executors of <name type="person">
                           <name type="forename">John</name> 
                           <name type="surname">Bray</name>
                        </name>, were warned to be at <name type="place" key="168626">Chelmsford</name> on <date when="1417-11-12">12 Nov. </date>as the writ required but did not come either in person or by attorney.</ab>
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