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 J.L. Kirby and Janet Stevenson (eds), Calendar of Inquisitions Post-Mortem and other Analogous Documents preserved in the Public Record Office XXI: 6-10 Henry V (1418-1422).Boydell & Brewer2002 2013-06-19T09:55:23.928+01:00 XML generated from GATE information extraction pipeline
JOHN DRAYTON, KNIGHT
18 Commission to inquire about concealments and deceptions [CPR 1416-22, p. 147]. ‡ 24 Feb. 1418. [Wymbyssh]. Teste John, duke of Bedford. Addressed to sheriff and escheator in [interlineated: Bedfordshire and] Buckinghamshire
Bedford. Inquisition before John Giffard, sheriff, and John Barton, junior, escheator. Leighton Buzzard. 14 June.
Jurors: Thomas Porter ; Giles Wattford ; William Wattford ; Peter Talbot ; William Styn ; John Haukyn junior ; John Haukyn senior ; Thomas Osebern ; Thomas atte Brook ; Henry Grey ; John Mason junior ; and William Sandres .
He held in his demesne as of fee the manor of Kempston called `Draytones maner' of the king in chief by knight service, annual value £20.
Joan and Elizabeth, his daughters and next heirs, are aged 8 years and more and 5 years and more. They were taken away, hidden, abducted and detained by his widow Isabel to the king's deception. He died on 3 Oct. 1417.
Isabel has held the manor and taken the profits.
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