50
Writ
18 Oct. 1418. [Smyth]. Teste John, duke of Bedford.
Warwickshire.
Inquisition.
Southam.
19 Nov. [
Babthorp].
Jurors:
Roger
Balston
;
Robert
Crook
;
William
Raulyns
;
Richard
Nicols
;
William
Freman
;
Robert
Locok
;
John
Hunt
;
John
Bulle
;
Thomas
Bykenhulle
;
John
Pure
;
John
Colyns
; and
John
Northende
.
In E 152: Bolston, Crok, Nicoles, Bykenhull, Purs.
William
Peyto
senior
formerly held the manor of Chesterton in his demesne as of fee and
Henry
IV
licensed him by letters patent of 13 Oct. 1406 [CPR 1405-8, p. 241] to grant it with other manors to
Thomas
Seyvyll, esquire
,
John
Asshford, esquire
,
William
de la
Pole
,
Roger
Elmbrygge
and
John
Barbour
of Bishop's Itchington, and for them to regrant it to him and Joan for their lives with remainder to
William
Peyto
junior
, his brother John and his right heirs.
William Peyto granted it to them by his charter shown to the jurors and dated 2 Feb. 1407. Immediately afterwards he died. Then on 24 June 1407 by their charter dated at Chesterton and also shown to the jurors Thomas Seyvill and the others gave the manor to Joan to hold of the king for life with successive remainders to William Peyto junior and the heirs of his body, his brother John and his heirs and the right heirs of William senior, annual value £7 7s. ?6d.
Joan died on 30 Sept.
William
Peyto
junior
is aged 22 years and more.
C 138/31/21 mm. 1-2
E 152/9/484/2
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