Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Volume 22, 1422-27 Mapping The Medieval Countryside, a collaboration between the Department of History, University of Winchester, and the Department of Digital Humanities, King's College London. Licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.
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 Kate Parkin (ed.), with introduction by Christine Carpenter, Calendar of Inquisitions Post-Mortem and other Analogous Documents preserved in the Public Record Office XXII: 1-5 Henry VI (1422-27).Boydell & Brewer2003 2013-06-20T15:25:47.271+01:00 XML generated from GATE information extraction pipeline
HUGH BURNELL, CHEVALIER
210 Writ melius inquirendo. ‡ 12 December 1422. [Wymbyssh] Regarding the manner in which he held a specified holding of the inheritance of Maurice Berkley, chevalier [CIPM XXI, no. 667; John Whatcroft, escheator ].
STAFFORDSHIRE. Inquisition. Stafford. 27 March 1423. [Cotes]
Jurors: John Smythen ; Henry Orell ; John Portere ; William Blakelowe ; John Leek ; William Batkyn ; Richard Happeley ; John Bertram ; William Wyse ; Roger Frensshe ; Thomas ?Huchon ; and John Alot .
He held for life 1/3 manors and 1/3 advowsons of Mere, Handsworth and Clent of the inheritance of Maurice Berkley, knight , reversion to the same Maurice. By a fine in 1386 at Westminster [mor. Asc. and afterwards quin. St John Baptist CP 25/1/289/54 no.149], between Roger Caumpeden, clerk , John Hyde, clerk and Edward de Acton , quer. and this Hugh Burnell, knight , and Joyce his wife, deforc., the manors and advowsons were among others granted and surrendered to Hugh and Joyce and her heirs, to hold of the king and his heirs by the services thence owed and accustomed, as is clear more fully in the fine shown to the jurors. Joyce was seised in her demesne as of fee and Hugh of his free tenement.
Joyce died seised in this estate without heirs of her body, and the reversion of the 1/3 part then descended to Maurice Berkley as an heir of Joyce, namely son of Maurice son of Katherine sister of John Botour, knight , father of Joyce.
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211 Writ melius inquirendo. ‡ 12 December 1422. [Wymbyssh] As 210 [CIPM XXI, no. 665; John Burgh, escheator ].
WARWICKSHIRE. Inquisition. Atherstone. 14 June 1423. [Burgh]
Jurors: Richard Barbour ; Clement Aleyn ; John Atherston ; Robert Somerby ; John Besset ; John Lecok ; John Dawe ; Thomas Irlond ; Roger Wychyrley ; Richard Cole ; Roger Bradsale ; Thomas Sergeaunt ; John Scotte ; John Hardyng ; and John Shapley .
He held for life 1/3 manors of Bordesley and Haybarn and view of frankpledge in Aston, of the inheritance of Maurice Berkley, knight , reversion to the same Maurice, because of the fine detailed in 210.
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212 Writ melius inquirendo. ‡ 12 December 1422. [Wymbyssh] As 210 [CIPM XXI, no. 661; John Wasseborn, escheator ].
WORCESTERSHIRE. Inquisition. Pershore. 1 June 1423. [Vaunpage]
Jurors: Thomas Kyngton ; William Rusley ; Richard Chalener ; Richard Walkar ; William Gunne ; John Barclyffe ; Thomas Gybbe ; Walter Palmer ; John Hychcok ; Robert Aleyn ; Robert Daunse ; and Richard Knyght .
He held for life 1/3 castle of Weoley, 1/3 manors of Northfield, Cradley and Old Swinford and 1/3 advowson of Old Swinford church, of the inheritance of Maurice Berkley, knight , reversion to the same Maurice, because of the fine detailed in 210.
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