Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Volume 23, 1427-32 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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 Claire Noble (ed.), with introduction by Christine Carpenter, Calendar of Inquisitions Post-Mortem and other Analogous Documents preserved in the Public Record Office XXIII: 6-10 Henry VI (1427-1432). Boydell & Brewer2004 2013-02-28T19:08:32.097Z XML generated from GATE information extraction pipeline
JOHN WROSTON, ESQUIRE
171 Writ. ‡ 22 April 1429. [Wymbyssh].
GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND THE ADJACENT MARCH OF WALES. Inquisition. Gloucester 11 August 1429. [ Gilbert ].
Jurors: James Gayner ; Walter Toky ; Thomas Wardewyk ; John Gerald ; Thomas Harsfeld ; Walter Rycheman ; John Wyneard ; John Fenne ; Thomas Purlewent ; Richard Kemell ; Richard Dounehall ; and John Stokes .
He held no lands or tenements of the king in chief or any other in demesne or service.
He died on 16 April last. John Wroston is his son and next heir, and aged 6 and more.
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172 Writ. † 24 April 1429. [Wymbyssh].
WILTSHIRE. Inquisition [indented]. Chippenham 24 May 1429. [Longe].
Jurors: Robert Blake ; William Poculcherche ; Richard Yertun ; John Fynamour ; William Wychampton ; John Justice ; John Mounfort ; Robert Rowde ; Nicholas Sp...ndell [hole in ms]; Richard Reynold ; Thomas Fenne ; and John Webbe .
He held no lands or tenements of the king or any other.
Date of death and heir as 171.
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173 Writ. ‡ 22 April 1429. [Wymbyssh].
SOMERSET. Inquisition [indented]. Queen Camel 28 May 1429. [Melbourne].
Jurors: John Milbourne ; John Lymyngton ; John Mavyell ; Robert Cammell ; John Brympton ; Robert Peytevyn ; John Gilberd ; George Rustele ; Stephen James ; John Wayte ; Walter Samford ; and Richard Wyche .
He held no lands or tenements of the king in chief or any other in demesne or service.
Date of death and heir as 171.
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174 [ Writ: see 173 .]
DORSET. Inquisition [indented]. Blandford Forum 1 June 1429. [Melborne].
Jurors: Thomas Anketyll ; Thomas Brice ; Peter Pertrigge ; John Hecford ; John Brice ; John Wyseman ; Thomas Laundener ; John Dewy ; Thomas Wodman ; Thomas Jay ; John Punchard ; and Simon Longe .
He held no lands or tenements of the king in chief or any other in demesne or service.
Date of death and heir as 171.
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175 Writ. 22 April 1429. [Wymbyssh].
DEVON. Inquisition [indented]. Exeter 30 August 1429. [Bamfeld].
Jurors: William Davyle ; John Maynard ; Richard Sencler ; John Stapelhill ; John Shapwyke ; John Shylleston ; John Pree ; John Kyrton ; Thomas Dormond ; Robert Stapelhill ; Hugh Sampford ; and John Eston .
He held no land or tenements of the king in demesne or service. He was lately seised in demesne as of fee of the manor of Woodhouse and the free borough of West Alvington, held of John Dynham, esquire , service unknown. Long before his death, he demised them to Thomas Gille , still living, for life by service of £26 yearly to him and his heirs at Easter and Michaelmas by equal parts. Afterwards, by a charter shown to the jurors, he granted reversion of the manor and borough to Robert Criklade , Nicholas Wotton , and to their heirs and assigns in perpetuity. Thomas Gille attorned to them by paying the rent. Afterwards, by a charter shown to the jurors, Robert and Nicholas granted the reversion to John Wroston and Isabel his wife, still living, and to John’s heirs and assigns in perpetuity. Thomas Gille attorned to John and Isabel by paying the rent. He died seised of the rent and reversion of the manor and borough.
Date of death and heir as 171.
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