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 2013-02-28T19:07:43.513Z XML generated from GATE information extraction pipeline
JOHN DARCY, CHEVALIER
680 Writ melius inquirendo . ‡ 1 June 1431. [Smyth].G Regarding CIPM XIX no. 974, an inquisition taken in 1412. Inquire after his estate in the tenements.
VILL OF CALAIS. Inquisition. Calais 14 September 1431. [Veer].
Jurors: John Field ; Oliver Baldirston ; John Hame ; William Machon ; William Fratyng ; Robert Nicholl ; John Boteller ; Richard Swinford ; Robert Wastill ; Roger Beste ; William Boteller ; and John Bristowe .
He held two tenements in Calais of ‪ Henry IV in chief in demesne as of fee.
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681 Writ que plura . ‡ 1 June 1431. [Smyth].G Regarding CIPM XIX no. 976, an inquisition taken in 1412.
LINCOLNSHIRE. Inquisition. Lincoln Castle 27 September 1431. [Tamworth].
Jurors: William Westfeld of Fillingham; Richard Hardeffyssh of Kexby; John Nevyll , Roger West , and Richard Freman of Faldingworth; John Smyth of Stow; John Cletham of Fillingham; Thomas Coupland of Marton; William Martyn of Kexby; John Turfgoos of Upton; John Broughton of Brampton; John Woderofe of Upton; and John Fychet of Sturton.
He held more lands and tenements in demesne as of fee than specified in the inquisition taken after his death. [1]+Torksey, two markets held twice a week, one on Monday and one on Wednesday, and yearly fair held for 8 days, beginning on the vigil of St Thomas the Martyr, worth nothing yearly, held of the king in chief.+[1]
Elizabeth wife of James Strangways, junior, and Margery wife of John Coniers are his kin and next heirs as the daughters of Philip son of John Darcy. Elizabeth is aged 14 and more, and Margery is aged 13 and more.[Dorse:] Lincoln. J.
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682 Writ que plura . ‡ 1 June 1431. [Smyth].G Regarding CIPM XIX no. 978, an inquisition taken in 1412.
YORKSHIRE. Inquisition. York Castle 30 September 1431. [Thwaites].
Jurors: John Wandesford ; John Wyclyff ; Thomas Blawefrount ; John Moubray ; Norman Carnaby ; Thomas del Spence ; Thomas Wharrom ; John Gowton ; Richard Marrik ; Thomas Ayscogh ; Henry Tesedale ; William Eseby ; and Laurence Nicholson .
He held more lands and tenements in demesne as of fee than specified in the inquisition taken after his death. [1]+East Heslerton, 2 messuages, each worth 4d. yearly; 100 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly; and 10 a. meadow, each acre worth 6d. yearly, held of the heirs of Peter Bruys , service unknown. Yedingham, 2 messuages, each worth 4d. yearly; 30 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly; and 6 a. meadow, each acre worth 6d. yearly, held of the king as of his duchy of Lancaster, service unknown. Great Broughton, 2 messuages, each worth 4d. yearly; 4 tofts, each worth 2d. yearly; 40 a. land, each acre worth... yearly [ms worn]; and 10 a. meadow, each acre worth 6d. yearly, held of the archbishop of Canterbury, service unknown. He died seised of the following. Urra (Orrowe), a toft and 20 a. land, worth 12d. yearly, held of the same archbishop, service unknown.+[1]
Heirs as 681. [Dorse:] York. John Darcy .
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