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 2013-02-28T19:07:50.189Z XML generated from GATE information extraction pipeline
WILLIAM SON OF ISABEL WIFE OF WILLIAM SCOT OF LONDON
718 Writ de etate probanda . † 27 March 1432. [Wymbyssh]. Regarding his inheritance as son of Isabel wife of William Scot of London, who held of ‪ Henry V in chief. The lands and tenements are in the custody of William Dorset and Katherine his wife, lately wife of Richard Appilton . Custody was committed to Richard and Katherine [CFR 1413–1422, pp. 210–11]. Inform William Dorset and Katherine of the forthcoming proof of age. [Dorse:] William and Katherine were informed. Date and place given. By Nicholas Crier and Richard Baker .
SURREY. Proof of age. Southwark 11 April 1432. [Wyntereshull]. Taken in the presence of William Dorset and Katherine his wife.
Richard Baker , aged 50 years and more, sworn and diligently examined on the age of William Scot swears that William was born at Southwark on 9 April 1411, baptised in St Olave’s church there on the Saturday following, and was aged 21 years on 16 October last. He knows because he was in the church when William was baptised and money was taken from his purse. Richard Ode , 44 and more, similarly sworn and examined about the age of William and the day, year, and place of his birth, agrees with Richard Baker . Asked how he knew, he says that he fell from his horse on the day of the baptism and broke his shin. Stephen Caunterbury , 50 and more, agrees with Richard Ode , and knew because he celebrated his wife’s exequies. Giles Parker , 60 and more, agrees with Stephen. His building caught fire. Richard Depham , 46 and more, agrees with Giles. His daughter was raised from the font. William Sherlond , 50 and more, agrees with Richard Depham . A clerk, he held the office of king’s bailiff in that county. John Brikeman , 50 and more, agrees with William Sherlond . Richard, the elder of his sons, was buried. Richard Smyth , 50 and more, agrees with John Brikeman . One of his servants stole his best horse and fled. John Drynkewater, junior , 47 and more, agrees with Richard Smyth . There was such a strong wind that his apple tree was brought to the ground. William Kynge , 50 and more, agrees with John Drynkewater . His son fell into the Thames but escaped drowning because he was quickly pulled clear. John Broun , 50 and more, agrees with William Kynge , and knew because his elder daughter was espoused. Roger Poynt , 50 and more, agrees with John Broun . A heretic was burnt at Smithfield.
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