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KATHERINE WHO WAS WIFE OF RICHARD DRU, ESQUIRE Styled as esquire only in the writ in 16.
16 Writ. ‡ 12 May 1433. [Wymbyssh].
NORFOLK. Inquisition. Litcham. 16 June 1433. [Roys].
Jurors: Robert Berkewode ; William atte Bek ; John Blyford ; William Aylemere ; Simon Large ; William Trylle ; Edmund Thorkyn ; Alexander Michell ; Adam Wynter ; Henry Greve ; William Da... [hole in ms]; William Mychell ; Henry Broun ; and Richard Gurre .
She held in Watlington 24 a. arable in her demesne as of fee tail, each acre worth 6d.. She also held in the same vill 21 a. pasture, each acre worth 6d. yearly, and 11s. assize rent there and in Longham. All are held of the king of his honour of Wormegay by service of 1/4 knight’s fee. She held in Saddle Bow and Setchey 40 a. pasture, each acre worth 8d. yearly, held in socage of the king of his honour of Wormegay by service of 3s. rent yearly.
She died on 21 April last. Robert Dru , son of Richard Dru , is her kinsman and next heir, aged 6 years and more. [Foot:] delivered to Chancery on 28 June 1433 by Nicholas ?Rokkyng of Longham in Norfolk.
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17 Writ melius inquirendo. ‡ 23 February 1446. [Bate]. Addressed to the escheator of Norfolk . Regarding the manner by which she held specified land in her demesne as of fee tail and the estate she had in a specified rent and pastures, all as detailed in 16. [Dorse:] William Harleston [escheator].
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