Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Volume 24, 1432-37
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JOHN
BARRE
, SON OF
THOMAS
BARRE, KNIGHT, JUNIOR
, SON OF
THOMAS
BARRE, CHEVALIER
125
Writ de etate probanda.
‡
8 February 1433. [
Wymbyssh].
John is the kinsman and heir of
Thomas
Barre, chevalier
, who held of
Henry V
in chief.
John
Talbot, knight, Lord Furnivall
, and Alice, who was the wife of Thomas, son of Thomas, to whom
Henry V granted custody of Thomas’ lands, to be informed [CPR 1416–22, p. 315].
[Dorse:]
John
Talbot
and Alice informed by
John
Hunte
,
William
Hert
,
John
Roudon
and
Thomas
Bron
.
HEREFORDSHIRE.
Proof of age [indented].
Hereford.
1 May 1433. [
Russell
].
The jurors say that
John
Barre
was born at Rotherwas on 31 January 1413 and baptised in the church of St Mary
of Rotherwas. He was aged 21 years and more at Candlemas last. Asked how they know they give the following recollections.
John
Brugge
of Staunton on Wye (Staundon), aged 66 years and more, was retained with
John
Talbot, knight, Lord Talbot
, to remain with him for a year, in peace and
war, and
John
Talbot
was the godfather.
Thomas
Brugge
of Lea (Ley), 57 years and more, was in the service of the
bishop of
Hereford
and one of his esquires, and the bishop was at Rotherwas and baptised John.
John
de
Eye
and
William
de
Huntyton
, both 56 years and more, rode with Agnes, lady of Weobley, from the vill of Weobley to that of Rotherwas for the baptism. Agnes was godmother and they saw the walls in the church furnished with red cloths
of worsted.
John
Penbrugge
and
John
Chabbenore
, both 58 years and more, were at Rotherwas
and carried two large, unlit torches before John when carried in the arms of a woman to the church for his baptism, and carried the burning torches before him from the church to the manor of Rotherwas where he had been born.
John
Goure
, 60 years and more, was at Rotherwas on the day of the baptism and bought a messuage and carucate of land there from
Thomas
Werham
and had full and peaceful seisin.
John
Shelwyk
and
William
Gernon
, both 57 years and more, were at Rotherwas and saw
William, prior of Hereford
, diligently perform the baptism.
William
de la
Bere
, 54 years and more, was at Rotherwas the day John was baptised and paid homage to the
bishop of Hereford
for his holding in Allensmore which he held of the bishop
.
Thomas
Bromwych
and
Richard
Russell
, both 60 years and more, were at Rotherwas and bought 6 tuns of red wine from
John
Mey
of Hereford, ‘marchaunt’, for £20 lawful money, for which sum they were bound by their bond, on the day John was baptised, to pay
John
Mey
the following Michaelmas.
C 139/61/49 mm.1–2