71
Writ. ‡
1 November 1437.
[Wymbyssh].
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.
Inquisition [indented].
Bulwick.
11 January 1438.
[
Calcroft].
Jurors:
Nicholas
Duraunt
and
Robert
Orwyn
of King’s Cliffe;
Henry
atte
Halle
of Apethorpe;
Peter
Fyssher
of Wakerley;
John
Frebern
of Easton on the Hill;
John
Horn
of King’s
Cliffe;
William
Potton
of Nassington;
Peter
Pelle
of Deene;
William
Tayllour
of
Deenethorpe;
John
Toly
of Bulwick;
John
Colle
of Deene; and
Robert
Ferrour
of
Apethorpe.
John
Dalton, chevalier
, was seised of the following in demesne as of fee.
Apethorpe, £39 19s. rent, payable at Easter and Michaelmas equally, held of the king
in
chief by knight service.
A fine was levied at Westminster on the morrow of St John the
Baptist 1402 [CP 25/1/179/90, no. 25], before
William
Thirnyng
,
William
Rykhill
,
John
Markham
,
William
Hankeford
, and
William
Brenchesle
, justices, and others, between
Roger
Thomlynson
of Bispham and
William
Grenehirst, querents
, and
John
Dalton, chevalier
, and
Isabel his wife, deforciants, regarding the rent in Apethorpe. John Dalton recognised
the rent to be the right of Roger and William as held by grant of John. Roger and
William then granted the rent to
John
Dalton
and Isabel for their lives, to hold of the
king and his heirs by due service, with successive remainders to
Roger
Dalton
, named in
the writ, described as Roger son of John and Isabel, for life; to the heirs of the
bodies of John and Isabel; to the heirs of the body of Roger son of John; to the heirs
of the body of John; and to the right heirs of John. One part of the fine was shown to
the jurors, and royal licence was obtained [CPR 1401–1405, p. 106].
John
Dalton,
chevalier
, and Isabel his wife had issue of their bodies:
Richard
Dalton
, still living.
John
Dalton, chevalier
, died. Isabel survived him and was seised of the rent by virtue
of the fine. She died so seised. Roger son of John and Isabel was afterwards seised in
demesne as of free tenement by virtue of the fine and remainder, and died seised of this
estate. The rent remains and should remain to
Richard
Dalton
, as son and heir of the
bodies of
John
Dalton
and Isabel. Roger son of John and Isabel,
named in the fine, and
Roger
Dalton
, named in the
writ, are one and the same. He is known by both names.
Roger
Dalton
was a bastard.
He had
issue: Robert, and died on 12 October last. Robert son of Roger is next heir of Roger, and
aged 5 years and more.
Richard
Dalton
son of John and Isabel was aged 40 years and more on
the feast of St Stephen
the Martyr last [2 August].
C 139/87/44 mm. 1–2 E
149/163/12 m. 1
This clause is omitted from CPR, but it is recorded in C 139, CP 25/1/179/90, and C 66/367.