Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Volume 25, 1437-42 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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RICHARD REDMAN
131 Writ de etate probanda. ‡ 16 November 1437. [Wymbyssh]. Regarding his inheritance as son and heir of Matthew Redman, knight , son of Richard Redman and Elizabeth his wife, who held of the king in chief. The lands and tenements are in the custody of Richard Donket and Thomas Redman by commission of the king [CFR 1422–30, p. 159]. Have them informed of the forthcoming proof of age. [Dorse:] Richard Donket and Thomas Redman were informed by John Hunt , John Barne , Richard Scotte , and Thomas Wolff . Place and date of proof given.
YORKSHIRE. Proof of age [indented]. Wetherby. 24 November 1437. [Thwaytes].
William Frank , 48 years and more, sworn and diligently examined regarding the age of Richard Redman son and heir of Matthew Redman , swears that Richard was born at Harewood, baptised in the church there, and was aged 21 years on the feast of St Luke the Evangelist last [18 October]. He knows because William son of William died after a long illness on the day of Richard’s birth. He thus well knows that Richard is the said age. John Killyngbek , 50 years and more, married Margaret, still living. Robert Boteler , 46 years and more, knows because a great wind arose in the vill. John del Wode , 56 years and more, gave water to the godfathers and godmother for washing their hands after Richard was baptised. William Dinton , 60 years and more, held the book before the priest while Richard was baptised. John Hardy , 49 years and more, was thrown so violently to the ground by his horse that he broke his left shin. William de Westowe , 49 years and more, knows because Joan his wife gave birth to a son named Robert. Richard Weton , 51 years and more, carried a basin and ewer to the church before Richard on the way to his baptism. Thomas Warde , 60 years and more, carried two silver platters to the church, holding gold and silver for throwing to bystanders when Richard was baptised. Alexander West , 46 years and more, carried two silver pots to the church, full of red wine for refreshing the godfathers, godmother, and other bystanders at the baptism. John Rede , 51 years, knows because Richard Arthyngton , godfather, gave £6 to John Rede on the day of the baptism. Thomas Johnson , 43 years and more, fetched Margaret Vskylf on the day of the baptism. She was to be Richard’s wet-nurse.
C 139/89/69 mm. 1–2