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ROBERT BLENCOWE
495 Commission. † 8 November 1440. [Bate]. Addressed to John Playnrehesset, esquire, mayor of the city of Carlisle , Robert Karlehill, esquire , Thomas Beauchamp, esquire , Thomas Denton, esquire , and his escheator and sheriff. A writ diem clausit extremum dated on 11 February last was sent to the escheator but he was removed from office before the writ was executed. Order to at least two of them to inquire as writ diem clausit extremum. The sheriff is to empanel a jury [CPR 1436–41, p. 502].
CUMBERLAND. Inquisition. Carlisle. 24 March 1442. Before John Playnrehesset , Robert Karlehill , Thomas Beauchamp , Thomas Denton , and Roland Waux, escheator .
Christopher Morisby and Christopher Culwen , knights; Hugh Louthre, senior ; Henry Hoton ; William Dikes ; William Louthre of Rose; Thomas Appilby ; William Laton ; Richard Warcopp ; Roger Lancastre ; William Morland ; and Thomas Whitlawe .
He held no lands or tenements in demesne or service of the king in chief. He did, however, hold the following to him and the heirs male of his body from the inheritance of Richard Blencowe by demise of Thomas Blencowe , grandfather of Richard, to John Blencowe , father of Robert, and the heirs male of his body. Robert died without heir male of his body, and reversion thus belongs to Richard Blencowe and his heirs, as more fully shown in the indented charter of Thomas Blencowe. Blencow, 6 messuages and 36 a. land and meadow in the hamlet of Blencow in the vill of Greystoke. Newbiggin by Greystoke, 4 messuages and 20 a. land. The messuages, land, and meadow are held in chief of Ralph, baron of Greystoke, by service of rendering 2s. 6d. cornage yearly at Martinmas and by suit at the court of Greystoke every three weeks. Each messuage is worth 2s. yearly, and each acre of land and meadow is worth 6d. yearly.
He died on 22 September 1439. John Southayk is his kin and next heir, and aged 24 and more.
C 139/103/34 mm. 1–2