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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JOHN TALMAGE SON OF RICHARD BROTHER OF JOHN TALMAGE
528 Writ de etate probanda. ‡ 6 July 1441. [Bate]. Regarding his inheritance as son of Richard brother of John Talmage . The lands and tenements of the inheritance are in the custody of Richard Alrede, esquire, Thomas Stonys, esquire, William Normyll, Robert Curson, John Curson, William Curson, and Richard Doket , by commission of the king [CFR 1430–37, p. 347]. Have them informed of the forthcoming proof of age. [Dorse:] They were informed.
SUFFOLK. Proof of age. Ipswich. 4 November 1441. [Drury].
The jurors were sworn and examined on the age of John son of Richard. They swear that he was born at Sproughton on the feast of St Nicholas the Bishop 9 ‪Henry V [6 December 1421] and baptised in the parish church on the same feast. He was 21 and more on the feast of St Nicholas the Bishop last. John Merwyn , 60 and more, came to the church of Sproughton on the day of the birth and held a basin with ewer at the baptism. He gave water to John Cardenal , godfather of John son of Richard, to wash his hands. John Thorp , 64 and more, was in the church on the day of the birth, and Alice, wife of Robert Doket , John’s godmother, gave John, son, a silver goblet and 20s. to the nurse. Thomas Ludbrook , 58 and more, knows because a great wind blew up and threw his house to the ground. John Mannyng , 54 and more, knows because there was much thunder and lightning the night of the birth. John Peytewyn , 56 and more, was at a grand party on the day of the birth. John Hyde , 50 and more, knows because John Hemmyng fell from his horse and broke his neck on the day of the birth. He was afterwards buried in Sproughton churchyard. Thomas Brantston , 59 and more, knows because Alice, his servant, married John Frere . John Halle , 46 and more, was playing football and broke his right shin. William Brixton , 44 and more, knows because John Walpooll took priest’s orders in the church. John Norman , 49 and more, knows because John, his servant, died and was buried in Sproughton churchyard. Robert Bawdre , 45 and more, knows because John Cardenal , John’s godfather, gave John 20s. William Campell , 46 and more, was the capital pledge at the lord’s leet held on the same day.
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