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 Claire Noble (ed.), Calendar of Inquisitions Post-Mortem and other Analogous Documents preserved in the Public Record Office XXV: 16-20 Henry VI (1437-1442).Boydell & Brewer2009 2013-06-20T15:48:07.916+01:00 XML generated from GATE information extraction pipeline
THOMAS SEYNTCLERE
532 Writ not required.]
SUFFOLK. Inquisition virtute officii [indented]. Stowmarket. 5 November 1440. [Tymperlee].
Richard Poley ; John Sukforthe ; John Robhoed ; Peter Dassh ; Nicholas Basse ; Robert Vyncent ; John Fullere ; William Herman ; Richard Coterell ; William Martyn ; Simon Dale ; John Dolet ; and Thomas Fannere .
He lately held the following in demesne as of fee. Withersfield, the manor, annual value £24, held of Humphrey, earl of Stafford, by knight service. He enfeoffed William Cheyne, knight , John Aston , and Geoffrey Motte , all still living, and John Frank, clerk , William Halle , John Halle , and John Mulso , all now deceased, with the manor, to have to them and their heirs and assigns to the use of Thomas Seyntclereand his heirs, thus defrauding the king of custody of the manor and marriage of the heirs.
He died on 6 May 1435. His daughters, Elizabeth, now aged 15 and more, Eleanor, now aged 14 and more, and Edith, now aged 13 and more, are his next heirs. Custody of the manor and heirs belongs to the king because Thomas Seyntclere held of the king in chief by knight service in other counties.
John Aston and Robert Danvers took the issues from Thomas’ death until 29 September 1438. [Foot:] Nothing by writ of custody. [Dorse:] John Tymperlee [escheator] delivered this inquisition by the hand of John Brethenham , his attorney, on 16 November 1440 in execution owed for he profit of the king. By writ against John Aston and Robert Danvers. On the morrow of the feast of St Andrew the Apostle [30 November] next.
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533 Writ not required.]
OXFORDSHIRE. Inquisition virtute officii [indented]. Watlington. 25 October 1440. [Fetplace].
John Blussett ; John Wodeward ; William Wodeman ; John Turnepeny ; John Hikedon ; John Wodeward of le Hethe; Robert Wey ; Richard Brykehull ; John Colles ; William Strecher ; Robert Bray ; and John Andrewe .
Findings as 532, regarding the following. Chalgrove, the manor, annual value £12, held of the king as of the honour of Wallingford.
Date of death and heirs as 532. Information about custody and issues as 532. [Dorse:] Peter Fetplace [escheator] delivered the inquisition by his own hand on 16 November 1440 in execution owed for the profit of the king. By writ against John Aston and Robert Danvers . On the morrow of the feast of St Andrew the Apostle [30 November] next.
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Findings as 532, with the exception of the sentence regarding the fact that custody belonged to the king. Here ‘[c]ustody of the manor and marriage of the heirs belong to the king by the aforesaid cause’.
534 Writ not required.]
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. Inquisition virtute officii [indented]. Wing. 29 October 1440. [Hampden].
Thomas Sare ; William Emberton ; John Emberton ; Roger Dryver ; John Wodeward ; Richard Penge ; Richard West ; Thomas Stappe ; John Mildenhale ; Thomas Godynche ; Henry atte Well ; and Edward Arther .
Findings as 532, regarding the following. Aston Clinton, the manor, annual value £25, held of the king in chief by knight service.
Date of death and heirs as 532. Information about custody and issues as 532. [Foot:]... [ms torn] of Robert, clerk of the marshal, on 6 November 1440. [Dorse:] Edmund Hampden [escheator] delivered the inquisition by his own hand on 17 November 1440 in execution owed for the profit of the king. By writ against John Aston and Robert Danvers . On the morrow of the feast of St Andrew the Apostle [30 November] next.
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Findings as 532, with the exception of the sentence regarding the fact that custody belonged to the king. Here ‘[c]ustody of the manor and marriage of the heirs belong to the king by the aforesaid cause’.