Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Volume 25, 1437-42
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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
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JOHN
DE
DENTON
615
Writ de etate probanda.
24 April 1442. [
Bate].
Regarding his inheritance as son and heir of Elizabeth who was wife of
William
de
Denton, junior.
CUMBERLAND.
Proof of age.
Carlisle.
19 June 1442. [
Vaux].
The jurors were sworn and examined on the age of
John
de
Denton
. They say that John was born at Carlisle on 14 October 8 Henry V [1420], and baptised in the church of St Cuthbert there on the same day. John was aged 22 on the feast of St Wilfred the Bishop last [12 October], and the jurors know for the following reasons.
John
Blanerhasset, senior
, 50 and more, had a huge feast at the time of the baptism with
John
Skelton, knight
, godfather of
John
de
Denton
, on which day
John
Blanerhasset
said that he was aged 28 and more. He thus well recollects that John de Denton is the said age.
William
Louther
of Rose, 45 and more, broke his shin while dancing.
William
Louther
of
Crookdake, 46 and more, knows because his wife died.
Thomas
Aglionbi
, 47 and more, was taken by the king’s Scottish enemies.
Christopher
Thwaytes
, 60 and more, knows because John his brother died.
James
Thwaytes
, 50 and more, fell from his horse and broke his arm.
John
Bost
, 44 and more, knows because his house caught fire.
John
Morland
, 60 and more, was taken by the Scots on Rowland Marsh
(Rovlondmersh) by Carlisle and removed to Scotland by force.
Walter
Dokwra
, 50 and more, knows because his father was buried.
John
Skelton
, 48 and more, knows because Richard his brother was born and baptised on the same 14th day, and Richard is aged 22 and more.
Richard
More
, 54 and more, knows because a bridge over the Eden by Carlisle was damaged by a flood.
John
Blanerhasset, junior
, 52 and more, married Mariot, daughter of
John
Knoblowe, chaplain
.
C 139/107/43 mm. 1–2
The ms goes on to record erroneously that ‘25 years and more have elapsed’ since then.