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JOAN, WHO WAS THE WIFE OF JOHN HOTOFT ESQUIRE
400 Writ.‡ 26 January 1446. [Bate].
ESSEX. Inquisition. Saffron Walden. 17 February 1446. [Skargehill]. [Inquisition: ms galled in places. For jurors, cf. 397.]
Jurors: Nicholas Browne ; Richard Bolyngton ; John Fitzthwilliam ; Geoffrey Janyn ; John Veisy ; Simon Lyndesell ; William Admonde of Clavering; John Parker [and] Richard Twyn of Elmdon; John Davy ; Richard Longe of Great or Little Dunmow; and William Wodecok and Roger Grey of Manuden.
She held no lands or tenements in demesne as of fee or in service of the king in chief or of any other. A fine [CP 25/1/292/67/149] was raised in the king’s court, on the morrow of the Ascension, 1434, between John Wilberfosse, clerk, querent , and Richard Fox, esquire , now deceased, deforciant, concerning the following. Richard acknowledged the third part of the manors, and the advowson, to be the right of John, as that which John had of the grant of Richard; for which John granted the same to Richard for the term of his life, without impeachment of waste, with remainder to Joan, named in the writ – described as Joan, wife of Richard Fox – for the term of her life; and with successive remainders to the heirs of the body of Walter Bigod , and to the right heirs of Richard Fox . The fine was shown to the jurors. Richard was seised in demesne as of free tenement, and the tenants of the third part attorned themselves to him. Immediately after Richard’s death, Joan entered the third part and advowson, by virtue of the fine, without obtaining royal licence. Afterwards on 5 May 1435 the king, by letters patent, shown to the jurors, of his special grace and for 40s. paid in the hanaper, pardoned her trespass [CPR 1429–36, p. 456]. The next heirs of the body of Walter Bigod are [1.] Katherine, wife of Robert Hunt, esquire , the daughter of Walter, aged 50 and more; and [2.] Isabel, wife of Thomas Darell, esquire , the daughter of Margaret, another daughter of Walter, aged 30 and more. Immediately after Joan’s death, they entered the premises and hold them by virtue of the fine. Great Dunmow, 1/3 manor of ‘Bacons’ [value not specified], held of others than the king, service unknown; and 1/3 manor of ‘Alfrestonhall’, annual value 100s., held of the king in chief by knight service. Dengie, the advowson of a chapel or prebend in the church [no other details specified]. Long before her death, Henry Langeley , George Langham , Robert Hunt , John Basset , esquires, and Ralph Grey , were seised of the following in demesne as of fee. The manors and tenement also extend elsewhere in the county. They granted the same to Joan, for the term of her life, with reversion to themselves and their heirs. In one charter Wood Hall and ‘Arnoldes’ were granted; in the other, Ashdon; both charters were shown to the jurors. Joan was seised in demesne as of free tenement, and died seised of such estate. Arkesden, the manor called Wood Hall , annual value £9 or £10 [ms unclear], held of the king , of the duchy of Lancaster, service unknown. Clavering, a tenement called ‘Arnoldes’ [value not specified], held of Richard, earl of Salisbury , of the manor of Clavering, service unknown. Ashdon, the manor, annual value ?£10, held of Elizabeth , now the wife of Thomas Cobham knight , service unknown.
She died on 24 December last. John Nowers, esquire , is her son and next heir, aged 30 and more. [Head:] Delivered to court on 4 March 1446 by John Knyghton, deputy of the escheator.
C 139/122/31 mm. 1, 3 E 357/38 rot. 122
401 [Writ: see 400.]
HERTFORDSHIRE. Inquisition. Ware. 19 February 1446. [Skargehill].
Jurors: Richard Marchall ; Gilbert Shelley ; John Shelley ; John Cok ; John Bedell of Ware; John Silvester ; William Haver of Hoddesdon; Richard at Mell ; John Chessehull ; William Colt ; John Maister ; and John Pette .
She held no lands or tenements in demesne as of fee of the king or of any other. Long before her death, John Lounde, clerk , and John Edom were seised of the following in demesne as of fee. By charter shown to the jurors, they granted the same to John Hotoft, esquire , deceased, and Joan his wife – named in the writ – for the term of their lives, without impeachment of waste; with remainder to John Barre, knight , and Idony then his wife, now deceased, and the heirs of their bodies. John Hotoft and Joan were seised in demesne as of free tenement and Joan died seised of such estate. After the deaths of John and Joan, John Barre entered the premises by virtue of the remainder. Thus seised, by charter shown to the jurors, he granted them to Philip Boteler and Leonard Stapulton , esquires, Walter Heven , Hugh Shellewik , John Tournour , John Brune , and Thomas Hoddesdon , and the heirs and assigns of Hugh and Walter, so that Philip, Leonard, Walter, Hugh, John, John, and Thomas were seised in demesne as of fee [sic]. Ware, 4 messuages, 2 granges, [ms blank] cottages, and 3s. 6d. rent; and a messuage called ‘Wates’ and a messuage called ‘Cosyns’ in ‘le Vplonde’ of the vill, true annual value £10, held of Richard, earl of Salisbury , service unknown. Buntingford, a tenement called ‘Heylees’ lying thereby, true annual value 40s., held of others than the king, but not known of whom.
Date of death and heir as 400.
‘3’ deleted, but nothing written in its place.
C 139/122/31 mm. 1–2