Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Volume 26, 1442-48
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NICHOLAS
GRYFFON
, KIN AND HEIR OF
JOHN
GRYFFON
587
Writ de etate probanda
.
‡
16 June 1447. [[
Kir]keby].
[Writ: ms torn.] By royal grant [CPR 1441–6, pp. 324, 435], the lands and tenements from his inheritance are in the custody of
Robert
Roos, knight
, who is to be warned.
[Dorse:] He was warned [date and place as below].
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.
Proof of age.
Northampton.
6 July 1447. [
Gage]. [
Proof: ms much corrected.]
The jurors, separately examined, swear that he was aged 21 on the feast of St Boniface
[
5 June
] last, and was born at Brixworth and baptized in the church of the vill on the same feast, 1426. They know this with reference to the following memories.
William
Chamberleyn, esquire
, aged 50 and more, knows because
Nicholas
Gryffon
, father of Nicolas, on the day of the birth demised to William a piece of land in
Weston
Favell
(
Weston
) for 40 years. On 5 June 1447, 21 of the 40 years had passed, as appears
by the deed of demise.
Roger
Tyrryngham, esquire
, 54 and more, knows because on the feast of the Annunciation [
25 March
] 1426 he had a son called Henry by his wife, who survives. Henry also survives and was 21 on 25 March 1447.
William
Selysby
of Moreton Pinkney, 53 and more, was a servant of Nicholas the father. He was sent to fetch the midwife to help the mother during the birth. Because of his haste and because of the slipperiness of the path, he fell on one of his knees. He broke that knee, and his ankle. He was often burdened by this misfortune afterwards.
John
Cranesley
of Northampton, 55 and more, built a new house in Northampton, in which he now dwells, on the day of the birth.
Henry
Mountford
of Piddington, 56, on the same day was a servant of Nicholas the father, and was sent to invite the godfathers and godmother to lift Nicholas the son from
the font. He went in the morning, before it was light. Crossing a stream by a little bridge, he fell in the stream and was severely chilled (infrigidatus).
Thomas
Burgeys
of Moulton, 57 and more, was in the church and saw Nicholas lifted from the font. He had a wife called Katherine who died and was buried in the cemetery of the church that day.
Robert
Maryot
of Hannington,
Thomas
Perkyns
of Scaldwell,
Richard
Terry
of Brington, and
John
Richards
of Cottesbrooke, all 54 and more, separately examined, carried 4 burning wax torches during the baptism at the request of Nicholas the father.
Richard
Chaunterell
of Cottesbrooke and
William
Osbern
of Teeton, each 58 and more, separately examined, were present at the baptism and saw Nicholas raised from the font. After the ceremony they drank wine and beer that the father had sent to the church. [Dorse:] Before the king in Chancery.
C 139/129/40 mm. 1–2
Neither writ nor proof specifies how he is John’s kin.