595
Writ.
‡
25 November 1442. [
Cerff].
Henry
IV
, by letters patent dated 18 January 1406, enrolled in Originalia of that year, rot.
19, of his special grace granted to Ralph de Moberley all the lands, tenements, rents, services and other profits which were of
Thomas
Faucumbergge, knight
, in the parish [sic] of Dartford and Sutton at Hone (Sutton). The lands, etc., which do not exceed the value of
6 marks, came to
Henry
IV
’s hand by the forfeiture of Thomas, who traitorously (proditorie) rose up against his royal majesty in the company of
Richard, late archbishop of York
, and of
Thomas, late earl Marshal
. Ralph was to hold the lands, etc., for the term of his life, in the same way that Thomas held them while he lived. The present king is informed with certainty that
Ralph
de
Moberley
is dead, and that the lands, etc., ought to revert to the king; and that various men have entered therein, and received the issues since Ralph’s death, without royal licence, to the contempt and damage of the king. The escheator is ordered to inquire as to the date of Ralph’s death, and as to who occupied the
lands, etc., and received the issues from that date; and to summon the occupiers before the Barons of the Exchequer, at Westminster, in the octave of Hilary, to give account for the issues. He is to make a faithful extent of the lands, etc., and have the inquisition and extent before the Barons at the above date and place; meanwhile, to take the lands, etc., into the king’s hand and keep them safe; and to inform the Barons of the day of the taking. Witnessed by
John
Fray
, by originalia of 7
Henry
IV
, rot. 19, and by a writ returned by the sheriff of the above county on the morrow of Michaelmas last.
KENT.
Inquisition.
West Malling.
10 January 1443. [
Slegge].
Jurors:
Thomas
Revet
of Dartford;
John
Stoneheld
;
William
Bartlet
;
John
Hever
;
John
Tracy
;
John
a
Dene
;
John
Aylard
;
Roger
Hamond
;
John
Smart
;
William
Fuller
;
Thomas
Cowlyng
; and
Bartholomew
Whapham
.
He had no lands, tenements, rents, or any other profits or commodities in the parishes of Dartford and Sutton at Hone. The jurors do not know what day he died.
E 153/1032, m. 16 [writ] E 149/176/6 [inquisition]