‹ E-CIPM 18-995: JOHN SON AND HEIR OF ROBERT CARBONELL, KNIGHT ›

Holdings

The jurors say that he was aged 21 on 23 April last , having been born at Bradeston on 23 April 1382, and baptised in the font of St. Michael’s church there.

John Palmer , aged 50 years and more, remembers because his wife Margaret was with Margery Carbonell , the mother, at the birth, and was wet nurse.

Robert Dallyng , 50 and more, was present in the rectory with William Morgate , then rector of Bradeston , when he was told of the birth, and went to the church with him and saw the baptism.

Henry Pye and Thomas Cole , each 57 and more, heard the rector say mass that day, and afterwards saw the baptism and John Fastolf, knight , and others raise John from the font, and the bystanders said he was born that day.

Thomas But and John Heylesdon , each 59 and more, went that day to the manor of John Fastolf in Tunstall by Bradeston to petition him, and were told that he was at Bradeston, hastened there and met him, and he being godfather told them of the birth.

John Stratton and John Grygges , each 52 and more, met several people coming from the church, including Cecily Goodfellow , the common midwife in those parts, who was carrying a child in her arms wrapped in a fine cloth and told them that he was the son of Robert and baptised John.

John Rysyng and John Lyghtfote , each 56 and more, were walking in the fields near the manor of Bradeston looking for certain animals of theirs, and met John Hawe, the bailiff of that manor, who said that he had their beasts impounded at the manor, and told them of the birth and baptism.

Geoffrey atte Lee and Thomas Camplyen , each 54 and more, met the wife of John Palmer of Bradeston coming from the manor and hurrying home, and she told them of the baptism and that she was with Margery the mother at the birth.