‹ E-CIPM 19-1000: ROBERT DE ROOS ›

Robert son of James de Roos, knight , was 21 on 1 Nov. last, having been born and baptised at Gedney. The jurors know this for the following reasons:

Richard de Flete of Holbeach, esquire , aged 42 years and more, was in the church and saw Robert raised from the font. John Holbech, esquire , his kinsman, who proved his age before the steward of the duchy of Lancaster, was born on 25 April before the birth of Robert.

John Spaldyng of Whaplode, esquire , 44 and more, was present at the baptism and saw Robert Basset , the vicar, baptising.

John Sutton of Long Sutton, 50 and more, was in the church. Nicholas de Roos, clerk , uncle of Robert, was godfather and called him Robert after Robert de Roos , his ancester.

John de Grene of Fleet, esquire , 60 and more, was in the church, saw the baptism and Robert Basset , the vicar, as the other godfather.

Gilbert Pynchebek of Whaplode, 50 and more, saw the baptism and Katharine Braunch as godmother.

John othe Feld of Holbeach, 54 and more, saw Robert carried to the church with unlit torches, saw the baptism, and saw him carried back with the torches burning.

John Veysy of Holbeach, 60 and more, saw the baptism and that night returning to Holbeach fell into a fen and was almost drowned.

William Teryngton of Gedney, 44 and more, was at the baptism and played with a player at buckler play ( parmam ?) there and broke his finger.

John Edward of Gedney, 50 and more, saw the baptism. John his son was born at Gedney on the eve of Palm Sunday before the birth, and is now a priest.

Thomas Male of Gedney, 50 and more, was in the church, was then a rent collector of James the father and delivered money to the steward of his household for the churching of the mother.

Geoffrey Welby of Whaplode, 50 and more, saw the baptism and married Agnes his wife in that year.

John Pynchebek of Whaplode, 44 and more, was in the church, and Anne his daughter was born on 18 Oct. preceding that day.