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KATHERINE WIFE OF JOHN STREECHE, CHEVALIER
Inquisition Head
CAMBRIDGESHIRE. Inquisition. Cambridge. 31 July 1423. [Caldecote]
Jurors
Jurors: John Knyghte ; Robert Dertlote ; Richard Parson ; John Hoppe ; John Waryn ; Thomas Clerk ; Henry Mapel ; John Cooke ; John Hawkyn ; John Cadman ; William Custance ; and John Lamasse .
Holdings
She held no lands or tenements of the king in chief in demesne or by service. Edmund Cheyne, knight , was seised of the manor of Long Stanton, among other manors, advowsons, lands and tenements in other counties, in his demesne as of fee. By a charter, with his close warrant, sealed with his seal of arms and dated at Poyntington, 4 June 1374, shown to the jurors, he granted all the above to Ralph Cheyne his brother, William Pekwell, parson of the church of Trent, John Cokk, parson of the church of Bridport, and Henry, parson of the church of Poyntington, and their heirs and assigns, to hold of the chief lords of these fees by the customary rents and services. The feoffees were seised in their demesne as of fee. By their charter they regranted all the above to Edmund and Katherine his wife and the heirs of his body, to hold as above, remainder of the manor of Long Stanton to Margaret Heton , Katherine’s daughter, for life, reversion to Ralph Cheyne, knight , his heirs and assigns. Afterwards, Margaret died and Edmund died without heirs long before the death of Katherine named in the writ. Katherine held the manor for life, lately jointly enfeoffed with Edmund her late husband. Right of reversion was to Edmund Cheyne , now in the king’s wardship, as kinsman and heir of Ralph Cheyne, knight , being the son of William Cheyne, knight , son of this Ralph Cheyne, knight , brother of Edmund.
Thomas Kingeston and William Harrewode, clerk , by virtue of letters patent [CPR 1422–9, p.96], have taken all issues from the manor of Long Stanton and 1/3 manor of Steeple Morden since her death and still do so.
She died on 1 December last. John Latymer is her kinsman and next heir, as son of Margaret Heton , her daughter, and is aged 24 years and more.
TNA reference
C 139/2/29 mm.1–2
E 149/128/4 m.1
Inquisition Head
CAMBRIDGESHIRE. Inquisition. Newmarket. 6 May 1424. [Parys]
Jurors
Jurors: John Sibylle ; Geoffrey Bocher ; John Cook ; John Aston ; Robert Horn ; John Cristemasse ; John Leche ; John Grygge ; John Asselyn ; Robert Cook ; Richard Wregge ; and John Perkyn .
Holdings
Edmund Cheyne , son of William Cheyne , was aged 21 years on 21 March 1423. He is the kinsman and next heir of Edmund Cheyne , her former husband, being the son of William Cheyne , son of Ralph Cheyne , brother of Edmund.
TNA reference
C 139/2/29 mm.3 –4
Inquisition Head
DEVON. Inquisition. Exeter. 19 January 1423. [Copleston]
Jurors
Jurors: Richard Holand ; Nicholas Radewey ; Roger Treymayle ; John Knolle ; John Newman ; John Crosse ; John Duke ; Stephen Fracke ; John Ayssh ; Richard Seyntclere ; John Latche ; and John Jermyn .
Holdings
She held no lands or tenements of the king [in chief], in demesne or by service. Edmund Cheyne , her former husband, was seised in his demesne as of fee of the following, among other manors, advowsons, lands and tenements in other counties, granted and regranted as in 63, except that reversion after the deaths of Edmund and Katherine was to Ralph Cheyne, knight , his heirs and assigns. Edmund died without heirs. Right to the reversion to Edmund Cheyne as in 63. He was aged 21 years on 11 June last.
Date of death and heir as in 63.
TNA reference
C 139/2/29 mm.5–6
E 149/128/4 m.2
Inquisition Head
DORSET. Inquisition. Sherborne. 22 July 1423. [Carent]
Jurors
Jurors: John Downton ; John Lyneden ; William Knap... [ms torn] ; John Dare ; John Milburn ; Richard Waite ; John Forster ; Thomas Drapere ; John Eston ; John Dauy ; William Puriton ; and Robert Anketill .
Holdings
She held no lands or tenements of the king in chief or another in demesne or by service.
Date of death and heir as in 63.
TNA reference
C 139/2/29 mm.7–8
Inquisition Head
SOMERSET. Inquisition. Milverton. 14 August 1423. [Carrant]
Jurors
Jurors: Nicholas Walrond ; Robert Stanlynche ; Richard Rede ; John Richers ; John Northdon ; John Touker ; John Isbeare ; William North ; Roger Thoder ; Robert Bruwer ; Richard Berdon ; and Richard Powton .
Holdings
She held no lands or tenements of the king in chief in demesne or by service. Edmund Cheyne , her former husband, was seised in his demesne as of fee of the manor of Poyntington with the advowson of its church, among manors, advowsons, lands and tenements in other counties. These were granted and regranted as in 63, except that reversion after the deaths of Edmund and Katherine was to Ralph Cheyne, knight , his heirs and assigns, and the feoffees’ charter is here dated at Poyntington, 22 June 1374. Right to the reversion to Edmund Cheyne , aged 21 years, as in 63.
Date of death and heir as in 62.
TNA reference
C 139/2/29 mm.7, 9
People
- Wymbyssh, Nicholas, clerk (Writ Clerk)
- Copleston, John, junior, escheator (Escheator)
- Cheyne, Edmund, knight (Grantor)
- Cheyne, Ralph, knight (Reversioner)
- Cheyne, EDMUND (Named Person)
- Ottery St Mary, canons of the college of (Named Person)
- Pomeray, Edward de la (Named Person)
- March, earl of (Named Person)
- Goldcliff, prior of, prior of Goldcliff (Named Person)
- Streeche, KATHERINE (Subject of Inquisition)
- Streeche, John, chevalier (Named Person)
Jurors
- Richard Holand
- Nicholas Radewey
- Roger Treymayle
- John Knolle
- John Newman
- John Crosse
- John Duke
- Stephen Fracke
- John Ayssh
- Richard Seyntclere
- John Latche
- John Jermyn
