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KATHERINE DAUGHTER AND HEIR OF BERNARD MUSSENDEN
Inquisition Head
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. Proof of age. Buckingham. 27 September 1424. [L Cheyne]
The jurors say that Katherine was born at Buckingham and baptised in the chapel of St Peter there, and was aged 16 years and more on 8 September last. They know because of the following recollections. Henry Barton , aged 57 years and more, saw her godfather give her 6s. 8d. soon after she was baptised. Thomas Turnour , 60 years and more, says that soon after she was baptised there was such a strong wind that houses in that vill collapsed. John Kynggeshane , 45 years and more, gave her godfather and godmothers water to wash their hands in the chapel just after her baptism. John Hogges , 52 years and more, carried a basin and ewer to the chapel before Katherine when she was carried for baptism. Thomas Cook , 46 years and more, that day married Margaret, who survives. Robert Webbe , 49 years and more, was sent to summon Alice Westfeld to nurse Katherine. John Clopton , 53 years and more, says Robert his son, died that day after a long illness. John Hethe , 44 years and more, says Elizabeth his wife gave birth to a son that day. John Smyth , 58 years and more, carried two silver pots of wine to the chapel for her godfather and godmothers and other bystanders at the time she was baptised. John Curteys , 43 years and more, says that Robert Curteys his brother that day celebrated his first mass after he was ordained. William Rilkyn , 51 years and more, says Robert his son was professed as a monk that day. John Pryket , 48 years and more, took his... [ms galled] to ?Villam Romanum that day. Thus, the jurors say that Katherine was aged 16 years and more on 8 September last.
TNA reference
C 139/13/54 mm.1–2
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People
- Smyth, Chancery clerk (Writ Clerk)
- Mussenden, Bernard (Named Person)
- Henry IV, king of England (King)
- Mussenden, Alice (Named Person)
- Henry V, king of England (King)
- IWARDEBY, John (Named Person)
- Gloucester, Humphrey duke of, duke of Gloucester (Named Person)
- Cheyne, Laurence, escheator (Escheator)
- Iwardeby, KATHERINE (Named Person)
- Barton, Henry (Named Person)
- Turnour, Thomas (Named Person)
- Kynggeshane, John (Named Person)
- Hogges, John (Named Person)
- Cook, Thomas (Named Person)
- Cook, Margaret (Named Person)
- Webbe, Robert (Named Person)
- Westfeld, Alice (Named Person)
- Clopton, John (Named Person)
- Clopton, Robert (Named Person)
- Hethe, John (Named Person)
- Hethe, Elizabeth (Named Person)
- Smyth, John (Named Person)
- Curteys, John (Named Person)
- Curteys, Robert (Named Person)
- Rilkyn, William (Named Person)
- Rilkyn, Robert (Named Person)
- Pryket, John (Named Person)