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JOHN SMYTH SON AND HEIR OF EDMUND SMYTH OF BRADWELL

Inquisition Head

ESSEX. Inquisition. Chelmsford. 5 November 1426. [Flete]

Jurors

Jurors: John Rouchestre ; Richard Josep ; Ralph Bouendon ; Benedict Debenham ; John Sudbury ; Thomas Prentys of Rettendon; George Newman ; John Lenyng ; John Osbern ; Roger Hamond ; John Comy ; and Robert Comy .

Holdings
He held
1/3 tenement called ‘Batailles’ in the vill of Bradwell on Sea, in his demesne as of fee of the king in chief by service of 1/20 knight’s fee. In the 1/3 there are 24 a. arable, each acre worth 6d. yearly; a salt-marsh called ‘Grenewerde’ containing 20 a., each acre worth 2 1/4d. yearly; 4s. 6d. assize rents at Christmas and Midsummer in equal portions; and a customary payment called ‘acre repp’, worth 2d. yearly.
He died on 5 October 1423. John Comynger son of Thomas Comynger and Agatha his wife, daughter of Christine one of the sisters of John Smyth late of Bradwell, senior, father of Edmumd Smyth named in the writ, and John Comynger son of Walter Comynger and Joan his wife, other sister of John Smyth, senior , father of Edmund Smyth , are his kinsmen and next heirs, John son of Thomas is aged 30 years and more, John son of Walter 25 years and more.
John Kirkeby, lately escheator , took the 1/3 into king’s hands by virtue of his office on 15 October 1423 because John was dead and had held of the king in chief by knight service. He and successive escheators occupied the 1/3 from the time of John’s death and separately and successively took the issues for this time to the use of the king.
TNA reference

C 139/29/37 mm.1–2

Holdings

Holdings

Holding ItemValueQuantityTotal
Bradwell on Sea
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Extents

Holding ItemValueQuantityTotal
Bradwell on Sea
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People

People

Jurors

  • John Rouchestre
  • Richard Josep
  • Ralph Bouendon
  • Benedict Debenham
  • John Sudbury
  • Thomas Prentys of Rettendon
  • George Newman
  • John Lenyng
  • John Osbern
  • Roger Hamond
  • John Comy
  • Robert Comy

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