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WILLIAM LICHEFELD, KNIGHT n210
Inquisition Head
WORCESTERSHIRE. Inquisition [indented]. Worcester. 12 January 1447. [Delamare].
Jurors
Jurors: Thomas Corbet ; William Rumpney ; Walter Colles ; Richard Andrewe ; Thomas Halle ; Richard Drencher ; Richard Farley ; John Wall ; Thomas Gard ; William Waynard ; John Andrew ; and Thomas Admond .
Holdings
He held no lands or tenements of the king in chief or in any other way. He was seised of the following in demesne as of fee.He died on 27 January 1446. Margaret, wife of Humphrey Stafford, of Bishops Frome, esquire, is his daughter and next heir, aged 21 and more.
[Head:] Delivered to court on 1 December 1446 [sic].
TNA reference
C 139/122/35 m. 1–2
Inquisition Head
SHROPSHIRE AND THE ADJACENT MARCH OF WALES. Inquisition. Bridgnorth. 10 May 1446. [Spryngehose].
Jurors
Jurors: Richard Horde of Bridgnorth; John Colle, junior ; John Kekynwyche ; Ralph Adames ; Richard Hale ; Thomas Wodehouse ; Roger Brugge ; John Burnell ; Richard Hamond ; Richard Elfe ; Roger Rehouse ; and William Copener .
Holdings
He held no lands or tenements of the king in chief or or of any other. Long before his death, by charter dated 19 March 1445, n211 shown to the jurors, he feoffed John Halle and William Cuyne , and their heirs and assigns, among other things, of the following, so that they were seised in demesne as of fee. This William afterwards died, and John held the manor by right of survivorship, and continued in that estate for the whole of William Lichefeld ’s life.
He died on 30 January last. Margaret, wife of Humphrey Stafford, esquire , is his daughter and next heir, aged 24 and more.
[Head:] Delivered to court on 24 March [sic].
TNA reference
C 139/122/35 mm. 3–4
Inquisition Head
STAFFORDSHIRE. Inquisition [indented]. Wolverhampton. 19 June 1447. [Barbour].
[Inquisition: ms faded and galled in places.]
Jurors
Jurors: John Fyssher of Wolverhampton; John Clerk ; William Cook ; Robert Wa... ; ?John ?Stekker ; John Beell ; John Newport ; Robert Chaumbyr ; Thomas Walle ; Clement atte Echeles ; John Pype ; Henry Smyth ; and Henry Graseley .
Holdings
He held no lands or tenements of the king in chief or in any other way. Long before his death, he was seised in demesne as of fee of the manors of Abnalls and Weeford, of a third part of the manor of Freeford, and of 44 messuages, 8 carucates of land, 50 a. meadow, 200 a. pasture, 100 a. wood, and 100s. rent in Lichfield, Little Curborough, Freeford, Whittington, Edingale, Aldershawe, Horseley , Stychbrook, King’s Bromley, and Elmhurst. By charter dated at Lichfield, 10 June 1421, shown to the jurors, he feoffed therein Thomas de la Mare, Richard Upton , William Hulle, parson of the church of Eastham , and Robert Harper, clerk , and their heirs and assigns. The premises were described as the manors of Abnalls and Weeford, and all his other lands, tenements, rents, and services in the county. Thomas and the others were seised in demesne as of fee. Afterwards Richard and Robert, by writing dated 1 September 1430, shown to the jurors, quitclaimed the premises, described as above, to Thomas and William and their heirs and assigns. Afterwards Thomas and William, by charter dated at Weeford, 8 September 1430, shown to the jurors, feoffed therein William, named in the writ, and Joan, then his wife, and the heirs of their bodies, with remainder to the right heirs of William. The premises were described as the manors of Abnalls and Weeford, and all the other lands, tenements, rents, and services in the county, which Thomas de la Mare and William Hulle lately had jointly with Richard Upton and Robert Harper , clerks by grant of William Lichefeld . William and Joan were seised in demesne as of fee tail by form of the grant. William died seised of such estate jointly with Joan, without heir between them. Joan survived and held the premises by right of survivorship, and continued her estate until the day of this inquisition.Joan occupied the premises and received the issues from the day of his death until the day of this inquisition.
[Head:] Delivered to court on 7 July 1447.
TNA reference
C 139/122/35 mm. 5–6
Inquisition Head
HEREFORDSHIRE AND THE ADJACENT MARCH OF WALES. Inquisition. Leominster. 29 April 1446. [Biriton].
Jurors
Jurors: John Muryman ; Richard Hulle of Humber; William Shirreve ; Edmund Jenkyns ; Richard Shirreve ; Richard Laughton ; Edmund Botiller ; William Regnald ; John Padwynk ; Richard Noblet ; Richard Birche ; John Kent ; and John Thomelyns .
Holdings
He held no lands or tenements in demesne as of fee or in service of the king in chief or of any other. Edmund Cornewayll, knight , was once seised of the following in demesne as of fee. He granted the moiety to Brian de Cornewayll , his younger son, and the heirs male of his body, so that Brian was seised in demesne as of fee tail. He had issue: John Cornewayll, knight , and died seised of such estate. After his death John entered as son and heir and was seised in demesne as of fee tail by virtue of the grant. He granted the moiety to William, named in the writ, for the term of his life. William entered and was seised in demesne as of free tenement. Afterwards he feoffed therein William Hille, parson of the church of Eastham, and John Halle , and their heirs, so that they were seised in demesne as of fee. They afterwards granted the moiety to William Lichefeld and Joan his wife, who survives, and their heirs, so that they were seised in demesne as of fee. William Lichefeld died, and John Cornewayll , son of Brian, died without heir male of his body. The moiety ought to revert to Edmund Cornewaill by form of the grant, because [ John ] n212 died without heir male of his body. Edmund is the kin and heir of Edmund Cornewayll, knight , as the son of Lewis, the son of Peter, the son of Edmund knight . This Edmund son of Lewis entered the moiety after the death of John son of Brian, for the preceding reasons, and still continues his possession.
He died on 31 January last. Isabel, wife of Humphrey Stafford , is his daughter and next heir, aged 22.
[Head:] Delivered to court on 27 May 1446.
TNA reference
C 139/122/35 mm. 7–8
Inquisition Head
OXFORDSHIRE. Inquisition. Woodstock. 11 May 1446. [Wyghthille].
Jurors
Jurors: William Ardern ; John ?[unclear: B]olde ; William Fawkener ; Richard Doket ; William Frere ; John Lamare ; Richard Prat ; Richard Haseley ; John Symond ; Andrew Cokk ; Robert Berbury ; and John Willam .
Holdings
He held no lands or tenements of the king in chief or of any other. Long before his death, by charter dated 19 March 1445, as in 405, shown to the jurors, he feoffed John Halle and William Cuyne , and their heirs and assigns, among other things, of the following, so that they were seised in demesne as of fee. This William afterwards died, and John held the manor by right of survivorship, and continued in that estate for the whole of William Lichefeld ’s life.
Date of death and heir as 407.
[Head:] Examined by John Mapilton .
TNA reference
E 149/181/6 m. 2
Extents
No holding extent information available.
People
- Bate(Writ Clerk)
Jurors
- Thomas Corbet
- William Rumpney
- Walter Colles
- Richard Andrewe
- Thomas Halle
- Richard Drencher
- Richard Farley
- John Wall
- Thomas Gard
- William Waynard
- John Andrew
- Thomas Admond