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JOHN PONTON
Inquisition Head
DEVON Inquisition.Exeter. 5 April.. [Reynall].
Jurors
Jurors: John Legh ; John Pippedon ; William Edmond ; John Ussher ; Walter ?Radeslo ; John Grene; Robert Tug ; Andrew Taillour ; John Bykelegh ; William May ; John Michell ; and John Trevyn .
Holdings
John Ponton of Exeter, outlawed in London on 19 July 1395 at the suit of Robert Skyres , executor of William Horbury, clerk , in a plea of debt, held in his demesne as of fee 2 messuages and 2 gardens in Exeter in Paul Street; 4 shops and a cellar in Smith Street; 1 messuage, 1 garden and 4 shops outside the south gate; 1 messuage inside the gate; 3 cottages and a garden outside the east gate; and 1 messuage outside the north gate; all held of the king in free burgage, as is all the city of Exeter, annual value 30s.
He granted them all by his charter on 9 June 1396 to Adam Skut of Exeter, his heirs and assigns.
He died on 19(?) July 1396 [eve of St. Margaret, Saturday, 20 Richard II, but Saturday was 15 or 22 July]. Richard his brother and next heir is aged 40 years and more.
John Copleston, escheator , and the other escheators have held the premises since the outlawry and taken the profits. At present all are ruinous and empty and no one is occupying or taking the profits.
TNA reference
C 137/30/12 mm. 1-2
ENHANCEMENT OF TEXT: The text of this IPM which appeared in the print edition of CIPM XVIII has been enhanced in certain respects: see the About pages.
ENHANCEMENT OF TEXT: The text of this IPM which appeared in the print edition of CIPM XVIII has been enhanced in certain respects: see the About pages.
Holdings
No holding information available.
Extents
No holding extent information available.
People
- Asplion(Writ Clerk)
Jurors
- John Legh
- John Pippedon
- William Edmond
- John Ussher
- Walter ?Radeslo
- John Grene
- Robert Tug
- Andrew Taillour
- John Bykelegh
- William May
- John Michell
- John Trevyn
