‹ E-CIPM 18-858: NICHOLAS SON AND HEIR OF JOHN MOLYNS ›

Holdings

The jurors say that Nicholas is aged 21 years and more, having been born at South Petherton on 24 June 1380, and baptised in the church of St. Peter there.

Robert Lambrouk , 64, knows because he was present in the church when John Hayward, chaplain , baptised Nicholas and wrote the day and year in a missal in the church.

John Mucheldever , 54, came with Nicholas, then prior of Muchelney abbey , to the church, where the prior was godfather, and he saw the date written in the missal.

John Mede , 60, was present and had a son William born in the same year.

John Peny , 48, came to the church on that day, and on the Sunday before he had married Alice daughter of Robert Lambrouk .

John Warmwell , 44, was with Robert Lambrouk in the church and contracted marriage with Margery his daughter.

Henry Humerford , 60, John Holme , 64, Robert Boton , 68, and Philip Batte , 55, were at a fair at South Petherton on that feast [Midsummer day], they were called from it to bear witness and were present when John Hayward wrote the date.

John Bryce , 50, John Wodehous , 56, John Bokerell , 60, were present in the church at the baptism and were called to bear witness; and on that day John Molyns granted to John Spore and Edith his wife 3 a. in South Petherton for their lives by a charter so dated.

John Bernard was warned and did not come.