‹ E-CIPM 18-990: ROBERT SON AND HEIR OF RICHARD PONYNGES, KNIGHT ›

John Pusele , aged 50 years and more, says that Robert was 21 on 2 Dec. 1403 , and he knows because he saw him born at Okeford Fitzpaine on 3 Dec. (Wednesday after St. Andrew) 1382 in the house of Robert Fitzpayn there, and baptised in the church of St. Andrew at Okeford on the same day. He had a son Nicholas baptised there on that day.

Nicholas Kene , 48, and William Mayne , 52, saw Robert born in the house of Robert Fitzpayn , and baptised in the church there, and they immediately rode to Woodsford in the same county, and told Guy de Briene, senior, knight , kinsman of Isabel, mother of Robert, and he gave them each 40s.

Nicholas Mautravers , 55, John Bolde , 47, and William Spenser , 61, immediately rode to Ifield in Sussex and told Richard de Ponynges , the father of Robert, and he gave them 20s. each.

John Nypred , 55, had a son buried in that church on the day of the baptism.

William Davy , 48, and Thomas Kene , 56, were retained in the council of Richard the father of Robert in the year before the birth, with a robe and a pension for life, and remember by the date of the pension.

John Busy , 48, and John Stylle , 52, say that on that day Guy de Briene, junior, knight , rode in all haste to Okeford and was godfather, and Walter Mourdon , then parson of Okeford , entered the date in a missal in the church.

Richard Lust , 54, had a son John baptised in the church on that day and knows by counting the years from that baptism.

The escheator warned Humphrey Stafford and William Percy ; knights, William Makenade and Thomas Blast , as required by the writ. Humphrey was present, the others not. He said nothing against the proof, and Robert should have his lands.