‹ E-CIPM 19-188: IDA DAUGHTER OF AMERY DE SANCTO AMANDO ›

The jurors say that Ida, daughter of Amery de Sancto Amando and wife of Thomas West , was aged 14 years and more on 6 May 1406 . [The actual day and year of the birth is nowhere stated].

Roger Sydmanton , aged 40 years and more, was riding at West Woodhay on the day of the birth and baptism in the church of St. Lawrence, Woodhay, when his horse fell and he broke his arm. It was then common report in the parish that she had been baptised.

John Hyde , 50 and more, on the Monday before St. George ( 23 April) in that [not stated] year was apprenticed carpenter with master Walter Asshele, carpenter of West Woodhay , and he knows the date by his indenture of apprenticeship.

John Berford , 57 and more, in that year was staying with John Lyllebon, knight , who married Joan, the date of the marriage was entered in a psalter in Hungerford church, and by inspection of that he knows the date.

John Wastpayn , 50: at Michaelmas before the birth Thomas Wastpayn , his kinsman, was put in ward of Richard Aderbury, knight, being under age, because Henry his father held in chief of Richard Adderbury by knight service.

Roger Croke , 60, on Thursday after the date of the birth rode towards Newbury, was thrown from his horse and broke his right shin-bone.

William Pery , 58: on the Monday after the birth Alice wife of John Pery died and was buried in the graveyard of Newbury church, and the death was recorded in the psalter of the church, whence he knows the date.

Henry Vykary , 52: at Easter after the birth Thomas Hunt was apprenticed to him in the art of weaving in Newbury, and he has the date by the indenture.

Roger Smyth of Newbury, 44: Thomas Smyth , his father, died within a fortnight of the birth and was buried in Newbury churchyard.

Peter Cravyswyk , 40, had a brother Henry, who held a flaming torch at the font in Woodhay church at the baptism.

William Hoome , 64: Katherine Hoome , his mother, was buried that day in the church of Midgham, and he knows from the date of the obit.

William Chalow , 57, within a fortnight of the birth had a daughter Agnes born and baptised in the church of West Woodhay.

John Smyth of Newbury, 40: on that day Henry Inkepenne had a window placed in the church of Woodhay in which the date is written.