‹ E-CIPM 19-343: MAURICE BRUYN ›

Maurice son and heir of Ingram Bruyn was born at South Ockendon and baptised in the church there on 14 September 1385 , and was therefore aged 21 on 14 Sept. last [sic].

The jurors say that they remember this for the reasons given:

John Quynton , aged 45 years and more: Maurice was placed to nurse to the wife of John Jann, carpenter , at Aveley by South Ockendon, and John built him a house at Aveley in that year.

Thomas Turvylle , 54: on the second day after the baptism Maurice was put to nurse at Aveley, and he was sent to the same place by Alice wife of Robert Marny, knight , aunt of Maurice, to see how Maurice was kept and nursed, and he received a gold ring for his trouble.

William Ardale , 49, knows the date by a charter of feoffment of John Smyth by which he bought a croft in Stifford by South Ockendon from John Smyth in that year and had seisin.

John Arundell , 50, was sent on that day by Alice Marny , the aunt, to Robert Marny , then lord of South Ockendon , in London to tell him of the birth, and he was given 20s. for his trouble.

Robert Bolyngton , 50: on that day Alice Wykes (?) granted him 10 a. in Rainham by charter and he had seisin.

John Duddelee , 50, was a servant of Robert Braibrook , then bishop of London , who sent a white palfrey as a gift by him, and Alice Marny gave him 6s.8d. for his trouble.

Edward Caumbre , 60, saw Robert Burton, parson of South Ockendon , the godfather, give Maurice a silver goblet with a gilt cover on the day of the baptism.

Richard Byrle , 49, was at South Ockendon and saw John Broun, goldsmith of London , give Maurice a silver gilt …

John Salman, senior , 60, carried a torch from the manor to the church for the baptism and held it by the font.

William Love , 49, was retained as carpenter on that day by Ingram Bruyn to build a new chamber in the manor of South Ockendon and received 10s. from him.

John Payn , 50, when Maurice was at the church saw Henry Somer driving a cart with a pipe of red wine past the churchyard to the manor and rejoicing and delighting in the birth of Maurice… in such excitement Henry Somer neglected the cart … so that the wine was totally lost.

John Sculle , 48, … was then chief butler of Robert Marny , then lord of South Ockendon , and Robert Est , his clerk of accounts, gave him 10s. for his good services to the godfathers and godmother.