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JOHN COBHAM, KNIGHT

Writ Head

363 Writ. ‡ 14 Jan. 1408 [Gaunstede].

Addressed to William Staundon, mayor and escheator of London.

Inquisition Head

LONDON. Inquisition. 3 Feb. [Staundon].

Jurors

Jurors: John Horner ; Richard Gylmyn ; John Turmyn ; Roger Brentfeld ; Michael Grace ; Richard Stowell ; Geoffrey Cook ; Thomas Colshull ; Richard Harlowe ; John Essex ; Thomas Morys ; and Thomas Husch .

Holdings

He held in his demesne in fee tail a house and 6 shops in the parish of St. Dunstan by the Tower, with reversion in default of heirs of his body to his right heirs. They are held of the king in free burgage, as is all London, annual value 20 marks.

He died on 10 Jan. last . Joan wife of Nicholas Hawberk, knight , is his kinswoman and next heir, being the daughter of Joan, his daughter, aged 30 years and more.

TNA reference

C 137/65/10 mm. 1-2

ENHANCEMENT OF TEXT: The text of this IPM which appeared in the print edition of CIPM XIX has been enhanced in certain respects: see the About pages.

Inquisition Head

WILTSHIRE. Inquisition. Foxley. 30 Jan. [Baynard].

Jurors

Jurors: William Auncell ; John Burdon ; John Dubbe ; Richard Malewayn ; John ... ; John Basset ; John Ballow ; John Provendere ; John Wodhous ; William Bacheler ; Philip Goffe ; and Nicholas ....

Holdings

He held in his demesne in fee tail, to himself and the heirs of his body, with remainder failing such heirs to his right heirs, by the grant of John Sholdon [?Sheldon], clerk , the manors of

Chisbury, annual value £20, and
Bincknoll, annual value 20 marks
. They are held of the heir of John de Columbar who holds of Queen Joan of her manor of Hampstead Marshall.

Date of death and heir as above.

TNA reference

C 137/65/10 mm. 3-4

E 149/91/16

ENHANCEMENT OF TEXT: The text of this IPM which appeared in the print edition of CIPM XIX has been enhanced in certain respects: see the About pages. '[?Sheldon]' has also been added.

Inquisition Head

KENT. Inquisition. Rochester. 30 Jan. [Clynton].

Jurors

Jurors: John Spryuer ; William Broun ; William Martyn ; Jocelyn Gardon ’; Richard Payn ; Richard Hikelot ; William Smyth ; Thomas Thurston ; William Michel ; Walter Joskyn ‘draper’; Daniel atte Downe ; and Thomas Hendeman .

Holdings

He held in his demesne in fee tail by the grant of John Sholdon, clerk , with remainder failing heirs of his body to his right heirs:

Cobham, the manor with the advowson of the collegiate church, and £10 rent in Allington, Aylesford, East Malling, Ditton, Leybourne, Birling, Cuxton, Meopham, Nurstead, Northfleet, Denton, Chalk, Rainham, Upchurch, Bapchild, Radfield and the Isle of Sheppey, of William Beawchamp, knight , of his manor of Luddesdown by fealty and a rent of 6s.8d., annual value 40 marks.

Cooling, the castle, manor and advowson, with £11 10s. rent in Shorne, Merston, Higham, Cliffe, Frindsbury, Strood, St. Mary’s, St. Werburgh’s and All Hallows in Hoo, and in Gillingham and the city of Rochester, all of the king of the duchy of Lancaster by the service of 1 knight’s fee and suit of court at Wellbrook , annual value 50 marks.

Beckley, the manor, of the king of the duchy of Lancaster by the service of half a knight’s fee and suit at the same court, annual value 100s.

Pool, the manor, annual value £4,
and Bromhey next Cooling, the manor, annual value 10 marks,
of the bishop of Rochester by the service of half and a quarter fees.

Stone, the manor, of the bishop and prior of Rochester in gavelkind, service unknown to the jurors, annual value 53s.4d.

Shamwell, the hundred, of the abbess of Denny of her manor of Temple in Strood by a yearly rent of 15s., annual value 26s.8d.

Date of death and heir as above.

TNA reference

C 137/65/10 mm. 5-6

ENHANCEMENT OF TEXT: The text of this IPM which appeared in the print edition of CIPM XIX has been enhanced in certain respects: see the About pages.

Inquisition Head

SURREY. Inquisition. Southwark. 7 Feb. [Oxenbreg].

Jurors

Jurors: Robert Wiliam ; John Wiliam ; William Sparewe ; Richard Smart ; William Wil ; Nicholas Purchas ; John Broun ; Thomas ?Delell ; Richard Man ‘brewer’; John Drynkewatere ; Stephen Canterbery ; and Philip Waltham .

Holdings

He held in his demesne as of fee

2 a. in Worplesdon, annual value 16d.,
with the advowson, annual value £10 when it occurs,
of Elizabeth Spencer of the honour of Gloucester, service unknown.

Date of death and heir as above.

TNA reference

C 137/65/10 mm. 7-8

ENHANCEMENT OF TEXT: The text of this IPM which appeared in the print edition of CIPM XIX has been enhanced in certain respects: see the About pages.

Holdings

Holdings

Holding ItemValueQuantityTotal
Cobham, advowson, Allington, Aylesford, East Malling, Ditton, Leybourne, Birling, Cuxton, Meopham, Nurstead, Northfleet, Denton, Chalk, Rainham, Upchurch, Bapchild, Isle of Sheppey
Total: -
Cooling, Shorne, Merston, Higham, Cliffe, Frindsbury, Strood, St. Mary’s, St. Werburgh’s, All Hallows in Hoo, Gillingham, Rochester
Total: -
Beckley
Total: -
Pool
Total: -
Bromhey
Total: -
Stone
Total: -
Shamwell
Total: -

Extents

Extents

No holding extent information available.

People

People

  • Gaunstede(Writ Clerk)

Jurors

  • John Spryuer
  • William Broun
  • William Martyn
  • Jocelyn Gardon
  • Richard Payn
  • Richard Hikelot
  • William Smyth
  • Thomas Thurston
  • William Michel
  • Walter Joskyn ‘draper’
  • Daniel atte Downe
  • Thomas Hendeman

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