‹ E-CIPM 19-665: ANNE DAUGHTER OF THOMAS LORD BARDOLF AND WIFE OF WILLIAM CLIFFORD, KNIGHT ›

The jurors say that she is aged 19 years and more, having been born in Tattershall castle and baptised in the parish church there on 24 June 1389 , and this they know for the following reasons.

Roger Kelke , aged 60 years, was present in the church and saw the baptism, the first in the new font there.

William Taillour , 60, held a torch at the baptism and was present at the churching of Amice the mother.

William de Kyme and John Hughson , both 50 and more, say that there was heavy rain on that day, the waters overran the banks of the Bain and covered all the grass so that the hay was full of sand.

Robert Milne , 50, and John Cole , 43, had the grass mown from 6 a. of meadow washed away by the flood following the rain that fell that day.

John Cote , 53, and Richard Holbech , 56, were in the church and saw the chaplain consecrate the water in the font.

Thomas Aleyn , 50, and Robert Gouk , 47, went to Coningsby on that day to put out a fire at the house of Alan Sergeant there.

Thomas Hughson , 50, that day lead a wild bull with a halter from the chase of Tattershall to his home and it almost killed him.

Hugh Goudeby , 60, says that Ralph Cromwell grandfather of Anne told him, then Ralph’s receiver, to give the midwife 20s.