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JOHN DE BRYCHE
Inquisition Head
ESSEX Inquisition Maldon 4 April. [Darcy].
Jurors
Jurors: Alan Pepys of Layer Breton Leyre Breton; John Smythe of Birch ; Thomas Paff ; Richard Sampson of Maldon ; John Mellere of Birch ; John atte Welle of Layer Breton ; John Hokham of Maldon ; and William Alewyn of Maldon [sic: only 8 jurors, in both Chancery and Exchequer copies].
Holdings
Jointly with Anne his wife he held 1 messuage, 80 a. arable, 2 a. meadow, 3 a. pasture and 3s. rent in Great Birch, to them and the heirs of their bodies, remainder to his right heirs by a grant of Henry Stampe , John Wacelyn and John Hokkelee , made with royal licence [CPR 1405–8, p.187]. They are held of the king of the honor of Dover as a 4th part of a knight’s fee, annual value of the messuage and lands 40s. Anne survives him.
He also held in his demesne as of fee 70 a. and 5s. 9 1/2d. rent in Great Birch of the honor of Hagenet by suit of court at the manor of Haughley in Suffolk every 3 weeks, annual value including the rent 23s.4d.; and 1 messuage, 30 a. arable and 4 a. wood in the same place of John Peyton and Richard Baynard , service unknown, annual value 10s.
He died on 1 Jan. last. Robert his son and heir is aged 28 years and more.
[C 138/6/9 m. 1 is the writ and C 138/17/62 m. 2 the inquisition; C 138/17/62 m. 2 is a fragment of another writ. None of the grantors are named in the Exchequer version; in the Chancery version only Stampe and Wacelyn are mentioned.]
TNA reference
C 138/6/9 m. 1
C 138/17/62 mm. 1-2
E 149/104/4 mm. 1-2
ENHANCEMENT OF TEXT: The text of this IPM which appeared in the print edition of CIPM XX has been enhanced in certain respects: see the About pages. Some details of the grant have also been corrected.
Holdings
No holding information available.
Extents
No holding extent information available.
People
- Walsham(Writ Clerk)
Jurors
- Alan Pepys of Layer Breton
- John Smythe of Birch
- Thomas Paff
- Richard Sampson of Maldon
- John Mellere of Birch
- John atte Welle of Layer Breton
- John Hokham of Maldon
- William Alewyn of Maldon
