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NICHOLAS GOWER, ESQUIRE
Inquisition Head
YORKSHIRE Inquisition [indented]. Selby 9 Jan. 1417 [Boynton].
Jurors
Jurors: John Dronsfeld ; Thomas de Laton of Melsonby ; Roger Preston ; Robert Waddesley ; John Thornton of Farlington ; John Vavasour of ?Danby ; William Smythson ; Thomas Seyntpoule ; Thomas de Malton of Thormanby ; Edmund Scauceby ; William Hally ; Simon Curson ; and John Haukeswell of Helperby .
Holdings
He held of Philip , son and heir John late Lord Darcy , who held of Henry IV , and who, as stated in the writ, is in the king’s ward:
Stainsby, the manor, in his demesne as of fee by knight service and a rent of 10s., annual value 8 marks.
Pickton, the manor, jointly with Joan his wife, by the grant of Thomas Ellerbek and William Gentilman , chaplains, to them and the heirs of their bodies, by knight service, annual value 40s.
Yarm, 4 bovates, in his demesne as of fee by knight service, in demesne and service [Sic], annual value 13s.4d.; and Hutton, 1 messuage and 2 bovates, of the manor of Hutton by knight service, annual value 13s.
He died on 21 Nov. last. John Gower , his son and heir, is aged 17 years and more.
TNA reference
C 138/18/16 mm. 1-2
E 149/107/6
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. Extra details of his tenure of Pickton and Yarm have also been added.
Holdings
No holding information available.
Extents
No holding extent information available.
People
- Wymbyssh(Writ Clerk)
Jurors
- John Dronsfeld
- Thomas de Laton of Melsonby
- Roger Preston
- Robert Waddesley
- John Thornton of Farlington
- John Vavasour of ?Danby
- William Smythson
- Thomas Seyntpoule
- Thomas de Malton of Thormanby
- Edmund Scauceby
- William Hally
- Simon Curson
- John Haukeswell of Helperby
