E-CIPM 20-845: WILLIAM FAUCONER

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WILLIAM FAUCONER

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845. Writ de etate probanda. 24 Oct. 1417. [Wymbyssh]. Teste John, duke of Bedford.

William, son and heir of William Fauconer, esquire, who held of Henry IV, claims to have been born at Kingsclere.

Inquisition Head

HAMPSHIRE. Proof of age. Southampton. 10 Dec. [Bryd].

John Clapton , (50?) says that William was born and baptised at Kingsclere and was aged 21 on 11 June last. He knows because Walter Badcok had a son called William on the same day.

The other jurors confirmed this, giving the following reasons for remembering the date:

William Hunt , 45, met William Drayton, knight , going to church to stand godfather.

William Fremantell , 60, met Alice atte More going to church to be godmother.

Thomas Place , 50, rode to Burghclere to William the parson there to ask him to be the other godfather.

John Jafkyns , 58, had a son William who died that day.

Walter ?Bory , 55, had a new house built that day.

John Dene, 60, had a daughter Joan espoused (disponsatam) in the said church that day.

Nicholas Bernard , 48, had a son called Richard who drowned in a stream in the vill the same day.

William ?Dudcok, 60, had a son called Robert who was killed by robbers that day.

Thomas Wheler , 50, broke his right shin dancing (saltando).

John Wodelefe, junior , 48 took seisin of a tenement which he had bought from John atte Oke at that time.

John Morere , 60, lost the greater part of his goods to robbers that day.

[Partly illegible ].

TNA reference

C 138/29/65 mm. 1-2

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