E-CIPM 22-262: JOAN WIDOW OF GEOFFREY HARLEY

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JOAN WIDOW OF GEOFFREY HARLEY

Inquisition Head

HEREFORDSHIRE AND THE ADJACENT MARCH OF WALES. Inquisition. Hereford. 20 November 1423. [Monyngton]

[The inquisition is scored through and annotated as void because insufficiently indented (minime indentata), see below.]

Jurors

Jurors: Richard Watyes ; Thomas Lanton ; John Brome ; Henry Edward ; Richard Bene ; Richard Gardyner ; Geoffrey Hampton ; William Hampton ; John Smyth ; William Blisse ; Richard Illynger ; and David ap Ithell .

Holdings

She held in dower

the manor of Hampton Wafer of the inheritance of Hugh Mortymer, a minor in the king’s wardship. In the manor there are a messuage, worth nothing yearly; 26s. assize rents at Michaelmas and Lady Day in equal portions; a water-mill, worth 13s. 4d. yearly; 60 a. arable, worth 20s. yearly; and 20 a. pasture, worth 20s. yearly. The manor is held of the king in chief by knight service
.

She died on 12 September last.

[Attached:] Delivered to me, Ralph Poxsall , Keeper of the Tower of London, by the below-mentioned J. Spilman and Christopher, 22 June 1529. This inquisition void because insufficient in law being insufficiently indented according to the form of the statute. Therefore, at the court of the Chancery called for this purpose before John Spylman , one of the king’s serjeants-at-law, and Christopher Hales, king ’s attorney, and others experienced in the Privy Council (aliorum peritorum de consilio dicti domini Regis), it is considered to be cancelled and to stand for nothing. [Subscribed:] John Spelman , Christopher Hales , Poxsall.
TNA reference

C 139/10/18 mm.1–3

Inquisition Head

WORCESTERSHIRE. Inquisition [indented]. Pershore. 11 November 1423. [Vaunpage]

Jurors

Jurors: Thomas Kyngton ; Edmund Pugeon ; John Thorndon ; William Russeley ; John Bruet ; Thomas Solers ; William Spark ; Walter Stabold ; Robert Aleyn ; Thomas Dobbe ; John Stoyle ; and John Grene .

Holdings

She held the following in dower of the inheritance of Hugh Mortymer, a minor in the king’s wardship. They are held of the king in chief of his manor of Martley by 1/4 knight’s fee only.

Dunley, a messuage and a carucate of arable, together worth 6s. 8d. yearly; 10 a. meadow, worth 6s. 8d. yearly; 20 a. pasture, worth 5s. yearly; and 12 a. wood, worth 20d. yearly.
?Shelsley Kings, Dunley, Hillhampton and Areley Kings, £9 assize rents at Christmas, Easter, Midsummer and Michaelmas in equal portions.

She died on 4 September 1423.

TNA reference

C 139/10/18 mm.4–5

Holdings

Holdings

Holding ItemValueQuantityTotal
Dunley
Total: -
?Shelsley Kings, Dunley, Hillhampton, Areley Kings
Total: -

Extents

Extents

Holding ItemValueQuantityTotal
Dunley
Total: -

People

People

Jurors

  • Thomas Kyngton
  • Edmund Pugeon
  • John Thorndon
  • William Russeley
  • John Bruet
  • Thomas Solers
  • William Spark
  • Walter Stabold
  • Robert Aleyn
  • Thomas Dobbe
  • John Stoyle
  • John Grene

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