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ELIZABETH WIFE OF JOHN FORTESCU, JUNIOR

Writ Head

332 Writ devenerunt . 1 December 1429. [Wymbyssh].

Elizabeth was one of the daughters of Robert son of Ebote daughter of Agnes mother of Otes Champernon . She was thus kin and one of the heirs of Otes who held by knight service of Thomas, earl of Devon , a minor in the wardship of ‪ Henry VI .

Inquisition Head

DEVON. Inquisition [indented]. Exeter 20 December 1429. [Bamfeld].

Jurors

Jurors: William Holewey ; Richard Kelly ; Walter Rede ; John Alyn ; John Fursse ; Thomas Goreffen ; John Page ; Thomas Wrey ; Richard Rowe ; John Dynowe ; Richard Estecote ; and John Maynard .

Holdings

Owing to the death of Otes and the minority of Elizabeth, the following came to the hands of the king and is still there.

Doddiscombsleigh, ½ messuage, a moiety of a fifth of 1/3 manor, and the advowson of a moiety of a fifth of the church there. The tenement and advowson, annual value 5s., are held of the earl as a moiety of a fifth of ½ knight’s fee.

She died on 2 May 1427. Margaret wife of Thomas Wyse is her sister and next heir, and aged 26 and more.

TNA reference

C 139/43/6 mm. 1–2

[The inquisition for Cornwall, ordered in the writ, is not extant.]

Holdings

Holdings

Holding ItemValueQuantityTotal
Doddiscombsleigh
½ (0.5) -
manor -
advowson -
Value5s.5s. (=60d.)
Total: 5s. (=60d.)

Extents

Extents

No holding extent information available.

People

People

Jurors

  • William Holewey
  • Richard Kelly
  • Walter Rede
  • John Alyn
  • John Fursse
  • Thomas Goreffen
  • John Page
  • Thomas Wrey
  • Richard Rowe
  • John Dynowe
  • Richard Estecote
  • John Maynard

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