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JOHN POTESMORE
Inquisition Head
BERKSHIRE. Inquisition ex officio. Newbury. 1 November 1430. [Fynderne].
Jurors
Jurors: Nicholas Fayrefaxe; John Bolter; Thomas Marchall; Nicholas Webbe; Vincent Waldry; John Devenyssh; John Smyth, senior; Hugh Wynnet; John Smyth, junior; John Hamond; Richard Bosser; and John West, junior.Holdings
He held in demesne as of feea messuage, 20 a. land, and 5 a. meadow in Brimpton, annual
value 6s. 8d.
He died on 19 April 1421. John Potesmore, still living and an idiot since birth, is his son and next heir, and aged 28 and more.
John Stokes of Brimpton, ‘gentilman’, has taken the issues since the death of John the father, for which he is answerable to the king. The fact of the idiocy was not made clear to the escheator before the inquisition.
TNA reference
E 149/147/12 m.1
Holdings
| Holding Item | Value | Quantity | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brimpton | ||||
| messuage | a (1 x messuage) | - | ||
| land | 20 a. (20 x acre) | - | ||
| meadow | 5 a. (5 x acre) | - | ||
| Value | 6s. 8d. | 6s. 8d. (=80d.) | ||
| Total: 6s. 8d. (=80d.) | ||||
Extents
No holding extent information available.
People
- Fynderne, William, escheator (Escheator)
- Potesmore, John (Named Person)
- Stokes, John, gentleman (Named Person)
- POTESMORE, JOHN (Subject of Inquisition)
Jurors
- Nicholas Fayrefaxe
- John Bolter
- Thomas Marchall
- Nicholas Webbe
- Vincent Waldry
- John Devenyssh
- John Smyth, senior
- Hugh Wynnet
- John Smyth, junior
- John Hamond
- Richard Bosser
- John West, junior
