E-CIPM 24-290: JOAN, WIFE OF ROBERT CONSTABLE

Full text

JOAN, WIFE OF ROBERT CONSTABLE

Writ Head

289 Writ mandamus. ‡ 1 February 1434. [ Selby ].

Regarding lands held in chief of ‪ Richard II .

Inquisition Head

SURREY. Inquisition [indented]. Kingston Upon Thames. 16 October 1434. [Fontayns].

Jurors

Jurors: John Lake ; John Halle ; John Bykenore ; John Daunson ; Robert atte Breche ; John Waterman ; Richard Wrenne ; William Reyner ; Thomas Perkyn ; Robert Lorchon ; John Bures ; and John Lamvale .

Holdings

She held no lands or tenements of ‪ Richard II in demesne or service.

She died on 31 August 1394. William Constable is her son and next heir, and aged 40 years and more.

TNA reference

C 139/68/7 mm.1–2

Writ Head

290 Writ (Exchequer). ‡ 1 November 1434. [Wymbyssh].

[Dorse:] by J[ohn] Frank. Enrolled Michaelmas term, year 13 [1434], roll 7.

Inquisition Head

SURREY. Inquisition virtute officii [indented]. Kingston Upon Thames. 3 November 1433. [Hexham].

Jurors

Jurors: John Bekenore ; John Sterre ; William Rever ; William Wodehale ; Thomas Hamound ; John Spark ; John London ; Adam Grover ; Robert Poynton ; William Payn ; William Lyndesey ; and Hugh Hogreve .

Holdings
She died seised of the following in her demesne as of fee.
Walton-on-Thames, 12 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 4 a. meadow, each acre worth 12d. yearly; and 1/2 a. wood, called ‘Asshlees’, held of the king , service unknown.
Date of death and heir as 289.
Richard Boughton entered the land, meadow, and wood without royal licence immediately after her death. He took the issues until 16 September 1433 when he gave the land, etc., without royal licence, to Robert Thame and others, to hold in fee simple. Richard refuses to pay the issues.
TNA reference

C 139/68/7 mm.3–4

E 149/154/15 m.1

Holdings

Holdings

Holding ItemValueQuantityTotal
Walton-on-Thames
land2d. (per unit)12 a. (12 x acre)2s. (=24d.)
meadow12d. (per unit)4 a. (4 x acre)4s. (=48d.)
wood 1/2 a. (0.5 x acre) -
Total: -

Extents

Extents

No holding extent information available.

People

People

  • Wymbyssh(Writ Clerk)

Jurors

  • John Bekenore
  • John Sterre
  • William Rever
  • William Wodehale
  • Thomas Hamound
  • John Spark
  • John London
  • Adam Grover
  • Robert Poynton
  • William Payn
  • William Lyndesey
  • Hugh Hogreve

Map

Leaflet | © OpenStreetMap contributors