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JOHN GLEMESFORD OF GLEMSFORD, ESQUIREn238

Writ Head

586 Writ. ‡ 3 May 1437. [Wymbyssh].

Regarding lands he held by knight service from the vacant bishopric of Ely, which is in the king’s hand.

Inquisition Head

SUFFOLK. Inquisition. Mildenhall. 20 June 1437. [Roppeley].

Jurors

Jurors: Thomas Sygo ; Richard Childeston ; William Chapman ; John Frere ; John Bygge ; Adam Lambard ; John Tayllour ; Edmund Cote ; John Fuller ; Thomas Gerveys ; Ralph Gerveys ; and John Mitton .

Holdings

He did not hold any lands or tenements of the bishopric of Ely.

He died on 3 December 1436. Charles Glemesford his son and next heir, is now aged 14 years.

TNA reference

C 139/79/9 mm.1–2

Writ Head

587 Writ. ‡ 26 January 1437. [Wymbyssh].

Addressed to the escheator of Norfolk and Suffolk. n239

Inquisition Head

NORFOLK. Inquisition. Downham Market. 28 April 1437. [Rippeley].

Jurors

Jurors: John Arnold ; Richard Croft ; Andrew Skarlet ; Thomas Blake ; John Walbot ; John Taylour ; Thomas Barre ; John Swyft ; Thomas Alcok ; William Lovell ; Thomas Spencer ; and Reynold Dounham .

Holdings
He held the following by curtesy as of the right of Margaret, lately his wife, who was seised in demesne as of fee tail by grant of Peter Corte, clerk , viz., to her and the heirs of her body.
Watlington, Runcton [North, South, or Holme], Tottenhill, Setchey, and Shouldham Thorpe, a messuage, worth 2s. yearly, 30 1/2 a. land, each acre worth 4d. yearly, 9 a. meadow, each acre worth 8d. yearly, 10s. rent, and the advowson of the church of Watlington, worth 100s. yearly when it falls, held of the king as of his honour of Wormegay as 1/40 knight’s fee.

He died on 10 December last. Katherine, daughter of John Curteys and Agnes, lately his wife, daughter of John Glemesford and Margaret his wife, and Katherine, lately the wife of Thomas Hardekyn , sister of Agnes and daughter of John and Margaret, are Margaret’s next heirs. Katherine, daughter of John Curteys , was aged 6 years on 1 May last, and Katherine, lately wife of Thomas Hardekyn , is aged 34 years and more.

[Foot:] this inquisition was delivered to Chancery on 21 May 1437.

TNA reference

C 139/79/9 mm.3–4

Writ Head

588 Writ de partitione. 14 June 1437. [Wymbyssh].

Addressed to the escheator of Norfolk . Regarding 587. Order to partition the lands into two equal parts and cause William Bolton and Katherine, lately the wife of Thomas Hardekyn , sister of Agnes, to have full seisin of her purparty in her right, William having married her. The king to retain the purparty of Katherine, daughter of John Curteys , until further order [CFR 1430–37, p. 342].

TNA reference

E 149/161/2 m.2

n239^: The dorse of the writ makes it clear that only one inquisition was returned.

Holdings

Holdings

Holding ItemValueQuantityTotal
Watlington, Runcton, Tottenhill, Setchey, Shouldham Thorpe
messuage2s.a (1 x messuage)2s. (=24d.)
land4d. (per unit)30 1/2 a. (30.5 x acre)10s. 2d. (=122d.)
meadow8d. (per unit)9 a. (9 x acre)6s. (=72d.)
rent10s.10s. (=120d.)
Total: £1 8s. 2d. (=338d.)
Value£5 (=1200d.)
Total: £5 (=1200d.)

Extents

Extents

No holding extent information available.

People

People

  • Wymbyssh(Writ Clerk)

Jurors

  • John Arnold
  • Richard Croft
  • Andrew Skarlet
  • Thomas Blake
  • John Walbot
  • John Taylour
  • Thomas Barre
  • John Swyft
  • Thomas Alcok
  • William Lovell
  • Thomas Spencer
  • Reynold Dounham

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