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WILLIAM GAWETRON

Writ Head

630 Writ. ‡ Dogmersfield. 15 March 1435. [Bate].

Addressed to Robert Otteley, mayor .

Inquisition Head

CITY OF LONDON. Inquisition. Guildhall. 10 October 1435. [Otteley].

Jurors

Jurors: John Bracy ; John Estwell ; John Hook ; William Warde ; William Smyth ; John ?Sumieri [ms unclear]; John Herst ; John Langwith ; Geoffrey Gybon ; John Derk ; Richard Panter ; John Bartelot ; William Rede ; Ralph Marke ; Walter Ledbury ; and Richard Cok .

Holdings
He held the following within the liberty of the city.
St Nicholas Acon lane and parish in the ward of Candlewick Street, a tenement, annual value 40s. when leased, held of the king in free burgage as all the city is held, which stood empty from the time of William’s death to Christmas last, and thereafter Alice Gawetron, his widow (vidua), occupied it and took the profits.
St Martin Orgar parish in the ward of Candlewick Street, two tenements in the same lane [i.e. St Nicholas Acon], near the above tenement, annual value of each tenement 50s. when leased, held as above, occupied and the profits taken by Aymer Mateny, citizen and clothier of London, for one and a quarter years after William’s death, and thereafter they have stood empty and unleased.
St Mary Bothaw parish in the ward of Dowgate, a brew-house tenement called ‘le Cheker’, next to Dowgate, annual value 53s. 4d., held as above; and a tenement next to this, annual value nil because empty as the houses of the tenement are ruinous, held as above.
St Benedict Sherehog parish in the ward of Westcheap, a tenement called ‘le Catsethell’, annual value, 4 marks when leased, now worth nothing because unleased, held as above.
St Stephen parish in the ward of Walbrook, two tenements, annual value 20s. when leased, held as above, one of which is occupied by Adam Coppyng , skinner, and the other is worth nothing because empty and unleased.
Bread Street, a tenement on the east side of the street, on the corner towards Watling Street, annual value, 26s. 8d. when leased, now worth nothing because unleased, held as above.
St Mary Axe parish, 5 cottages, and
All Hallows, London Wall parish, in the ward of Aldgate, 4 cottages,
worth nothing yearly because ruinous and unleased, held as above. He died seised of the following annuities, rents and profits from various lands and tenements in demesne as of fee.
All Saints Bread Street, in the parish, 60s. annual quit and free rent from a tenement called ‘le Whitebole’, held by John Teukisbury, senior , payable at the four usual times of the year according to the custom of the city, held as above; and 38s. annual rent from another tenement, now held by the warden and scholars of Merton Hall, Oxford, payable as above, held as above.
St Nicholas Olave parish in the ward of Queenhithe, 13s. 4d. annual free and quit rent from the whole tenement called ‘le Unicorn’, held by the dean and chapter of St Paul’s, London, payable as above, held as above.
St Mary Aldermary parish, 13s. 4d. annual free and quit rent from a tenement in Basing Lane, held by John Bethewater, baker , payable as above, held as above.
St Stephen Walbrook parish, 2s. annual rent from a tenement formerly of Thomas Somersete , now held by John Aldrich , skinner, payable as above, held as above.
He died seised of the following in demesne as of fee tail, which Agnes atte Hale , widow (vidua), by means of her will bequeathed to Walter Gawtron , his father, to hold to him and the heirs of his body, in default of which heirs the bequest then belongs to her executors, if surviving, or the prior of Holy Trinity, Aldgate, and four of the better parishioners of the church or chapel of St Katherine in the cemetery of the aforesaid monastery of Holy Trinity to sell and to distribute the money among the poor and in other pious uses.
St Nicholas [recte Michael] Paternoster Royal parish in the ward of Vintry, a messuage with two cellars in Bow Lane, annual value 40s., held as above.
He died on 14 August 1434. Next heir unknown.
TNA reference

C 139/81/35 mm.3–4

Writ Head

631 Writ melius inquirendo. ‡ 4 November 1436. [Wymbyssh].

Addressed to John Michell, mayor . Regarding 630. Inquire after his tenure of the tenements and messuages in St Nicholas Acon lane and parish, St Martin Orgar parish, St Mary Bothaw parish, St Benedict Sherehog parish, St Stephen Walbrook parish, Bread Street, St Mary Axe parish, and All Hallows, London Wall parish, and regarding his next heir.

Inquisition Head

CITY OF LONDON. Inquisition. Guildhall. 17 June 1437. [Michell].

Jurors

Jurors: Richard Skarnyng ; Austin Hawkyns ; John Layner ; Thomas Sherde ; Richard Benton ; John Hulle ; Ralph Marke ; John Lorchon ; John Bracy ; John Broke ; Thomas Ivy ; and Richard Burdon .

Holdings

He died seised of the tenements and messuages specified in the writ in demesne as of fee.

John Marchall of London, draper, is his kin and next heir, viz., son of Joan, sister of Agnes, mother of Walter Gawetron his father, and is aged 50 years and more.

TNA reference

C 139/81/35 mm.1–2

Holdings

Holdings

Holding ItemValueQuantityTotal
St Nicholas Acon, Candlewick Street
tenement40s.a (1 x tenement)£2 (=480d.)
Total: £2 (=480d.)
St Martin Orgar, Candlewick Street, St Nicholas Acon
tenements50s. (per unit)two (2 x tenements)£5 (=1200d.)
Total: £5 (=1200d.)
St Mary Bothaw, Dowgate
brew-house tenement53s. 4d.a (1 x brew-house tenement)£2 13s. 4d. (=640d.)
tenementannual value nila (1 x tenement) -
Total: £2 13s. 4d. (=640d.)
St Benedict Sherehog, Westcheap
tenement4 marks, worth nothinga (1 x tenement)£2 13s. 4d. (=640d.)
Total: £2 13s. 4d. (=640d.)
St Stephen, Walbrook
tenements20s.two (2 x tenements)£1 (=240d.)
Valueworth nothing (=0d.)
Total: £1 (=240d.)
Bread Street, Watling Street
tenement26s. 8d., worth nothinga (1 x tenement)£1 6s. 8d. (=320d.)
Total: £1 6s. 8d. (=320d.)
St Mary Axe
cottages5 (5 x cottages) -
Total: (=0d.)
All Hallows, London Wall, Aldgate
cottages4 (4 x cottages) -
Total: (=0d.)
All Saints Bread Street
quit and free rent60s.£3 (=720d.)
tenementa (1 x tenement) -
rent38s.£1 18s. (=456d.)
tenement -
Total: £4 18s. (=1176d.)
St Nicholas Olave, Queenhithe
free and quit rent13s. 4d.13s. 4d. (=160d.)
tenement -
Total: 13s. 4d. (=160d.)
St Mary Aldermary
free and quit rent13s. 4d.13s. 4d. (=160d.)
tenementa (1 x tenement) -
Total: 13s. 4d. (=160d.)
St Stephen Walbrook
rent2s.2s. (=24d.)
tenementa (1 x tenement) -
Total: 2s. (=24d.)
St Nicholas [recte Michael] Paternoster Royal, Vintry, Bow Lane
messuagea (1 x messuage) -
cellarstwo (2 x cellars) -
Value40s.£2 (=480d.)
Total: £2 (=480d.)

Extents

Extents

No holding extent information available.

People

People

Jurors

  • John Bracy
  • John Estwell
  • John Hook
  • William Warde
  • William Smyth
  • John ?Sumieri [ms unclear]
  • John Herst
  • John Langwith
  • Geoffrey Gybon
  • John Derk
  • Richard Panter
  • John Bartelot
  • William Rede
  • Ralph Marke
  • Walter Ledbury
  • Richard Cok

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