‹ E-CIPM 25-224: JOHN SAYMORE OF PERY, ESQUIRE ›

Holdings

He held the following in demesne as of fee. William Cheyne and Margaret his wife hold the rest of the manor and advowsons by virtue of Margaret’s dower, endowed by John Saymore , her late husband, father of John who is named in the writ. He held no other nor more lands or tenements in demesne or service of the king in chief, or any other but, by his charter, shown to the jurors, he granted custody of 2 parts of the park, and the beasts in the same 2 parts, to Thomas Chedder, esquire , for life, taking yearly from John and his heirs a gown of Kendal and sufficient pasture for one horse in the 2 parts of the park.

Holdings

He held no lands or tenements in demesne or service of the king in chief, but Thomas Brook, knight , was lately seised in demesne as of fee of the manor of St Michael Church. Thus seised, he granted it by indented charter, dated on 23 July 1425 and shown to the jurors, to John, named in the writ, and Elizabeth, wife of John and daughter of Thomas, and to the heirs of their bodies, with reversion to Thomas Brook and his full heirs. John was described in the charter as John Saymore (de Sancto Mauro), son and heir of John Saymore (de Sancto Mauro). John and Elizabeth were thus seised of the manor in demesne as of fee tail, and they had issue: Thomas, Joan, Isabel, and Margaret, still living. John died seised of his estate and Elizabeth survived him. She is still living and continues in her estate by virtue of the grant. He granted the following by charter, shown to the jurors, to John Battescombe and Thomas Louell , and to their heirs and assigns. The lands and tenements were described as all the lands, tenements, rents, reversions, and services that he had in the vill and lordship of Rode, which lands, tenements, rents, reversions, and services were lately arbitrated and judged to John, by virtue of a fine levied at Westminster on the morrow of All Souls’ Day 1318 [CP 25/1/286/31, no. 173], before William Bereford and his associates, justices of the Bench, and others present.

Holdings

Findings as 225, except the heir is aged 11 years and more.