Close Rolls, Henry IV: May 1402

Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry IV: Volume 1, 1399-1402. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1927.

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'Close Rolls, Henry IV: May 1402', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry IV: Volume 1, 1399-1402, (London, 1927) pp. 530-531. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen4/vol1/pp530-531 [accessed 26 March 2024]

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May 1402

May 10.
Westminster.
To the justices of the Bench. Order, upon petition of the plaintiffs, to proceed to rendering of judgment in a plea between John Mille of Strode and Joan his wife, by Nicholas Peny their attorney, and Michael Sadeler of Maydeston for a messuage and appurtenances in Maydenston, the king's former writ notwithstanding; as upon their petition, shewing that the premises were given by John Couper, son of Alexander Couper of Maydenston, to John Webbe of Maydenston and Joan his wife and to the heirs of their bodies, that after their death the same ought by form of the gift to descend to Joan the plaintiff as their daughter and heir, that the defendant by Thomas Orgrave his attorney alleged that he is tenant of the said messuage etc. for life by grant of the late king, producing letters patent of 4 October 11 Richard II, by name of a piece of ground in Maydenston with buildings thereupon which was of the wife of John Webbe, and was in that king's hand by reason of a felony by John Webbe committed and whereof he was convicted, with reversion to the king and his heirs, and without the king ought not to answer, craving aid of the king, and shewing that the justices have for no little time deferred to proceed, the king ordered them to proceed that allegation and his aid notwithstanding, so that they should not proceed to rendering of judgment without advising him; and the defendant made default, wherefore it was determined that the premises should be taken into the king's hand, and the justices deferred to proceed to rendering of judgment.
May 11.
Westminster.
To the escheator in Bedfordshire. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the advowson of Wilden church; as it is found by inquisition, taken before John Longeville the late king's escheator, that Master Henry del Clyf held the manor of Wilden in chief as of the honour of Peverel, and by fine levied in the court of King Edward II granted the same to John Pabenham and Joan his wife for their lives, with remainder to John son of the said John and to the heirs of his body, remainder to James his brother and to the heirs of his body, remainder to Edmund his brother and to the heirs of his body, that after their death and the death of John the son, who died without issue, the said James entered by virtue of that fine, and granted the manor to the said Edmund in fee simple, under a condition that he should make a feoffment thereof to the said James and Katherine his wife whensoever he would have the same again, that Edmund did make a feoffment of the manor with the exception of the advowson to the said James and Katherine and to the heirs of their bodies, retaining the advowson to himself, that after his death John Bate his executor sold the advowson to William Borstall clerk, that James and Katherine had a daughter and heir named Margery, now wife of William Huggeforde knight, and died, and that she was within age and in ward of King Edward III, who presented to the said church by reason of her nonage; and that inquisition being read and the matter understood, after deliberation in chancery with the justices, serjeants at law and others of the council learned in the law, it was determined that the king's hands shall be removed from the said advowson.