The People of 1381
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| Type | Escheator inquisitions |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA E 153/1649 m. 11 |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Somerset |
| Text (English translation) | Inquisition held at North Petherton, 18 September 1381, before William Style, escheator in the county of Somerset, into the goods and chattels belonging to Thomas Engilby of Bridgwater on the 16 July 1381, the day he was adjudged to have forfeited his goods by Peter de Courtenay and his fellow justices to chastise and punish all treasons and disturbances of the peace, and he fled. The jurors, viz. Richrd Wely, John Sydenham, John Janeswere, William Portere, John Boncors, Thomas Coggelote, William Maunsel, Ralph Barwe, James Coker and Roger Parys, say that he had wheat, hay and pigs ('blada, femi et porcos') worth 50s and a carucate [ploughland, between 80 and 120 acre] in North Petherton valued at 40s annually which Thomas had granted to his son John to hold for life, but which Thomas, notwithstanding his grant, has always occupied. The presentment is endorsed: In the account of William Style lately escheator in the counties of Somerset and Dorset from 26 November 1379 to 25 November 1381 among the goods and chattels of fugitive felons and traitors contains the following: Et six pounds thirteen shillings and fourpence from the goods and chattels which belonged to Thomas de Ingelby of Bridgewater who was indicted and adjudged before Peter Courtenay and his fellows justices for treasons and insurrections and fled and withdrew himself, of which goods and chattels worrth fifty shillings as contained in a certain inquisition taken in the presence of this escheator and released from this account. |
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