Knight, and others are held of the Queen in free burgage by fealty only and not in chief, and are worth per ann., clear, £16.

Roger Coys died 30 January last past; William Coys is his son and next heir and was then aged 18 years and more.

Chan. Ing. p. m., 21 Eliz., part 2, No. 31.

William Catchier, Citizen and Clothworker. Inquisition taken at the Guildhall, 29 May, 21 Eliz. [1579].

before Richard Pipe, Knight, Mayor and Escheator, after the death of William Catchier, citizen and clothworker of London, by the oath of John Haddon, Robert Dickenson, Arthur Ravenscrofte, George Gynne, Thomas Russell, William Povye, William Layer, . . . Barbor, . . . elde, Richard Cox, John Ireland, Edward Owen, John Stodderd, Thomas Eliott and Griffin Jones, who say that

William Skipwith of Ornesbie in co. Lincoln, knight, and Richard Skipwith his son and heir by their deed dated 7 June, 15 Eliz. [1573], sold to William Holstocke and the said William Catchier and their heirs for ever, inter alia, 1 messuage or great place commonly called the Old Place situate at the east head of the parish Church of the Blessed Mary At Hill formerly in the tenure of Thomas Lucas, citizen and fishmonger of London, and then in that of the said William Catchier, except certain rooms (Romeis) parcel of the said Olde Place granted to the said William Holstocke by an Indenture of bargain and sale dated 17 Feb., 13 Eliz. [1571], made to him by the said William Skipwith, knight, Dame Elizabeth his wife and the said Richard Skipwith, of the yearly value of 50s., or otherwise.

The said William and Richard Skipwith by their said deed sold to the said William Holstocke and William Catchier and their heirs for ever I other messuage and 1 curtilage called a "Yerde" situate in the said parish of the Blessed Mary at Hill, then in the tenure of John Holstocke of London, woodmonger. And they being so thereof seised, the said William Holdstocke by his deed dated 16 January, 16 Eliz. [1574], released and quitclaimed for himself and his heirs for ever to the said William Catchier and his heirs for ever all his right and estate whatsoever of and in the said messuage called the Old Place except the said "Romeis," parcel thereof, granted to the said William Holstock, as above, and also all his right and estate of and in the said other messuage and curtilage, and all the buildings, &c., thereto belonging and the reversions and remainders of the said premises (except as above excepted)

lunacy he was and still is possessed of divers goods and chattels, viz., piece of white woollen cloth, containing 27 yards, remaining in the City of Antwerp, in parts beyond the seas, in the custody of Reginald Capcote, citizen and ironmonger of London, of the price of £9, and of a certain lease of a tenement in the which he dwells, lying in the parish of St. Dionis Backchurche, London, for a term of years not yet expired, of the value of £20; also of divers goods, movables and utensils in his said house of the value of £163 1s. 3d.; and divers clothes and other things thereto appertaining of the value of £105 9s. 6d.

Barnabas Hilles is the brother and next heir of the said Gerson Hilles, and is now aged 30 years and more.

Chan. Inq. p. m., 22 Eliz., p. 2, No. 19.

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Jasper Fisher, Esquire.

nquisition taken at the Guildhall, 10 November, 22 Eliz. [1580],

before Edward Osborne, citizen and Alderman of London and William Necton, gent., feodary of the City of London, after the death. of Jasper Fyssher, esq., late one of the Six Clerks of the Queen's Court of Chancery, by virtue of a commission to them and to William Fletewoodd, serjeant-at-law, and Francis Bowyer, citizen and Alderman of London, directed, by the oath of John Haddon, Arthur Raynscrofte, George Gynne, John Crowche, John Keblewhite, William Povye, John Jackson, John Irelonde, William Stiche, William Jones, William Typper, John Stodderd, Edmund Allen and Henry Shawe, who say

that

Jasper Fyssher was seised in his demesne as of fee of 1 capital messuage with all the buildings, yards, gardens, &c., thereto belonging, situate at Bishopsgate, London, which formerly were the 6 gardens late purchased of Martin Bowes, Knight, deceased, and of Thomas Bowes and Martin Bowes his sons, and of William Clopton, esq.; all that alley called Toddes Alley with all the houses, &c., within the same; and divers cottages, orchards, gardens, lands, &c., situate in the parish of St. Botolph without Bisshopsgate in London, now or late in the several tenures of Nicholas Parkinson and Robert Egles: which said alley and other the premises last mentioned were late of Christopher Campyon and afterwards of Nicholas Culverwell, and by him conveyed to the said Jasper Fysher and his heirs; and 9 gardens now reduced into one with certain cottages or tenements in Houndesdytche within the said parish of St. Botolph with the gardens thereto adjoining, now or late in the

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Thomas Godfrey, Esquire.

nquisition taken at the Guildhall, 27 October, 21 Eliz. [1579],

before Richard Pipe, Knight, Mayor and escheator, after the death of Thomas Godfrey, esq., by the oath of John Haddon, Robert Dickenson, John Keblewhite, George Gynne, Thomas Russell, William Povye, John Harrison, Arthur Aynescroft, Thomas Bromley, William Typper, John Jackson, John Crowche, William Curtesse, Edward Owens, Thomas Eliott, Richard Smith, Griffin Jones and William Jones, who say that

Thomas Godfrey was seised in his demesne as of fee of 1 messuage and 4 tenements and I shop in the parish of the Blessed Mary Aldermanbury in the several tenures of the said Thomas, Cicely Swale, Robert Whippe, Annabell Herdman and John Henshaw; and 14 cottages in the several tenures of John Tylley, John Legatt, Thomas Medcafe, Hopkyns, John Holdernes, Robert Erley, William Legatt, Jone Sallion, Robert Richardson, William Waley, Holland, widow, Henry Morley, ... and William Hodgkin.

All the said premises are held of the Queen in free burgage, viz., by fealty only and not in chief, and are worth per ann., clear, £12.

Thomas Godfrey died 27 February, 20 Eliz. [1578]; Oliver Godfrey is his son and next heir and was then aged 29 years and more.

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Chan. Inq. p. m., 21 Eliz., part 2, No. 35.

Gerson Hilles, Lunatic.

nquisition taken at the Guildhall, 18 December, 22 Eliz. [1579].

before Thomas Penny, Doctor of Medicine, Richard Taylor, Doctor of Medicine, Nicholas Wheler, gent., and William Necton, feodary, by virtue of a commission to enquire into the lunacy of Gerson Hilles, by the oath of John Haddon, Thomas Russell, Arthur Raynscrofte, John Jackson, Edward Owen, John Stodderde, Thomas Elyot, John Ricardes, Richard Smyth, Geoffrey Johnes, William Jones, John Ireland, John Keblewhite, William Povye, William Layer and William Curteis, who say that

Gerson Hilles is a lunatic and does not enjoy lucid intervals, so that he is incapable of governing either himself or his lands, and he became a lunatic on the 10th day of December, 20 Eliz. [1577], and has not since alienated any of his lands or goods, nor has he since been seised of any messuages, lands, &c., which he might alienate, but long before his

of Cicily Taylor late wife of Robert Taylor and sister of John Fyssher father of the said Jasper Fyssher, and are now both aged 40 years and

more.

Chan. Inq. p. m., 22 Eliz., part 2, No. 4.

Anthony Gamage, Citizen and Alderman.
Delivered into Court, 22 November, 22 Eliz.

Inquisition taken at the Guildhall, 27 October, 21 Eliz. [1579],

before Richard Pype, Knight, Mayor and escheator, after the death of Anthony Gamage, citizen and Alderman of London, by the oath of John Haddon, Robert Dykynson, John Keblewhyte, George Gynne, Thomas Russell, William Povie, John Harryson, Arthur Raynscrofte, Thomas Broomley, William Tipper, John Jackson, John Crouche, William Curteis, Edward Owen, Thomas Elyott, Richard Smyth, Griffin Jones and William Jones, who say that

Anthony Gamage was seised in his demesne as of fee of 1 messuage situate in Fryday strete in the parish of St. Matthew in Frydaystreet in the Ward of Bredstreete, London, now or late in the occupation of Richard Wright; I capital messuage situate in the parish of St. Pancras in Westchepe, London, in the tenure of the said Anthony Gamage at the time of his death, and now in the occupation of Alice Gamage his relict; and i messuage situate in Dystaffe Lane in the parish of St. Margaret Moyses, London, now or late in the occupation of John Warsop.

The said messuage in Frydaystreete is held of the Queen as of her manor of Grenewiche in co. Kent, in free socage by fealty only and not n chief, and is worth, per ann., clear, £3 6s. 8d. The said capital messuage in the parish of St. Pancras in Westchepe and the said messuage in Dystaffe Lane are held of the Queen by fealty only, in free burgage of the City of London and not in chief, and are worth per ann., clear, £12.

Anthony Gamage died 11 June last past; William Gamage is his only son and next heir and is now aged 22 years and more.

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Chan. Inq. p. m., 22 Eliz., part 2, No. 22.

Thomas Coppinger.

nquisition taken at the Guildhall, 20 May, 22 Eliz. [1580], before

Nicholas Woodroffe, Mayor and escheator, after the death of Thomas Coppinger, by the oath of Robert Dycconson, John Ireland,

William Styche, George Gynne, Thomas Elyott, Griffin Jones, John Keblethwayte, William Povye, John Stoddard, Richard Smythe, John Jackson, Edward Owen and John Rycardes, who say that

Thomas Coppinger was seised in his demesne as of fee tail, viz., to him and his heirs male, of 1 capital messuage lying in the parishes of St. Mary in Lothburye and St. Olave in Olde Jurye in the City of London; 2 other tenements next adjoining on the east side of the said capital messuage, namely, at the south east corner of the garden of the same messuage, now in the tenure of Thomas Ryvette, Knight, and formerly parcel of the possessions of the late monastery of the Salutation of the Mother of God, of the Order of the Carthusians next London; and I other tenement lying in the parish of St. Margaret in Lothbury, London, now or late in the tenure of Walkadyne.

Long before the death of the said Thomas Coppinger a certain Henry Coppinger father of the said Thomas was seised in his demesne as of fee of the manors of Buxall alias Bukesalles, Cockesalles olde Nectons and Fasebornes in co. Suffolk, and of the advowson and right of patronage of the parish Church of Buxall aforesaid, lying in the vills, fields and parishes of Buxall, Ratisden, Hecham, Fynbarrowe and Bretham in the said county; 60 acres of land, 20 acres of pasture and 20 acres of meadow in Buxall, Ratisden, Fynbarrowe, Hitcham and Brethenham in the said county; and so seised, the said Henry by his will dated 26 August, 12 Eliz. [1570], gave all the said manors, lands, &c., in co. Suffolk to Agnes Coppinger then his wife for life by the name of her jointure, but if she should marry again he willed that there should be paid to her £20 yearly during her life out of the lands late purchased by him which said Agnes still remains unmarried; and the reversion of all the said premises after the decease of the said Agnes to remain wholly to the said Thomas Coppinger, son and heir of the said Henry and the heirs male of his body, with divers other remainders over in fee tail; and the remainder thereof afterwards to the right heirs of the said Henry Coppinger for ever.

After the death of the said Henry the said Thomas was seised in his demesne as of fee tail of the reversion of all the said premises in co. Suffolk; also of the manor of Devington alias Brunston or Knighte's place in co. Kent; and the manor of Wornedalle alias Borden in the parish of Newington and Borden in co. Kent, with the woods, underwoods, &c., in the parishes of Newington, Stokeberye and Borden; the manor called Ravens in co. Kent, now or late in the tenure of William Ashurste; 2 mills called corne miles with divers lands, &c., thereto belonging lying in the vills, parishes and fields of Ospringe, Feversham and Devington in co. Kent, now in the tenure of Bartholomew Ball; 1