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levied, then my executors shall retain the said premises until another £100 shall be levied to the use of such other daughter, to be paid as above. The reversion of the said premises in Westminster shall be to my said son Miles and the heirs of his body; for default, to my said son William and the heirs of his body; and for default, to my right heirs for ever.

I will that 2 parts (in 3 parts to be divided) of all my messuages, lands, &c., late purchased of Richard Tonge, gent., shall be to the uses hereafter expressed and I will that my said executors shall have all the said premises until my said son Myles shall be of the age of 21, and if he shall die before that time then until my next heirs have accomplished the said age, to the intent that they shall take all the profits thereof to the use of my daughter Jane, to be paid to her as above.

The 2 messuages in Fleetstreet purchased of Richard Tonge, are held of the Queen in chief by knight's service, but by what part of a knight's fee the jurors do not know, and are worth per ann., clear, £6. The messuage in Chancery Lane in the tenure of John Nusham is held of the Queen, but by what service is not known, and is worth per ann., clear, 20s. The messuage late in the tenure of the said Edward Lutwiche and the 2 cottages in Chancery Lane in the several tenures of the said John Tresham and Thomas Trowte are held of the Queen as of her manor of Wendover Ferens [sic] in free socage and not in chief, and are worth per ann., clear, £3. The 2 messuages in Westminster are held of the Queen as of her manor of East Greenwich in co. Kent, by fealty only, in free socage, and not in chief, and are worth per ann., clear, 66s. 8d. Miles Exelbye died 17 October, 21 Eliz. [1579]; the said William is his son and next heir and was 16 years of age on the 11th day of December last past.

The said Alice still survives in the said parish of St. Dunstan.
Chan. Inq. p. m., 22 Eliz., part 2, No. 29.

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Richard Glareson.

nquisition taken at the Guildhall, 17 June, 22 Eliz. [1580],

before Nicholas Woodrooffe, Knight, Mayor and escheator, after the death of Richard Clareson, son and heir of Nicholas Clareson, deceased, and late being within age and in the wardship of the said Queen by reason of his minority, by the oath of Robert Dyckenson, Thomas Russell, John Jackeson, John Keblewhite, Richard Smythe, William Povie, Thomas Eliott, George Gynne, John Irelond, William

Styche, Gryffin Jones, Roger Hole, John Stoddard, Edmund Owen, John Richardes and Robert Peacocke, who say that

Richard Clareson was seised in his demesne as of fee of 1 messuage situate in the parish of St. Helen next Busshops gate in the street of Busshopps gate within the City of London, late in the tenure of Edward Skegges which said messuage is held of the Queen in chief, but by what part of a knight's fee the jurors do not know, and is worth per ann., clear, 48s.

Richard Clareson died 20 January, 21 Eliz. [1579]. The said messua ge ought to come to the Queen by reason of the minority of Thomas Cla reson who is the brother and next heir of the said Richard and was aged 20 years on the 17th day of August last past.

Chan. Inq. p. m., 22 Eliz., part 2, No. 30.

Giles Harryson, Brewer.

Inquisition taken near the Church of St. Botolph without Algate

in the suburbs of the City of London, 14 May, 22 Eliz. [1580], before William Fletewode, esq., Recorder of the said City, Robert Heyes, George Irelonde and John Guylpyne, gentlemen, by virtue of a commission. to enquire concerning lands and tenements escheated, by the oath of Richard Wotton, Anthony Hall, Peter Collett, Thomas Cuttler, Thomas Armestronge, Hugh Wheler, John Inman, Thomas Dawson, Richard Swerlande, Richard Neale, Francis Wight, Thomas Bennett, Henry Sherwood, William Rylyon and Henry Browne, who say that

Giles Harryson late of London, brewer, was seised in his demesne as of fee of 1 messuage called the Flower de Luce, formerly in the tenure of John Hollande late of London, fletcher, lying in the parish of St. Botolph, with all those messuages and cottages situate in the said parish in or near a certain alley or lane called Shippe Alley near the Mynoresse. So seised, the said Giles Harrison made his will 7 May, 1551, as follows [here given in English]:

I give to Alice Waterscott the daughter of John Waterscott and Audrie his wife on the day of her marriage my 2 tenements, one in the Sibill Vincent and the other in that of Edward Baxter: which 2 tenements are now rented at a mark a piece, lying in the parish of St. Botolphe between the Mynories and the said Church: to her and her heirs for ever.

I give to Gyles Eston son of William Eston and Elizabeth his wife at the day of his lawful age the tenement now in the tenure of John

Hollande, fletcher, lying in the high street next to an alley called Wolsick Alley to him and his heirs for ever.

All the rest of my lands and houses both within Ship Alley and without, lying near the late dissolved monastery called the Mynories I give to Elizabeth my wife for life; and after her decease, I give the same to the children lawfully begotten of John Waterscott, citizen and goldsmith of London, and Awdrie his wife and to the children of William Eston, citizen and fishmonger of London, and Elizabeth his wife and to their heirs for ever, equally divided.

After the death of the said Giles Harrison the said Giles Eston was seised of the said premises called the Flower de Luce.

All the said premises are held of the Queen in free and common socage and not in chief or by knight's service, and are worth per ann., clear, £3 6s. 8d.

The said William Eston and Elizabeth had issue Giles, William and Lucretia Eston. The said John Waterscott and Awdrie had issue Alice Waterscott.

The said Giles, William and Lucretia Eston died without heirs general or special.

Chan. Inq. p. m., 22 Eliz., part 2, No. 23.

Giles Harrison, brewer.

Inquisition taken at the gate of the house of the late dissolved

monastery of St. Mary of Graces near the Tower of London in co. Middlesex, 28 May, 22 Eliz. [1580], before William Fletewode, esq., Recorder of the City of London, Edmund Morrant, esq., George Irelonde and John Guylpyne, gents., commissioners, by virtue of a commission to enquire concerning lands and tenements escheated, by the oath of James Forman, gent., John Taylor, Richard Donnyngton, Richard Roughton, Richard Cowper, William Bunche, Peter Orrell, Thomas Gyttons, John Lighterfot, Richard Clyff, Richard Robson, Henry Stokes, Thomas Harryatt and John Goldyng, who say that

A certain Giles Harrison late of London, brewer, was seised in his demesne as of fee of one messuage then and now being a brewhouse called the Redd Lyonn situate in Estsmythfeeld in the said county; and so being thereof seised he made his will, dated 7 May, 1551, as follows [here given in English]:—

I give the profits of my brewhouse called the Redd Lyonn, wherein I now dwell, to Elizabeth my wife for life; after her decease, I give the

lands and houses above bequeathed [see Inq. p. m., 22 Eliz, part 2, No. 33] to the children of John Waterscott, citizen and goldsmith of London, and Audrey his wife and to the children of William Eston, citizen and fishmonger of London, and Elizabeth his wife: to them and their heirs for ever equally divided.

I make Elizabeth my wife my principal executor, and co-administrator with her the said John Waterscott.

Afterwards the said Giles Harrison died without heirs general or special.

Because the said messuage was held in chief by knight's service the said will was void as to one whole third part of the said messuage, in 3 parts divided, and good and sufficient in law as to 2 parts thereof to the persons aforesaid to whom the said Giles had devised the said messuage.

The said John Waterscott and Awdrey his wife had issue one daughter called Alice and married to a certain John Ferne. The said William Eston and Elizabeth his wife had issue Giles, William and Lucretia.

The said Elizabeth could not lawfully alienate any part of the lands, &c., of the said Giles Harrison, yet nevertheless she and a certain Thomas Deane late her husband by a fine levied at Westminster without the licence of the said John Waterscott acknowledged the said tenement to be the right of a certain Roger Trigg as that which the same Roger had of the gift of the said Thomas and Elizabeth, and the said Roger by that fine delivered the said tenement to the said Thomas and Elizabeth and the heirs of the said Thomas; for which cause the said Elizabeth forfeited for life all her right and title therein.

The said Alice is seised of the 4th part of the 2 parts of the said messuage, in 4 parts divided, in her demesne as of fee, and the other 3 parts thereof belong to the Queen as escheats, because the said Giles, William and Lucretia Eston died without heirs general or special; and the said 2 parts of the said messuage are held of the Queen in chief by knight's service, and the said 3 parts are worth per ann., clear, 10s. Chan. Inq. p. m., 22 Eliz., part 2., No. 38.

Robert Kympton, Gentleman.

nquisition taken at the Inn called the Castle in the street called

St. John Strete without the Bars of the City of London, 18 June, 22 Eliz. [1580], before Jasper Cholmeley, gent., escheator of the county of Middlesex, after the death of Robert Kympton, late of Greyes Inn in the said county, gent., by the oath of James Forman, gent., William

Wood, John Tayllor, Richard Roughton, Richard Donnyngton, Robert Mann, Richard Robson, Henry Stokes, Henry Antell, Peter Orell, Richard Cowper, James Mascall, Richard Clyffe and James Tute, who say that

Robert Kympton was seised in his demesne as of fee of one Chamber or Cubicle with 2 small houses called "Studdyes," and 1 cellar lying under the stairs of the same, also a free and common passage or way through a certain entrance above the said stairs to the said chamber and the said "Studdyes" belonging thereto which said premises now are or late were parcels of a messuage lately built in divers cubicles, chambers or "Romeis" by a certain Edward Stanhope of Greyes Inn aforesaid, esq.; which said messuage so built was built upon a certain piece of soil or land, and of the brick wall upon the same, the said piece of soil or land being late parcel of the garden of the mansion house late of Geoffry Clyffe now deceased, situate in High Holborne in co. Middlesex, in the parish of St. Andrews in Holborn abutting upon the rear of a court called the back court lying on the south side of the Hall of Greyes Inn and above divers chambers of Grays Inn commonly called the Iryshhe Rents towards the west as appears by a certain indenture quinquepartite dated 24 July, 11 Eliz. [1569], made between Geoffry Clyffe of High Holborne aforesaid, gent., and Richard Clyffe son and heir apparent of the said Geoffry of the one part, and Robert Lane of Horton in co. Northampton, Knight, of the 2nd part, George Morton of Greyes Inn aforesaid, gent., of the 3rd part, Robert Kympton of Greyes Inn aforesaid, gent., of the 4th part, and Edward Stanhope of Greyes Inn aforesaid, esq., of the 5th part more fully appears.

The said chamber and premises are held of the Queen in chief by knight's service, but by what part of a knight's fee the jurors do not know, and are worth per ann., clear, 10s.

Robert Kympton died 10 February last past, leaving Margaret his wife who afterwards, viz., on the 10th day of May last, bore a daughter named Lucy, which said Lucy on the 13th day of May following was baptized in the Church of St. Augustine in the said City and now survives and is his only daughter and next heir.

Chan. Inq. p. m., 22 Eliz., part 2, No. 39.

Julius Burgarncye, Esquire.

Inquisition

taken at the Guildhall, 9 May, 23 Eliz. [1581], before 1

. . . after the death of Julius Burgarncy, esq., Doctor of Medicine,

by the oath of Robert... Russell, John Irelond, John Jackson, John

1 Part of the right hand side of this Inquisition is torn away.

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