Daughter and heiress, aged 9 years in 1381, 12 years in 1383 3
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4 Nov 1382, Westminster
Licence, for 20 marks paid to the king by Walter Devereux and Agnes his wife, for John Crophull, knight, to enfeoff them, in tail male, with remainder to himself and his heirs, of the manor of Neubold Verdon, co. Leicester, held in chief, excepting a stew, 60s. rent in Navenby and a plot of wood called 'Gerardeswode' in the said manor.
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric. II, vol. 2, p. 232
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17 Aug 1383, Westminster
Grant, during the minority of the heir, without rendering aught therefor, to Roger Crophull, king's esquire, of the custody of the manors of Hemyngton, Braunston and Bunyton, of the value of 40l. yearly, late of John Crophull, knight, deceased, tenant in chief, in the king's hands by reason of the minority of his heir, Agnes, daughter of his son Thomas, she being but twelve years old.
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric. II, vol. 2, p. 308
20 Sep 1383, Westminster
To William Sallowe escheator in Notynghamshire. Order to take of Joan who was wife of John de Crophulle knight an oath etc. and, in presence of Walter Devereux who has taken to wife Agnes daughter of Thomas de Crophulle cousin and heir of the said John, a minor in the king's wardship, and of Roger Crophulle to whom the king has committed the wardship of certain lands of the deceased, to assign dower to the said Joan....
Calendar of Close Rolls, 7 Ric. II, p. 324
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337. Agnes daughter of Thomas Crophull son of John Crophull
Writ to the escheator to take proof of age of the said Agnes, kinswoman and heir of the said John Crophull, whom Walter Deveros has taken to wife, warning Roger son of John Crophull, in whose custody by the king’s commitment is one part of the lands of her inheritance, to be present and show cause why the said lands should not be restored to her. 12 September, 9 Richard II. [1385]
Endorsed: The said Roger was warned and was present at the proof, but had nothing to say against it.
HEREFORD. Proof of age taken at Hereford, Saturday after St. Matthew, 9 Richard II.
William Gerneston, William Pipe and William Smyth, aged 60 years and more, say that the said Agnes was born at the manor of Chabbenore and baptized in the church of Dylwyn on the second day after the feast of the Annunciation, 45 Edward III. This they remember because on the same day they were in the company of Henry Bailly when he was told of the birth of Joan his daughter; so they know that Agnes is 14 years of age and more.
Walter Disshewall, Thomas Monynton and Henry Bailly, aged 50 years and more, agree and say that on the day of the birth of the said Agnes, Walter Disshewall started on a pilgrimage to Santiago.
Roger Crompe, William Carsewall and John Upton, aged 48 years and more, agree and say that on the same day Roger Crompe took to wife Joan daughter of William Carsewall.
William Chabbenore, Henry de la Coumbe and John Bradeley, aged 40 years and more, agree and say that on the same day William Chabbenore sold to John Bradeley a burgage tenement with curtilage in Webbeley.
C. Ric. II File 42 (6) 4
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12 Sep 1385, Westminster
To John Coueley escheator in Herefordshire. Order to give Walter Deveros and Agnes his wife, being daughter of Thomas Crophulle son of John Crophulle knight and cousin and heir of her grandfather, seisin of her grandfather's lands; as the said Walter has proved her age before the escheator, and the king has taken his fealty....
Calendar of Close Rolls, 9 Ric. II, p. 33
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22 Mar 1438, Westminster
Order to John Wyggmore, escheator in the county of Hereford and the adjacent march of Wales;-pursuant to an inquisition taken before him showing that a fine was levied in the king's court in three weeks of Easter 5 Henry V, before Richard Norton and his fellows then justices, and afterwards, in the octave of Hilary 5 Henry V, was granted and recorded there before the same justices and others the king's lieges then present, between Geoffrey Harley esquire, Richard Hulle esquire, and John Monyton, querents, and John Merbury esquire and Agnes then his wife, deforciants, touching (among other things) the castle and manor of Webbeley, by which fine the said John Merbury and Agnes, and for that acknowledgement, fine and concord the said Geoffrey, Richard and John Monyton granted the said castle and manor to the said John Merbury and Agnes, to hold to them and the heirs of their bodies of the said late king by the services due and customary, for ever, with remainder to the right heirs of Agnes, the king's licence touching the premises having been first obtained; and that the said John Merbury and Agnes were seised of the said castle and manor in their demesne as of fee tail, by virtue of the said fine, and peaceably continued that estate therein for the whole of the life of Agnes; and that Agnes died, without heir of her body by the said John Merbury, seised of such estate in the said castle and manor jointly with the said John Merbury, who survived her and died so seised of the said castle and manor as tenant in fee tail after possibility of issue extinct; and that after his death the said castle and manor ought to remain by the form of the said fine to Walter Devereux, esquire, (who is of full age), as kinsman and heir of Agnes, to wit, as son of Walter the son of the said Agnes; and that the said castle and manor are held of the king in chief;-to take the fealty of the said Walter the son and cause him to have full seisin of the said castle and manor, which have been taken into the king's hand by the death of the said John Merbury, as the king for 40s. paid in the hanaper has respited until the quinzaine of Michaelmas next the homage due from him in this behalf and for other lands and tenements in divers other counties of the realm.
Order in like terms to John Holt, escheator in the county of Leicester;-pursuant to an inquisition taken before him showing that by a fine levied as above touching the manors of Cotesbache by Lutterworth, Neubolt Verdon, Hemyngton and Braunston, 60s. of rent and the view of frankpledge of Skyftynton, the advowsons of the priory of Gracedieu and of the churches of Braunston, Skyftynton and Cotesbache, and the advowson of a fourth part of the church of Boseworth, the said John Merbury and Agnes acknowledged the said manors of Cotesbache and Neubolt Verdon to be the right of the said Geoffrey, Richard and John Monyton, and the rest of the premises as the right of the said Geoffrey, for which acknowledgement, fine and concord the premises were granted to the said John Merbury and Agnes to hold the same to them and the heirs of their bodies, to wit, the said manors of Cotesbache and Neubolt Verdon of the king and his heirs by the services due and customary, for ever, the king's licence having been first obtained, and the rest of the premises of the chief lords of that fee by the services which pertain thereto, for ever, with remainder to the right heirs of Agnes; and that the said John Merbury and Agnes were seised of the premises in their demesne as of fee tail, by virtue of the said fine, and peaceably continued that estate therein for the whole of the life of Agnes; and that Agnes died, without heir of her body by the said John Merbury, seised of such estate in the premises jointly with the said John Merbury, who survived her and died so seised as tenant in fee tail after possibility of issue extinct; and that after his death the premises ought to remain by the form of the said fine to the said Walter Devereux the son; and that the said manors of Cotesbache and Neubolt Verdon are held of the king in chief, and the said manors of Hemyngton and Braunston of others than the king;-to cause the said Walter the son to have full seisin of the said manors, rent, view and advowsons, as the king for a certain fine paid in the hanaper has respited until a certain day yet to come the homage due from him in this behalf and for other lands and tenements in divers other counties of the realm and has ordered his fealty to be taken by John Wyggemore, escheator in the county of Hereford.
Order in like terms to Thomas Babyngton, escheator in the county of Nottingham, to cause the said Walter the son to have full seisin of the manors of Arnald and Tiercewell, as the king for a certain fine paid in the hanaper has respited until a certain day yet to come the homage due from him for certain lands and tenements in other counties of the realm, which were held of his inheritance by the said John Merbury in form aforesaid on the day of his death, of the king in chief, and has ordered his fealty to be taken by John Wyggemore, escheator in the county of Hereford; pursuant to an inquisition showing that by a fine levied as above touching, among other things, the said manors, the said John Merbury and Agnes acknowledged the said manors to be the right of the said Geoffrey, for which acknowledgement, fine and concord the manors were granted to the said John Merbury and Agnes to hold the same to them and the heirs of their bodies of the chief lords of the fee by the services pertaining thereto, with remainder to the right heirs of Agnes; and that the manor of Tiercewell is held of the king as of his honour of Tikhull and the manor of Arnald of others than the king....
Calendar of Fine Rolls, vol. xvii, pp. 31-33
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