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His fucceflbr, Sir William Heron, had fummons to parliament 

 among the barons, 44 K. Ed-ward III. He was ambaflador to 

 France* and fleward of the king's houfliold, in the reign of K. 

 Henry IV. He died, aoth October, jth of the fame reign. On 

 the 8th of April, the year following, he was found by an inqui- 

 fition to be in pofTeffion of the manour of E/liet, and other lands, 

 at the time of his death, and that Sir John Heron, fon of Sir John- 

 Heron> his brother, was his fucceflbr and heir (i). This Sir John 



was 



(i) Dicunt juratores fuper facrum (viz. Thomas Hefelrigge, Johannes Cambhoui, 

 fa Cram/ington, Ricardus de Craivcejler, et alii) quod JfiUielmus Heron, miles, fuit feifitus in 

 dominico fuo die et tempore quo obiit de manerio de djbet^ cum pertinentibus, et de centum 

 et 60 acr. terrae in Clifton et Caldwe'.l, et centum ct 14 acr. terras in Dudhow. Eft de feodo 

 talliato fibi et haeredibus mafculis de corpore fuo cxeuntibus. Et dicunt juratores fuper fa- 

 crum fuum, quod prcdictcm manerium una peninemibus, cum prasdidtis terri<;, remaneret 

 Gcrardo Heron, militi, et hasredibus mafculis corpore fuo exeuntibus, ex dono et feofnunento 

 Willielmi Merrington et R<;geri Shiibottle. Item, quod fi praedilus Genirdus obieret fine 

 hasrede mafculo de corpore fuo exeunt, quod ex tune praedic~lum manerium, cum pertinen- 

 tibus, et terris praedi&is, remaneret If^ilUelmo Heron, arm. et hseredibus mafculis de corpore 

 fuo exeunt. Item, quod fi contigerit praxliiStum Willitlmum Heron obire fine haeredibus 

 mafculis de corpore fuo exeunt, quod ex tune praedidtum manerium, cum pertinendbus, et 

 cumtenis antediftis, remaneret Nicholas Heron, arm. et hasredibus mafculis de corpore fuo 

 exeunt. Item, quod fi contingcrit,pra;dicT:um Nicbolaum Heron, .arm., obieret fine h<e:ede maf- 

 culo de corpore fuo exeunt, quod ex tune prajdictum manerium, cum pe.tinentibus, et cum 

 terris antediclis, remaneret certis hreredibus prasdicti Willielmi Heron, militis, in perpetuum. 

 Et dicunt etiam quod przdiclus Willlelmus Heron, miles, Gerardus Herin, et Willldmus He- 

 ran, arm. mortui funt fine hasredibus mafculis de corporibus eorum exeuntibus. Et dicunt 

 quod prasdictus Nicbolaus Heron adhuceft fuperftes. Et dicunt etiam qucd przdidlum mane- 

 rium et terrae, cum fuis pertinentibus, tenentur de Jobannt le Scrape, et Elizabetba uxore ejus, 

 ut de jure ipfius Elizahelha, per fervicium militare, ut de baron ia de Mitfqrd; quod mane- 

 rium et terry, cum fuis pertinentibus, valent per annum in omnibus exitibus ultra reprLfts 

 viginti marcas, Sterling. Et dicunt etiam quod prasdiclus Wiliielmus Haron, miles, obiit 20 

 die menus Celebris ult. preterit, Et dicunt etiam quod Johannes Heron, mile;, nlius y- 



bannit 



