276 DE BANCO ROLLS. 



of laud in Tretlij^iinek in his demesne as of fee, whereof the 

 Closes in question were parcel, and by his Charter, dated 4th 

 October, 16 Edw. Ill (1342), produced in Court, granted to 

 Roger Trethynnek, his son, one messuage, and lands in Tre- 

 thynnek, Lawsrowell, Trewolet, Britt, Tidiford, &c., to hold to 

 Roger and the heirs of his body, in default remainder to the 

 right heirs of the said Edward for ever. They then set out 

 certain pedigrees and grants of the estate, some of which were 

 denied, and mention the names of John Talkarn, Bartholomew 

 Wyndsore, William Mone (Mohiin), and John Upton. 



Afterwards the Justices sent their record to the effect that John 

 Fortescue, being called, did not appear, but that letters from the 

 king were produced, of pi-otection from all suits, &c., on account 

 of the said John Fortescue being in the suite of Sir John Wode, 

 Victualler of the Town and Castle of Calais, for one year, dated 

 1 3th March, anno 5 ; and the letters were allowed, but after- 

 wards, on 6th November following, the aforesaid Richard Ryke 

 came into the Court and produced Letters Patent to this effect, 

 that : thinking that ' ' the aforesaid John Fortescue was in the 

 "King's service, in the suite of Sir John Wode, Victualler of 

 " Calais, and was there abiding, the King gave him Jjetters of 

 "protection; but finding that he is remaining at Exeter occu- 

 ' ' pied in his own affairs, as John Arundell, Sheriff of the said 

 ' ' County, has certified into Chancery, we revoke our said letters 

 "of protection. Dated 5 Nov., anno 5." And Richard Ryke 

 was authorised to summon the said John Fortescue and John 

 Rytte before a jury in Hilary term. 



As the further hearing of the case probably took place at 

 Launceston before the Justices Itinerant, and as the Assize Rolls 

 for this period are unfortunately lost, we are unable to state how 

 the discrepancy in the two descents was determined by the jury. 

 The question would, however, appear to have been, genealogi- 

 cally, a very narrow one, viz., whether the ancestress of Johanna, 

 the wife of Richard Ryke was named Alice or Christina. 

 Unfortunately the surname of Johanna's family is not given, but 

 of the family of Trethynnek, now, it is believed, extinct, we have 

 seven descents. In the following pedigree the disputed descents 

 are shewn with dotted lines, 



