590 Tropenell Memoranda. 



inter cetera his lands, &c., in co, Glouc, by the name of all his 

 lands, &c., in cos. Wilts, Oxford, Berks and Worcester, and in the 

 City of London, to hold to them their heirs and assigns for ever, 

 with a clause (clausula) of warranty : by virtue whereof the said 

 bishops, earl, &c., were,and are, seised, &c. Eobert Andrewe died 

 13 April last (1437). John Borne is his cousin and next heir, 

 viz., son of Agnes, sister of the said Eobert, and is aged 40 and more. 



Writ, CO. Wilts, 5 May, 15 Henry VI. Inquisition at Crokke- 

 lade {sic) 16 June, 15 Henry VI (1437). John Eoches, escheator. 

 Jury, Thos. Walronde, Walter Everarde, Eobert Hampton, John 

 Castelcoumbe, &c. Same findings as above, John Bourne, his 

 cousin and heir, &c. 



Writ, CO. Berks. 5 May, 15 Henry VI (1437). Inquisition at 

 Faryngdon, co. Berks. 20 October, 16 Henry VI. William 

 Somerton, escheator. By deed dated at Wantyng, 10 July, 3 

 Hen. VI. (1425), by name of Eobert Andrewe esquire, he gave to 

 Sir {Domino) Thomas Joy, and Sir Thomas Foturby, clerks, and 

 Thomas Andrewe, his manor of Wantyng Bryan, co. Berks, &c. 

 John Bourne his cousin and heir &c. {Chancery Inq. p. mortem 

 1st Series, 15 Henry VI, No. 24.) 



It would be doubtless possible to trace the subsequent history 

 of some of these lands and to obtain further particulars of the 

 widow, Agnes. The inquisitions themselves supply very meagre 

 particulars ; the lands are not specified and the uses to which the 

 feoffment to the bishop and others was made are not declared. It 

 is tolerably certain that the lands did not pass, with the exception 

 possibly of lands in Cricklade, to his nephew and heir. 



We have heard already how he advanced that nephew in the 

 matter of the office of the '' constabilwyke " of Trowbridge. He 

 appears, in 1420, acquiring from that nephew and Alice (Percy), 

 his wife, both the manor of West Chalfield and the estate in " Eton 

 Maysy " : — 



Fine levied at Westminster in the quinzaine of St. Martin, 8 

 Henry V (November, 1420), between Thomas Eyngewode the elder, 

 William Darell, John Wyke, and Eobert Andrewe, querents, and 

 John Borne and Alice his wife, deforciants, of the manor of West 



