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DEINCOURT 125 Rotherfield, Oxon, by his ist wife, Joan. They had livery of her inheri- tance, 27 Feb. 1 400/ 1, his fealty therefor being ordered to be taken by the Prior of Shelford, Notts.(^) He J. 11 May i4o6,() aged 24. His widow's dower was ordered to be assigned, 15 July 1406. ("=) She, who was l>. on or just before 20 July 1386, at Rotherfield, and i'ap. there,^) c/. 20 Nov. i4o8,('=) aged 22. 6. William Deincourt, of Duston, Northants,Q s. and h., aged 3 and more at his father's death. He m. (lie. 3 Jan. 141 7/8, to marry in the chapel (^) They had, at this date, livery of her father's lands, and of the manor of Olton in SoHhull, co. Warwick, which her uncle, Richard Grey chr. deceased, had held for life. {C/ose Roll, 2 Hen. IV, />. i, mm. 13, 12). Although John Deincourt could sue out his wife's livery as soon as he had proved her age (14), he could not yet sue out his own, as he was still a minor. (•>) "Johannes Dencourt miles." Writs of diem cl. ext. 17 May 7 Hen. IV. Inq., cos. Notts, Derby, Bucks, York, Lincoln, Northants, Saturday the vigil of, Monday and Tuesday after, Trinity [5, 7, 8 June], 8 June, Saturday 19 June, and Friday after SS. Peter and Paul [2 July] 1406. "Et dicunt quod predictus Johannes Dencourt miles obiit undecimo [xv — co. Bucks] die Maii ultimo preterito Et dicunt quod Willelmus [Johannes — co. Bucks] Dencourt est filius et heres ejus propinquior et est etatis trium annorum et amplius." (Ch. Inq. p. m., Hen. IV, file 54, no. 30: Exch. Inq. p. m., I., file 87, nos. 4, I I, and Enrolments, nos. 412, 416). (^) Writs de dote assignanda 15 July. {Close Roll, 7 Hen. IV, m. 6). () "Wnt de etate probanda 17 Feb. 2 Hen. IV. " Probacio etatis Johanne filie et heredis Roberti Grey de Retherfeld' chivaler defuncti," Henley, 23 Feb. 1400/1. "... dicit ipsam Johannam filiam et heredem Roberti Grey esse et fuisse etatis xiiij annorum et ampHus die sancte Margarete virginis ultimo preterito anno regni diet! domini Regis nunc primo." . . . "Retherfeld' ubi predicta Johanna nata et baptizata fuit." (Ch. Inq. p. m.. Hen. IV, file 64, no. 84). The writ was sued out by her husband, John Deyncourt. (^) " Johanna que fuit uxor Johannis Deyncourt chivaler defuncti." Writs of diem. cl. ext. 20 Nov. [sic] ID Hen. IV. {Fine Roll, m. 24). Inq., co. York, 13 Apr. 1409. "Item dicunt quod predicta Johanna defuncta obiit in festo sancti Edmundi Regis ultimo preterito et quod Willelmus filius predicte Johanne est heres propinquior dicte Johanne et est etatis quinque annorum et amplius." Inq., Oxon, Thursday after Easter [i I Apr.] 1409. Writ of mandamus 11 Nov. I Hen. VI. Inq., Oxon, 22 Nov. 1422. Date of death, as before: heirs, as in the inquisitions on the said William. (Ch. Inq. p. m.. Hen. IV, file 74, no. 49; Hen. VI, file 8, no. 69: Exch. Inq. p. m., I, file 92, no. 13, file 129, no. 2). (') Licence for Joan Deyncourt, da. and h. of Robert Grey of Rotherfield chr. deceased, to enfeoff Alice, late the wife of William d'Eyncourt chr., and others, of the manor of Duston, Northants, and for them to re-enfeoff her of the same for life, rem. to William Deyncourt her son, in tail general, rem. to Alice and Margaret sisters of the same William, in tail general, rem. to her own right heirs: I May 1407. {Patent Roll, 8 Hen. IV, p. 2, m. 19). By her charter, dated at Thurgarton, Sunday after St. James 9 Hen. IV [29 July 1408], Joan, late the wife of John, Lord Deyncourt, da. and h. of Robert Gray of Rothyrfel'd' kt., remitted and quitclaimed to Alice, Lady Deyncourt, and others, all her right and claim in the manors of Stillingfleet, Moreby