John (Grey) de Grey (1305 - 1392)

[Calendar Fine Rolls EIII] 26 March 1335 Nottingham. Order to William de Northo, escheator in the counties of Surrey, Sussex, Kent and Middlesex, to deliver to John, son and heir of Richard de Grey of Codnor, tenant in chief, the lands late of his said father, he having done homage; saving to Joan late the wife of Richard her dower. The like to William Erneys, escheator in the counties of Warwick, Leicester, Nottingham, Derby and Lancaster. By the same writ. The like to Robert de Hole well, escheator in the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridge, Huntingdon, Essex and Hertford.

[Calendar Close Rolls EIII] 16 March 1336 Westminster. To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause allowance to be made to John de Grey, of Codenore, son and heir of Richard de Grey, of Codenore, in the account which he is bound to render for Richard, for the costs incurred by Richard in repairing the houses, walls, turrets, mills, and bridges within and without Nottingham castle, notwithstanding that Richard incurred the said costs while he was constable there, without warrant.

[Calendar Close Rolls EIII] 27 November 1336 Bothwell. To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause John de Grey, son of Richard de Grey of Codenore, to have respite until the month of Easter next for all the debts and reliefs which he owes at the exchequer and the accounts which he is bound to render to the king there, and to release John or Joan, late the wife of the said Richard, John's mother, from any distraints made upon them by reason of the said debts, reliefs, or accounts.

[Calendar Close Rolls EIII] 17 April 1337 Windsor. Enrolment of indenture made at London on 17 April, 11 Edward III, between Sir John de Grey, son and heir of Sir Richard de Grey, lord of Codenore, and Simon de Trewythosa, testifying that whereas Joan, late Richard's wife, granted to Simon the manors of Brodeweye and Estelleworthe, to hold for life, and that if he died within 12 years after Easter next, which is on 20 April, then the manors shall remain to his heirs or assigns until the end of that term, John has conformed this deed, and as he is bound to Simon in a recognisance for 500 marks, Simon grants that so long as he holds the said manors without disturbance by the heirs of Richard and dame Joan or by John's heirs, to wit, that if at the appearance of the parties before the justices, Simon or his attorney, the heirs withdraw from their right without appearing before the justices after the first appearance, the execution of the recognisances shall cease, but if Simon is ousted from the manors by these heirs, they shall remain in force. Memorandum, that John and Simon came into chancery in the chapel of the New Temple, London, on 17 April, and acknowledged the preceeding indenture.

[Calendar Close Rolls EIII] 7 June 1350 Westminster. To William de Thorp, Hugh de Meynil, Nicholas de Langeford, William de Grey of Sandiacre, Roger Deyncourt, Roger Michel of Breideston, John Cokeyn and Robert Bretoun. Order to be attendant upon the preservation of the peace and keeping the statutes of Winchester and Northampton in co. Derby, the punishment of offenders and the other things contained in their commission, without awaiting the presence of John de Grey of Codenore, whom the king appointed with them for this, as John is detained by such grave sickness that he cannot execute the premises, as the king has learned by trustworthy testimony. Mandate to John that it does not behove him to travel in the execution of the premises.

[Calendar Patent Rolls RII] 17 January 1387 Westminster. Appointment of John de Grey of Codenore, knight, John Lek, sheriff of Nottingham, and Richard, mayor of Nottingham, to arrest in the county of Nottingham and imprison until he has satisfied Holy Church, Master Nicholas Hereford, doctor in theology, whom W. archbishop of Canterbury has signified to the king as excommunicated for contumacy and refusing to appear before him when summoned touching certain heretical and erroneous articles publicly preached and taught by him in divers places of the province of Canterbury, and as not willing to submit to the judgment of the church.

[Calendar Fine Rolls RII] 19 December 1292 Westminster. Order to escheators in the counties of Northampton, Southampton, Nottingham and Derby, Lincoln, Kent and Leicester, to take into the king's hand and keep safely until further order the lands whereof John Grey of Codenore, ‘chivaler’, tenant of the king in chief, was seised in his demesne as of fee on the day of his death, and to make inquisition touching his lands and heir.

[Calendar Inquisitions Post Mortem RII V17] No. 293 John Grey of Codenore, knight. Writ 19 December 16RII. He died on the 14 December last. Richard Grey son of Henry Grey son of the said John, aged 21 years on 27 June last, is his heir. John died 14 December 1392. His grandson and heir Richard III Grey was born 27 June 1371.