Inquisition Post Mortem of John Hollame of Barrow 1566

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Barrow, Lincolnshire, England
Surnames/tags: Hollome Beisby

The inquisition post mortem of John Hollame (or Hollome) of Barrow, Lincolnshire, England. It was taken 22 October 1566 at Horncastle, Lincolnshire

Document Notes

• Digitised by The National Archives and image received 22 December 2021
• Image consists of the writ de diem clausit extremum, and the associated inquisition, on seperate pieces of parchment
• Both the writ and inquisition are on the same backing (and in the same digital image)
• Writ is in Latin, heavily abbreviated; the text is very clear and uniform
• Inquisition is recorded on parchment, indented at the top, in good condition with only minor discoloration
• Inquisition is in Latin, some words abbreviated; the text is mostly clear and reasonably uniform

Translation Notes

• Punctuation (mostly commas) have been added to aid the reader
• Line numbers have been added for easier reference. These line numbers correspond to the (unnumbered) lines in the original document
• So far as practicable, this translation reflections the words used and meaning of the original Latin text
• Translated in December 2021 by Nic Donnelly

Citation

England Chancery, Writ and Inquisition Post Mortem for John Hollame of Barrow, taken 22 October 1566; digital image supplied by The National Archives 22 December 2021, in possession of Nic Donnelly

Timeline Summary

The following timeline has been compiled from the inquisition below:

• 5 June 1532: John Beisby creates a trust (feoffment) naming six trustees (feoffees), over certain property in Barrow and Bonby for the benefit of Margaret Roger for her life, reverting to John Beisby (or his heirs) after she dies
• 4 August 1535: John Beisby dies
• 1536: Statute of Uses comes into effect, converting the trust set up in 1532 to a life estate in the property for Margaret Roger, with an estate in reversion to the heirs of John Beisby
• 24 March 1552/3: John Beisby, gentleman, heir to Nicholas Beisby, who was the brother of the John Beisby who died in 1535, grants to John Hollame and Isabel his wife the reversion of his property in Bonby, after Margaret Roger dies (she is noted as also being known as Margaret Watson, wife of William Watson, alderman of the City of York)
• 24 January 1554/5: This John Beisby, cousin and heir to the one who died in 1535, grants the reversion of his property in Barrow to John Hollame, after Margaret Roger dies
• 12 July 1566: John Hollame writes his will, leaving his property in Barrow to son Edward, except for the property leased by Edmund Hollame, which is to go to son Laurence
• 16 July 1566: John Hollame dies at Barrow
• 9 October 1566: Chancery issues a writ de diem clausit extremum, requesting an investigation (inquisition) into property held by John Hollame, to determine if any of it is held of the Crown
• 22 October 1566: Inquisition post mortem for John Hollame is taken at Horncastle, which determines that John Hollame's heir is his son, Edward Hollame, aged 14 years and over. It also determines that Margaret Roger/Watson is still living
• 6 November 1566: Indented inquisition is received by the chancery

Inquisition Post Mortem

Line 1: Indented inquisition taken at Horncastle in the county of Lincoln on the twenty second day of October in the eighth year of the reign of our Lady Elizabeth, by the grace of God, of England, France and Ireland, Queen, defender of the faith etc, before Anthony Turney, armiger, Eschaetor of our said Lady the Queen,

Line 2: by virtue of a writ of our said Lady the Queen of de diem clausit extremum, after the death of John Hollame, directed to the same Eschaetor, by the solemn oath of Richard France, Thomas Croxton, William Steper, Thomas Wigan, Nicholas Codde, Thomas Hamerton, William Marris, Robert Brantyngham, John Barker, Thomas

Line 3: Thyxton, George Elsay and Richard Hamond, who say upon their solemn oath that indeed John Beisbie, long before the death of John Hollame, that is to say, on the fifth day of June in the twenty fourth year of the reign of King Henry the Eighth,

Line 4: was seised in his demesne, as of fee, of and in two messuages, six cottages, three hundred acres of land, forty acres of meadow, forty acres of pasture, twenty shillings of rent, with appurtenances, in Barrow in the county aforesaid, as well as, of and in, one messuage, two cottages, one hundred

Line 5: acres of land, twenty acres of meadow, twenty acres of pasture, with appurtenances, in Bonby in the county aforesaid, and so thus seised, by his indented charter which is dated the said fifth day of June in the twenty fourth year of the reign of King Henry the Eighth aforesaid, enfoeffed Robert Heckelton, Richard

Line 6: Bayteman, William Henley, Thomas Myssenden, Edward Heynde and James Burneholme, of and in the aforesaid messuages, tenements and hereditaments aforesaid, with the appurtenances, in Barrow and Bonby in the county of Lincoln aforesaid, for the use of Margaret

Line 7: Roger, and after the withdrawal or death of Margaret, then for the benefit and use of the aforesaid John Beisbie and his heirs forever, by virtue of which, the aforesaid Robert Heckelton and the rest of his co-feoffees were seised of the aforesaid

Line 8: tenements, rents and the other premises for the aforesaid use, being thus seised, the aforesaid John Beisbie died on the fourth of August in the twenty seventh year of the reign of the late King Henry the Eighth, the aforesaid Margaret then survived until the Statute

Line 9: of Uses in the said twenty seventh year of the said late King Henry the Eighth was published, through which Statute and feoffment aforesaid, the aforesaid Margaret was seised of the premises in her demesne as of free tenement, for the term of her life, thence in reversion to the heirs

Line 10: of John Beisbie belonging, which a certain John Beisbie was and is cousin and next heir of the said John Beisbie, deceased, and that the same John Beisbie, cousin and next heir aforesaid, to whom the aforesaid tenements in

Line 11: Barrow and Bonby aforesaid, after the death of the said Margaret, were to revert and descend, by his indented deed, which is dated the 24th day of January in the first and second years of the late King and Queen, Philip and Mary, the aforesaid jurors

Line 12: upon the taking of this inquisition being clearly shown, gives, grants and confirms the said John Hollame in reversion of all the aforesaid messuages, lands, tenements, rents and all the other premises, with their appurtenances, in Barrow aforesaid, which aforesaid

Line 13: Margaret Roger alias Watsone, for the term of her life, then held and still holds, of the foregoing aforesaid John Beisbie, cousin and next heir, the aforesaid hereditaments and tenements, each and every aforesaid messuage,

Line 14: land, tenement and hereditament, with its appurtenances, in Barrow aforesaid, of the said John Hollame, his heirs and assigns forever, for the proper benefit and use of John Hollame, his heirs and assigns, forever,

Line 15: by virtue of which, the aforesaid John Hollam was seised in reversion of the aforesaid tenements as aforementioned, and thus seised, by his last will the twelfth day of July in the now eighth year of the reign of our said Lady the Queen, declared

Line 16: willed and bequeathed all the aforesaid messuages, tenements and hereditaments in Barrow aforesaid to Edward Hollame and his heirs forever, except the tenements which Edmund Hollame held by lease in Barrow aforesaid, which

Line 17: tenements thus being in the lease of the said Edmund, the same John Hollame by his last will gave, bequeathed and granted to Laurence Hollame his son and the heirs of the body of Laurence lawfully begotten forever,

Line 18: and for lack of such issue, remaining to the said Edward Hollame and his heirs forever. And furthermore, the said jurors say upon their solemn oath, that long before the death of the said John Hollame, that is to say, the 24th

Line 19: day of the month of March in the seventh year of the reign of our Lord Edward the Sixth late King of England, a certain John Beisby, gentleman, under the description of John Beisby, gentleman, cousin and next heir of one John Beisbye, then deceased, was

Line 20: at heir to a certain Nicholas Beisbie, brother & heir of the said John, similarly deceased, confirmed in writing to the said John Hollame and Isabelle his wife the total reversion of one

Line 21: capital messuage, two cottages, one hundred acres of land, twenty acres of meadow, twenty acres of pasture and all and singular lands and tenements, closes, meadows, grazing lands and pasture, rents, reversions & services, returns, escheats, woods, underwoods &

Line 22: hereditaments, old and common paths, and commodities, with each of its appurtenances, in Bonby aforesaid in the county aforesaid, which Margaret Roger, then wife of William Watson, citizen and alderman of the City of York, she then held for

Line 23: the term of her life by the gift, grant and confirmation of the aforesaid John Beisbie then deceased, immediately after the death of the said Margaret, the hereditaments and tenements aforesaid passing in reversion, the said capital

Line 24: messuage, two cottages, land, meadow, grazing lands and pasture, rents, reversions & services, returns, escheats, woods, underwoods and all other premisses with their appurtenances abovementioned, passing after death of the said

Line 25: Margaret to the abovementioned John Hollame and Isabel his wife and the heirs of the body of the said John Hollome and Isabel lawfully begotten forever, according to the same deed to the foresaid jurors

Line 26: upon the taking of this inquisition, in evidences shown is more fully clear & appears, by virtue of whose gift and grant the same John Hollame was seised in reversion of the foresaid tenements in the foresaid last deed

Line 27: as specified previously. And furthermore the said jurors say that two cottages of the foresaid six cottages with their appurtenances in Barrow aforesaid are held of our Lady the first Queen as of her manor of Thornton

Line 28: in socage by rent and service of five shillings and one [???] annually for all services, rents and demands and that are worth annually in all issues beyond reprises three shillings, and that the rest of the foresaid

Line 29: messuages, cottages, lands, tenaments, rents and the rest of the premises with their appurtenances in Barrow aforesaid, are held of Lord Leonard Graye as of his manor of Barrow aforesaid but by what services

Line 30: is entirely unknown to the foresaid jurors and are worth annually in all issues beyond reprises five pounds And also the foresaid jurors say that the foresaid messuages, cottages, lands, tenements and hereditaments with

Line 31: with appurtenances in Bonby aforesaid, are held of Barnaby Gouche as of his manor of Horkstow in socage, by fealty only, and by rent and service of twelve pence annually and worth annually

Line 32: in all issues beyond reprises twenty three shillings And furthermore the said jurors say that the foresaid John Hollome died at Barrow aforesaid in the county of Lincoln aforesaid the 16th day of July last

Line 33: passed before the taking of this inquisition, and that the foresaid Margaret Roger has survived him and is in full life, and that the foresaid Edward Hollame is son and next heir of the foresaid

Line 34: John Hollame, deceased, and is aged fourteen years and over at the time of the taking of this inquisition And furthermore the said jurors say that the foresaid John Hollame, or any other

Line 35: or others, for demesne use, neither had nor held or have or hold some other or further lands or tenements or hereditaments in demesne, possession, reversion or use in the county of Lincoln aforesaid

Line 36: of the said Lady the Queen, in chief or in some other way immediately, either of someone or otherwise of some others as above mentioned, In witness whereof so the foresaid

Line 37: Escheator with the foresaid jurors, to the halves of this indented inquisition, they alternately affixed their seals, the year and place first mentioned above.