Following is the first part of a post to SGM, 1 Oct 2003, by Rosie Bevan:
From: Rosie Bevan (rbevan AT paradise.net.nz)
Subject: The identity of Maud, wife of Sir Ralph Hastings
Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.medieval
Date: 2003-10-01 20:51:51 PST
After receiving some searching questions by Jim Weber, today I checkedfor any earlier IPMs for Ralph Hastings and found this one.
"Ralph Hastynges, knight
540 Writs, ordering the inquisition below to be sent to chancery, 20 and22 June 1401
[Endorsed] The escheator received the writs at Richmond on 2 July anddespatched them with the inquisition on the following day.
Another writ, ordering release of the lands, 15 Oct 1401 [CCR 1399-1402,p.428]
York. Inquisition ex officio. Slingsby.23 June.
Ralph de Hastynges, knight, of Slingsby held in his demesne as of fee ofThomas son and heir of Thomas duke of Norfolk, of his manor of Thirsk byknight service, the castle and manor of Slingsby with its members inSlingsby, Coulton and howthorpe. The castle and manor of Slingsby areworth 16 annually, payable by equal parts at Martinmas and Whitsun,Coulton 40s., and Howthorpe 8, both payable at the same terms. He diedon 27 Oct 1397 Richard de Hastynges, knight his son and heir, will be 20years of age on 24 Aug next."
[CIPM v.XVIII no.540]
Having just seen this inquisition, (unless there is any other informationnot yet uncovered), it is evident that Richard Hastings was the eldestson and heir of Ralph Hastings because he received the patrimony ofSlingsby. It would appear that he was born in August 1381 and that hislands were released to him before attaining majority.
From Ralph the younger's IPM, it looks like he was the second son and hadthe Sutton-in-Holderness lands, a third of which was held as dower by hismother Maud, who was still alive in 1407. Richard Hastings receivedRalph's forfeited estate, and when he died without issue in 1437, all theproperties passed to Leonard Hastings their younger brother whose IPMrecords their combined holdings.
Richard was knighted by 1401, and married secondly in 1427, Elizabeth,daughter of Henry, Lord Beaumont, and widow of William, Lord D'Eincourt.Of significance, CP IV 126 records that a dispensation was required forthis marriage because William Deincourt and Richard Hastings were relatedin the 2nd and 3rd degree of consanguinity. It is my belief that thisrelationship was through Richard's mother, Maud, and the Greys ofRotherfield. . . .
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