Talk:John Bernes

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 * "In 1370 Thomas Wykwane sold a house, some 380 a. and rent in Edmonton, Tottenham, and Enfield to John Bernes, mercer of London, (fn. 83) and Henry Wykwane conveyed land in south-west Edmonton to Thomas Langham, vicar of Edmonton, from whom Bernes acquired them in 1372. (fn. 84) Polehouse took its name from John atte Pole (d. 1361), a London rope-maker, who conveyed his estate, which included land formerly held by the Ford family and 1/12 knight's fee which had belonged in 1235–6 to William son of Geoffrey, (fn. 85) to Gilbert Nusom and William Gosselyn. (fn. 86) In 1362 the last two sold the estate, consisting of 5 houses, nearly 400 a. and rent in Edmonton and six other Middlesex parishes, to John Bernes (d. c. 1373). (fn. 87) Bernes's lands passed to his cousin Thomas King of Tottenham, who in 1383 conveyed them to John of Northampton, the former mayor of London. (fn. 88)"

Nothing about that John Bernes (or those two John Berneses!) indicates that he was the Sheriff at any stage. It may be a different John. Footnotes 83-88 are just references to documents.

-- Robin Patterson (Talk) 05:49, August 2, 2015 (UTC)