1349 John de Strode and Katherine his wife, plaintiffs, and Walter de Kildesby, Roger de Coleyne, and Geoffrey de Colepeper, agreed to a covenant concerning land in Kent. [1]
1388 On April 12, Geoffrey Coolpepir and his wife Alice sold land in Hertfordshire. [2] [3]
CP 25/1/90/99, number 96.
County: Hertfordshire.
Place: Westminster.
Date: Two weeks from Easter, 11 Richard [II] [12 April 1388].
Parties: Beatrice Moueron' (or Beatrice Moneron'), querent, and Geoffrey Coolpepir and Alice, his wife, deforciants.
Property: A fourth part of the manor of Northmymmis.
Action: Plea of covenant.
Agreement: Geoffrey and Alice have acknowledged the fourth part to be the right of Beatrice, as that which she has of their gift, and have remised and quitclaimed it from themselves and the heirs of Alice to her and her heirs for ever.
Warranty: Warranty.
For this: Beatrice has given them 100 marks of silver.
1389/90 Geoffrey Colpeper wrote his will on February 8. Duncan's abstract of the will states, [4]
Geoffrey Colpeper of West Pecham. Monday next after the feast of the Purification of Blessed Mary the Virgin. To be buried in the parish church. To the Prior of Ledis the best silver cup that I have with a cover and twelve silver spoons to pray for the health of my soul and the soul of Walter my father. To each canon there 40d. To the parish church of West Pecham 100s. The Vicar there 20s. The Vicar of the church of Wrotham 10s., of Hadloo 40d. The Carmelite Friars of Ailesford 20s. To William Anngi (?) 5 mrcs. To Walter Waltier 5 mrcs. William Goudere 10s. To the parish church of Schynglewell a new chalice. To each poor person coming to my funeral a penny. To Richard son of Isabelle Muston 6s. 8d. To Johan at Thorne my attendant (famulo) 10 mrcs. I will there be six poor men to hold six torches round my tomb on the day of my burial and each to have a gown. Executor the reverend and my special friend, Sir Emericus Prior of Ledes and John my son and they to dispose for the health of my soul. I leave Thomas at Crouche kinsman (cognato) of Master John Colpeper 7s. To Margery my sister 40s. Residue to John my son and Katherine his wife.
Proved 5 June 1390 by John Colpeper executor, reserved power for the other.
(Note: he does not call himself Knight). (235b Courteney).
[1] Court of Common Pleas, CP40, The National Archives, UK, Anglo-American Legal Tradition, University of Houston, CP40/358, Easter Term, 1349, f 8147, [AALTImage].
[2] Feet of Fines, Online Abstracts, CP 25/1/90/99, number 96, [Medieval_Genealogy].
[3] Feet of Fines, Court of Common Pleas, CP25, The National Archives, UK, Anglo-American Legal Tradition, University of Houston, CP 25/1/90/99, number 96, [AALTImage].
[4] Leland L. Duncan, Medieval & Tudor Kent Wills at Lambeth - Book 24, 399, [KentArchaeologicalSociety].