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Wydecombe in the 1420s and the whole of the manor of Stowell in Somerset, purchased in 1427 from Reynold Molyns, son of Reynold Molyns (d. 1385). In 1435 he purchased the manor of Wootton Glanville and in 1439 Long Critchell in Dorset. He was seated at his own estate at Stowell and after his
302:, in Somerset, near the body of "Magister Johannes Hody", his uncle. By a large amount of silver plate and other articles which he gave in legacies, some idea may be formed of the domestic economy of a
321:"JH". This is believed to be connected to Hody's former monument as the vault in which he and his uncle are believed to have been buried lies under the tower and west end of the church.
179:, being appointed on 25 January 1442. His judicial career was probably terminated by his death, as his will is dated 17 December 1441, although the date of its probate is not recorded.
126:, as his name appears on the list of those called upon to contribute towards the equipment of the army against France in 1435/36. Certainly, he had attained that rank before July 1439.
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In about 1880 during restoration work, a square stone was discovered on the floor of the church beneath the tower, on which is sculpted the
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