In the Calendar of Letter Books, a further notation is given for Thomas son of Roger Carpenter for 1632-3. This is interesting because Roger is only 13 or 14 years old. I had assumed that people received their inheritance at a much later date. This seems to not be the case. If Richard was the son of Roger and was 13 or 14 at the time of Roger’s demise, then that would put the birth of Richard at about 1335, the usual assumed date of Richard Carpenter’s, father of the Town Clerk, birth. “20 Jan., 36 Edward III. [a.d. 1362-3], Thomas, son of Roger le Carpenter, spicer, came before Stephen Cavendisshe, the Mayor, and John de Cauntebrigge, the Chamberlain, and acknowledged he had received from Thomas de Brandone, mercer, and Richard Vyncent, Rector of the Church of St. Benedict de Shorhoge, and Adam Fraunceys, mercer, all property due to him on the death of his father, and gave acquittance for the same.” (Calendar, Letter Book f, p. 200) Bruce Carpenter