‹ E-CIPM 18-49: ROBERT PEKENHAM ›

Holdings

He held in his demesne in fee tail, half of all the lands, tenements, rents and services which were formerly held by John de Wauton, knight , and Margaret his wife in Steeple Bumpstead, Sturmer, Birdbrook and Wixoe, to himself and the heirs of his body, by the gift of William de Wauton, parson of Ashdon , and William Warde of Trumpington, clerk , to John de Wauton, knight , and Margaret, grandmother of Robert de Pekenham , by virtue of which grant John de Wauton and Margaret died seised of it, and it descended to Robert as grandson and heir, that is the son of Elizabeth, one of the daughters of John and Margaret. From Robert, who died seised of it without heirs of his body, it descended to Ivo Harleston , his cousin and heir, the son of Margaret, another daughter of John and Margaret, and sister of Elizabeth, mother of Robert Pekenham . The annual value is 10 marks. Half of one messuage and 15 a. of these lands and tenements are held of the king in chief by a rent of 18d. payable by the sheriff. Of whom the rest is held and by what service is unknown.

Similarly he held in his demesne as of fee half a tenement called Downhall in Roydon with other lands, tenements, rents and services, and meadow, in Great Parndon, Little Parndon, and Nazeing, from John and Margaret as the last, of the prior of St. John of Jerusalem in England by a rent of 2s.6 1/2d. payable by equal parts at Easter and Michaelmas, annual value 40s.

John Pekenham , deceased, the father of Robert, held in his demesne as of fee the manor of Whitehall with other lands and tenements in Great Burstead, Little Burstead, Ingrave and Dunton, which he granted to Roger Folyet and John Grafton , clerks, who enfeoffed Nicholas FitzRichard , Nicholas Benyngfeld, clerk , Richard Waltham and others, to hold in fee simple to themselves, their heirs and assigns.