‹ E-CIPM 18-196: AUBREY DE VEER, EARL OF OXFORD ›

Holdings

He held the manor of Mendham called Walsham Hall in his demesne as of fee of the king in chief by knight service, annual value 16 marks.

Formerly he held the manor of Cockfield with the appurtenances called Earls Hall in his demesne as of fee, but long before he died, by his charter dated 13 May 1397, he enfeoffed Richard Waldegrave, knight , Thomas Cogeshale , William Skrene , Robert Neuport and William Tasburgh, clerk , to them, their heirs and assigns. It is held of the abbot of Bury St. Edmunds as of his manor of Cockfield, service unknown, annual value 20 marks.

Holdings

He held in his demesne in fee tail of the king in chief by knight service the manors of Castle Camps, annual value £21 6s.8d., and Saxton, annual value 20 marks, with the advowson of Camps, and 60s. rent from ‘Souches Melles’ in Newnham by Cambridge.

He held in his demesne as of fee of the earl of March , service unknown, the manor of Swaffham Bulbeck and the advowson of Horseheath. The manor is valued at £10 yearly beyond a rent of 100s., payable in equal parts at Easter and Michaelmas, which on 20 May 1398 he granted by his indented charter to Michael Stancomb, esquire , for life, and it is held accordingly.

He held the following knight’s fees:

Balsham, 1 fee held by John Sleford .

Swaffham Prior, 1 fee held by John Shadworth .

Burwell, 1 fee held by Payn Typtot .

Olmstead, 1/2 fee held by William Skryne .

Nosterfield, 1/8 fee held by John Hunte .

Papworth, 1 fee held by the heirs of John Dengayne .

Silverley, 2 fees held by the prior of St. John of Jerusalem.

Ashley, 1 fee held by the heir of John Honeman .

Horseheath, 1 fee held by the heir of John de Lyndebury , and 12 parts [ sic ] of 1 fee held by William Aylyngton .

He held no more, but by his charter dated 24 Aug. 1396 he gave to Richard Waldegrave, knight , and others [as above no. 190] the manors of Dullingham called Beauchamps Hall and Poyntz Hall with other lands and tenements there called Baas and Chalers and all his other lands in the same place to hold to themselves, their heirs and assigns. They are not held of the king , but of whom, by what service, and of what value they are is unknown.

Holdings

He held no lands, but the advowson of the patronage of Woburn abbey, annual value nil.

Holdings

He held in his demesne in fee tail:

Calverton, the manor, of the king in chief, service unknown, annual value £10.

Whitchurch, the manor, of the earl of Stafford by knight service, annual value £40.

He formerly held in his demesne as of fee the manor of Aston Sandford, but on 20 March 1397 he enfeoffed to themselves, their heirs and assigns, Richard Waldegrave, knight , and others [as above, no. 190]. Of whom it is held and by what service is unknown; annual value £10.

He held the advowson of Calverton, annual value £10.

Holdings

He formerly held the manor of Kensington in his demesne as of fee as the heir of Robert de Veer, late duke of Ireland , which with other lands he granted by his indenture, shown to the jurors, to Philippa duchess of Ireland , to hold in dower, and which she granted by her indenture, also shown to the jurors, dated 1 Aug. 1398, to himself, Walter le Frezwater , Richard Walegrave, knight , William Skrene , Clement Spice , Robert Nyweport and William Tasseburgh, clerk , to hold for her life, paying her a rent of £33 at Easter and Michaelmas by equal parts, with reversion to him and his heirs. Therefore he had no status in the manor except jointly with the others.

Holdings

He held the manor of Badlesmere with the advowson in fee tail of various lords by various tenures: the site of the manor, 240 a. arable, pasture and wood, and 40s. rent of the king and the earl of Stafford by knight service, that is the site, 220 a. and the rent of the king of the castle of Dover, rendering 20s.1d. for the guard of the castle, and the remaining 20 a. of the earl of Stafford of the castle of Tonbridge, annual value together 100s.; and 400 a. arable and pasture by gavelkind of various lords, and by rendering a total of £6 17s.5 1/2d. in rents, annual value beyond these 60s.

Holdings

He held in fee tail of the king in chief by knight service:

Castle Hedingham, the castle and manor, as parcel of the earldom of Oxford. Long before his death he granted to William … by letters patent the office of parker of the park of Castle Hedingham with the herbage of a meadow called ‘Parkersmedowe’ next to the mill, and all the wood called ‘Wyndfeldwode’, and sufficient herbage for six great beasts, one heifer, one colt and six pigs in the same park, and a house called Lodge without the burden of repairs. The castle and manor are worth £20 yearly beyond annuities and the fees of various officials.

Sible Hedingham, two parts of the manor called Prayors, with two parts of Bourehall belonging to it. Long before his death he granted to John Swanheld , his servant, who still lives, the keeping of his warren and fisheries in his lordship of Castle Hedingham, Sible Hedingham, Great Yeldham and Little Yeldham for life with a fee of 2d. daily, payable yearly from the manor of Prayors in Sible Hedingham, with livery appropriate to his rank yearly from the earl’s wardrobe, 2 cartloads of hay and pasture for his horse in the summer in the same manor. The two parts are worth £8 yearly beyond the rent. Philippa duchess of Ireland holds the third part of the manor of Prayors with the third of Bourehall in dower since the death of Robert duke of Ireland , with reversion to the heirs of the earl after her death.

Little Yeldham, the manor. Long before his death he granted to Alice Bene , who still lives, a rent of 40s. for life from this manor. Its annual value beyond the rent is £12.

Steeple Bumpstead, the manor, annual value £20.

He held in his demesne as of fee:

Doddinghurst and Stansted Mountfichet, the manors, of the king in chief. Doddinghurst is worth 20 marks yearly. Long before his death he granted to Roger Eston , who still lives, a rent of 40s. for life from the manor of Stansted, apart from which the manor is worth 20 marks yearly. Likewise he granted to Robert Smyth , his servant, who still lives, the office of parker of the park of Doddinghurst, and the keeping of the same with his warren in Fingrith and Doddinghurst for life, taking from that manor by the bailiff and farmer there every 12 weeks a quarter of corn, 6s.8d. yearly for his shoes, and linen cloth for his clothing. He was also granted a house called ‘le Logge’ in the same park for his lodging, pasture for three cows, one horse and six pigs, and dead wood for his fire, all for his life.

Eyston Hall, the manor, of the earl of March , who is under age in the king’s ward, service unknown. Long before he died he granted to John Aylemere , John Bavyngton and Richard Payn , his servants, … annually for life from this manor. Apart from this it is worth 40s. annually.

Fingrith, the manor, held in fee tail by the service of acting as queen’s chamberlain on the day of her coronation, annual value £20.

Beaumont cum Moze, the manor, annual value, apart from a rent payable to the abbey of St. Osyth, 40s.

Bowers Gifford, 52 a. fallow and marsh, annual value 8 marks.

Tilbury juxta Clare, the manor, which he granted for life to John Bray , who still lives, at a rent of £15. By what service it is held is unknown.

Office of the stewardship of all the king’s forests in Essex, service unknown, annual value nil.

He held for life of the king in chief by grants of Richard II [ CPR 1377–81 , pp.112, 371; 1388–92 , p.375]:

Hadleigh, the castle, manor and watermill, with reversion to the king and his heirs, service unknown, annual value 20 marks.

Rayleigh, the honour, town, fair and market, with the profits and herbage of the park there, and the manor of Eastwood, with reversion to Edmund duke of York , the king’s uncle, and his heirs male, service unknown; annual values, Rayleigh 20 marks, Eastwood £20.

Rochford, the hundred, with reversion to the king and his heirs, service unknown, annual value £10.

Thundersley, the manor, with 26s.8d. rent from the marsh called ’Westwykmersche’ in South Benfleet, with reversion to the duke of York and his heirs male; the manor of the honour of Rayleigh, service unknown, the marsh of the prior of Merton by a yearly rent of 73s.4d. Beyond another rent of 26s.8d. they are worth £10 yearly.

Long before he died he granted by his letters patent to John Brerele, esquire , for life, with reversion to himself and his heirs, a tenement called ’Watelyst’ in Sible Hedingham. It is held of William Coggeshale, knight , service unknown, annual value 40s.

Similarly he gave and confirmed by his charter to Richard Waldegrave, knight , and others [as above, no. 190] his manors of Grays Thurrock and Langdon Hills, with all his lands and tenements, rents and services in Dunton, Bulphan, East Horndon, West Horndon, Laindon, Basildon and Ramsden, to hold to themselves and their heirs in fee simple, and they held them all his life.

Holdings

He held for life the manor of Newport with Birchanger hamlet, by the grant of Edward formerly prince of Wales and duke of Cornwall . Edward III held it after the death of Edmund earl of Cornwall , and granted it to the prince of Wales and his successors for ever, annexed to the duchy of Cornwall. The prince granted it to Aubrey de Veer for life, and it now belongs by right of inheritance to Henry prince of Wales , who is aged 14 years and more. It is held of the king in chief, service unknown, annual value £20.

Holdings

He held:

Castle Hedingham, 1/2 fee held by Edward Pychard and 1/2 fee held by Thomas Baret .

Stevington and Ashdon, 1 fee held by Philip de Keditone .

Leyton, 1/2 fee held by the abbot of Stratford .

Langdon Hills, 1/2 fee called Whitehall in Dunton, held by Joan countess of Hertford [ recte Hereford] .

Basildon, Dunton and Laindon, 1/2 fee held by Ralph de Gynges .

Basildon, 1 fee held by Guy de Bertelysdene .

Aythorpe Roding, 2 fees held by William Bourgchier .

Basildon, Dunton and Laindon, 1/2 fee held by Henry de Bello Campo .

Margaret Roding, 2 fees held by Thomas de Leyghes .

Finchingfield, 1 fee held by Robert Jehull .

Ramsey, 1/2 fee for reasonable aid from the villeinage of Ramsey [ sic ].

Ray Wick, 1/2 fee held by John Ryly .

Canfield, 1/2 fee held by William Fitz Adam .

Belchamp, 1/2 fee held by Geoffrey Mychell and 1/2 fee held by Robert Offyngton .

Ashen, 1/4 fee held by Richard Moselyng .

Little Bromley, 1 fee held by the heirs of John de Brabham .

Little Henny, 1 fee held by the heirs of Thomas de Grey .

Tolleshunt Knights, 1 fee held by John Boys .

Virley, 2 fees held by Robert Neweport .

Tolleshunt Major, 1/2 fee held by the abbot of Coggeshall .

Rivenhall, 1/4 fee held by Robert Archer .

Beaumont, 2 fees, 1 1/2 held by John Armysthorp and 1/2 by the earl himself.

Hempstead, 1/2 fee held by John Whynselowe .

Dovercourt and Colne, 2 fees held by the countess of Norfolk and John Ynglysthorp .

He also held the following advowsons extending at the amounts shown:

Downham, £10.

Doddinghurst, 100s.

Beaumont at the third turn, 100s.

Tilbury juxta Clare, 10 marks.

Hatfield Broad Oak, priory temporalities, 40 marks.

Thremhall, priory temporalities, 20 marks.

Blackmore, priory temporalities, £10.

Castle Hedingham, free chapel of the castle, 2 marks.

Farnham, chapel, 10 marks.

Holdings

He held:

Bengeo, 1 fee held by the heirs of William FitzGeoffrey and Henry de Sandeford .

Bramfield and Bengeo by Hertford, 1 fee held by William Kevell , Thomas Moryce and the prior of Royston .

Beauchamps, formerly Affledwick, 1 fee held by John Bouchamp .

Meesden, 1 fee held by the countess of Pembroke .

Bengeo, 1 fee held by John de Goldyngton .

Thorley, 1/2 fee held by John de Goldyngton .

Cockenach, 1/2 fee held by John Moryce and 1/4 fee held by the prior of Royston .

Holdings

He held no knight’s fees or advowsons.

Holdings

He held:

Loddon, 1 fee held of him by the abbot of Langley .

Ketteringham, 1 fee held by the heirs of John de Arganton, knight .

Holdings

He held no knight’s fees or advowsons.

Holdings

He died about the quindene of Easter, namely 23 April last, holding the manors of Langley and Bradley of the king in chief by knight service, annual value £10. Edward Bole is the farmer of the manors for 10 years by an indenture between the earl and himself, at a yearly rent of 19 1/2 marks.

Holdings

[Essex] Castle Hedingham, castle and manor, £20.

Sible Hedingham, two parts of the manor called Prayors with two parts of Bourehall, £8.

Little Yeldham, manor, £12.

Tilbury juxta Clare, manor, rents from £15.

Bowers Gifford, 52 a. fallow land and marsh, 5 marks.

[Cambs] Castle Camps, £21 6s.8d.

Total £79 13s.4d.

[Kent] Badlesmere, except 400 a. arable and pasture in gavelkind, 100s.

[Essex] Steeple Bumpstead, £20.

Beaumont, 40s.

Eyston Hall, 40s.

[Bucks] Calverton, £10.

Whitchurch, £40.

Total [£79 0s.0d.]

…, 20 marks.

[Berks, Langley and Bradley], £10.

…, 20 marks.

…, £20.

…, 20 marks

[Suffolk, Mendham], 16 marks.

[Total £80 13s.4d.] …