‹ E-CIPM 18-616: ELIZABETH WIDOW OF HENRY GREY OF WILTON ›

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She held two parts of a quarter of the manor of Olney in dower of Henry Grey , of the king in chief as a tenth part of a knight’s fee, annual value 6 marks.

Holdings

She held two parts of a quarter of the manor of Olney, as above.

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She held in her demesne in fee tail of the king of the duchy of Lancaster the manor of Dingestow otherwise called Llanddingat in the Welsh March as half a knight’s fee by the feoffment of Reynold Grey of Wilton, knight , to Henry his son and Elizabeth and the heirs of their bodies, annual value £12.

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Her late husband, Henry Grey , enfeoffed John de Broghton, junior , John rector of Shirland , Richard Boteler of Gilling, Robert de Alfreton, chaplain , Henry de Babyngton and others in the manor of Shirland with other lands. They assigned the manor to her in dower with reversion to themselves.

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She held in fee tail of the earl of Oxford as a third part of a knight’s fee by the grant of Reynold Grey, knight , to Henry his son and Elizabeth and the heirs of their bodies the manor of Yelling, annual value 100s.

She held the manor of Toseland at farm to herself and her executors, of the king by letters patent [ CPR 1399–1402, p.243] until the full age of Richard her son and heir.

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She held in her demesne as of fee jointly with Henry Grey to them and their heirs by the grant of Reynold Grey , father of Henry, with reversion failing such heirs to the right heirs of Reynold:

Snoreham, the manor, of the prior of Christ Church, Canterbury, service unknown, annual value 100s.

Debden, the manor called Weildbarns, of the countess of Hereford , service unknown, annual value 10 marks.

Danbury, the manor called Herons otherwise the manor of Danbury, of the same countess, annual value 100s.

Axfleet Marsh, the manor in Canewdon, of the king of the honour of Rayleigh, service unknown, annual value 100s.

In dower of Henry Gray she held:

Purleigh, the manor, of the king in chief by knight service, annual value £17; and 1 messuage, 102 a. and 23 a. marsh called ‘Lachyngdonebernes’ [now Purleigh Barns] of the earl of March , service unknown, annual value 29s.8d.

Great Leighs, the land called Lowleys, of the countess of Hereford , service unknown, annual value 30s.

She also held to farm during the minority of Richard her son and heir by letters patent [ CPR 1399–1401 , p.243] certain lands in the marshes by Maldon called Sayers and South House of the dean and chapter of St. Martin le Grand, London, by a rent of 4s., annual value 40s.