‹ E-CIPM 19-217: ELIZABETH WIDOW OF WARIN LERCHEDEKENE, KNIGHT ›

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by the grant of Martin Lerchdekene and Henry Nanfan to Warin and herself and the heirs of Warin with reversion to Eleanor wife of Walter Lucy , Philippa wife of Hugh Courtenay of Bampton, knight , and Margery wife of Thomas Arundell , daughters and heirs of Warin.

Warin held the following manors in his demesne as of fee. He married Elizabeth, and they had three daughters, Eleanor, Philippa and Margery, as above. He died and Elizabeth was granted a third part of each in dower, with reversion to their daughters:

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She held more than was stated in the previous inquisition, namely in dower:

and They formed part of a grant of Adam Prestre, clerk , to John Lerchedeken and Cecily his wife, comprising 5 messuages, 1 mill, 2 carucates and 6d. rent in Dinnerdake, Furzenapp, Upham, Cadson, Crift, Hayfield, Cadson Bury and Manadon by a fine of 1365 [CP 25(1)/288/47, no.647] to them with successive remainders to Ralph their son and his heirs male, Warin brother of Ralph and his heirs male, and Richard brother of Warin and his heirs male. John and Cecily died. Ralph died without heirs male. Richard had a son, Thomas, and Warin died without heirs male, and so they should remain to Thomas son of Richard, who is aged 21 years and more.

They are held of the earl of Stafford of his manor of Calliland in socage. Apart from them she held no more than stated in the previous inquisition.

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Richard Goure holds the manor of Pudlestone of the castle by the service of 1 fee. Roger Erlyche and Richard Lucas each hold 1 carucate of the castle by the service of a quarter of a fee.

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Findings as 219, except that Richard Lucas holds a messuage and 1 carucate of the castle as ¼ knight’s fee.

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She held in her demesne as of fee of the king in chief

She held the following knight’s fees of the king in chief in fee simple:

All belong to the castle of Richard’s Castle.

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She held in her demesne as of fee of the king in chief by knight service:

She had held the hamlet of Leintwardine in Wigmoreland in the March of Wales and granted it to William Lynour for life with reversion to herself and her heirs. He is still alive, and so she died holding the reversion.

She held in fee simple of the king in chief:

and the following knight’s fees: and all belonging to the castle and manor of Richard’s Castle in Herefordshire.

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She held by the grant of Matthew Gournay, knight , Baldwin Malet, knight , and John Hulle to Warin and herself and their heirs:

She held the manor of Shobrooke for life by the grant of Thomas Raymonde , with reversion to the right heirs of Warin.

The heirs of Warin and herself are their daughters, Eleanor wife of Walter Lucy , Philippa wife of Hugh Courtenay of Bampton, and Margery wife of Thomas Arundell .

Also in dower of Warin by grant of Adam Prestre, clerk , to John Lerchdekene, knight , his father, Cecily his mother and their heirs male; Thomas son of Richard, brother of Warin, now having the reversion by default of other heirs male:

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She held no more in Devon than was stated in the first inquisition.

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Elizabeth held these lands in dower after the death of Warin. He held these third parts with the other two parts in virtue of a grant by Adam Prestre, clerk , by a fine of 1365 [CP 25(1)/288/47, no.647].

By this fine Prestre granted to John Lerchedekene and Cecily for their lives 5 messuages, 2 mills, 11 1/2 carucates, 12 a. meadow, 11 a. pasture, 120 1/2 a. wood and £20 11s.6d. rent in Leigham, Coleridge, South Tawton, Lobb, Churchill, Pickwell, Higher Ham, Netherham, Hasland, Withy Bridge, Hoodown, Buckland and Manadon. Of this, 1 messuage, 2 carucates, 12 a. meadow and 3 a. pasture in Withy Bridge and Hoodown were to remain after the deaths of John and Cecily to Robert (brother of John, Odo, Richard, Warin and Ralph) their son and his heirs male, with successive remainders in default of such heirs to his brothers Warin, Ralph and Richard and their heirs male in turn.

One messuage, 1 mill, 3 carucates, 100 a. wood, and 26s. rent in Leigham and Coleridge were to remain similarly to Warin, son of John and Cecily, and his heirs male, with successive remainders in default of such heirs to his brothers Ralph and Richard and their heirs male.

One messuage and 1 carucate in Manadon with lands in Cornwall, described as 1 messuage, 1 mill, 2 carucates, 12 a. pasture and 6d. rent in Dinnerdake, Furzenapp, Upham, Cadson, Crift, Hayfield, Cadson Bury and Manaton, were to remain similarly to Ralph, son of John and Cecily, and his heirs male, with successive remainders in default of such heirs to his brothers Warin and Richard and their heirs male.

The manor of Buckland in the Moor, described as 1 messuage, 2 carucates and 41s. rent in Buckland and Oakford, was to remain similarly to Reynold (brother of Martin, Robert, John, Odo, Richard, Warin and Ralph), son of John and Cecily, and his heirs male, with successive remainders in default of such heirs to his brothers Warin, Ralph and Richard and their heirs male.

John and Cecily are dead. Robert, Ralph and Reynold died without heirs male. Richard had issue Thomas, who is still living. Richard died, and Warin died without heirs male. Therefore Thomas is heir to all the third parts held by Elizabeth in dower of Warin.