‹ E-CIPM 21-278: JOAN DE BOHUN, COUNTESS OF HEREFORD ›

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She held in dower by the endowment of her husband Humphrey de Bohun, late earl of Hereford and Essex , and by assignment by Edward III, all the lands and rents in Langham, member of the castle and manor of Oakham, except £13 6s. 8d. which the bondmen of Langham pay yearly as an aid called `skorfe' and the perquisites the court of the whole soke of Oakham, which belong to the castle and manor and the shrievalty of Rutland. She also held in dower, of the knight's fees and advowsons which were held by Humphrey, late earl and belong to the castle and manor, 1 knight's fee in Glaston which Thomas de Haryngton held and the advowson of the church of North Luffenham, with reversion to Anne, countess of Stafford , daughter and heir of the body of Thomas, duke of Gloucester , whom William Bourchier, knight , married, under letters patent of 12 June 1390 [CPR 1388-92, p. 255] which granted to Thomas, duke of Gloucester , and the heirs of his body the castle, township, lordship and manor of Oakham and the shrievalty of Rutland which William de Bohun, earl of Northampton, had held to him and his heirs male by grant of ‪ Edward III, and which Joan, countess of Hereford, held after the death of Humphrey de Bohun, late earl of Hereford, by assignment of ‪ Richard II. After that assignment ‪ Richard II by letters patent [15 Sept. 1398, CPR 1396-9, p. 415] to John Overton , shown to the jurors, granted to his kinsman Edward, earl of Rutland , son of the king's uncle, the duke of York , during his father's life the castle, town and lordship of Oakham and the shrievalty of Rutland as fully as William de Bohun, late earl of Northampton, had held them. The lands thus held in dower, the issues and profits of the fairs and markets of the town of Oakham and the castle, manor and lordship of Oakham and the shrievalty given by Richard II to Edward, the late earl, should revert to the king after the death of countess Joan, John Overton, Edmund duke of York and Edward then earl of Rutland, and not remain to his uncle Thomas duke of Gloucester and the heirs of his body to hold them of the king as the earl of Northampton held them, except the king’s forest of Rutland which previously had not been parcel of the castle and manor. They also say that both the lands and rents in Langham and the knight’s fee in Glaston and the advowson of Luffenham assigned to her in dower at the time of assignment and at the time of the letters patent of 12 June 1390 were parcel and member of the castle, town, lordship and manor. Afterwards Thomas, duke of Gloucester, died and the castle etc descended to Anne, countess of Stafford as daughter and heir of his body by virtue of the grant to Thomas duke of Gloucester. And afterwards Edmund, late duke, and Edward, late earl of Rutland and John Overton died, after whose deaths William Bougchier and his wife Anne, in Ann’s right by virtue of the grants to Thomas, late duke of Gloucester, entered into 2/3 of the castle, town, lordship, [CPR 1413-16, p. 269] and are still seised.

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