‹ E-CIPM 21-324: JOHN KEYNES, SENIOR ›

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He held the manors and advowsons of Dowlish Wake and West Dowlish to himself and the heirs of his body by the grant of Walter de Souraye to John Keynes , his wife Isabel and the heirs of their bodies. They held in their demesne as of fee and had issue Thomas, the father of John Keynes , father of John Keynes , who survives, as son and heir of John son of Thomas. The manors are held of the king of the honor of Trowbridge, part of the duchy of Lancaster, by knight service.

at alternate presentations by the grant of John Benyn and William Roucetre on 8 Jan. 1407. He held in his demesne as of fee the remainder of the manor of Compton Martin with the advowson at alternate presentations, being entitled to the second and fourth turns, by grant of Hugh Sutton and Richard Walbrond on 8 Jan. 1407. Richard Michell and his wife Agnes and the heirs of Richard were seised with remainder to John Keynes named in the writ as appears in the charter. are held of the earl of Huntingdon , service unknown. Annual value of the reversion, nil.. By a fine levied quin. East. and afterwards oct. Mich. 1419 [CP 25/1/201/35, no. 39] between John Keynes, senior , quer., and William, etc., def., concerning the manor of Cudworth, 20 messuages, 6 carucates, 20 a. meadow and 10 a. wood in Cudworth, `Wertelybenersshe', Allowenshay, Dinnington, `Crymelsford', Ludney, `Walterescombe', Craft and Hinton St. George , John acknowledged the manor and lands to be the right of William, etc.,as those which they had of his gift, and remitted and quitclaimed them to William, etc., and the heirs of John Bruer for ever.

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He was seised in his demesne as of fee of the reversion of the manors of Stoke Wake and Hill and of various lands, tenements, reversions, rents and services in Stoke Wake, Pulham and Hill, having granted them by his indented charter, sealed with an armorial seal and dated 20 Dec. 1419, shown to the jurors, to Robert Hulle, senior , John Hals , John Stourton of Preston, Henry Foleford , Robert Veel and his son Nicholas Keynes for life. The grantees all survive.

He also held in his demesne as of fee the reversion of the manor of Caundle Wake, having granted it by his indented charter, sealed with an armorial seal and dated at Caundle Wake 5 Aug. 1418, shown to the jurors, to his son Nicholas Keynes and Nicholas's wife Maud, daughter of John Molyns of South Petherton, and the heirs male of Nicholas's body. Nicholas and Maud survive.

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He was seised in his demesne as of fee of 8 messuages, 2 tofts, 2 carucates, and 64 a. arable, 6 a. meadow, 200 a. pasture, 30 a. wood, 10s. rent and 1/2 of 3 tofts, 51 a. arable, 5 a. meadow and 60 a. pasture in `Westspray', Hele, `Loterygge', Tackbear, Stratton, Efford, `Stonlond by the Strond', Collaton, Pinchla, Kitleigh, Marsland, Crabbe, Burracot, Penhallym, Cardinham, Week St. Mary, Bradridge and Binamy. According to a fine levied quin. Trin. and afterwards in oct. Mich. 1415 [CP 25/1/34/35, no. 11] between Henry Foleford and his wife Willelma, quer., and John Keynes and his wife Joan, def., Henry acknowledged the lands to be the right of John as those which John and Joan had by his grant, for which John and Joan granted them to Henry and Willelma, who rendered them to John and Joan, to hold to Henry and Willelma and their heirs of John and Joan and the heirs of John by service of 1/6 knight's fee, rendering to John and Joan 8 silver marks, i.e. 2 marks at the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, 2 marks at Michaelmas, 2 marks at Christmas and 2 marks at Easter for all services. If Henry dies without heirs by Willelma, the lands to remain to Willelma's heirs, and failing her heirs to John and Joan and the heirs of John. By virtue of the fine Henry still holds and the fine has been shown to the jurors in evidence. Joan died and after her death John Keynes by his writing shown in evidence and dated 24 July 1416 granted that Henry and Willelma should hold all the lands mentioned in the fine of John and his heirs, paying 5 marks at the terms mentioned above, and that after Henry's death, Willelma and Henry's heirs by Willelma should render to John the full 8 marks. Willelma died and John by another writing dated 1 Jan. 1417, also shown in evidence, granted to Henry and his heirs by Willelma all the lands in `Westspray', Hele and `Loterygge' formerly called `Loteryggewode' in free socage, paying 27s. 8d. yearly at the terms mentioned above and 6s. as a relief. By another writing dated 3 April 1418 John granted to his son Nicholas Keynes , Thomas Pyllond and John Bruer, parson of Dowlish Wake , the rents and services of Henry and his heirs and the reversion in all the said tenements, rents and services, to have and to hold for the life of the said John Keynes named in the writ, remainder after his death to Edmund, son of the same John, and the heirs male begotten of his body forever, in default of such issue to the said John Keynes and his heirs forever. By his indented writing dated 20 Aug 1418, shown to the jurors in evidence, Henry attorned to Nicholas Keynes , Thomas Pyllond and John Bruer , who were seised of the rents and services by Henry Foleford and continued so during the whole life of John Keynes. Edmund still lives. John Keynes named in writ died seised of the reversion, annual value nil until it falls in. And on the day he died the tenements, rents and services were held by Henry Foleford of Nicholas Keynes , Thomas Pyllond and John Bruer , service unknown, annual value beyond the 5 marks reserved to John Keynes, 40s.

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He and Joan his wife were seised in their demesne as of fee of 2 messuages, 2 carucates, 40 a. meadow, 200 a. pasture, 200 a. moor, and a moiety of 6 a. wood in Black Torrington and Halwill called Whiteleigh and ‘Radefernlond’, and by a fine levied between Henry Foleford and his wife Willmine (Willelma) and John Keynes senior and his wife Joan, shown to the jurors, granted them to Henry and Willmine Foleford for 2 years for a rose at Midsummer yearly, remainder [sic] to Nicholas Keynes and William Keynes for the same rent for the life of John Keynes senior, in the fine named John Keynes of Winkleigh, remainder [sic] to Edmund Keynes , son of John Keynes senior, and the heirs male of his body, to hold of John senior and Joan and the right heirs of John senior. Henry and Willelma were seised for two years, and then Nicholas and William were seised. Edmund still lives. Joan died seised, and John Keynes senior died seised of the fee and the reversion, annual value of the reversion nil until it falls in. The manor of Loxbeare was held of him by John Auenell by knight service, annual value nil except when the tenant dies. He held it in service of John Cambon senior , service unknown. He held the following for his life by the law of England of his wife Joan’s inheritance by reason of their children: