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Holdings

Idony Walden held the

for life by fine levied at Westminster, quin. St John the Baptist 1416 [CP 25/1/291/63 no.45], between Robert Neweton, clerk , quer. and John Walden, esquire , and Idony his wife, deforc., regarding the manor and other lands and tenements as contained in the fine, one part of which was shown to the jurors, but whether or not the fine had royal licence is unknown. John recognized the manor, amongst other things, to be the right of Robert, who thereby granted the manor and other things to John and Idony for their lives, to hold of the chief lords of the fee by services due and customary by right, remainder to William Harleton, abbot of Waltham Holy Cross , John Shadworth , Robert Neuport , Thomas Charleton , William de Wakefeld , John Fray , John Gedeney , Robert Warner , John Waryn of Saffron Walden, William Bryght, clerk , Richard Scott, clerk , Henry Dalby, clerk , John Teynton, clerk , and John Neuport, clerk , and the heirs of John Teynton , to hold as before. John and Idony were seised in their demesne as of free tenement. John Walden died, as subsequently did the abbot, Robert Neuport , William de Wakefeld , John Waryn , William Bryght , Henry Dalby and John Neuport . Idony died seised of the manor in her demesne as of free tenement, remainder to the survivors and the heirs of John Teynton .

Holdings

She formerly held the

and for life by the fine detailed in 810, by virtue of which John and Idony were seised in their demesne as of free tenement. Afterwards, the same John Teynton as in 810, by his deed shown to the jurors, remised and relaxed all right and claim that he had in the manors, among other tenements contained in the deed, to the same abbot, John, Robert, Thomas, William, John, John, Robert, John, William, Richard, Henry and John, as in 810. John Walden died and Idony continued in her estate in the manors. Robert Neuport and William Wakefeld died. The abbot, John Waryn and William Bryght , by their deed shown to the jurors, remised and relaxed all their right and claim in the reversion to the manors, among other things contained in the deed, to the same John Shadworthe , Thomas Charleton , John Fray , John Gedeney , Robert Warner , Richard Scot , Henry Dalby and John Neuport . John Neuport died, after whose death Thomas Charleton , described as Thomas Charleton, knight , and John Gedeney and John Fray , by their deed shown to the jurors, remised and relaxed all their right and claim in the manor of Bruces to John Shadworth , Robert Warner , Richard Scot and Henry Dalby , royal licence not obtained. The same John, Robert, Richard and Henry, by their deed similarly shown to the jurors, demised and granted the reversion of the manor of Bruces after Idony’s death and the manor itself to John Gedeney , citizen and pantler of London, William Babyngton , John Hotoft, esquire , Peter Henewyk, clerk , John Fray , Robert Tatersale , Richard Stace , Edward Lutell, clerk , Walter Cheseman, clerk , John Carpenter , Edmund Twyne and Clement Liffyn , their heirs and assigns, royal licence not obtained. Idony attorned to John Gedeney , William, John Hotoft , Peter, John Fray , Robert, Richard, Edward, Walter, John Carpenter , Edmund and Clement, and died seised of this estate and no other. Similarly after John Neuport ’s death, Robert Warner and Richard Scot , by their deed shown to the jurors, remised and relaxed all their right and claim in the manor of ‘Penbrokes’ to Thomas Charleton , described as above, John Shadworth , John Fray , John Gedeney and Henry Dalby , who then demised and granted, by their deed similarly shown to the jurors, the reversion of the manor after Idony’s death and the manor itself to Robert Warner , Richard Scot, clerk , John Teynton, clerk , and John Drayton , their heirs and assigns. Idony attorned to Robert, Richard, John and John, and demised the manor at farm to them for her life, paying her 25 marks at Easter and Michaelmas in equal portions. On this authority, Robert, Richard, John and John entered the manor and were seised in their demesne as of fee. They then demised the manor to the same John Gedeney , William Babyngton , John Hotoft , Peter Henewyk , John Fray , Robert Tatersale , Richard Stace , Edward Lutell , Walter Cheseman , John Carpenter , Edmund Twyne and Clement Liffyn , their heirs and assigns. Idony died seised of the annual rent.