‹ E-CIPM 26-110: ALICE, WHO WAS THE WIFE OF THOMAS BOTELER, KNIGHT ›

Holdings

[+1] John le Rous , John de Bereford, clerk , and John Kirkeby, junior , were once seised of the following in demesne as of fee. Having obtained royal licence [not found], shown to the jurors, they granted the manors to Thomas Boteler, knight and Alice late his wife, and the heirs of the body of Thomas. Thomas was therefore seised in demesne as of fee tail in the said form, and Alice as of free tenement. Thomas died seised of such estate, and after his death Alice held the manors by right of survivorship, and died seised of such estate. [1+] The manors are held of the king in chief as 1 knight’s fee.

Holdings

She was seised of the following as in 109 [+1].

Holdings

William Cheyne, knight , Thomas Sakevyle, knight , Robert Oxenbrugg , William Edward , Thomas Joop , William Gulby , and William Bernes were lately seised of the following in demesne as of fee. They demised the same to Alice for the term of her life, saving the reversion to themselves, so that she was seised in demesne as of free tenement. [+1] Afterwards Thomas Sakevyle and Robert Oxenbrugg died, and William Cheyne , Thomas Joop , William Gulby , and William Bernes by writing sealed with their seals, shown to the jurors, quitclaimed the above to William Edward and his heirs and assigns, so that he was solely seised of the reversion as of fee and right. Thus seised he granted the reversion among other things, by sealed writing shown to the jurors, to the following and their heirs and assigns: Humphrey Stafford, earl of Stafford , Ralph Boteler , William Cheyne , and Henry Norbury , knights, Thomas Wesenham , Richard Waller , and Edward Gyldford , who survive, and to whom the reversion pertains, and Richard Beauchamp, earl of Warwick , William Prestwyk , Thomas Aucher , William Bernes , and William Gulby , now deceased. Alice therefore attorned herself to the earl, Ralph, William Cheyne , Henry Norbury , Thomas Wesenham , Richard Waller , Edward, William Prestwyk , Thomas Aucher , William Bernes , and William Gulby . She died seised of such estate. [1+]

Holdings

She held no lands or tenements in demesne as of fee or in any other estate.

Holdings

John Dalyngrygg, knight , deceased, once her husband, was once seised in demesne as of fee of the following, which he granted to William Cheyne, knight , Thomas Sakevyle, knight , Robert Oxenbrugg , William Edward , Thomas Joop , William Gulby , and William Bernes and their heirs and assigns, so that they would carry out his will. Its tenor as to the castle, etc., below was as follows, and was shown to the jurors: ‘Be it remembered that on 22 June 1417 I, John Dalyngrygg, knight have made my will in the following fashion. First, I will that if I die at sea in my passage from Sandwich, which God forbid (quod absit), that then my feoffees in the castle of Bodiam and in my manors, lands, tenements, advowsons, and reversions, immediately after my death grant to Alice my wife for the term of her life the castle and manor of Bodiam, and the other manors and rents in which Alice and I were lately enfeoffed, as more fully appears in certain indented charters. I will that the rest of the manors, lands, and tenements remain in the hands of the feoffees until my will, as follows, is fully carried out. If I die without issue, I will that the feoffees enfeoff Alice of those manors, lands, and tenements for the term of her life, on the following condition: that she provide proper array and all other necessary things for the two sons of Walter Dalyngrygg during her life; and if she does not, the sons are to have £20 yearly from my lands and tenements for their maintenance. If I have issue, I will that if they be in the wardship of Alice, their mother, my wife, until their full age, and that then the feoffees enfeoff them and their heirs of all the manors, lands, and tenements not already enfeoffed on Alice, and of the reversion of the castle and manor of Bodiam and of the other manors enfeoffed on Alice. I will that if I die without issue, and Alice my wife die before my will is fulfilled, then the feoffees should have and hold the above castle, manors, lands, and tenements, until they have received £200 clear, which they are to dispose in divine services and other works of charity for my soul and for the souls of all [my] ancestors.ⁿ⁰³⁵ I will that if I die without issue after the death of my wife, the feoffees enfeoff the [unnamed] son and heir of Walter Dalyngrygg , my uncle, and the heirs male of his body, of the castle of Bodiam and the manors of Bodiam, Wilting, Hollington, Sheffield, Iford, and Iden, with remainder to William, his brother, the younger son of Walter, and the heirs male of his body. They will enfeoff this William, and the heirs male of his body, of the manors of Warningore, Wapsbourne, ‘Radyngden’, and Bolebrook, with remainder to William’s brother, the [unnamed] son and heir of Walter, and the heirs male of his body. If both the [unnamed] son and heir and William die without heirs of their bodies, I will as follows: that the manor of Iford be sold by the feoffees and disposed of for the souls of myself, my wife, and my parents at the discretion of my executors and feoffees; and that the castle and manor of Bodiam remain to the right heirs of Elizabeth Wardew , my mother; and that all the other manors, lands, and tenements remain to my right heirs. Except that Thomas Sakevyle, knight , will have the manor of Bolebrook to himself and his heirs; and that Richard Weyvile will have the manors of Wilting and Hollington to himself and his heirs. I further will that if any heir on my mother’s side disturb or cause to be disturbed the above will or feoffments in any way, or disturb my wife or sons and heirs on my father’s side concerning the castle and manor of Bodiam, then the castle and manor are to remain wholly to the right heirs of my father’s side. I further will that if my feoffees die before this will is carried out, while one or two are still alive, then those two, or one of them, may licitly enfeoff other men of the castle and of the other manors and advowsons to carry out this will in the above fashion.’ William Cheyne and the others named above were therefore seised in demesne as of fee, and in fulfillment of the will they demised the castle, manors, and advowsons to Alice for the term of her life, with reversion to themselves, so that Alice was seised in demesne as of free tenement. [Continues as 111 [+1], adding that the enfeoffment to Humphrey Stafford and the others. was so that they would fulfill the above will, and without specifying to whom the reversion pertains.] The above manors are held of others than the king, but of whom or by what service the jurors do not know. She held in demesne as of fee