‹ E-CIPM 18-44: BERNARD BROCAS, KNIGHT ›

Holdings

He held at farm for a term of years the manors of Horton and Cheddington by an indenture between John Chitterne and others and himself, dated 2 July 1396 , granting them for 8 years from 20 Sept. 1395 for £50 annual rent. They belong to Joan, his widow, for the remainder of the term.

The king by letters patent of 16 Feb. last [ CPR 1399–1401 , p.207] granted to Joan all his forfeited goods and a third part of all his forfeited manors and lands. The manors are held partly of the abbess of Barking , partly of the abbot of Woburn , and partly of the manor of Aston Clinton, services unknown, annual value 40 marks.

Holdings

He held in fee tail:

Clewer, 1 messuage, 1 carucate and 5 a. meadow, annual value 13s.4d., of John Cifrewast by a rent of 25s.8d. and 1 lb. less 1 oz. pepper at Easter and Michaelmas.

Bray, various lands and tenements in the lordship, of the king of the manor of Bray, by a rent of 39s.9 1/2d., annual value 2s.

Cookham, 1 cottage and curtilage, 3 a. arable and 3 a. meadow, of the king of the manor of Cookham, by a rent of 20d., annual value 10s.

Windsor, a tavern and 15 a. arable, of the king of the castle of Windsor, by a rent of 7s.7 3/4d, annual value 11s.

Dedworth, the manor, of the king by suit of the hundred at the court of the seven hundreds of Cookham and Bray, annual value 66s.8d.

Winkfield and Buntingbury, 112s.3/4d. quit rent.

Holdings

By a fine of 1399 made with royal licence [CP 25(1) 178/89, no. 188; CPR 1396–9 , p.456] he conveyed to William Brocas his son, Sybil, William’s wife, and the heirs of their bodies the manor of Weekley, which is held of the king in chief, annual value 20 marks.

Bernard Brocas, knight , his father, by a fine of 1383 [CP 25(1) 289/53, no. 95] conveyed to Master Arnold Brocas, clerk , John de Chitterne, clerk , Peter Bolde , William Ermyte, chaplain , and Henry Holte , the manor of Little Weldon called ‘Huntesmaner’ with other manors and lands to them and the heirs of Peter Bolde . Peter quitclaimed to them. Arnold Brocas , Peter, William Ermyte and Henry are dead. It is held of the king by the service of keeping his deerhounds, annual value 60s.

Holdings

On the day that he was tried and executed Bernard Brocas held in his demesne as of fee the manor of Brimbleby of Hugh Waterton, knight , in the right of Katherine, Hugh’s wife, and of the abbot of Sherborne , by knight service, annual value £12.

Holdings

He held the manor of Denton in Wharfedale in his demesne as of fee by the grant of Brian Stapilton , William Gascoigne , Arnold Brokas and John Chytarn , clerks, to him, Joan his wife, who survives him, and their heirs. It is held of the archbishop of York of his manor of Otley, service unknown, annual value 40 marks.

He also held jointly with his wife, to them and their heirs, by the grant of Bernard Brocas , his father, certain lands and tenements in Askwith, of Henry earl of Northumberland , of the manor of Spofforth by knight service, annual value 10 marks; and the manor of Ouston, of the same earl of the same manor by knight service, annual value 12 marks.

Holdings

He held jointly with Joan the manor of Denton in Wharfedale [as in last], granted by the name of all those lands, tenements, meadows, woods, pastures, rents and services which they had by the grant of Bernard the father.

He also held jointly with Joan, with remainder to the heirs of their bodies, 4 messuages, 100 a. arable, 20 a. meadow and 40s. rent in Askwith, and the manor of Ouston [as in last].

Holdings

He held in his demesne as of fee the manors of North Fareham and Broxhead, except for 15 a. in Broxhead, of the bishop of Winchester , services unknown, annual values £16 and 40s.

Bernard his father by a fine of 1383 [CP 25(1) 289/53, no. 95] granted, with other manors in other counties, to Master Arnold Brocas , John de Chitterne and Peter Bolde , clerks, William Hermyte, chaplain , and Henry Holte , and the heirs of Peter, the manors of Beaurepaire and Bradley and 4 messuages, 1 mill, 5 carucates, 12 a. meadow, 30 a. wood and 8 marks rent in Froyle, Basing, Stoke Charity, Southwick, Basingstoke, Hurstbourne and Stratfield Mortimer, not held in chief. Peter released them to the other four. After the deaths of Arnold, William, Peter and Henry, John Chitterne on 17 Aug. 1395 granted them by his charter with other manors to Ralph de Lenham and John Shirlond . They on 22 Aug. following conveyed them to William bishop of Winchester , John bishop of Salisbury , Roger Walden, clerk , John Chitterne , Master John Hengate , and Thomas Hywyk and John Marnham , chaplains. On 2 July 1396 Roger Walden , John Chitterne and John Marnham conveyed to Bernard Brocas the manors of Bradley and Steventon with the other premises mentioned above and other lands and other manors in other counties, for the term of 8 years from 20 Sept. 1396 for £50 rent. They belong to Joan, his widow, for the remainder of the term. On 15 Feb. 1400 the king granted her all Bernard’s forfeited goods and a third part of all his manors and other lands [ CPR 1399–1401 , p.207].