‹ E-CIPM 18-1056: JOHN DAUNTESEY, KNIGHT ›

Holdings

He held by the courtesy of England in right of his former wife a third part of the manor of Minsden of the king in chief by knight service, amount unknown, annual value 4 marks.

Holdings

He held the manor of Marden in his demesne as of fee of the king in chief by the rent of a rose, annual value 13 marks.

He had also held in his demesne as of fee the manors of Dauntsey and Bremilham with the advowsons , the manors of Smithcot and Wilsford, the advowson of the chapel of Smithcot, two parts of the manor of Winterbourne Dauntsey with the reversion of the third part which Thomas Blount and Joan held in the dower of Joan, and two parts of certain lands and tenements in Marden, formerly of Nicholas Botiller , with the reversion of the third part also held by Thomas and Joan Blount in the dower of Joan. These on 6 March 1395 he granted to Philip Dauntesey , John Wekkelescote, vicar of Seagry , John Frye of Little Somerford and William Byllyn of Christian Malford . The first three died and on 1 July 1402 William Byllyn granted them to Amice wife of Robert Bardolf, knight , Richard Mawardyn , Roger Lynde , William Lynde , Walter Whyte, vicar of Hilmarton , John Thornbury, parson of Crudwell , and their heirs; and so they held them.

The manors of Dauntsey and Bremilham are held of the abbot of Malmesbury , service unknown, annual values £16 and £4; Smithcot of the lord of Castle Combe , service unknown, annual value 10 marks; Wilsford of the countess of Salisbury , service unknown, annual value 100s.; Winterbourne Dauntsey of Lady Despenser, senior, of the honour of Gloucester, service unknown, annual value £4.

Holdings

Besides the manor of Marden mentioned in the other inquisition, he held in his demesne as of fee of the king in chief by knight service the manor of Smithcot with the advowson of the chapel there, annual value 10 marks.

He held in his demesne as of fee the manors of Dauntsey and Bremilham, with the advowsons, of the abbot of Malmesbury , service unknown, annual values £16 and £4; the manor of Wilsford of the countess of Salisbury, service unknown, annual value 100s.; and two parts of the manor of Winterbourne Dauntsey, with the reversion of the third part which Thomas and Joan Lynford [ sic ] hold in the dower of Joan, of the honour of Gloucester as half a knight’s fee.

Holdings

Long before his death he held in free burgage, as is all London, various messuages and shops by the courtesy of England after the death of Elizabeth his wife, one of the daughters and heirs of John Beverle, esquire , with reversion to Walter their son: 1 messuage in the parishes of St. Michael le Querne and St. Faith in Paternoster Row, annual value 20s.; 2 shops with solar above in St. Alban, Wood Street , 20s.; 1 messuage in St. Michael le Querne, 20s.; and half a messuage with 6 shops in St. Alban, Wood Street , 40s. By his charter dated 1 June 1402 he granted them all to Amice wife of Robert Bardolf, knight , Edmund Dauntesey and William Lynde for the term of his own life.