‹ E-CIPM 18-393: JOHN RODENEY, KNIGHT ›

Holdings

He held by knight service by the grant of John Lupeyate, parson of Backwell , John Horne, parson of Weston , Robert vicar of Westbury and Thomas Balon , to him, Katherine his wife, and the heirs of their bodies:

Backwell, the manor and advowson, of Lord Despenser, who is under age in the king’s ward, annual value 6 marks.

Saltford, the manor and advowson, of the same, annual value 10 marks.

Twerton, the manor, of the same, annual value 10 marks.

Rodney Stoke, the manor, half of the bishop of Bath and Wells and half of the same lord, annual value £10.

Draycott and Cheddar, 2 messuages and 2 virgates, of Peter de Courteney, knight , annual value 20s.

He also held the manor of Lamyatt, half of the king as earl of Derby by knight service and 13s.4d. rent; part of the bishop of Bath and Wells of his manor of Creech by knight service; and the rest of the prior of St. John of Jerusalem of his manor of Evercreech; annual value £10. Also 6 messuages and 6 virgates in the hamlet of Hallatrow of Lord Despenser by knight service, annual value 40s.; and the manor of Dinder of the bishop of Bath and Wells by knight service, which manor Richard Virgo , Edith his wife and Isabel his daughter held by the grant of John Rodeney for a rent of 10 marks, with reversion to himself.

Holdings

He held in fee tail the manors of Backwell, Saltford and Twerton and half the manor of Rodney Stoke by knight service of Lord le Despenser who is under age in the king’s ward.

Thomas le Despenser, knight , who forfeited to the king, held the services owed by John Rodeney as parcel of the county of Gloucester by the grant of Edward I to Gilbert, sometime earl of Gloucester , his wife Joan and their heirs. They had three daughters, Eleanor, Elizabeth and Joan. Hugh le Despenser , son of the earl of Winchester , married Eleanor. The services were divided and those which Rodeney held were allocated to Eleanor and Hugh. They had two sons, Hugh and Edward, and after their deaths Hugh held them, and he died without heirs of his body. Then Edward held them and his son was Thomas le Despenser , who held as parcel of the honour of Gloucester. Thus this Thomas, who forfeited to the king, father of the present Lord Despenser, who is in the king’s ward, held the services of the late John Rodeney in fee tail as parcel of the county of Gloucester.