‹ E-CIPM 19-156: ROBERT HEMENALE, KNIGHT ›

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He formerly held in his demesne as of fee the manors of Gipswich, Campines and Champains in Cotton, of Thornham Magna called Hemenhall, of Wickham Skeith, and one called Boles in Yaxley.

In all of them he enfeoffed Robert Ashfelde , John Moriell, clerk , and others, and notwithstanding took all the issues and profits. The enfeoffment was made on condition that they enfeoffed William his son and heir when he reached full age, as clearly appears in Robert’s will; so by fraud and collusion excluding and barring the king from the wardship and marriage of his heir.

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He formerly held in his demesne as of fee the manors called Gipswich, Campines and Champains in Cotton, the manor of Wickham Skeith in Wickham, and the manor of Boles in Yaxley called Hemenhall.

In 1389 by his charter he enfeoffed George Felbrigg , Robert Asshefeld and John Meryel, clerk , in all these manors, and by his deed enrolled in chancery [CCR 1389–92, p.90] released all his rights therein to them. Nevertheless he took all the issues and profits all his life. The charter and release excluded the king from the wardship of his heir by fraud and collusion.

He also held in his demesne as of fee

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He held in his demesne as of fee the manors called

Date of death as above. William his son and heir, an idiot from birth, was aged 4 years and more at his father’s death.

He died on 18 Dec. 1402 . Ralph Hemenale of Ringsfield is next heir, aged 38 years and more.

Hugh Lancastre and John Berton , clerks, and Simon Blyaunt have held the manors and taken the issues meanwhile, title unknown.

Katherine Hemenale , the mother of Robert, held the manor of Stonham Aspal in her demesne as of fee and granted it in pure widowhood to Robert Asshefeld , Hugh de Lancastre, clerk , and Simon Blyaunt , on condition that they should enfeoff Robert Hemenale when he reached the age of 26 years, but if he died before that they should enfeoff William son of Robert when he reached 20 years, and if he failed to do so then they should enfeoff the right heirs of Katherine.

She died on 14 Jan. 1390 . Joan her daughter and next heir is the wife of Edmund de Thorp, knight , aged 40 years and more.

Hugh Lancastre and John Berton , clerks, and Simon Blyaunt have held the manor since the death of Katherine by virtue of the conditional grant.

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It is found in the rolls of account of Thomas Caus of Hocham, escheator, from 11 Nov. 1371 to 10 Dec. 1372, that he took the manor of Burnham into the king’s hand, late of Ralph de Hempnale, knight, by a writ of 16 Dec. 1371 from the Chancery of which there is a transcript delivered on the account, in which it is stated that Ralph held the manor of the king of the honour of Dover and alienated it to certain persons in fee without royal licence, and the manor is extended particulariter at £13 17d as is stated in an inquisition before the escheator similarly delivered on his account.