‹ E-CIPM 19-853: WILLIAM DE BEAUCHAMP, LORD BERGAVENNY ›

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William de Bello Campo , Lord Abergavenny, held the soke of Oswaldbeck jointly with Joan his wife, who survives him, by the grant of Robert Braybrok, late bishop of London , John Trefnant, late bishop of Hereford , Robert Lord Harrington , John Bagot , Gerard Braybrok, senior , and Gerard Braybrok, junior , knights, to them and their heirs by the king’s licence [CPR 1399–1401 , p.444]. The charter and licence were shown to the jurors.

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Peter son of John de Monte Forti held in his demesne as of fee various lands, tenements, rents and services in Henley in Arden, Ullenhall and Wootton Wawen, namely 1 messuage, 1 a. arable, 2 a. meadow, 10 a. wood and 12 1/2d. rent in Forewood in the territory of Wootton Wawen, 16 a. arable in ‘Bockeleyfeld’, 6 selions in ‘Brodefeld’, 40 a. meadow and 8 a. wood in the little close of the park on this side of the stream, 1/2 a. meadow called ‘Margaretmedewe’ of the fee of the barony of Stafford in the same territory, 30 a. arable and 1 a. meadow in the field called ‘le Hyde’, 12 a. arable in the field called Nutlands in the territory of Ullenhall, 1 messuage called Park Meadow, 3 watermills and 300 a. wood in the great park, £10 5s.1/2d. rent from the burgess tenants of Henley in Arden with the lordship and services of all the tenants of the borough, tolls and all other liberties, and a quarter of a knight’s fee in Brailes.

By his charter dated at Whitchurch in Warwickshire on 14 May 1326 Peter granted all the premises to John de Lobbenham, chaplain , his heirs and assigns, and warranted them to him. Lobbenham held them in his demesne as of fee in virtue of this enfeoffment and the attornment of the tenants. By a fine of October 1326 [CP 25(1)/246/47, no.32] he regranted them to Peter and the heirs of his body, with remainder to John son of Lora de Ulnhale and the heirs of his body. This grant was exemplified by letters patent of Richard II .

Similarly Peter held 80 a. wood and 25s. rent in Studley and by a charter dated at Studley on 30 Nov. 1325 granted them to Thomas de Ilmynstre, clerk , his heirs and assigns, and he by a fine of January 1326 [CP 25(1)/246/47, no.18] granted them back to Peter and the heirs of his body with similar remainder. Peter died without heirs of his body.

William de Bello Campo intruded upon all these premises, and Baldwin Mountfort, knight , as son and heir of John son of Lora entered in virtue of the fine, but was several times disseised by William. He died whilst William was still alive, and the right to the premises then descended to William Mountfort of Coleshill , his son and heir, then a minor. He claimed the premises and an agreement was reached by which William de Bello Campo held them for his life. After his death William Mountfort entered and occupied them, and still does so. All except the wood and rent in Studley are held of Anne countess of Stafford , service unknown. The wood and rent are held of William Corbyson , service unknown, annual value of the pasture in the wood 6s.8d. These premises are a whole on their own and not parcel of the manor of Beaudesert or any other manor. There is a stream by Beaudesert church which separates the lordships of Beaudesert and Henley in Arden. Henley is a borough with a market on Mondays and view of frankpledge twice yearly. Annual values, tolls of the market 20s., view of frankpledge 13s.4d., pasture in the park beyond the sustenance of the game 40s., other lands and tenements apart from Studley £10, and the quarter fee in Brailes nothing this year because the tenants are living, but when it occurs 40s.

To all the above premises William Mountfort , now aged 28 years and more is heir in virtue of the fines, being the son of Baldwin, son of John, son of Lora de Ulnhale .

William de Bello Campo held the castle and manor of Beaudesert for life in virtue of a fine of 1394 [CP 25(1)/248/66, no.12]. By this Thomas Botiller of Sudeley, knight , and Baldwin Frevyle recognised the right of Thomas de Bello Campo , earl of Warwick , and he granted the reversion of the manor, which William de Bello Campo held for life, half to Thomas and the heirs of his body by rent of a rose, and failing them to Baldwin and the heirs of his body, and the other half to Baldwin and the heirs of his body, and failing them to Thomas Botiller and the heirs of his body, with reversion to the earl.

The heirs are now William Botiller of Sudeley , brother of John son and heir of Thomas, aged 23 years and more, and Baldwin son of Baldwin Frevile, knight , a minor in the king’s ward, aged 17 years and more.

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John Chamberleyn , constable of the castle and manor of Beaudesert, has taken all the profits of the castle and manor extending in Beaudesert, Hazelwood, Whitley, Forewood and Wike since the death of William de Bello Campo on 8 May 1411 . William held them for life with reversion to William Boteler of Sudeley and Baldwin son and heir of Baldwin Freyville, knight , deceased, a minor in the king’s ward.

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He held nothing in Norfolk.

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Jointly with Joan his wife he held the manors of Fordham, Hanningfield, East Hanningfield and West Hanningfield by the grant of Robert Braybrok, bishop of London , and others as above [no.844], and the manors of Thorrington, Ridgewell and South Hanningfield and half the wood of Wallbury by the grant of William Bagot, knight , and others as above [no.851], by licence and charters shown to the jurors. All are held of the king in chief by knight service, the number of fees being unknown.

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He held the manors of Sheriff’s Lench, Chaddesley Corbett, Pirton and Naunton Beauchamp jointly with Joan his wife to them and his heirs male by the grant of Richard Piriton and John Harleston , clerks, as above [no.845], with remainder failing such heirs to Thomas late earl of Warwick and his heirs. The grant was confirmed by the earl. The charters were shown to the jurors.

Also jointly he held the manors of Dunclent, Harvington and Purshull and lands, tenements, rents and services in Cakebole, Shenstone, Hoo, Kidderminster and Austcliff in the lordship of Wolverley, and the manor of Rushock, by the grant to them and the heirs of their bodies by Thomas Waleweyn of Martley , John Harewelle, senior , of Wootton Wawen and John Olney .

The following are held of Richard earl of Warwick by rent of a rose:

Of whom and by what service Dunclent and Rushock with the rents etc. in the lordship of Wolverley are held is not known, but it is not of the king in chief. Annual values,

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He held nothing in Kent.

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