‹ E-CIPM 22-768: EDMUND VFFLETE, ESQUIRE ›

Holdings

He held no lands or tenements of the king in chief of his crown in demesne or in fee or in service. He died seised of the following in his demesne as of fee.

Richard le Warre , Robert Blakaller and Alfred Durant ^n768_001 were formerly seised of the following in their demesne as of fee. They gave and granted these lands and tenements, described as all messuages, lands and tenements, reversions, rents and services, both free and villein, in Fishacre, Rowdon, Combe Fishacre, ?Tidcombe, Collaton, Kingswear, Wyke, Plymlegh, Ingsdon, Ambrook, Bremridge and ?Cotton, by their deed shown to the jurors and dated 5 December 1383, to Martin Fysshacre and Elizabeth his wife and the heirs of their bodies, successive remainders to Alice daughter of Martin and Agnes Speke his late wife, and the heirs of her body; and to the right heirs of Martin. Martin and Elizabeth were seised in their demesne as of fee tail. Martin died without heir by Elizabeth, who survived him and was seised by virtue of the gift. Alice had issue this Edmund and died. Afterwards, Elizabeth, described as Elizabeth who was the wife of John Chuselden , granted by her indented deed, similarly shown to the jurors and dated at Holcombe Rogus, 25 April 1424, the following lands and tenements among others which she held in dower of the inheritance of Edmund and the aforesaid William Holeway [sic] – described as all messuages, lands and tenements, reversions, rents and services, both free and villein, appurtenances and liberties in Fishacre and other vills listed above and Warcombe, Boohay, Elwell, Hooe and Croft, with – to Edmund, his heirs and assigns, for the life of Elizabeth, paying her £30 sterling at the four principal and usual annual terms, and if the £30 rent should be in arrears in part or in whole for a quarter of a year after any of these terms and the messuage, lands and tenements not furnish sufficient distraint, then she was permitted to re-enter the messuage, lands, tenements, reversions, rents and services and have them in her former estate, the above indented charter not withstanding. Edmund was seised both of free tenement and of fee by virtue of the remainder and reversion to him. By his deed shown to the jurors and dated at Torre, 7 October 1426, he granted these lands and tenements among other lands and tenements, described as all his messuages, lands, tenements, reversions, rents and services, appurtenances and liberties in Devon and Somerset, to John Gambon of Moorstone Barton, Robert Lyttelton and John Gambon, junior , their heirs and assigns. John, Robert and John were seised in their demesne as of fee of all these lands and tenements except the services and rents of the individual free tenants in Fishacre and Kingswear of which he died seised in his demesne as of fee, and the following of which Edmund was seised in reversion as of fee and right: ; ; ; and . The lands and tenements in are held of Roger West, chevalier , services unknown; ; ; those in and are held of William Lord de Soche , services unknown; those in and are held of John Dyneham, chevalier , services unknown; and . He married Joan daughter of William Walrond , who survives.