‹ E-CIPM 22-805: JOHN CHEYNDUYT ›

Holdings

He held no lands or tenements in demesne or in service of the king in chief of the crown. Ralph Meyndy, late parson of St Tudy church , John Restarrek ... and John Tyrell of Barlendew, all deceased, were formerly seised of the manor of Bodannon in their demesne as of fee. By their charter shown to the jurors, they gave the manor to William Cheynduyt and Elizabeth his wife and the heirs of their bodies. William and Elizabeth were seised in their demesne as of fee tail according to the form of the gift, and had issue Thomas, Joan and Alice, and died. Thomas then entered the manor as their son and next heir and was seised throughout his life according to the form of the gift. He had issue John, named in the letters patent. After Thomas’s death, John entered the manor as his son and next heir, and died seised of this estate without heir of his body according to the form of the gift. The manor then descended to Ralph Trenewith and Thomas Restarrek , esquires, as John’s kin and next heirs, Ralph as the son of Joan daughter of Joan one of the sisters of Thomas son of William, and Thomas Restarrek as son of Thomas son of Alice, the other sister of Thomas son of William; Ralph is aged 50 years and more, Thomas 30 years and more. In the manor there are the following.

. Oliver Carmynowe, knight , was formerly seised in his demesne as of fee of the and , which he gave to the same Simon Berkley in frank-marriage with Margery his daughter. Simon and Margery were seised for the whole of their lives. From them right in the manors descended successively to the following, who all died seised according to the form of the gift: Bartholomew their son and heir; Benedict his son and heir; Joan his daughter and heir; and John Cheynduyt her son and heir, who died without heir of his body. The manors therefore reverted and should revert to John Petyt, esquire , who survives, as John’s kinsman and heir as son of Michael son of Joan daughter of Oliver. John Petyt is aged 60 years and more. The manors are held of the same John Petyt by service of paying him 13s. yearly. and He had and held in and of the right of Joan his wife, who survives, the and and of Edmund bishop of Exeter , service unknown. . He held the following of the king.

Holdings

He held in his demesne as of fee tail jointly enfeoffed with Joan his wife, who survives, the

By a fine levied at Westminster, quin. East. 1425 and afterwards oct. Trin. 1425 [CP 25/1/34/37 no.8] and shown to the jurors, between John Hals , John Osbarn and John Wetyng , quer. and this John Cheynduyt , deforc., the quer. granted the above to himself and Joan his wife and the legitimate heirs of his body, to hold of the chief lords of that fee by the services pertaining to that manor, tenements, rents and office; successive remainders after his death to the following, all holding similarly: Richard Cheynduyt , his bastard son, and the heirs of his body; Joan, John’s bastard daughter and wife of John Pengelly , and the heirs of her body; and William Lord de Botreaux, knight , and the heirs of his body. Successive remainders of half of the manor, tenements, rents and office in full, after the death of William, to the following, to hold similarly by the services pertaining to that moiety: Walter Hungerforde, knight , and Katherine his wife and the heirs of her body; William Talbot, knight , and Eleanor his wife and the heirs of her body; John Tretherff and Joan his wife and the heirs of her body; Ralph Trenniwyth of Fentongollan and the heirs of his body; and Ralph Botreaux, knight , and his heirs. Successive remainders of the other half, to hold similarly by the services pertaining to that half, as with the previous half except that Walter Talbot, knight , and Eleanor his wife and the heirs of her body come before Walter Hungerforde, knight , and Katherine his wife and the heirs of her body.

Holdings

He held the and in right of Joan his wife, who survives. Date of death and heirs as in 807. He was seised of in his demesne as of fee. Long before his death, by an indented charter dated at Bodwin, 30 January 1421 and shown to the jurors, and described as John Cheynduyt, esquire, lord of Bodannon , he granted these, described as all his messuages, lands and tenements in these vills, to John Pengelly and Joan Cheynduyt , wife of the latter and his daughter, and the heirs of her body, to hold of the chief lords of those fees by services pertaining to that tenement and rent, successive remainders to the following, all holding similarly: Richard Cheynduyt his son and the heirs of his body; William Lord de Botreaux, knight , and the heirs of his body; Walter Hungerford, knight , and Katherine his wife and William Talbot, knight , and Eleanor his wife and the heirs of Katherine and Eleanor; and Ralph Botreaux, knight , and his heirs. John Pengelly and Joan his wife were seised, John in his demesne as of free tenement and Joan in her demesne as of fee tail. He was seised in his demesne as of fee of the manors of Cant and Tremore, and 32 messuages, 12 a. land Cornish, 12 a. meadow and 8s. 1d. rent in Trewollack, Trewithian, Otuell, Cransworth, Rosewarrick, Penstrace, Clann, Dozmary, Gillewall’, Treverras, St Mawes, Porthilly-Eglos, Dinnabroad, Maseweban and Carlyon. Long before his death, by an indented charter dated at Bodannon, 1 July 1423 and shown to the jurors, and described as above, he granted and confirmed these, described as his manors of Cant and Tremore with rents, services and reversions of all his tenements there and all his messuages, lands, tenement, rents and services which he had in those vills, to Richard Cheynduyt , his bastard son, and the legitimate heirs of his body, to hold of the chief lords of those fees by the services pertaining to the manors, tenements and rent, successive remainders to Joan Cheynduyt , bastard daughter of Joan, wife of John Pengelly and sister of Richard, and the legitimate heirs of her body, and then William Lord de Botreaux and others as in the grant immediately above. Of these tenements, the manor of Cant, a messuage, 60 a. land and 1d. rent in Porthilly-Eglos, Gillewallys, Maseweben, Dinnabroad and Carlyon are held of William Lord de Botreaux, knight , of his manor of Worthyvale by knight service, annual value 100s.; the manor of Tremore and 8s. rent in Rosewarrick, Penstrace and Clann are held of Thomas Carmynowe of his manor of Polrode by knight service, annual value 5 marks; 6 messuages, 8 a. land Cornish and 8 a. meadow in Trewollack, Trewithian, Otuell and Cransworth are held of Edmund bishop of Exeter of his manor of Pawton by knight service, annual value 40s.; and 25 messuages, 3 a. land Cornish and 4 a. meadow in St Mawes and Treverras are held of the heir of Ralph Reskynmer in socage by fealty and 1/2d. rent at All Saints’, annual value 40s. [all figures as given]. Richard his bastard son died without heir of his body.

Holdings

Ralph Meyndy, late parson of St Tudy church , John Restarekmur and John Tyrell of Barlendew, deceased, were formerly seised in their demesne as of fee of

and , as specified in the writ. They gave these to William Cheynduyt and Elizabeth his wife as detailed in 805, pattern of tenure also as in 805.