‹ E-CIPM 23-507: CECILY WIDOW OF WILLIAM CHEYNE, KNIGHT ›

Holdings

John Baldryche was formerly seised of the following in demesne as of fee. He gave the manor to John Strecche, chevalier , and Maud his wife, and to the heirs of their bodies. They had issue: Cecily. John died then Maud, and Cecily entered the manor as their daughter and heir. She married William Cheyne, knight , and they had issue: Edmund. Edmund had issue of his body: Elizabeth, Anne, and Cecily. Edmund died, and Cecily was still seised of the manor as above. After her death, the manor descended to Elizabeth, Anne, and Cecily, her kin and heirs as the daughters of Edmund her son. John Radeston , John Raynald, parson of Lymington , Henry Andreu, parson of Leweston , Roger Carter, parson of Wootton Fitzpaine , John Passewar, parson of Over Compton, John Humfre, vicar of Chewton Mendip , Nicholas Yve of West Kington, Andrew Ridon , William Walsh , John Preste , William Longe of Axminster, Henry Wotton , Thomas Brokhampton , Thomas Saundre , and William Lange , were lately seised in demesne as of fee of the following manor, which they lately had of the enfeoffment of Lord William de Monte Acuto, earl of Salisbury , and William Boneville, knight . They granted it to William Boneville and Margaret his wife for their lives, or either one in survivorship, to hold of the king and his heirs by due service, with successive remainders to Thomas their son and Cecily his wife [widow of William Cheyne], and to the heirs male of the body of Thomas; and to the right heirs of William Boneville . The grant was made by indented charter dated 29 August 1392. The king’s licence was obtained, as shown to the jurors [CPR 1391–1396, p. 54]. William afterwards died, then Margaret, and Thomas their son and Cecily entered the manor. Thomas afterwards died without heir male of his body by Cecily. She survived him and continued her possession in the manor. She died so seised and the manor descended to William Boneville, knight , son of John Boneville , kin and heir of William Boneville, knight , as son of John son and heir of William Boneville, knight . ... of age 36 years and more...

Holdings

She held no lands or tenements of the king in chief in demesne or service, but held the following for life by demise of John Westbery, junior , Ralph Walsh , and John Kyghley to William Cheyne, knight , and Cecily his wife, and to the heirs of William.

Holdings

She held the following manor for life, fee and right being in the heir of William Cheyne , by demise of William Exetre, rector of Trowbridge , William Nywe, vicar of Westbury , and John Morys , chaplains, to Cecily and William, and to the heirs of William. Long before his death, William Cheyne was seised of the following in demesne as of fee. He gave and granted it to Robert Assheley , John Chapman , and William Harewode , chaplain, and to their heirs in perpetuity. They were thus seised in demesne as of fee, and continued to be so seised until the day of this inquisition. They permitted Cecily to occupy the moiety at their will.

Holdings

She held no lands or tenements of the king in chief as of his crown in demesne or service. She was seised of the manor of Littlehempston in demesne as of fee and granted the following to William Wenarde, still living, for life, without rendering anything, with reversion to Cecily and her heirs. The grant was made by indented charter dated 1 January 1422 in which the messuage, land etc. are described as all her lands and tenements, rents, and services in Youngcombe in the parish of West Alvington by Kingsbridge, lately held by John Prestecote , Margery his wife, and Walter son of Margery, for their lives by grant of John Strecche, knight , her father. The charter was shown to the jurors. She died seised of the rest of the manor in demesne as of fee, and seised of the reversion of the messuage, land, and meadow as of fee and by right. The ferlings of land are held of Edward de la Pomeray by 6d. rent for all services. The rest of the manor is held of the king as of his duchy of Cornwall as of his castle of Launceston in socage by 50s. rent yearly for all services. She was seised of the following in demesne as of fee. She granted it to John Cheyne , her son, and to his heirs and assigns in perpetuity, to hold by rendering £25 sterling yearly to Cecily for her life at the four usual terms of the year. The grant was made by indented charter dated at Brook, in Wiltshire in the parish of Westbury, 2 August 1430. The charter was shown to the jurors.