‹ E-CIPM 25-255: ELEANOR TALBOT ›

Holdings

She held no lands or tenements of the king in chief in demesne or service, but was seised of the following in demesne as of fee.

Robert Hungerford, knight , is her kin and next heir as son of Katherine sister of Eleanor. He is aged 26 years and more. [1]+ Edmund, bishop of Exeter , John, Lord Tiptoft and of Powys, knight, John Juyn, knight , Robert Longe , Roger Trewebody , Thomas Cokeyn , and John Lawhyere were lately seised of the following manors and, by indented charter, they granted them, among other things, to Eleanor and the heirs of her body, with successive remainders to Walter Hungerford, knight, lord of Heytesbury and Hommet , and Katherine his wife, and the heirs male of their bodies; to the heirs of the bodies of Walter and Katherine; and to the right heirs of Thomas Peuerell , as more fully shown in the charter, dated on 12 November 1432 and shown to the jurors. Eleanor was thus seised in demesne as of fee tail, and died seised of this estate without heir of her body. Katherine died, and Walter is still living.+[1] Walter and Katherine had issue of their bodies: Robert. He is still living, and kin and next heir of Eleanor, as abovesaid. Continues as +[1]+ above, regarding the following. Walter and Katherine had issue of their bodies: Robert Hungerford, knight , still living. Robert is kin and next heir of Eleanor, as described above. Edward Courtenay, earl of Devon , Richard Sergeaux, chevalier , John Sergeaux , William Sergeaux, chaplain , Thomas Beuyll, chaplain , Henry Nanfan , John Syreston , and John Tregaek, chaplain , held the following manors and advowson for the life of Richard [Sergeaux] from the inheritance of Elizabeth his wife, daughter of William Bodrugan, knight , with reversion to Otes Bodrugan ; and certain fine was levied at Westminster on the quindene of Michaelmas 1386 [CP 25/1/33/29, no. 14] before Robert Belknap and his associates, king’s justices of the Bench, between Otes son of Ralph Trenewith and Eleanor, described as Eleanor, daughter of Thomas Peuerell, querents , and the said Otes Bodrugan, deforciant , regarding the manors and advowson. Otes Bodrugan granted for him and his heirs that the manors and advowson held for the life of Richard [Sergeaux] by the earl, Richard, John, William, Thomas, Henry, John, and John from the inheritance of Otes Bodrugan , with reversion to Otes Bodrugan and his heirs, should instead remain wholly to Otes son of Ralph, and Eleanor, and to the heirs of the bodies of Otes and Eleanor, to hold of Otes [Bodrugan] and his heirs, with successive remainders to John Tremayn , Laurence Halap , James Halap , and Thomas Nanshyllyn, chaplain , and to the heirs of Laurence for the life of Otes son of Otes Bodrugan ; to the heirs of the body of Otes son of Ralph; to William, brother of Otes son of Ralph, and the heirs of his body; and severally to various other people, as more fully apparent in the fine, shown to the jurors. Richard Sergeaux died and, after his death, Otes son of Ralph, and Eleanor, entered the manors and, with the advowson, were seised in demesne as of fee tail by virtue of the fine. Edward, earl of Devon , Richard Sergeaux, chevalier , John Sergeaux , William Sergeaux, chaplain , Thomas Beuyll, chaplain , Henry Nanfan , John Syreston , and John Tregaek, chaplain , held the following manors of Trethew and Trethim for the life of Richard [Sergeaux]; and another fine was levied at Westminster on the quindene of Michaelmas 1386 [CP 25/1/33/29, no. 13] before Robert Belknap and his associates, king’s justices of the Bench, between Eleanor, described as Eleanor, daughter of Thomas Peuerell, querent , and the said Otes Bodrugan, deforciant , regarding the two manors. Otes granted for him and his heirs that the manors held by the earl, Richard, John, William, Thomas, Henry, John, and John for the life of Richard [Sergeaux] from the inheritance of Otes, with reversion to Otes and his heirs, should instead remain to Eleanor and the heirs of her body by Otes son of Ralph Trenewith , with successive remainders to Thomas Peuerell , Margaret his wife, and George their son, for their lives; to John Tremayn , Laurence Halap , James Halap , and Thomas Nanshyllyn, chaplain , and the heirs of Laurence for the life of Otes son of Otes Bodrugan ; to Otes son of Ralph and the heirs of his body; to William, brother of Otes son of Ralph, and the heirs of his body; and severally to various other people, as more fully apparent in the fine, shown to the jurors. Richard died and, after his death, Eleanor entered the manors and was thus seised in demesne as of fee tail by virtue of the fine. Otes son of Ralph afterwards died without heir of his body by Eleanor, or otherwise, and Otes son of Otes Bodrugan , William, brother of Otes son of Ralph Trenewith , Thomas Peuerell , Margaret his wife, and George their son, all similarly died. Eleanor, thus seised of the manors of Trethake and Trethim, granted all the estate she had in them, by indented charter, to William Bodrugan, knight , still living, to hold by rendering £10 to Eleanor and her assigns for life at the four terms of the year, as more fully apparent in the charter, dated on 15 February 1430 and shown to the jurors. She died seised of the rent and of the manors of Pendrim, East Looe, and Trethew, with advowson of the church, without heir of her body by Otes son of Ralph. The manors and advowson remain, and should remain, by virtue of the fine, to William Bodrugan, knight , as son and heir of William brother of Otes son of Ralph Trenewith . William Bodrugan is aged 34 years and more.

Holdings

She held no lands or tenements in demesne or service of the king in chief. Continues as 255+[1] regarding the following, except the final clause of the grant is to the right heirs of Margaret who was wife of Thomas Peuerell .

The manors and advowson are held of the heirs of Elizabeth, lately wife of Richard, late earl of Warwick , as of her manor of North Bovey, service unknown. Continues as 255+[1]. Walter and Katherine have issue of their bodies: Robert Hungerford, knight , still living. While Eleanor was seised of the manor, she granted it to John Copleston for life, to hold by rent of a grain of wheat yearly. The grant was made by charter, dated on 25 June 1436 and shown to the jurors. She was seised of the following in demesne as of fee. She held the following in dower by endowment of William Talbot, knight , lately her husband, and by assignment of Thomas Talbot, esquire ,ⁿ¹⁸⁴ in allocation from the manors of Moditonham, Rode, and St Mewan, and all William’s lands and tenements in Launceston and other places in Cornwall and Devon, rendering 100s. yearly to Thomas and his heirs at Easter and Michaelmas. She died seised of this estate. Thomas is son and heir of William, and aged 40 years and more.