‹ E-CIPM 25-477: JOHN TEYE, ESQUIRE ›

Holdings

Joan de Bohun, lately countess of Hereford , William Marny, knight , John Howard, knight , Robert Newport , John Costantyn , and William Hanyngfeld , were lately seised of the following manors in demesne as of fee.

The manors of Ardleigh Hall, Mose Hall and Bovill’s Hall are several members of the manor of Ardleigh and make up the same manor. Thus seised, by charter shown to the jurors, they granted the manors to Robert Teye , father of John Teye , and Joan then his wife, to hold to Robert and Joan for their lives, with reversion to the late countess, William, John Howard, Robert Newport, John Costantyn, and William, and their heirs. Robert and Joan were thus seised in demesne as of free tenement. The late countess, William, Robert Newport , John Costantyn , and William afterwards died, and reversion of the manors was then solely to John Howard and his heirs. Robert Teye died, and Joan, still seised of the manors, took a certain Richard Wytherton, esquire, as her husband. Afterwards, by charter dated at Marks Tey on 20 March 1430, shown to the jurors, John Howard granted the manors to John Teye , described as John Teye , son of Robert Teye, esquire , John Symond , John Eton , Thomas Godston , John Basset , John Welles, rector of St Runwald’ s, Colchester, and William Person , to hold to them and their heirs and assigns. The manors were described as his manors of Ardleigh, Marks Tey, and Birch Holt. By virtue of this grant, Richard Wytherton and Joan his wife attorned to John Teye, John Symond etc. [as above] regarding the reversion. Thomas Godston afterwards died, and John Teye thus, on the day of his death, held the manors in service and reversion jointly with John Symond, John Eton, John Basset, John Welles, and William Person. John Howard of Stoke-by-Nayland, Andrew Botiller , knights, William Clopton of Long Melford in Suffolk, William Tendryng of Little Birch, John Sumpter of Colchester, John Ewelle of Feering, and John Basset of Great Chishill or Little Chishill (Chishull) in Hertfordshire, esquires, were lately seised in were severally acquired by Robert Teye and various of his ancestors. Thus seised, by charter dated on 21 December 1428, shown to the jurors, John Howard, Andrew, William etc. [as above] enfeoffed John Teye , described as John Teye , son of Robert Teye, esquire , John Symond , Henry Somer , Thomas Godston , John Eton , John Basset of Great Chishill or Little Chishill (Chishull) in Essex, described as John Basset of Great or Little Chishill (Chishull) only, John Welles, rector of St Runwald’s, Colchester , Henry Sayer of Fordham, clerk , and William Person , described as William Person, junior, of the parish of All Saints, Colchester, with the manors, lands, and tenements, to hold to them and their heirs and assigns, and Richard Wytherton and Joan attorned to them regarding the reversion. John Teye, John Symond etc. [as above] thus held in service the manors, lands, and tenements held for life by Richard and Joan. The manors, lands, and tenements were described in the grant as the manors of Aldham, Peldon, Layer de la Haye, Bockingham Hall, with advowsons of churches and all lands, tenements, rents, and services in Marks Tey, Aldham, Stanway, Easthorpe, Feering, Great Birch, Little Birch, Messing, Layer Breton, Layer Marney, Copford, Salcot, Virley, Maldon, Mundon, Tolleshunt D’Arcy and other places, with suits of court, wards, marriages, reliefs, heriots, escheats, meadows, woods, pastures, and mills, with all neifs of the same, that were formerly of Robert Teye, esquire , and that John Howard, Andrew, William etc. [as above] lately had with William Hanyngfeld , John Boys , and John Costantyn , all now deceased, by enfeoffment of Robert Teye . John Teye, John Symond, Henry Somer, Thomas Godston, John Eton, John Basset, John Welles, Henry Sayer, and William Person were thus seised in demesne as of fee and in reversion of these and other manors, lands, and tenements. The king afterwards, by letters patent dated at Westminster on 8 July 1430 [CPR 1429–36, p. 64], shown to the jurors, – reciting that since John Teye, John Symond, Henry Somer, Thomas Godston, John Eton, John Basset of Great or Little Chishill (Chishull), John Welles, Henry Sayer, and William Person lately, without royal licence, acquired to them and their heirs and assigns, and entered, the manor of Layer de la Haye that is held of the king in chief, and that afterwards William Loveney, esquire, who had lately held the same manor jointly with John Howard, Andrew, William Clopton, William Tendryng, John Sumpter, and John Ewelle, quitclaimed, without royal licence, for him and his heirs all right and claim that he had in it to John Teye, John Symond, Henry, Thomas, John Eton, John Basset, John Welles, Henry, and William Person, and to their heirs and assigns – pardoned these offences by his special graciousness and for 12 marks paid into his hanaper. He also granted to John Teye etc. [as above] as much as they had previously had to them and their heirs and assigns, to hold of the king and his heirs without impediment by the king’s justices, escheators, sheriffs, or other bailiffs and ministers. Thomas Godston, John Welles, and Henry Sayer died seised of this estate, and William Person quitclaimed, for him and his heirs, all right and claim that he had in the manors, lands, and tenements, to John Teye , John Symond , Henry Somer , John Eton , and John Basset , and their heirs and assigns. The quitclaim was made by deed dated on 20 October 1440, and shown to the jurors. Thus solely seised, John Teye , John Symond , Henry Somer , John Eton , and John Basset made a charter under their names and seals during the life of John Teye, the wording as follows. ‘Let all present and future know that we, John Teye, son of Robert Teye in Essex, esquire, John Symond, Henry Somer of London, John Basset of Great or Little Chishill (Chishull), and John Eton, demise, deliver, enfeoff and, by this present charter, confirm the following to William, abbot of St John’s, Colchester, John Godmanston , Geoffrey Rokell, esquire , John Breton , Robert Broke , John Marler , William Person of the parish of All Saints, Colchester, Robert Downe , and William Bette , to hold to them and their heirs and assigns: the manors of Birch Holt, Marks Tey, Aldham, Ardleigh, Peldon, with the tenements called ‘Newehalle’, ‘Bottyngham’, ‘Badcokkes’, and ‘Tyhouse’, and all other lands, tenements, rents, and services in Marks Tey, Aldham, Stanway, Easthorpe, and other places in Essex, with advowsons of churches and all other lands, tenements, meadows, pastures, mills, wards, marriages, reliefs, escheats, ways, lanes, commons, rents, and services, that were formerly of Robert Teye, esquire, now deceased, except the manor of Layer de la Haye, which manors, lands, tenements, and advowsons, exceptions excepted, we lately held jointly with William Person – who afterwards quitclaimed his right in the same to us – by enfeoffment of John Howard of Stoke-by-Nayland and Andrew Botiller, knights, William Clopton of Long Melford in Suffolk, William Tendryng of Little Birch, John Sumpter of Colchester, John Ewelle of Feering, John Basset of Great or Little Chishill (Chishull) in Hertfordshire, esquires, as more fully apparent in their charter to us. And I, John Teye, and my heirs will guarantee the manors, lands, tenements, and advowsons, exceptions excepted, to William, abbot, John Godmanston etc. [as above], and their heirs and assigns, against all people in perpetuity. In witness of which, we have set our seals to this, our present charter, these being witnesses: John Doreward , Thomas Knyvet , Richard Wytherton , Henry Stampe , Robert Fabion , and others. Dated on 25 October 1440.’ By deed dated on 25 October 1440, under their names and seals, they appointed John Pacche of Ardleigh as their attorney, to deliver, in their name, full and peaceful seisin to the abbot, John Godmanston, Geoffrey, John Breton, Robert Broke, John Marler, William Person, Robert Downe, and William Bette, according to the force and effect of the charter. The deed and charter were shown to the jurors, and were delivered to John Pacche on the date of the deed at Colchester. John Teye afterwards died, with his estate in the manors, lands, and tenements specified in the charter otherwise unchanged. All the manors, lands, and tenements specified in this inquisition before the charter is mentioned are contained in the same charter. Afterwards, at the manor of Aldham, John Pacche delivered seisin of the manors, lands, and tenements, exceptions excepted, to the abbot, John Godmanston etc. [as above] and, except those held for life by Richard Wytherton and Joan, they entered them. They were thus seised and are yet so seised, and Richard Wytherton and Joan attorned to them regarding the reversion. John Symond, Henry Somer, John Eton, and John Basset survived John Teye regarding the manor of Layer de la Haye. They were thus solely seised in demesne as of fee by right of survivorship, and are yet so seised.