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his wife, that they can enfeoff William Denys and Robert 
Daldene of their Manors of Alveston and Erdecote and of the 
Hundred of Langley. To hold to them and their heirs so 
that they can reenfeoff the said William and Margaret, of the 
said Manors, etc. To hold to the said Gilbert and Margaret 
and their issue male, failing such issue to remain to the issue of 
Margaret, failing such issue to remain to the right heirs of 
Gilbert for ever. They say that the Manor of Siston remains 
to the same, Gilbert and Margaret, and that it is held of the 
Bishopof Bath by Knight service. Margaret died, and then Gilbert 
married Margaret, one of the daughters of Sir Maurice Russell, 
Knight, of Dyrham (Sir Maurice was buried in Dyrham Church, 
A.D. 1421), and co-heiress with her sister Mabell, who married 
John Baldwin de Drayton. It is stated that she joined with 
her husband in the sale of their moiety of Dyrham to Sir 
Gilbert Denys. 
‘Gilbert Denys died in 1422. In his will P.C.C. 53, 
Marche, dated at Syston, 1422, he desires to be buried in the 
Parish Church of Syston, near the tomb of Margaret Corbet, 
‘my first wife.’ Moreover, if Margaret, my wife after my 
decease, shall take the vow of chastity, I bequeath to her all my 
moveable goods so that she shall pay my debts and nourish my 
boys. Should she not do this I will that my goods be divided 
into three equal parts ; the first part to celebrate my obsequies, 
the second part to the said Margaret, and the third part 
amongst all my boys. To execute this, my will, I appoint Joan, 
my daughter, wife of Thomas Gamage. 
‘The residue of my goods I will that Joan dispose of for 
the health of my soul, by the view of the Lord Henry, Bishop 
of Winchester, and Philip, Bishop of Worcester, and Master 
Lewis Cocherche. 
“Proved by Joan, 14th April, 1422.” 
Chancery Inquisition Post Mortem, taken at Chipyngsodbury, 
25th June, 1422 :—“ The Jurors say that Gilbert Denys, held on 

