390 Cadnam. 



statements have been collected by the industry of Mr. V. C. Sanburn 

 and printed, together with a pedigree, in the Genealogist, N.S., vol. 13, 

 p. 145 et seq. The evidence which follows was not then available. 

 There is first, a bill in Chancery, whereby Robert Cricklade, son 

 and heir apparent of the above-mentioned Alice Cricklade, seeks 

 to protect his reveisionary right in the manor of Landough. In 

 date the bill is subsequent to 1441 and prior to May, 1443, when 

 John Stafford, bishop of Bath, the chancellor to whom it is ad- 

 dressed, was translated to Canterbury. 



Vn to the right worshipfull and reueient fader in god Bisshop 

 of Bathe and Chaunceller of Inglond. 

 Beseketh fullowly yowre owne seruant Eoberd Cricklade that wher as 

 Water Moreton Esquier hath the manere of Landough and Seyntmeryes- 

 churche wyth the aportenans the wheche manere ys . . . Criklade moder 

 of the sayd Roberd whos heire the sayd Roberd ys by fyne And the sayd 

 "Water ys nowe in possession cleymyng a state in the sayd manere [for] terme 

 of lyue by gyft and feffoment of Eoberd . . . wheche gyft and feffoment 

 bene contrary to the sayd fyne apon wheche mater the sayd Water and 

 Roberd entreted by here bothe assent so that the sayd Water grauntyd and 

 promytted vn to sayd Roberd Cri . . . the yere of the regne of owre 

 Boueraigne lorde the Kyng that nowe ys the xix [1441] that the sayd Roberd 

 sholde haue of the sayd Water the sayd maner wyth the aportenans in pos- 

 sescion during the lyue ... by cause that the moder of the sayd Roberd 

 ys very heire vn to the sayd manere And the sayd Water teyfully sayd that 

 no man shold haue the sayd manere of hym but the sayd Roberd and a . . . 

 . . . agreyd and acorded that the sayd Roberd sholde pay yerely vn to 

 the sayd Water for the sayd manere duryng hys lyue xl marke And nowe 

 the sayd Water refusyth his grant . . . wolde graunt the sayd manere 

 vn to other persones the wheche graunt so hadde wolde be grete losse and 

 lyke to be dyserytans vn to the sayd Roberd for ever Wherefore . . . 

 consider the premissez and to graunt a wrytte *?(i^e«a dyrecte vn to the 

 sayd Water to apere by fore yow in the Chauncery of owre soueraygne lord 

 at a certayne day . . . premissez and ther for to be rulyd by yow in thys 

 mater as consciens throuth and gode fey requyren for the loue of god and in 

 the wey of chei-yte 



Early Chancery Proceedings, Bundle 10, no. 164. 



It may be added that Alice Cricklade was compelled to forego 

 her claims, and, doubtless for a consideration, executed a release 

 of her right in the Walsh estates in Wales, 25th February, 1455-6, 

 to Sir William Herbert.^ 



' Penrice MISS., in " GartcB (&c.) quce ad Dominium de Glamorgam perti- 

 nent. Curante George T. Clark" vol. iv., no. mcclxvi. 



