Cafhiam. 393 



as ineiiLioned above, the lord Hungerford, in respect of the manor 

 of Chippenham, of which Cadnam manor was hekl. It is fair, 

 accordingly, in all that follows, to see the jealousy of the Hunger- 

 fords working from the first. The second point to be noticed is 

 that the events occur during the long period of indecision subse- 

 quent to the statute De donis and prior to the legal decisions 

 whereby the intentions of that statute were frustrated. The 

 point at issue in reality throughout is whether it is competent for 

 the young heir to break through entails. 



The first of this series of documents is a bill addressed by John 

 Cricklade, the younger, to William de Waynflete, bishop of 

 Winchester, who was chancellor from 11th October, 1457, to 

 25th July, 1460. It belongs presumably to the years 1457 — 8. 

 The claim made is in respect of lands in Wiltshire only. 



To the right reuerend fadir in god my right worshipfull goode 

 and gracious lord the Buyssliop of Wynchestte Chaunceler 

 of Engelonde 

 Besechith mekely John Cryklade cosyn and heyre to oon Ahce Criklade 

 nowe dede that ys to wyte sonne of Robert sonne to the seide Alice where 

 that oon Thomas Cryklade and the seide Alice his wj'fe in the ryght of the 

 same Alice were seised of dyuers nianers lond and tenementis in the counte 

 of Wilteshir in their demene as of fee as in the ryght of the seid Alice / And 

 of grete truste that the seid Thomas and Alice had to oon John Criklade 

 their sonne Water Sambourne now alyue and to dyuers other now dede 

 enfeffyd them of the seid maners lond and tenementis to haue and to hold 

 to them and to their heyres for euermore / By vertue of the wheche yeft they 

 were ther of seised to thentente that they and whiche of them that ouerlyued 

 shuld at the age of discresion enfeffe the seid John Cryklade the sonne of 

 Bobert of the seid maners lond and tenementis To haue and to holde to 

 hym and his heyres for euermore And to yeue accompt of the issues profites 

 and reuenues of the seid maners lond and tenementis fro the day of the deth 

 of the seide Alice vnto the day of the feffement to be made to the seyde John 

 sonne of Robert And after the decese of the said Alice the seide John son 

 of Robert hath by him and hj's frendes oftymes required the seide John 

 Criklade sonne of the seide Thomas and Alice and the seide Water Sambourne 

 to enfeffe the seide John Criklade sonne of Robert of the seide maners lond 

 and tenementis according to the wille and entente of the seide Thomas and 

 Alice aboue rehersed the wheche feffement to make vnto the seid John sonne 

 of Robert and to his heires the seide John sonne of Thomas and Alice and 

 the seide Water Sambourne have all tymes refused and yet do / Wherefore 

 please it your gracious lordship the premissez tendirly to consider and ther 

 vpon to graunt seuerell writtes of siih pena to be directe vnto the seide John 

 sonne of Thomas and Alice and to [the] seide Water Sambourne to apere by 

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