A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 



in 1284,' from whom it passed to his son William and 

 the latter's son John Malesoures, who had possession of 

 it in 1316^ and was succeeded by his son Ralph. ^ 

 Thomas son of Ralph Malesoures died in October 1 361 

 seised of the manor, which he held jointly with his 

 brother Hugh who survived him, with remainder to his 

 daughter Amice, then aged nine, and Hugh's heirs.* 

 Amice married Sir Roger Parwick,' who was involved 

 in 1387 in a lawsuit over the presentation to the churches 

 of Milton and CoUingtree.* In 141 2 William Parwick 

 held land in the two parishes to the value of ^^22,'' and 

 in 1428 the heirs of John Parwick were in possession 

 of the lands formerly held there by Thomas Josep 

 and Philip Malesoures.' 



In 148 1 the manor of Milton and Collingtree was 



Milton Malzor : Dovecote 



held by Richard Parwick who on 20 June of that year 

 settled it on his son William and Godith his wife. They 

 settled the manor on their daughter Rose, wife of 

 William Digby, in i 5 06, but she died before her mother, 

 on whose death in 1 5 1 8 it passed to Rose's son John 

 Digby then a minor of eleven years.' John married 

 Mary daughter of Wilham, Lord Parr, by whom he had 

 one son William Digby. Mary survived her husband 

 and then married Henry Brook, to whom William sold 

 the manor in December 1552. Their son Roger Brook 

 married Mary daughter of Sir Thomas FuUchurch and 

 died on 22 November 1558, leaving a young daughter 

 Mary'" who died in June 1 564. The manor descended 

 under her grandfather's will to Basil Brook, son of his 

 nephew Andrew." He conveyed it to William Good- 

 are in 1581,'-^ from whom it passed to Sir William 

 Samwell of Upton in 1595.'^ He settled the manor 

 on his daughter Jane on her marriage with Sir Sapcotes 

 Harrington of Rand, who sold it to Francis Harvey, 

 serjeant-at-law, in 1621.''* On the marriage of his son 



Stephen with Mary Murden he settled the manor on 

 him. Stephen predeceased his father in March 1630 

 leaving a son Francis aged 7 years. '^ Francis died in 

 September 1643, his heir being his brother Richard 

 who was then nineteen.'* From Richard Harvey the 

 manor passed to Richard Gleed and his son Edmund, 

 who survived him and bequeathed it to his son Richard 

 by his will of 25 April 1679. By 1720 Elizabeth the 

 only daughter of Richard Gleed and widow of Richard 

 Dodwell was lady of the manor." At the time of the 

 inclosure John Darker held the manor, which passed 

 on his death in February 1784'^ to his grand-daughter, 

 Mary Nash, who married William Blake of Danesbury, 

 near Welwyn. The manor remained in the possession 

 of the family until the latter part of the 19th century 

 when Col. A. Blake sold it to Mr. James Asplin, 

 who remained lord of the manor until his death in 

 1923. 



The heirs of Robert de Causho kept the overlord- 

 ship of his lands in Milton and Collingtree, as of the 

 fee of Cauz, until 1235," but by 1242 it had passed 

 to Robert de Everingham who held of the honor 

 of Lexington.^" In 1284 Philip de Quenton held 

 a mesne lordship of one fee of Robert de Evering- 

 ham,^' which he conveyed to Philip de Gayton by 

 fine in 1292—3.^^ Philip died without issue in 

 1316,^-' being succeeded by his brother Theobald 

 who died childless a few days after him,^'' his heirs 

 being his two sisters, Juliana, who was later burnt 

 for the murder of her husband, Thomas Murdak,"^ 

 and Scholastica widow of Geoffrey de Meaux. 

 Theobald's wife held a third of his lands in Milton 

 and Collingtree in dower,^*but by 1322 Scholastica 

 had possession of the whole of the knight's fee 

 formerly held by her brothers.^' She died in 1 3 54, 

 her son John, then aged 40 years, succeeding her.^* 

 Sir John de Meaus died without heirs some time after 

 1377,^' and the fee evidently passed with the manor 

 of Gayton to the Trussell family. The last mention 

 of the overlordship occurs in 1504 when William 

 Tanfeld of Gayton is named as the overlord. 3" 



At the end of the 12th century 

 William de le Fremont owned 

 land in Milton and Collingtree 

 which he conveyed to Simon de 

 PateshuU together with half the 

 advowson of the churches of 

 Milton and Collingtree in 1201.^' 

 William died without issue and 

 his lands here were divided 

 among his sisters, one of whom, 

 Emma, wife of William de Gates- 

 bury, conveyed her sixth share to 

 William de PateshuU in 1224.2^ 

 Hugh de PateshuU, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield 

 and younger son of Simon, held li fees in Milton and 



Pateshull. Argent a 



Jesse sable betiveen three 



crescents gules. 



' Feud. Aids., iv, 5. 



^ Ibid. 27. 



3 Wrottesley, Peds. from Plea Rolls, 

 169. A Philip Malesoures, 'of Milton' 

 in 1347, was possibly descended from the 

 elder William by a second wife ; Cal. 

 Close, 1346-9, p. 380. See also Cal. Pal. 

 1345-8, p. 13. 



* Chan. Inq.p.m. 39 Edw. Ill (istnos.), 

 19. 



s Wrottesley, loc. cit. 



*■ Cal Pal. 1385-9, p. 282. 



7 Feud. Aids, vi, 496. 



' Ibid, iv, 42. 



"> Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. 2), xxxiii, 140. 



'° Ibid, cxxxvii, 39. 



" Ibid, clxvi, 56. 



■2 Feet of F. Northants. Trin. 23 Eliz. 



" Ibid. Mich. 37 & 38 Eliz. 



'+ Ibid. Hil. 18 Jas. I. 



^5 Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. 2), cccclxxx, 84. 



'* Ibid, dxxiii, 50. 



" Bridges, Hist. Norlhants. i, 376. 



" Baker, Hist. Norlhants. ii, 277. 



>« Bk. of Fees,\, ^<)6. 



^» Ibid, ii, 942. 



" Feud. Aids, iv, 5. 



" Feet of F. Northants. 21 Edw. I, 



no. 309. 



'3 Cal. Inq. p.m. V, 601. 



" Ibid. 602. 



^5 Assize R. 632, m. 61. 



" Cal. Close, 1313-18, p. 368. 



" Ibid. 1318-23, p. 609. 



^8 Cal. Inq. p.m. X, 185. 



^' Testamenta Ebor. (Surtees Soc), I, 

 100. 



3° Cal. Inq. p.m. Hen. VU, ii, 847. 



3' Rot. Chart. (Rec. Com.), i, 95. 



32 Feet of F. Northants. 9 Hen. Ill, 

 no. 21. 



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