STONE HUNDRED 



How long they remained in the king's hands after the 

 forfeiture of Bishop Odo does not appear, but in the 

 izth century they were held by the family of 

 Rumenel. 70 



David de Rumenel held Aston Mullins and died, 

 probably leaving two daughters." Of these Aubrey 

 married William de Jarpenville," and brought to her 

 husband her father's office of marshal of the king's 

 falcons. William died before 1203-4, leaving as 

 his heir his daughter, Alice de Jarpenville.' 4 She 

 married Thomas Kitz Bernard, from whom the manor 

 first took its name, and by grant from Aubrey he 

 became marshal of the royal falcons." 



During the lifetime of Aubrey, Thomas held Aston 

 Mullins, while she kept Ilmer in her own hands. 7 * 

 In 1222 Aubrey de Jarpenville was involved in a law- 

 suit with Robert Achard, Roger de Cauz, Almaric 

 de Mowers, and Gilbert de St. Clare, who claimed a 

 moiety of Ilmer and Aston as part of the inheritance 

 of David de Rumenel," their common ancestor. 

 Presumably they were the descendants of the second 

 daughter of David de Rumenel, since they claimed 

 half his inheritance. The suit, however, resulted in 

 their yielding their rights to Aubrey." She died before 

 1226, and her daughter Alice succeeded to her lands." 



Ralph Fitz Bernard, the son of Alice and Thomas, 

 recovered his father's lands in 1214 from the hands 

 of Isaac of Norwich, a Jew. 80 He was succeeded 

 by John Fitz Bernard. Land in Aston Mullins, 

 however, was held by Joan, the widow of Ralph 

 Fitz Bernard, who afterwards married Humbert 

 Pugeys." John Fitz Bernard was in seisin of the 

 manor in 1254," but he died a few years later, 

 leaving his son Ralph as his heir. 8 * Ralph was still 

 a minor," and Humbert Pugeys obtained Aston 

 by a grant of Henry III, presumably to hold in 

 wardship." In 1284-6 Ralph was himself holding 

 the manor.** He died between 1 302 w and 1 307," 

 his heir being his nephew Thomas, a ward of the 

 king." Aston Mullins formed part of the dower of 

 Ralph's widow Agatha,* but the reversion of the 

 manor on her death was granted by Thomas Fitz 

 Bernard to Sir John Blacket in 1313." The final 

 conveyance took place in 1315," and Sir John held 

 it until his death before 1328-9." His widow Gille 

 married Sir Johjj de Molyns,* 4 and the latter acquired 

 the manor of Aston Mullins from John the son and 

 heir of Sir John Blacket.** De Molyns obtained fur- 

 ther security in this manor by releases of their respec- 

 tive rights from John Fitz Bernard ** and Giles " and 

 Isabel Blacket." Various letters patent ** and charters 



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from the king were also obtained, one amongst them 

 granting leave to Sir John de Molyns and his wife 

 to embattle the house at Aston Mullins. 100 



In i 344 the manor was seized by the king with 

 the other lands of Sir John de Molyns, 101 but the 

 next year he regained the king's favour and obtained 

 fresh grants. 10 * Gille de Molyns died in 1367-8 

 seised of the manor of Aston Mullins, which then 

 passed to her son Sir William de Molyns. '* The 

 family held it until 1440, when Sir William de 

 Molyns died, leaving an only daughter Eleanor. 104 

 She married Sir Robert Hungerford, Lord Hunger- 



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ford and de Molyns. lo * He was taken prisoner in 

 Gascony during the French War, and to raise his ran- 

 som of 3,000 Aston Mullins with various other 

 manors was given in surety to the Bishop of Win- 

 chester and other feoffees. 106 Eleanor, after the death 

 of her husband, had some difficulty in recovering 

 possession of these manors. 107 Her son Thomas, Lord 

 Hungerford, succeeded to his mother's possessions. 

 He was attainted as a Lancastrian, but the sentence 

 was reversed by Act of Parliament on the accession of 

 Henry VII, and his daughter Mary recovered her 

 inheritance. 108 She was in the wardship of Lord 

 Hastings, and was married to his son Edward. 10 * The 

 family of Hastings held the manor of Aston Mullins 

 till 1537, when George Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon, 

 and his heir Francis, sold it to Michael Dormer."* 

 Geoffrey Dormer made a settlement of the manor in 

 1561, by which he was to hold it for seven years, the 

 reversion being granted to Elizabeth, widow of 

 William Serjeant, with reversion to Richard Serjeant 

 her son and his wife Marian Boiler." 1 Marian sur- 

 vived her husband, and held the manor till 1614."' 

 Her son William Serjeant also predeceased her, and 

 Richard her grandson succeeded to the manor. 1 " The 



? Cart. Antiq. I, 305 Feet of F. Buck*. 

 6 Hen. III. 



7> Ibid. 



7* Cart. Antiq. I, 30. 



" Ibid. 



' Ibid. 



s Ibid. 



Fife R. (Pipe R. Soc.), JT, 130; Feet 

 of F. Bucki. 6 Hen. III. 



" Ibid. | Maitland, Bracmn'i Note Bk. 

 case 301. 



7 Ibid. 



n Excerfta t Rat. Fin. (Rec. Com.), i, 

 If*. 



y.C.H. Kent, iii, Topog. Manor of 

 Kingidown; Teita dt Ntvill (Rec. Com.), 

 254*; Rat. Lit. Clara. (Rec. Com.), i, 

 181*. 



n Atiiie R. 56, m. 42 d. 



HunJ. R. (Rec. Com.), i, 15. 



83 Chan. Inq. p.m. 44 Hen. Ill, no. 10 Chart. R. 10 Edw. Ill, m. 26, no. 



Ibid. 



" Auize R. 56, m. 41 d.| 57, m. 3 d. 5 

 Tata dt Ntvill (Rec. Com.), 245*. 



* Feud. Aidi, i, 84. 

 *> Ibid. 94. 



" Chan. Inq. p.m. I Edw. II, no. 25. 

 "Ibid. 



*> Cat. Pat. 1307-13 p. 551. 

 Ibid. 



* Feet of F. Bucka. Mich. 9 Edw. II. 

 " Feud. Aids, i, 1141 Chan. Inq. p.m. 

 1 Edw. Ill (nt not.), no. 27. 



M Ibid. 41 Edw III (lit not.), no. 42. 

 M Feet of F. Buck.. Hil. 9 Edw. III. 



* Ibid. Mich. 1 3 Edw. III. 



" Cloie, 21 Edw. Ill, pt. i, m. 29. 

 M Ibid. 32 Edw. Ill, pt. I, m. 27. 

 N Cal. Pat. 1334-8, pp. 195, 212. 



275 



Hen. 



55- 



m Cal. Clou, 1343-6, PP- "9*, 4*9- 



" Ibid. pp. 603-6. 



Chaa Inq. p.m. 41 Edw. Ill (nt 

 not.), no. 42. 



"o* Ibid. 18 Hen. VI, no. 38. 



u * Feet of F. Diy. Cot. Eatt. 38 

 VI. 



1M Cloie, 38 Hen. VI, m. 9. 



10 " Early Chan. Proc. bdle. 28, no. 1 1 1. 



10 Material, far Hilt, of Hen. yil (Rolla 

 Ser.), i, 132. 



lw G.E.C. Comflett Peerage. 



" Recov. R. Mich. 29 Hen. VIII j 

 Feet of F. Bucka. Mich. 29 Hen. VIII. 



111 Feet of F. Bucki. Trin. and Mich. 

 3 Elit. 



111 Chan. Inq. pjn. (Ser. 2), cccxliii, 

 no. 143. " Ibid. 



