AYLESBURY HUNDRED LrrrLE MISSENDEN 



reason of the minority of his heir," and were farmed 

 for 35/. \\J. This heir would probably be the 

 Robert Mantell who in 1336 enfeoffed his son Walter 

 of the manor," so called for the first time. Walter 

 died in 1356, and was succeeded by his son John," 

 whose son John Mantell of Hartwell inherited the 

 manor in 1424.** Some time after, perhaps at the 

 death of the last-mentioned John, the manor seems 

 to have come into the possession of John Hampden, 

 whose son Thomas died seised of it in 1485, leaving 

 a son Richard." Richard Hampden apparently 

 conveyed it to trustees, 64 from whom it was presum- 

 ably purchased by Thomas Woodmancy, who died 

 possessed of it in 1505." He left a widow Anne, 

 who seems to have married secondly Robert Girton, 

 and two sons, Thomas and John, who together with 

 their mother conveyed Mantells in 1520-1 to Simon 

 Watson." The manor remained in the Watson family 

 until 1554, when Kenelm Watson sold it to Thomas 

 Denton of Hillesdon.** Thomas Denton died seised of 

 it in 1558, and was succeeded by his son Alexander, 70 

 after whose death about 1574" Mantells seems to 

 have been sold to Richard Tothill, for he died in 

 possession of it in 1593." His son William died in 

 1626 leaving as his heirs a daughter Katharine Tot- 

 hill and a grandson William Drake, son of his daughter 

 Joan," between whom the manor was divided. In 

 1632, however, Katharine conveyed her moiety to 

 William Drake 74 of Shardeloes and Amersham, in 

 whose family it has descended, and is now possessed 

 by Mr. Tyrwhitt Drake of Amersham. Mantle's Farm 

 and Wood still exist. 



In 1254-5 Robert Mantell paid hidage of dd. 

 yearly and nothing for suit." 



A half-hide in LITTLE MISSENDEN was held 

 in the time of Edward the Confessor by Wulfwig, 

 Bishop of Dorchester, but did not, however, remain to 

 that see, for in 1086 it formed part of the lands of 

 Hugh de Bolebec.'* Hugh de Bolebec was succeeded 

 by his two sons, Hugh who died without issue, and 

 Walter " who was lord of the Little Missenden half- 

 hide in 1 1 66." The latter died before 1185, leav- 

 ing an only daughter and heir Isabel, who in that 

 year was a minor in the custody of Earl Albric. 7 * 

 She married Robert de Vere, third Earl of Oxford, 

 and the Bolebec estates thus became merged in his 

 earldom. The overlordship of this half-hide con- 

 tinued in the possession of the Earls of Oxford as 

 late as 1634." It was held from the I 3th century 

 onwards as half a fee. 



The sub-tenant of the Little Missenden half-hide 

 previous to the Conquest was Ulviet, who was still 

 holding it in 1086 of Hugh de Bolebec." Nothing 

 is known of his descendants. In 1 1 66 it was held 

 by Raveingus de ' Musindone,' ** after which there is 



no record of a sub-tenant until 1254-5, when the 

 holder was William de Sumeford." At this time por- 

 tions of it were also held by Hugh de Messenden, 

 perhaps a descendant of Raveingus, and William de 



BOLIBIC. Vert a lion 

 ermini. 



VERE. Quarterly gulet 

 and or with a molet ar- 

 gent in the quarter. 



Derneford or Demeford, 84 which suggests that they 

 were perhaps husbands of three sisters, between whom 

 the half-hide had been divided ; William de Sume- 

 ford assuming the lordship as husband of the eldest. 

 Hugh de Messenden was still living in 1 262,** and 

 for some time previous to 1275 Lawrence de Brok 

 held a half-virgate in Little Missenden of William de 

 Derneford, 9 * so that William de Sumeford seems to 

 have died without heirs. In 1275 Lawrence died, 

 and was succeeded by his ion Hugh de Brok." In 

 1284-6 the half-hide was held by Hugh de Brok 

 and Henry de Bray," which implies that Hugh de 

 Brok had obtained the portion of William de Derne- 

 ford, and that Henry de Bray had succeeded Hugh de 

 Messenden. If this Henry was Henry de Bray the 

 King's Escheator he fell into disgrace and probably 

 forfeited his lands about izSg. 93 Hugh de Brok 

 seems to have had heirs, 90 but apparently they did not 

 succeed to Little Missenden, for shortly afterwards it 

 appears in the possession of Joan le Botiller." This 

 lady was one of the sisters and heirs of Richard Fitz 

 John who died in 1297,"' her husband being Theo- 

 bald le Botiller. As neither Richard Fitz John nor 

 Joan herself were seised of Little Missenden when 

 they died, * she can only have held the estate for a 

 while. 



In 1371 Little Missenden was held by Peter de 

 Brewcs," who received grants of lands in Bucking- 

 hamshire from Edward III." He had a son John 

 who died without issue in 1426 or 1427, and a 

 daughter Beatrice who married Sir Hugh Shirley.** 

 After Peter de Brewes there is no further record of 

 tub-tenants in this portion of Little Missenden. It 

 seems probable that this fee became absorbed in 

 one of the other manors of the parish, and thus 

 disappeared. 



In 1254-5 William de Sumeford paid hidage of 



11 Exch. Accti. bdle. I, no. 16. 



' Abhrev. Rot. Orig. (Rec. Com.), ii, 107 ; 

 Cat. Pat. 1334-8) p. 228. 



Chan. Inq. p.m. 47 Edw. Ill (lit 

 not.), no. 24. 



Ibid, i Hen. VI, no. 1 3. 



Col. Inj. Hen. VII, 149. 



** Pit. 15 Hen. VII, pt. ii, m. 5. 



" Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. 2), xx, 6. 



" FeetofF. Buck.. Ea.t. 12 Hen. VIII. 



Com. Pleat D. Enr. Trin. i Mary, 

 m. tit. 



7 Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. i), cix, 1. 



"' Liptcomb, Hilt, of Butki. iii, 171 

 Chan. Inq. p.m. (Scr. 2), clxxvi, 4. 



38 



7* Ibid, ccxl, iS. 



" Ibid, ccccxxxir, 93. 



Feet of F. Dir. Co. Ea.t. 8 Chat I. 



' Rot. HuitJ. (Rec. Com.), i, 20. 



1 Y.C.H. Butki. i, 264*. 

 ~ Bankt, Dorm, and Ext. Peeraget, I, 



1 Red Bk. Exck. (Roll. Ser.), i, 316- 



"' S. Grimaldi, Rot. di Dtminahui, lie. 



* Teita de Nevill (Rec. Com.), 24 5 4 

 and 247* ; Feud. Aidi, i, 85 ; Chan. Inq. 

 p.m. 4; Edw. Ill, no. 45 ; ibid. (Ser. 2), 

 cccclxiiii, 15. 



f.CJi. Butki. i, 2644. 



357 



** Red Bk. Exeb. (Roll Ser.), i, 317. 



* Rot. Hund. (Rec. Com.), i, 20. 

 Ibid. 



Ai.iie R. 57, m. 6d. 

 M Chan. Inq. p.m. 3 Edw. I, no. 10. 

 1 Ibid. Fiud. Aidi, i, gj. 



Red. Bk. Bxtb. (Rolla Ser.), iii, 

 cccixrii. 



" Wrottetlejr, Fed. from Plea R. 428. 

 " Teita de Ntvill (Rec. Com.), 247*. 

 n Chan. Inq. p.m. 2; Edw. I, no. 50. 



* Ibid. 31 Edw. I, no. 32. 

 " Ibid. 45 Edw. Ill, no. 4J. 

 "Add. MS. 5524,foU 17*. 

 Ibid. 



