260 PARISH OE OTTERHAM. 



armed, under the colour of his office, entered into the manors of 

 the said William which he had of the portion of Ralph's wife 

 as above said, and other lands and tenements of Ralph and took 

 goods and chattels of the value of £1,000, and they pray for a 

 remedy. 



John Sergeaux died 16th January, 1387-8.* His wife 

 survived him several years. In 1393 she brought a suit against 

 Sir John Rodeney, knight, and Alice, his wife, for the recovery of 

 a certain chest with writings and muniments therein contained.! 

 Sir John died in 1400, and his relict became the second wife of 

 Sir William Bonville, whom she survived many years. 



Elizabeth Sergeaux died at the Priory of Halewell, 

 Islington, London, 11th May, 1398, | and was there buried. 



There would seem to have been much confusion regarding 

 the fee of the manor of Otterham during the 14th century. As 

 early as 1331, the fees of Penrose Burden and Otterham were 

 vested in John de Dinan or Dynham, who died seized in that 

 year, leaving by his wife Margaret, daughter of Guy de Brian, 

 a sou of his own name. He was the eldest son of Joceus de 

 Dinan or Dinham, and he had a younger brother named Oliver. 

 On the inquisition taken at Lostwithiel after his death it was 

 found that he died seized of the Manor of Bodardel, and divers 

 other lands and manors, fees and advowsons in Cornwall. 

 Among the knight's fees he held as many in the county as 27|-, 

 one of which was the fee in Oterham, which was held of him by 

 Elias Cotel, and the heir or heirs of Hugh Peverel, and it was 

 worth, as in service, 12'^- per annum, and John de Dynham, his 

 son and heir, was found to be of the age of 14 years and more.§ 



On the 20th September in the same year, an assignment of 

 dower was made to Margaret, his relict. She received the 

 Manors of Harpfield in Devon, Bocland in Somerset, and 

 Bodardel, with diver's lands and 10 knight's fees in Cornwall, 

 one of which was Oterham. || 



*His writ diem Clausit Extremiim was dated 10th May, 11 Eich. II (1388). 

 t De Banco Rolls, 17 Rich. II, Michs. m. 240. 

 JInq. p.m., 21 Edw. II, No. 135. 

 §Inq. p.m. 6 Edw. Ill, 1st No., No. 59. 

 II Escheats, 6 Edw. Ill, 1st No., No. 82. 



