PARISH OF OTTERHAM. 261 



Margaret survived until 15 May. 1357, and on the 

 Inquisition taken at Exeter on the 8th June following, it was 

 found that she held on the day of her death the Manor of 

 Hemyock in Devon together with the Hundred, for the term of 

 her life of the heirs of Oliver de Dynham, knight, who were in 

 the king's wardship by reason of one messuage and 12 acres of 

 land in Iryshland, which the said Olyver held of the king in 

 capite. She also held of the same heirs the Manor of Hydon, 

 and also the Manor of Morlegh in Devon. The heirs were the 

 daughters of the said Oliver, viz. : Margaret, aged 9, Ellene, 

 aged 7, and Mabel, aged 6 years. They were the children of 

 Oliver Dynham, the nephew of the aforesaid John, the husband 

 of Margaret. He died 25 Edw. Ill (1551). She also held a 

 third part of the Manor of Hartland in dower of the inheritance 

 of her son and heir, John Dynham, then aged 30 years. 



Margaret de Brian, on her marriage with John de Dynham, 

 appears to have been the relict of Sir Gilbert de Knovill, and 

 had dower in Batesthorn, Lyddeford, of the Manor of Lodeswille, 

 of the inheritance of the heirs of the aforesaid Sir Gilbert, viz. : 

 John Dun, aged 24 years, Thomas Archard, aged 21 years, and 

 Mabel, daughter of William Luscote, aged 6 years. It may be 

 remarked that in this Inquisition, Margaret is described as 

 Margaret Donnedale.* Polo tells us (Devon Collections, p. 302) 

 that in the 24 Edw. I, Sir Gilbert de Knovill, knight, in the 24 

 Edward I, held Lodeswell of Lady Milisent de Monte Alto 

 (Montalt) by the payment of 40s. yearly rent. The heirs were 

 his grandchildren. 



In 29th Edward I, Sir Gilbert founded a chantry in the 

 Church of Bukynton, Devon, for his own soul and the soul of 

 Hawisia, his wife. Inq. ad quod, damnum, No. 134, Idem. 



Margaret, the elder daughter and co-heir of Oliver de 

 Dynham by Margaret, daughter of Eichard Hydon, married Sir 

 William de Asthorp.f but we do not find that she carried to him 

 the fee of Oterham or any other of the Champernon possessions. 



* Inq. p.m., 31 Edw. Ill, 1st No., No. 43. 



fin 1379, Sir William de Asthorp, knight, and Margaret, his wife, enfeoffed 

 John Copleston and others in the manor and advowson of Sampford Peverell and 

 Allere Peverell, Devon. Escheats 3 Eic. II, No. 105. 



