388 PRINCIPAL LANDOWNERS IN CORNWALL. 



1. Peter, son of Oger, who holds in Cabulion forty acres, 

 by the service of one cape or cloak of grey serge or cloth on the 

 coming of the lord king into Cornwall. 



In 1324, Walter, son of Adam de St. Margaret, died. It 

 appears from his inquisition post mortem that he was seized in 

 demesne as of a fee of land in the hamlet of Cabilia which he 

 held in capite as of the honor of Launceston, in socage, rendering 

 one capam de grisanto so often as the King should cross Poulston 

 Bridge into Cornwall, which cape was to be of the value of 16 d . 



2. Roger, the harper or minstrel, holds five acres by the 

 tenure of carrying the aforesaid cape after the king while he 

 remained in Cornwall. 



3. John de Peneoit holds one acre in Lametton (Lametyn) 

 prec, de 5 s -, of the value of 5/- by the tenure of keeping watch 

 over the king whilst there (in Cornwall). Penquit in Sampsons. 



4. Roger de Bodmel, 1 acre pro sequela in Com. 



Roger de Bodiniel, of a family deriving its name from the 

 Manor of Bodiniel, in Bodmin ; temp. Edward III, a Roger 

 Bodynyel was one of the most wealthy men in Bodmin- 



5. Robert Espiakelin, holds 2 acres, " et furuum" in 

 Launceston, that he may go in exercitum with the king at the 

 charge of the king. 



In Testa de Nevill, Robert Esprakelin holds "* * solid'' terre 

 per Serjantiae," p. 203 ; and again, in p. 204, Robert Escapelin 

 occurs. Beyond this notice, the name is not traceable in any 

 record relating to Cornwall that we have had an opportunity of 

 seeing. 



In Blount's Feudal Tenures, under the chapter on Grand 

 Serjeanties, these holdings are mentioned, and instead of the 

 ordinary rendering of 40 and 5, held by Peter fil. Ogeri and Roger 

 Citharedus respectively, being 40 shillings and 5 shillings, they 

 are given as so many acres, which appears to us the more 

 reasonable translation. 



Lysons says of the manor of Pengelly in St. Neot, that "it 

 was held, in the reign of James I, by the service of providing a 

 grey cloak for the Duke, whenever he should come into 

 Cornwall, and delivering it to the lord of the manor of Cabilia, 



