THE MANOR OF PENVRANE, &c. 131 
The Manor has continued in the family of Treffry until the 
present time; and, being on a visit at Place some two or three 
years ago, Dr. Treffry kindly allowed me to have access to his 
Muniment room and to make transcripts of some ancient deeds, 
among others some relating to this Manor, and which, with his 
permission, I am now enabled to print in illustration of the descent 
of this Manor and Advowson, with respect to which the late Mr. 
Austen (Treffry) avowed himself to be greatly perplexed. It will 
be remembered that in the above pleadings it appears that William 
de Botreaux was Chief Lord of the fee of Penvrane, and had the 
custody of the body and lands of John Trevage during his minority. 
The foregoing deeds shew that this right was vested in him as 
Lord of Botylleth* of which great Lordship the Manor of Penvrane 
was, and is still, a member. ; 
It appears from these deeds that in 25 Henry VI (1447) the 
whole of the Manor of Penvrane had become vested in Otho 
Colyn, and was by him given to his sister. It does not always 
follow that such a full description as “totwm manerium meum” 
conveys the whole Manor, for when a Manor is under partition, 
undivided, each portioner would so describe his interest. It is, 
however, probable that some arrangement had been come to 
between the portioners for the division of the lands, by which the 
Colyns acquired the Manorial rights. The Advowson of the 
Church did not admit of being divided into severalties, and hence 
continued, and still continues, to be held by the representatives of 
the coheirs of John Shylston as joint tenants. 
In 1382 we find a fine was levied, in which Nicholas (the 
name is torn off) was plaintiff and Robert Carnedon and Margaret 
his wife, and Stephen Trewynt and Isolda his wife, were defend- 
ants, by which, inter alia, one fifth part of the Manor of Penvrane 
with the appurtenances, except 30 acres of land in the same fifth 
part, was vested in Robert Carnedon and Margaret his wife and 
the heirs of their bodies and, if they should die without heirs of 
their bodies, remainder to the heirs of the body of the said 
Margaret, and, in default, remainder to the said Stephen and 
Isolda and the heirs of their bodies, in default of such issue 
remainder to the right heirs of Margaret. And the 30 acres of 
* See No. 5. 
