A HISTORY OF DEVONSHIRE 



Courteney.^ Ansger is represented at Roseash and elsewhere by Baldwin de 

 Esse, the holder of two fees, which continued in that family for several gen- 

 erations,^ but at West Buckland by Hugh de Raleigh the holder of half a fee ; 

 Robert de Beaumont, by Thomas de Beaumont, whose heiress in the time of 

 Henry VII carried four fees to the family of Chichester ; Roger de Molis, 

 by Joel de Molis, whose family held four fees till the reign of Edward III, 

 when they passed to Prous and Chudleigh ; Rainer, Baldwin's house-steward, 

 by Roger de Langford, whose family remained in possession of four fees until 

 John de Langford,' the last of that name, disposed of them piecemeal. Mod- 

 bert son of Lambert had been succeeded by Nicholas de Kelly, whose three 

 fees still remain with the family of that name. Of the two Richards, Bald- 

 win's undertenants, Richard son of Torolf, who held Belstone, had been 

 succeeded by Baldwin de Belstone the holder of three fees, whose co-heiresses 

 in the reign of Henry III carried them to Speccot, Chamberlain, and Fulford ; 

 whilst Richard de Novil, who held Wembworthy as his head manor, has given 

 place to Richard Speke, also the holder of three fees, whose family continued 

 in possession of them to the time of Charles I. * To Robert de Punchardon, 

 the Domesday tenant of Heanton Punchardon, succeeded William de Pun- 

 chardon, the holder of four fees, which his descendants continued to hold until 

 co-heiresses brought them to Beaumont and Basset ; but at Ilfracombe and 

 elsewhere he had for successor Henry de Champernown, also the holder of 

 four fees, from whose family they passed after several generations to Polglass 

 and chief-justice Herle. To Walter, Baldwin's butler, succeeded Roland de 

 Nimet, the holder of one fee at Nymet Roland, Rolandsleigh and Beer, which 

 was afterwards in the family of Wolrington and passed to Hach and Bucking- 

 ton. Morey, the tenant of Stedcombe, has been succeeded by Robert de Ver 

 and Robert Poer. Stephen, the tenant of West Clifford, Ringmore, and 

 Haccombe, has been succeeded by William son of Stephen, who held one fee 

 of Okehampton, which continued in his family until an heiress carried it to 

 the Ercedekne family. Bernard ' the napeless ' is represented by Robert son 

 of Bernard, who held 2i fees, but these were soon distributed between Ralf 

 son of William,' Alan son of Rouald,* Tregony,^ and Speke;* and Goscelin 

 Bervin is succeeded by William Bervin, who held two fees, which, before the 

 end of the thirteenth century had passed to TireP and GifFard.^" Excepting 

 at Clanpaborough, Walson, and Thorn, Ralf de Pomeray as under-tenant of 

 Baldwin is represented by Punchardon and BoUey." 



' Trans. Devon. Assoc, xxxii, 543. ^ Ralf de Esse was in possession in 1286 {Feud. Aids, ^z^. 



' Inq. p. m. 17 Edw. Ill, No. 18. 



■* Richard le Espek, also Quespec, Espet, or Speke, held also two fees of the honour of Barnstaple {Lib. Niger, 

 123), of which Brampford Speke was doubtless a part (Feud. Aids, 315, 385, 486). These latter fees he 

 got through his wife, Margaret, daughter and heiress of William ' de tribus minutis ' or ' treimenettis,' grand- 

 daughter of Walter ' de tribus minutis.' He was succeeded by his son, Robert de Spec, and he by his brother 

 William (Notes and Qu. 14 January 1905, p. 30). To William succeeded Richard, whose heir William (Feud. 

 Aids, 370) held Wembworthy and Brampford in 1241 (Testa de Nevill, pp. 179^, 175^), but Little Toring- 

 ton was then Cbampernown's. Pole, 424 ; Lysons, 551. 



' Feud. Aids, 313, Rocombe Cadio. " Ibid. 314, 329, Westtown and Meeth. 



' Ibid. 313, Minnicombe. ' Ibid. 328, Gorhuish. 



' Ibid. 317, 343, Oldridge and Rackenford. 



'" Ibid. 368 ; Trans. Devon. Assoc, xxxvi, 292, Rockbear, Selake. 



" Feud. Aids. 314, shows Hittisleigh half a fee held by John de Punchardon of Jacob de Bollei ; Colhey, in 

 Tedburn, half a fee held of John de Punchardon. Testa de Nevill, pp. 180^, 188^, shows Bridestow held by 

 Muriel de Bollei, but does not name the mesne lord of either Clannaborough, described as one fee, or of Mam- 

 head, one fee. See below p. 562. 



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