FEUDAL BARONAGE 



Woodhuish, Notsworthy, and East AUington,^ or held of the count, such as 

 St. Mary Church, Cotleigh, Little Bolbury, Shilston, and Little Modbury,* 

 together with Earl Hugh's estate of East Anstey,* 



A third honour which sprung out of the Mortain fief was the Cornish 

 HONOUR OF MiNELi AND Lantian in St. Sampson ; to it belonged Shobrook 

 in Devon.* Yet another honour derived from the same source was that of 

 MiDELLAUND or Launceston Castle. It included not only Erchenbold's 

 Domesday estates held under the count — Hele Satchvil, CuUeigh, and Stock- 

 leigh Francis,^ Alverdiscot, Bratton Fleming, Croyde, Highbray and Bray, 

 constituting the seven fees held by the Flemyngs ° — but also West Raddon, 

 which in 1241 was Geoffrey de Mandevil's ; '' Hamelin's two manors of 

 Alwington,' and Broad Hempston,' and one estate, Webworthy,^" held by 

 the king's crossbowman Nicolas. 



From the same source sprang the Somersetshire honour of Odcombe, 

 to which belonged all the Devonshire estates held of the count by Ansger 

 the Breton (5rz/o)— Buckland Brewer, East Putford, Bulkworthy," and 

 Smytham ; '^ all those held by Alward the Englishman — probably neither 

 Alward Tochisons mentioned fols. 337, 404, nor Alward Merta mentioned 

 fols. 390, 390^, but the Alward Tabe of fol. 212 — viz. Clyst St. Laurence,^* 

 Northleigh,^* Hawkerland " {Rochebera, fol. 216), Bickleigh," Stockleigh, and 

 one estate held by Alvred the count's butler, viz. Sutton Satchvil and Upcot." 

 Two other Somersetshire honours had their origin in the great Mortain fief ; 

 that held in 1 1 66 by the younger Drogo of Montacute and that of Walter de 

 Ashul^^ or Ashleigh.^' With Drogo's barony went three of the four Devon- 

 shire estates held at the time of the survey by Drogo or Drew, viz. Feniton, 

 Corscombe, and Wombernford^" (the fourth, Honiton, had gone to the earl 

 of Devon), arid, excepting Sutton Satchvil and Upcot, all the estates held by 

 Alvred the count's butler in Devon, viz. Monkleigh, Friseham, Wedfield, 

 and Woodland {Liteltrorilanda, fol. 211^), Matford Butter,^^ Thornbury,' 



a 



' Testa de A^m// (Rec. Com.), igza and b. ' Ibid. \%d^, 19217, 193a, 193^, \^\a. 



' Ibid. \%\a ; Feud. Aids, 325. 



' Lib. Niger, p. 235, in the return of Richard de Luci has : 'Oger the sewer {dapifer) one fee in the 

 township of Scotebroc '; Inq. p.m. 1 8 Ric. II, No. 31:' Shokebrok one fee pertaining to the manor of Lantyan.' 

 ' Testa de Nevi// (Rec. Com.), iS^a. The complete list in Inq. p.m. 28 Edw. I, No. 44. 

 ° By Archebold le Flemying in 1227 (Trans. Devon. Assoc, xxxiv, 567 ; by Richard le Flemyng in 1301 

 (Inq. p.m. 29 Edw. I, No. 46), by Baldwin le Fleming in 1346 {Feud. Aids, 437). 

 ' Testa de Nevill (Rec. Com.), i83«. * Ibid. i%J^. 



' Inq. p. m. z8 Edw. I, No. 44. 

 '» Testa de Nevill (Rec. Com.), 184a. 



" Testa de Nevill {Rec. Com.), 184*, 200 ; Inq. p.m. 36 Edw. Ill, No. 37. 

 " Trans. Devon. Assoc, xxxiii, 376. 



" Testa de Nevill (Rec. Com.), 200. Inq. p.m. 8 Edw. II, No. 56, says 'of the honour of Odcombe.' 

 In 1286 it was held by Valletort of Briwer IJeud. Aids, p. 333). 



^^ Testa de Nevill {R&c. Com.), 183^/ Inq. p.m. 8 Edw. II, No. 56. 



"Ibid.; Trans. Devon. Assoc, xxxiv, 294. Part of it, as Testa de Nevill (Rec. Com.), 191(7 and 

 Inq. p.m. 8 Edw. II, state, was a Mortain fee held of the honour of Odcombe, whilst another part called 

 Hoked in Oliver, Mon. 396, was given by Avice de Dun, successor of Richard Coc and Semer his brother, 

 to Dunkswell Abbey (Oliver, Mon. p. 398). 



'° According to Lysons, ii, 46, Bicldeigh belonged in Hen. II's time to Walter Croc, successor in title to 

 Alward. 



" Testa de Nevill (Rec. Com.), 1 84^, 200. 



'' Ibid. 1 84*. Feud. Aids, 427, calls it ' Ystlegh.' " Testa de Nevill (Rec. Com.), 179a. 



^^ Ibid. p. 1 79<7 ; Lib. Niger, 94 : ' William Malherbe in Devon 4 fees, and Robert son of William 

 (Malherbe) has entered upon and wrongfully holds the land of Winburneford, which owes \ knight's service.' 

 " Testa de Nevill (Rec. Com.), 1 79*7. " Ibid. 1 84^. 



