Tropcnell Memoranda. 571 



his fee in Chalfield of the Eiicraynes l)Ut also half a fee in Eton, 

 otherwise called Eton Meysey, and now Castle Eaton. These returns 

 were made in )'esponse to two se})arate writs, the first of which is 

 dated 17 July, 19 Henry III. (1235), and allowin(r for the time 

 necessary to compile it, is referahle to the year 1 230 : — 



Willelmus de Chaudefeld [tenet] dimidium feodum in Eton dc R. de 

 Meysi (p. 158 of printed text). 



And again : — 



Willelmus de Chaudefeld tenet apud Eton dimidium feodum militi« 

 de lloberto de Meysy de honore Glovernie et ipse de rege (p. 142 h.) 



Also : — 



Willelmus de Chaudefeud [tenet jj. feodum {t^cilt. in Chaudefeld) de 

 Vitah Engayne (p. 158). 



A>id again : — 



Willelmus de Chaudefeld tenet unum feodum {scilt. in Chaudefeld) 

 de Vielo Engayne (p. 143). 



The second writ is dated 12 December, 27 Henry III. (12 42), 

 and the return is doubtless referable to the year 1243: — 



Kobertus de Meisi tenet in Eton dimidium feodum de dicto comite 

 (comite Glovernie) et comes de rege de predicto honore (Glovernie). 



Willemusde Chaudefeld tenet in eadem villa duas partes feodi unius 

 militis [viz., two parts into three divided viz., f] de eodem Rol)erto ot 

 ipse de comite et comes de rege de predicto honore (pp. 136, 139). 



And again : — 



Willehnus de Chaudefeld tenet in C[h]audefeld feodum unius militis 

 de Henrico Angaign et ipse de rege (p. 152). 



It will be noticed that, between 1236 and 1243, the tenant-in- 

 chief has changed and Henry Engayne takes the place of A^iel. 

 It is nevertheless true that the writ directing an inijuisition to l)e 

 taken after the death of Yiel is dated 5 November, 'do Henry 111. 

 (1248). The date of Viel's death is not given in the accompanying 

 iiMjuisition, and we must either .suppose, which is not ])r(>babh\ t hat 

 he had as a matter of fact died live years or so before the ihite of 

 the writ, or wo must allow that the Tista rcLurn, to which, howe\'er, 

 the actual writ of I )ccenili(M\ I 2 12, is still at tached, was fair-cojai'd 

 in the h^xcheipier aftisr Henry had succeeded; it is, in any case, a 

 copy and not the original rcLuin. 



