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field of 4 folios entitled “Copie of Tower Record touching Glocester Fee in Bidenham” extracted 1585.

1585

Inquisition taken at Bidenham 15 November 1347 before eschaetor on the oaths of Thomas Rither, Johnde Warden, John Godefraye, Thomas Beymin, John Andrewe, John Atte Slowe, John Waren, Roger Rugges and Peter le Hare. Hugh de Audele late Earl of Gloucester held in Bedfordshire knights fee in Roxton, knights fee in Wroxhull, two knights fee in Biddenham and Holcott, knights fee in Chellington and Hinwick, knights fee in Potsgrove and knights fee in Battlesden, and they are worth £10 per annum. He held a view of frankpledge for Roxton twice ayear valued at 13s 4d, view of frankpledge in Biddenham, Turvey, Holcott and Wroxhull twice a year and 3 weekly court at Biddenham worth 20s, view of Battlesden 6s 8d, view of Pavenham 6s 8d, 13s 4d rent in Yelden from lands once of Walter Traylie, 1d rent in Chellington once JohnTraylie. Hugh de Audele died 10 November 1347, and that Margaret, wife of Ralph Baron, is the next heir, aged 30

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Rither, Thomas,
de Warden, John,
Godfraye, John,
Beymin, Thomas,
Andrewe, John,
atte Slowe, John,
Waren, John,
Rugges, Roger,
le Hare, Peter,
de Audeley, Hugh,
Traylie, John,
Traylie, Walter,
Gloucester, Earl of,
de Stafford, Margaret,
de Audeley, Margaret,
de Stafford, Ralfe

BIDDENHAM, honour, Gloucester, escheator, ROXTON, Marston Moretaine Wroxhill, Holcott, CHELLINGTON, Hinwick, POTSGROVE, BATTLESDEN, frankpledge, TURVEY, PAVENHAM, YELDEN