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John de Bradeford 461 and his wife Isabel to use
462
.She was certainly
dead by 22 nd March 1311 when she is referred to as John‘s late wife
463
John married Eleanor, the widow of William de Brianzon . As Eleanor
was the widow of a tenant in chief the King had to grant permission for
the marriage. The application was granted in December 1311 464 .
Eleanor appears as Sir John‘s wife in a fine of 1312 465 when there was
an agreement concerning land in Beanacre and Melksham with John‘s
brother Ralph VI. It is likely this was the same land that John and
Margery had claimed in 1309. 466
It seems that they were reclaiming Wiltshire manors at this time as in
1313 they also took back control of Lackham and Hilmarton from
William Martel, John‘s squire / valet. This is before the birth of
Eleanor, John‘s younger daughter; the fine specifies that the manors
are to be held by John and
the heirs male of John‘s body . Successive remainders to
Margaret, daughter of the said John, the heirs of her body
and the heirs of John 467 .
461
Bradford on Avon
462
Pugh, RB (ed) (1939) Abstracts of the Feet of Fines relating to Wiltshire Edw I
and Edw II Wilt. Rec. Soc. Devizes Vol 1, p74
463
Rogers KH (ed) (1978) Lacock Abbey Charters WRS 15 p20, no 33, dated 6
Mar 1312
464
Calendar Patent Rolls Edw II vol 1 1307 – 1313 p407
Dec 1311 Licence, at the request of Ralph de Monte Hermerii, for Eleanor, late the
wife of William de Brianzon. tenant in chief, to marry John Bluet, if she will
465
Pugh, RB (ed) (1939) Abstracts of the Feet of Fines relating to Wiltshire
Edw I and Edw II Wilt. Rec. Soc. Devizes Vol 1, p82
466
In 1309 it was 1 messuage, 1 carucate of land and 10 acres of meadow in
Beanacre and Melksham. And in 1312 1 messuage, 1 carucate of land and 12 acres of
meadow in Beanacre and Melksham [Pugh, RB (1939) Abstracts of the Feet of
Fines relating to Wiltshire Edw I and Edw II Wilt. Rec. Soc.
Devizes Vol 1, pp 74 and 82 respectively]
467
Pugh, RB (ed) (1939) Abstracts of the Feet of Fines relating to Wiltshire
Edw I and Edw II Wilt. Rec. Soc. Devizes Vol 1, p78