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5:P96—fine: Walter de
Windsor to H. de P. for Compton:
5. 26 May 1196. “This is a
final concord made in the court of the lord king at Westminster on the
octave of St. Dunstan in the seventh year of King Richard before H[ubert
Walter] archbishop of Canterbury, R[ichard fitz Neal] bishop of London,
G[ilbert Glanvill] bishop of Rochester, R[ichard Barre] archdeacon of Ely,
Master Thomas de Hurstbourne, Osbert fitz Hervey, Simon de Pattishall,
Richard de Herriard, then justices, and other faithful men of the lord king
then present, between Walter de Windsor [Berks] demandant and Hugh de
Polstead and Cecilia his wife tenants about a fee of half a knight in
Compton [Surrey] about which there was a plea between them in the aforesaid
court, to wit: that the aforesaid Walter quitclaimed all right and claim
that he had in the aforesaid fee of half a knight for himself and his heirs
to the aforesaid Hugh and Cecily and their heirs for ever, saving the claim
of the same Walter or his heirs for the service of the aforesaid fee
against William de Hastings [Sussex] or his heirs, if he or his heirs can
deraign the service against the aforesaid William de Hastings or his heirs.
And for this final concord and quitclaim the aforesaid Hugh and Cecilia his
wife give the aforesaid Walter thirty marks of silver.” Id. 150–1, no 167 (Surrey no 3). (William de Hastings may = William de
Windsor, see no 75.)
75. 1242 X 1243. Surrey. “Of the honour of William de Windsor. Hugh de
Polstead holds a half a knights fee in Compton of the same honour.” Id.
2 (1923) 685. (This is a document connected with the great scutage raised
in connection with Henry III’s expedition to Gascony in 1242. The honour of William
de Windsor was one-half of the honour of Eton
[Bucks]. His father, also William, and his father’s cousin Walter had
divided the honour in 1198 after fifteen years in which the inheritance had
been disputed. Walter’s portion passed to his sisters Christiana and Gunnor
in 1203, the latter of whom was married to ?Hugh I
de Hosdeny. Thence it passed to Ralph I in 1203 and to Hugh II de Hosdeny
in 1222. Sanders, English Baronies
116–17.)
32:M04—novel disseisin, C.
de P. vs. Hugh de H., Chiddingfold:
32. Id. “Surrey.
The assize comes to recognize if Hugh de Horsley unjustly and without
judgment disseised Cecilia de Polstead of her free tenement in Chiddingfold
[Surrey] within the assize. The jurors say
that he thus disseised her. Judgment. Let her have her seisin, and Hugh is
in mercy for the disseisin two and a half marks. Damage two and a half
marks.” CRR 3:235.
37:M05—Cecilia owes for her
assize, Chiddingfold:
37. Michaelmas, 1205. New
offerings. Surrey. “Cecilia de Polstead
owes a half a mark for having a recognizance of novel disseisen at Westminster over Hugh
de Horsley about her free tenement in Chiddingfold.” S. Smith (ed), The Great Roll of the Pipe for the
Seventh Year of the Reign of King John, PRS ns 19 (London 1941) 155.
42:P06—Cecilia essoins
against H. de H. plea of rent, R. de H. loses his court:
42. Easter, 1206. Essoins
probably for sickness in coming to court. “Surrey.
Cecilia de Polstead against Hugh de Horsley about a plea of rent by Roger
de ‘Reindon’’. To the day after the octave of St. John [2 July] He has sworn. Ralph de
‘Hodeng’’ asks for his court about it. Let him not have court by
consideration of the court.” Id. 282,
no 2082. See below no 75.
47:T06—R. de H. and D. de L.
claim their court, Chiddingfold:
47. Trinity, 1206. “Surrey. Ralph de ‘Hodeny’ and Duncan de ‘Lacell’’
asked for their court on the third day before the pleas in the suit which
is between Hugh de Horsley and Cecilia de Polstead about the land of the
Walds [probably in Chiddingfold, Surrey].”
Id. 181.
48:T06—Hugh de W., writ of
entry dum infra aetatem, Compton:
48. Id. “Surrey.
Hugh de Windsor demands against Cecilia de Polstead one hide of land with
its appurtenances in ‘Witentre’ [probably in Compton, Surrey] into which
she would not have had entry except through Walter and William de Windsor
who gave it to her while the same Hugh was under age and in their custody.
And she asks for a view of the land. A day is given in the octave of St.
Michael [6 October].” CRR 4:207. [This guy does not fit in the genealogy in
no. 75. William’s son was also William and Walter had only daughters.]
ASIDE: Bodleian Register R
no. 780. “render to A. who is of full age, as it
is said, ten acres of land with apppurtenances in N. into which the said B.
has no entry save by G. to whom the aforesaid A. demised them while under
age etc.”
This is a “downward-looking”
claim, a type of claim of which we get only the barest of hints in Glanvill.
53:M06—Cecilia essoins vs.
H. de W. by her atty:
53. Michaelmas, 1206.
Essoins for sickness in coming to court:. “Surrey. Ralph, attorney of Cecilia de Polstead
against Hugh de Windsor about a plea of land by Ralph de Burnham. To two
weeks after the octave of St. Michael [20 October]. He has sworn.” PKJ
3:298, no 2230.
54:M06—Cecilia brings in
Michael clericus, Compton:
54. Michaelmas, 1206. “Surrey. Hugh de Windsor demands agasinst Cecilia de
Polstead one hide of land with its appurtenances in ‘la Witretre’ as his
right. And her attorney says that he [sic]
does not hold that land but Michael the clerk holds it. And therefore he
withdraws without a day.” CRR 4:241.
58:M07—Michael essoins, Compton:
58. Michaelmas, 1207.
Essoins for sickness in coming to court:. “Michael
de Polstead against Hugh de Windsor about a plea of land by Ralph de
‘Slifeld’’. After the view. Two weeks after St. Hilary. He has sworn.” Id.
37, no 2842.
64:P08—Michael and C.
essoin, Wm. makes atty., Compton:
64. Easter, 1208. Essoins for
sickness in coming to court. “Surrey.
Michael de Polstead against Hugh de Windsor in a plea of land by John de
‘Kendon’’. One month after Easter. He has sworn. The same day is given to
Cecilia de Polstead by Roger her attorney. Hugh de Windsor puts in his
place William de Horsley.” Id. 48, no
2938.
65:P08—Cecilia makes atty.,
warranty, Compton
case ends:
65. Easter, 1208. “Surrey. Cecilia de Polstead puts Roger de Polstead in
her place against Hugh de Windsor about a plea of warranty of land and
about a plea of two and a half marks silver.” CRR 5:187.
Tentative conclusion: Hugh and Cecilia get in trouble
because they got their ticket from the wrong management.
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