Lordship and the Landscape: A documentary and archaeological study of the Honor of Dudley c. 1066-1322 9780860549246, 9781407318943

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Lordship and the Landscape A documentary and archaeological study of the Honor of Dudley c. 1066 - 1322

John Hunt

BAR British Series 264 1997

Published in 2019 by BAR Publishing, Oxford BAR British Series 264

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CONTENTS . P age s : F i gu re s .

2-4

L i s to fT ab le s .

5

A bb rev ia t ion s .

6

P r ef ace .

7

I n t roduc t ion .

9-1 3

C hap te rO n e .

T h eH ono rE s tab l i shed .

1 4 -3 1

C hap te r Two .

F am i l ie sa nd F ee si nt h eH ono ro fD ud ley , c . 1100 1323 .

3 2 -6 3

C hap te rT h r ee .

L o rd ,P a t ron a nd C l ien ti nt h eH ono ro fD ud ley .

6 4 -7 7

C hap te rF ou r .

E s ta te S t ruc tu r ea nd E xp lo i ta t ion : C on t inu i ty a nd C hange .

7 8 -8 6

C hap te rF ive .

C a s t le si nt h eH ono ro fD ud ley .

8 7 -9 7

C hap te rS ix .

Moa ted S i t e sa nd Mano rH ou se si nt h e H ono ro fD ud ley .

9 8 -1 09

P a rk s , C ha se s , Wa r ren sa nd F i shpond si nt h e H ono ro fD ud ley .

10 -19

Ma rk e t s ,B o rough sa nd F a i r si nt h e H ono ro fD ud ley .

1 20 -1 29

R u ra l S e t t lemen ta nd L and U se i nt h e H ono ro fD ud ley .

1 30 -1 44

P a t ronage a nd t h e Mona s t ic C hu r ch i nt h e H ono ro fD ud ley .

1 45 -1 60

C hap te rE lev en .

T h e S ecu la rC hu r ch .

1 6 1 -1 72

C hap te r Tw e lve .

C on c lu s ion .

1 73 -1 76

A ppend ix .

T h eW i l lo fG i lbe r t , s on o fJ ohn o fP enn .

1 77

C hap te rS even .

C hap te rE igh t .

C hap te rN in e .

C hap te rT en .

B ib l iog raphy .

1 78 -1 86

F IGURES . P age : I n t roduc t ion : 1 . 0 .

T he H ono ro fD ud ley . T he P hy s ica l S e t t ing .

1 0

C hap te rO ne : 1 . 1 .

T he H ono ro fD ud ley a nd t h eD ome sday E s ta te o fW i l l iam f i t zA n scu lf .

1 5

1 . 2 .

T he F i tz A n scu lf D eme sne i n1 086 .

1 6

1 . 3 .

T he H ono ro fD ud ley : D ome sday B ook .

1 7

1 . 4 .

R oya la nd C hu r ch L and sa nd t h eH ono ro fD ud ley i nt h e We s tM id land si n1 086 .

1 9

1 . 5 .

T he H ono ro fD ud ley a nd s ome N e ighbou r ing L o rd sh ip si nt h e We s tM id land s i n1 086 .

2 0

1 . 6 .

T he H ono ro fD ud ley : T he D eme sne o ft h eL o rd so fD ud ley i n1 086 .

2 2

1 . 7 .

T he H ono ro fD ud ley :P re -Conque s tT enu r e .

2 4

1 . 8 .

T he H ono ro fD ud ley : Mano r sh e ld b ym embe r so ft h eH ou se o fL eof r ic .

2 5

1 . 9 .

T he Hono ro fD ud ley . Mano r sh e ld b yt h eE a r l ' s Men , TRE .

2 6

1 . 10 . T he H ono ro fD ud ley : P r inc ipa lT enan t si n1 086 .

2 9

C hap t e r Two : 2 . 1 .

T he H ono ro fD ud ley a nd t h eW ide r Wo r ld i nt h eE leven th a nd Twe lf th C en tu r ie s . 3 3

2 . 2 .

S imp l if i ed G enea logy o ft h ed e S ome ry s o fD ud ley .

3 5

2 . 3 .

R econ st ruc t ion o ft h et we lf th c en tu ry p o s se s s ion s o fG e rva se d eP agane l .

3 6

2 . 4 .

I nqu i s i t ion p o s t mo r tem o fR oge rd e S ome ry , c . 1273 .

3 7

2 . 5 .

I nqu i s i t ion p o s t mor tem o fR oge rd eS ome ry ,c . 129 1 .

3 8

2 . 6 .

I nqu i s i t ion p o s t mo r tem o fJ ohn d eS ome ry , c . 1322 .

3 9

2 . 7 .

R econ s t ruc t ion o ft h e d eme sne o fG e rva se d eP agane l .

4 1

2 . 8 .

T he d eme sne m ano r so fR oge rd e S ome ry , c . 1273 .

4 2

2 . 9 .

T he d eme sne m ano r so fR oge rd e S ome ry , c . 1291 .

4 3

2 . 10 . T he d eme sne m ano r so fJ ohn d eS ome ry , c . 1322 .

4 4

2 . 11 . T he H ono ro fD ud ley : T he Twe lf th C en tu ry .

4 5

2 . 12 . T he Hono ro fD ud ley : E a r ly T h i r teen th C en tu ry .

4 6

2 . 13 . T he H ono ro fD ud ley : I PM ,R oge rd e S ome ry ,c . 1273 .

4 8

2 . 14 . T he H ono ro fD ud ley : I PM ,R oge rd eS ome ry ,c . 129 1 .

4 9

2 . 15 . T he H ono ro fD ud ley : I PM ,J ohn d eS ome ry , c . 1322 .

5 0

2 . 16 . T he H ono ro fD ud ley : T he L and Ma rke ti nt h eL a te T h i r teen th a nd E a r ly F ou r teen th C en tu r ie s .

5 1

2 . 17 . T he H ono ro fD ud ley : P r inc ipa lF am i ly E s ta t e si nt h e Twe lf th C en tu ry .

5 4

C hap te rF ive : 5 . 1 .

T he H ono ro fD ud ley : C a s t le s .

8 8

5 . 2 .

T he H ono ro fD ud ley : C a s t le s .

8 9

5 . 3 .

D ud ley C a s t le a nd E xcava t ion s .

9 0

5 . 4 .

T he D eve lopmen to f Weo ley C a s t le .

9 2

C hap te rS ix : 6 . 1 .

T he H ono ro fD ud ley : Moa t ed S i te s .

9 9

6 . 2 .

T he H ono ro fD ud ley : Moa t ed S i te s .

1 00

C hap te rS even : 7 . 1 .

T he H ono ro fD ud ley : F i shpond sa nd D ee rP a rk s .

11

7 . 2 .

P en sne t tC ha se a nd t h eP a rk so fD ud ley ,C rad ley a nd S edg ley .

14

C hap te rE igh t : 8 . 1 .

T he H ono ro fD ud ley : Ma rke t sa nd B o rough s .

1 21

8 . 2 .

I mm ig ra t ion i n to D ud ley ,c . 1275 a nd 1 327 .

1 23

8 . 3 .

Med ieva lD ud ley .

1 26

C hap te rN ine : 9 . 1 .

T he H ono ro fD ud ley : R u ra lS e t t lemen t .

1 31

9 . 2 .

Med ieva l Wombou rne .

1 33

9 . 3 .

Med ieva l S edg ley .

1 35

9 . 4 .

Med ieva l No r thf ie ld .

1 37

9 . 5 .

Med ieva l We s tB romw ich .

1 38

C hap te rT en : 1 0 .1 . T he H ono ro fD ud ley : T he Mona s t ic C hu rch .

1 46

1 0 .2 . P lan so fD ud ley P r io ry a nd S andwe l lP r io ry .

1 48

1 0 .3 . T he P o s se s s ion so fD ud ley a nd S andwe l lP r io r ies .

1 49

1 0 .4 . T he H ono ro fD ud ley : P o s se s s ion so fD ud ley a nd S andwe l lP r io r ie s .

1 50

1 0 .5 . C ompa r i son o fC hu r ch P lan s : Much Wen lock P r io ry ;D ud ley P r io ry ; S andwe l lP r io ry ; Wo rce s t e rC a thed ra lP r io ry .

1 54

C hap te rE leven : 1 .1 . T he H ono ro fD ud ley : T he S ecu la rC hu r ch .

1 62

L IST OF TABLES . P age : T ab le 1 .A na tomy o ft h eH ono r .

1 8

T ab le 2 . R egu la rW i tne s se so fG erva se d eP agane l ' sC ha r t e r s .

6 7

T ab le 3 . T he d i s t r ibu t ion o fp l ough s i ns ome l a y l o rd sh ip s .

7 9

T ab le 4 . I nqu i s i t ion sp o s t mo r tem v a lua t ion so fd e S ome ry d eme sne Mano r s .

8 1

T ab le 5 . T he D ome sday P opu la t ion .

8 2

T ab le 6 . Moa t ed S i te s : S i te Mo rpho logy .

9 8

T ab le 7 . Moa t ed S i te s : A rea lC ompa r i son .

1 0 1

T ab le 8 . Moa ted S i te s : T opog raphy .

1 02

T ab le 9 . Moa t ed S i te s : S i t eL oca t ion R e la t ed t oS o i lT ype .

1 02

T ab le 1 0 .F requency o f Moa ted S i te sb yP a r i sh .

1 03

T ab le 1 . Moa t ed S i te s : S i te L oca t ion i nR e la t ion t oP a r i sh C en t r e sa nd B ounda r ie s .

1 03

T ab le 1 2 . Moa t ed S i te s : C on jec tu red S i te S t a tu s .

1 04

T ab le 1 3 . C hu rche sa nd C hape l s .

1 63

T ab le 1 4 . Advow son so ft h ed eS ome ry s .

1 64

T ab le 1 5 . G en t ry ,P a t ronage a nd C hu rche sa s soc ia ted w i th t h eH ono ro fD ud ley .

1 67

ABBREV IAT IONS . ANS

C a l .C .R . C a l .C 1 .R . C a l .F .R . C a l . Inq .M i sc . C a l . IPM . C a l .L .R .

A ng lo -No rman S tud ie s , P roceed ing so ft h eB a t t le C onf e rence ( f rom V o lume V , 1 982 ; p r ev iou s ly , P roceed ing s o ft h eB a t t le C onf e r ence i nA ng lo -No rman S tud ie s , Woodb r idge , a nnua l ly s i nce 1 979 ) . C a lenda ro fC ha r te rR o l l s . C a lenda ro fC lo se R o l l s . C a lenda ro fF ine R o l l s . C a lenda ro fI nqu i s i t ion sM i sce l laneou s . C a lenda ro fI nqu i s i t ion sP o s t Mo r t em . C a lenda ro fL ibe ra te R o l l s .

C a l .P .R . CBA .

C a lenda ro fP a ten tR o l l s . C ounc i l f o rB r i t i sh A r chaeo logy .

DNB . EHR . J BAA . L JR0 . Med .A r ch . NSJFS . PRO .

D ic t iona ry o fN a t iona lB iog raphy . E ng l i sh H i s to r ica lR ev iew .

R eg .Bp .G if f .

R eg i s te ro fB i shop G if f a rd , 1 268 -130 1 . C o l lec t ion sf o r aH i s to ry o fS t af f o rd sh i re (W i l l iam S a l tS oc ie ty ) .

SHC . SMR .H W . SMR .S taf f s . SMR . Wa rk s . SMR . WM .

J ou rna lo ft h eB r i t i sh A r chaeo log ica lA s soc ia t ion . L ichf i e ld J o in tR eco rd O ff ice . Med ieva lA rcha eo logy . J ou rna lo ft h eS oc ie ty f o r Med ieva lA r chaeo logy . N o r th S t af f o rd sh i re J ou rna lo fF i e ld S tud ie s . P ub l ic R eco rd O ff i ce .

S i te s a nd Monumen t sR eco rd ,H e r ef o rd a nd Wo rce s te r . S i te sa nd Monumen t sR eco rd , S t af f o rd sh i re . S i te sa nd Monumen t sR eco rd , Wa rw ick sh i r e .

S i te s a nd Monumen t sR eco rd , We s tM id land s . S t af f o rd sh i re C oun ty R eco rd O ff ice . S RO . T h ir teen th C en tu ry E ng land . T h i r teen th C en tu ry E ng land , C onf e rence P roceed ing s , e d s . P .R .Co s sa nd S .D .L loyd . (Woodb r idge ,p e r iod ica l ly f r om 1 985 ) . T BAS . T ran sac t ion so ft h eB i rm ingham A rchaeo log ica l S oc ie ty . T ran s . B r i s to la nd G lo s .A rch . S oc . T ran sac t ion so ft h eB r i s to la nd G louce s te r sh i r eA r chaeo log ica l S oc ie ty . TB WAS . T ran sac t ion so ft h eB i rm ingham a nd Wa rw ick sh i re A r chaeo log ica l S oc ie ty . T PBAS . TRE . T ran sR .H i s t . S oc . TR W . T SSAHS . TWAS . V .C .H . W MA . W MPRG .

T ran sac t ion sa nd P roceed ing so ft h eB i rm ingham A rchaeo log ica lS oc ie ty . t empo re r eg i sE dwa rd i , i nK ing E dwa rd ' st ime ( b ef o r e 1 066 ) . T ran sac t ion so ft h eR oya lH i s to r ica l S oc ie ty . t empo re r eg i sW i l le lm i , i nK ing W i l l iam ' st ime ( af t e r 1 066 ) . T ran sac t ion so ft h e S ou th S t af f o rd sh i r eA rcha eo log ica la nd H i s to r ica l S oc ie ty . T ran sac t ion so ft h e Wo r ce s te r sh i re A rchaeo log ica l S oc ie ty . V ic to r ia C oun ty H i s to ry . We s tM id land sA rchaeo logy ( CBA We s tM id land s ) . Wes tM id land sP o t te ry R e sea rch G roup .

6

PREFACE . T h i s monog raph i sb a sed u pon , a nd r ev i s i t s , ad oc to ra lt h e s i ss ubm i t t ed t ot h eU n ive r s i ty o fB i rm ingham . T he se o r ig in sw i l ln od oub tb es e lf -ev iden ti nt h ec on ten ta nd o rgan i sa t ion o ft h es t udy ; Ih ope t h a tt h i sd oe sn o t f r u s t ra te ,n o rp rove t ob e ad e t rac t ion f o rt h er e ade r . I n ev i tab ly , i n ap rog ramme o fr e sea rch a nd s t udy t h a th a sa l ready e x t ended o ve r ad ecade ,a nd i nr e a l i ty , i s u n l ike ly t oe ve rb ef i l ia l ly c l o sed , an umbe ro fo b l iga t ion sa ccrue . My f i r s td eb to fg ra t i tude mu s tg ot o P rof e sso rC h r i s tophe rD ye r ,w ho e ncou raged a nd s uperv i sed t h ew o rk w h ich l e dt ot h eo r ig ina lt h e s i s ,a nd w ho c on t inue st oo f f e rk i nd ly s uppor t . Iw ou ld a l so l i ke t ot h ank t h e S i te sa nd Monumen t sR eco rd O ff i ce r so f S t af f o rd sh i r e , Wa rw ick sh i r e ,H e ref o rd a nd Wo rce s t e ra nd t h e We s tM id land s , f o rt h e i n f o rma t ion t h a tt h ey h ave p rov ided ,a nd u pon w h ich many o ft h e map sa r eb a sed . I np a r t icu la r , Iw ou ld l i ke t ot hank P e te rB o land , S t eve L innane ,J ohn H em ingway a nd S t ephan ie R a tka if o rs og ene rou s ly s ha r ing w i th m et h er e su l t so ft h e i ro wn w o rk i nD ud ley . My t hank sa l so g ot oK ev in D own w ho h a s s or e ad i ly a nd w i l l ing ly p u th i sp a laeog raph ic s k i l l s a t my d i spo sa l . F u r the rd eb t sa r ea cknow ledged i nt h et e x t . H oweve r ,w he re e r ro r so rm i sunde r s tand ing s o ccu r ,t h ey a r et h er e spon s ib i l i ty o ft h ea u tho ra l one . Ia ma l so g r a t ef u lt o Ma rga re tF o r re s te r ,w i thou tw ho se c ompu te rs k i l l s ,w h ich a tt ime s a moun ted t ov i r tua l ly d e lud ing t h em ach ine ,t h i st e x t wou ld n o th ave b een p o s s ib le . F ina l ly ,b u tn o tl e a s t ,t h ank s mu s tg ot o my l o ng suf f e r ing f am i ly -V i rg in ia , S ab r ina a nd R os s ,f o r t h e i rp a t ience a nd s uppo r ti nt h e se e ndeavou r s . J ohn H un t . F ea s to fA l lS a in t s , 1 997 . H edne sf o rd .

7

I NTRODUCT ION . T h i s s t udy i sc once rned w i th t wo p r inc ipa l q ue s t ion s . F i r s t ly ,

o ff e uda lr e la t ion sh ip s . C o s s ' s o b serva t ion t h a t b y t h e e nd o f t h et h i r teen th c en tu ry o ve r lo rd sh ip w a sn o l o nge r ag ua ran t ee

t h e e x ten tt ow h ich a n h ono r , i nt h i s c a se , D ud ley , p rov ided t h e f r amewo rk f o r t h e a c t iv i t ie s a nd r e la t ion sh ip s o f t h e a r i s toc ra cy w ho l i ved w i th in i t s b ounda r ie s ; a nd s e cond ly , t h e e x ten t t o w h ich t h e r e w a s ar e la t ion sh ip b e tween t h e p owe ro fl o rd sa nd t h el a nd scape .

o f s e rv ice , c a r r ie s w i th i tt h e i mp l ica t ion t h a t a ta n e a r l ie r t ime i th ad b een ( 9 ) . H oweve r , r e cen t w o rk e mpha s i se s t h a t b ond s w i th in t h e a r i s toc racy c anno t b e e xp la ined s imp ly i n t e rms o f l a nd t e nu re , b u t i np a t ronage , t h a t g ave t h e h ope o fr ewa rd a nd

D ud ley i sl o ca ted a bou tt e nm i le st ot h ew e s to fB i rm ingham . T he m ed ieva lh ono ro fD ud ley , c en t r ed o nD ud ley c a s t le , l a y i nt h e E ng l i sh w e s tm id land s a nd w a s made u p , f o rt h e mo s t p a r t , o f m ano r s i n s ou ther n S t af f o rd sh i r e , n or th

o ff i ce , a nd a f i rm b a se t o l o ca l p owe r w i th in t h e h ono r . Mo r t ime r ( 1 0 ) f ound t h a t t h e r ende r ing o f m i l i ta ry s e rv ice w a s u n re la t ed t o t h e t e nu r ia l f r amewo rk o f t h e h ono r . K in sh ip m igh t make ac on t r ibu t ion , a s m igh t d evo t ion t o a mona s t ic h ou se p romo ted a s af o cu s f o rh ono r ia l l o ya l ty , b u t a s C rouch n o t ed ( 1 1) , t h e se w e re t h e b u t t r e s se s r a the r t h an

Wo r ces t e r sh i re a nd n o r th -we s te rn Wa rw ick sh i re ( F igu re 1 . 3) . T opog raph ica l ly ( F igu re 1 . 0 ) , i ti n c luded t h e l owe r l y ing a r ea so ft h eU ppe rP enk , Sme s tow a nd S tou rv a l ley st o t h ew es t , a nd t h e r a the rh i ghe r l a nd o ft h e T ame -R ea v a l ley s

t h e f ounda t ion s o fl o ya l ty a nd p owe r . Mo re i mpo r tan t w e re b ond sr oo ted i ns e lf i n te re s t , w h ich m igh tb e i n s t i tu t iona l i sed

a nd t h e i r e nv i ron s t o t h e e a s t . B e tween t h e se l owe r l y ing a r ea s r un s ab e l t o f u p land , a bove o ne h und red a nd f i f ty

t h rough h omage a nd s e rv ice .

m e t r e s , r unn ing f r om t h e s ou ther np a r t o ft h e C annock H i l l s i n t h e n o r th , s ou thwa rd s p a s t D ud ley a nd o n to t h e n or th e a s ter n p l a t eau o f Wo r ce s te r sh i r e , t a k ing i nt h e C len t H i l l s

I mp l ic i t i n an umbe r o f s t ud ie s i st h e i n c rea s ing u nea se

e s sen t ia l ly o f aw ood land c ha rac te r , o ne o f t h e t wo ma in ' p ay s ' o f t h e w e s t m id land s . T he h ono r o f D ud ley i s

a mong s t h i s to r ian s a bou t t h e r e a l i t ie s o f w ha t h a s b een c onven t iona l ly u nde r s tood a sf e uda l i sm . A l though i th a s f o r s ome t ime b een c on s ide r ed o n ly l e ga l i s t ic c onven t ion b y t h e m id th i r t een th c en tu ry , c onf idence i nt h i s i n s t i tu t ion i sa l so

e xam ined h e re b e tween c . 1066 a nd c . 1322 , t h e p e r iod o fi t s f o rma t ion a nd d eve lopmen t .

b e ing e r oded i ni t se l even th a nd t we lf th c en tu ry f o rm s . C o s s ( 12 ) h a s p o in t ed o u t t h a t n o t ion s o f n e ighbou rhood a nd

a nd t h e L ick ey H i l l s . T he l a nd scape o f t h e h ono r w a s

d i s t r ic t m igh t c o -ex i s t w i th P rof e s so r S awye r ' s p ape r o f 1 985 ( 1 ) f o cu s sed r e sea rch o n

f e uda l n o t ion s ,

t h e

h ono r

f unc t ion ing a s a' p a t r ia ' , w h i l s t C rouch ( 1 3 ) n o ted t h a t m i l i ta ry f e uda l i sm w a s l e s s e v iden tt h an l a nd a nd c omme rce i nt h e c ha r t e r s o ft h e B eaumon tt w in s . Mo r t ime r ( 14 ) a r gue s t h a t m i l i ta ry s e rv ice w a s ap e r sona l ma t t e r t h a t w a s n o t

t h e p rob lem o fh ow A ng lo -No rman h ono r sw e r e f o rmed a nd t h e e x ten t t ow h ich t h ey w e re r e la ted t ot h e t e nu r ia l p a t te rn o f t h e p r e -Conque s t p e r iod . H i s v i ew t h a t t h e s hape a nd r ed is t r ibu t ion o fp o s t -Conque s tf e e sw a so f t en d e t e rm ined b y

d efmed b y t e nu re , n o t a l l o f w h ich w a s m i l i ta ry a nyway . H ud son ' s ( 1 5 ) a s se r t ion o f t h e r i gh t s t o i n he r i tance i n t h e

t h e i r ' a n t ece s so re s ' , l o rd sh ip a nd t e nu re b ef o re t h e N o rman C onque s t , h a s b een c ha l lenged b y R ob in F l em ing ( 2 ) , a r gu ing t h a t t h e e s tab l i shmen t o f t h e No rman f am i l ie s r ad ica l ly a l te red t h et e nu r ia lp a t te rn i nE ng land . D av id R of f e

A ng lo -No rman p e r iod , a nd R eyno ld ' s ( 16 ) t h a t t e nan t s w e re n o t r e s t r ic ted i nt h e i r r i gh t s , h ave a l so u nde rm ined t h e v i ew t h a t l o rd s m igh t c on t ro l t h e i r t e nan t s v i a t h e f e e s h e ld o f

( 3 )h a s s ugge s ted t h a tg r ea t e ra t ten t ion s hou ld b eg i ven t ot h e l e ga la nd t e nu r ia lc on tex t , a l low ing h oweve rt ha tr oya lg ran t s

t h em . F u r the rmo r e , R eyno ld s h a s r e cen t ly a r gued t h a t t h e r e i sn o r e a l e v idence t h a t t h e N o rman C onque s t p roduced a s i gn if i can t s h if t t owa rd s p r iva te j u r i sd ic t ion s , a nd t h a t t h e s cope a nd r o le o f h ono r ia l c ou r t s h a s b een o ve re s t ima ted .

c ou ld c u ta c ro s s f o rme r e s ta te s , p a r t icu la r ly i nt h e f o rma t ion o f c a s t e l le r ie s . F l em ing t oo ( 4 ) a r gued t h a t c ompac t t e r r i to r ie sc en t red o n c a s t le s , t h ek ey f a c to ri nt h e s u rv iva l o f t h e A ng lo -No rman r e a lm , s e r iou s ly d i s rup ted p r e -Conque s t p a t te rns o fl a ndho ld ing a nd l o rd sh ip .

Wh i l s t a ccep t ing t h e n o t ion o f m i l i ta ry s e rv ice f r om f e e s , t h e re i sl i t t le t os uppo r ta r gumen t st h a tt h ey w e re d e l ibe ra t e ly i mpo sed , o t he rt h an a s' a dh oc ' r e spon se st ot h e u rgen tn eed s o f t h e C onque s t ( 1 7 ) . I ti sn o t s u rp r i s ing t h a t R of f e ( 18 )

H i s to r ian s l i ke B ean a nd C os s ( 5 ) h ave t r aced i nt h e t we lf th a nd t h i r teen th c en tu r ie s a t r an s i t ion f r om ' l o rd sh ip ' t o ' p a t ronage ' ; t h a t i s , f r om a t e nu r ia l ly b a sed r e la t ion sh ip

f ound f e uda l i sm a s o n ly a t h in v enee r a nd W i l l iam s ( 19 ) t hough t t h e r e a l i ty o ft h e f e uda l s y s tem h azy . R eyno ld s h a s c ommen t ed t h a t w he the r f e uda l i sm b e v i ewed i nm i l i ta ry o r i nj u r i sd ic t iona l t e rm s , i tw a s ' ap r e t ty f ug i t ive a f f a i r w h ich b a r e ly o u t la s ted i t sf i r s tc en tu ry '( 20 ) .

b e tween l o rd a nd v a s sa l ,t oa ff in i t ie sb a sed o np a t ronage a nd s e rv ice , w h i l s t C o s s ( 6 ) h a s h i gh l igh ted t h e d e s i r e o f magna te s t od om ina te l e s se r l o rd s a nd t h e i r ' c oun t ry ' . T he se a rgumen t s e mpha s i se a t t h e b eg inn ing o f t h e p roce s s a t e nu r ia l b a s i s t o t h e se r e la t ion sh ip s . P rof e s so r C o s s ( 7 ) s ugge s t st h a tg r ea tl o rd sv i ewed k n igh t sw i th in t h e c on tex to f

I n c on s ide r ing t h e r e la t ion sh ip b e tween a r i s toc ra cy a nd l a nd scape , ac onven ien t s t a r t ing p o in t i sP rof e s so r T ho rpe ' s s t udy ( 2 1) o ft h e Wa rw ick sh i r e p a r i sh o f Wo rm le igh ton , i n w h ich c hange s i nt h e s e t t lemen tp a t t er na nd l a nd u se l e dh im

t h eh ono ra nd h ono r ia lc ou r t ,t h ej u r i sd ic t ion o fw h ich w aned o n ly s l ow ly a nd u neven ly , wh i l s t P rof e s so r C rouch ( 8 ) t oo t h ink si nt e rms o fa nh ono r ia lc ommun i ty a nd t h es u rv iva l

t o a s se r t t h e i n f luence o f l o rd sh ip o n b o th t h e c ommun i ty a nd t h e l a nd scape . Much o ft h e d eba te o nt h er o le o fl o rd sh ip t h a t h a s f o l lowed s ub sequen t ly , p a r t icu la r ly i nr e cen t y ea r s ,

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h a s f o cu s sed o n r u ra l s e t t lemen t , a nd e spec ia l ly o n t h e f o rma t ion o fv i l lage s . P rof e sso r D ye r , f o r i n s tance , h a s e mpha s i sed t h e r o le o ft h e c ommun i ty o ft h ev i l lb eh ind c hange i nf i e ld s a nd s e t t lemen t ( 22 ) , a nd i n h i s s t udy o f H anbu ry ( 2 3 ) h e u nde r l ined t h a t l o rd sh ip d id n o t p rov ide t h e c r uc ia l i mpe tu s f o r t h e n uc lea t ion o fs e t t lemen t , b u tt h a t e nv i ronmen t w a s t h e mo r e i mpo r tan t f a c to r . T ay lo r ( 24 ) h oweve r a rgue s t h a t w h i l s t f a c to r s s uch a s d emog raphy h ave t ob e t a ken i n to a ccoun t , much v i l lage f o rma t ion , p a r t icu la r ly r egu la r ly p l anned v i l lages , i s b e s t u nde r s tood a s t h e r e su l t o f s e igneu r ia l a u tho r i ty a nd i n te re s t s . P rof e s so r A s ton ( 25 ) h a s a dd r e s sed w ide r a spec t s o f l a nd scape i n te rp re ta t ion , i d en t if y ing a s k ey i n l a nd scape d eve lopmen t t h e f a c to r s o fd emog raphy , c l ima t e , c l ea rance , t e chno logy , s e t t lemen t a nd l a nd u se , f o ca l p l ace s a nd e s ta t e s ( 26 ) . H eh a s e mpha s i sed t h e n eed t ol o ok a tt h e l a nd scape a s ac omp lex w o rk ing s y s tem o f i n te r l inked a spec t s , d ynam ic

w e r e a l loca ted a nd man ipu la ted ; t h i s h e s e e s a s t h e a l ter na t ive t o t h e m i l i ta ry a nd s t ra teg ic p reoccupa t ion s o f c a s te l lo log i s t s . B a rna rd C a s t le , f o r i n s tance , w a s s i ted b e tween u p land a nd l ow land l a nd scape s , a nd t h i s , r a the rt han d ef ence , w a s t h e mo r e i mpo r tan t f a c to r , a s Au s t in s e e s t h i s s i t e a sb e ing l i nked t ot h e p roduc t ion o fv en i son f o rt h e m ea t ma rke t . A n e vo lv ing r o le may a l so b e s e en i nt h e mo t te a nd b a i ley c a s t le o fH en D omen , t h e mo s tf u l ly e xp lo red s i te o fi t st ype i nt h e B r i t i sh I s le s , a nd p e rhap s i n E u rope ( 3 3) . H e re t h e e xcava t ion o ft h e c a s t le h a sb een c omb ined w i th w o rk o n t h e l a nd scape t h a t i td om ina t ed -s oc ia l , e conom ic , p o l i t ica l a nd m i l i ta ry . I ti ss e en i n ac on t inuum o ff o r t if i ed s i te s f r om t h e p r eh i s to r ic p e r iod t o t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry , t h e n exu s o f r oad s , f i e ld s a nd s e t t lemen t s , a nd i t s r e la t ion sh ip t ot h e a r ea o fc o lon i sa t ion b yt h et e nan t so ft h ee a r lo fS h rew sbu ry .

a nd e vo lv ing .

T he p e r iod 1c a s t le w a s af r on t ie r p o s t o n t h e w e s ter n f l ank o ft h e e a r ldom w i th ac a s t le ry o ft wen ty two v i l l s i n 1 086 . F o l low ing t h e r e o rgan i sa t ion o ft h e Ma rch b y H en ry I ,H en

A s ton a rgue st h a tt h ea r rangemen to fe s ta te s d i c ta te s much o f w ha t c an b e s e en i nt h e l a nd scape ( 27 ) , a nd c on sequen t ly ,

D omen e me rged a s t h e c apu t o f an ew l o rd sh ip , o ft h e d e B ou le r s f am i ly , a ccompan ied b y t h e f ounda t ion o f S nead P r io ry a nd t h ef o s te r ing o f ab o rough .

t h e d ef in i t ion o ft h e se i so fc r uc ia l i mpor tance . T he s t udy o f mona s te r ie s a nd c a s t le s , a nd o fo t he r a dm in i s t ra t ive c en t r e s , may h e lp u s t o u nde r s tand d e l ibe ra te a c t s o f e s ta te p o l icy .

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Why s t udy t h e h ono r o f D ud ley? T he d e sc r ip t ion o f i t s e s ta te s i nD ome sday s ugge s t s ac on t inen ta lt ype c a s t le ry i na r eg ion a way f r om a v u lne rab le f r on t ie r . F u r the rmo re , t h e b a rony o f D ud ley s e em s t o a dd re s s as oc ia l l a ye r l e s s f r equen t ly c on s ide red , a s t h e l o rd s o f D ud ley w e re o f

Mona s t ic e s ta te s a r e i n ev i tab ly t h e mo r e i n ten s ive ly s t ud ied b y v i r tue o f t h e i r w ea l th o f d ocumen ta t ion . A s i gn if ican t s t udy o f mona s t ic h ou se s i nt h e c on tex t o ft h e i r l a nd scape i s t h a t o f t h e C i s te rc ian h ou se , B o rde s ley A bbey , i n Wo r ce s t e r sh i re ( 28 ) . T h i s h a s s hown t h e c apac i ty o f a n i n s t i tu t ion t o mou ld a l a nd scape t o i t s o wn n eed s . T he f ounda t ion r emou lded , w i th in f o r ty y ea r s , t h e v a l ley i n

' m idd l ing s t a tu s ' . T h i s s t udy s e ek s t oi n teg ra te t h e u se o fb o th a r chaeo log ica l a nd d ocumen ta ry s ou r ce s , a l though t h e d i ff i cu l t ie s o f r e conc i l ing d ocumen t s a nd a r cha eo logy a r ew e l lk nown . T he

w h ich i tw a sl o ca ted . T he R ive rA r row a nd at r ibu ta ry s t ream w e re d i ve r ted , t h e c hu rch a nd c l au s t ra l b u i ld ing s e r ec ted , f i shpond s c r ea ted a nd a n i n du s t r ia l c omp lex , w i th m i l l a nd m i l l p ond , e s tab l i shed . E xcava t ion o ft h e i n du s t r ia l c omp lex h a s d rawn a t ten t ion t o t h e r e sou rce s o f t h e d i f f e r en t e conom ic r eg ions t ha t t h e h ou se c ou ld e xp lo i t t h rough i t s g ranges ,w h i le t h ep o t te ry s how st h e i mpo r tance o ft h eh ou se w i th in t h el o ca lt r ade n e two rk .

b eg inn ing o fe xcava t ion s a tD ud ley C a s t le i n 1 983 p rov ided e ncou ragemen t , a l though f r om t h eo u t se ti tw a s i n tended t ha t

A u s t in ( 29 ) , p a r t ly i n f luenced b y t h e ' Anna le s s c hoo l ' , h a s

t h e l a nd scape s hou ld b e e xp lo red , p a r t icu la r ly t o p l ace t h e r e la t ion sh ip b e tween l o rd sh ip a nd l a nd scape . Wh i l s t l a nd scape d eve lopmen t h a s o f t en b een e xam ined w i th in t h e c on tex t o fp a r i sh o r m ano r , t h e e xam ina t ion o f a n E ng l i sh h ono r , s o f a r a s t h i s w r i te r i sa wa r e , i s an ew d epa r tu re .

a r gued t h a t c a s te l lo log i s t s h ave f a i led t o e ngage w i th w ide r i s sue s , t e nd ing t o b e p reoccup ied w i th f i nd ing a n swe r s t o

L ook ing b eyond E ng land , McNe i l l h a s a l so s ough t t o c omb ine a r chaeo log ica l a nd d ocumen ta ry a pp roache s t ot h e

s i ng le q ue s t ion s a nd l a rge ly c once rned w i th t h e n eed s o f a r ch i t ec tu ra l h i s to ry r a the r t han a n e xam ina t ion o ft h e c a s t le w i th in i t s s oc ie ty , e conomy a nd l a nd scape . R ecen t , i mpo r tan t , r e por t s o n c a s t le e xcava t ion s a tC a s t le A c re ( 30 ) a nd S anda l ( 3 1) h ave g iven s ome a t ten t ion t o t h e w ide r

s t udy o f ab a rony , i nh i s c a se , A ng lo -No rman U l s te r f r om 177 t o1 400 ( 34 ) . I ts e emed p robab le t h a t i n t h e t e nu r ia l f r amewo rk o f t h e h ono r o ne m igh t e xpec t t o s e e t h e f e uda l r e la t ion sh ip b e tween l o rd a nd v a s sa l r ef lec ted a ta l l l e ve l s , a nd t h a t t h e h and o fl o rd sh ip w ou ld b e p e rce ived a s ap owe r f u l i n f luence

c onnec t ion s a nd c omp lex i ty o fs u ch s i te s . C a s t le A c re s e em s n o t t oh ave b een r ega rded p r ima r i ly a s am i l i ta ry s i t e i ni t s

o n t h e l a nd scape , mo t iva ted o u t o fd e s i r es t oe xp r e s s s oc ia l s t a tu s a nd t op romo te e conom ic s e lf i n te re s t .

e a r ly p ha se s ,w h i l s tS anda lw a sn o ted a sb e ing l o ca ted w i th in a mano r d raw ing o n l ow land a nd u p land r e sou r ce s , w i th c e ram ic e v idence o f l i nk s t o w ide sp read e s ta te s s uch a s C a s t le A c re a nd L ewe s .

I fs o , l o rd sh ip w ou ld b e a cco rded n o t o n ly a c en t ra l a nd d om inan t r o le , b u t a l so a n e s sen t ia l ly d i rec t ive o ne . H oweve r , t h e re a r e d ange r s o f m i sunde r s tand ing , a nd o f a

A u s t in ( 32 ) , h oweve r , g oe s f u r the r , i ns e e ing c a s t le s a sp a r t o f aw eb o f s oc ia l a nd e conom ic r e la t ion sh ip s a imed a t o rgan i s ing t h e w ay s i nw h ich t h e r e sou r ce s o ft h e l a nd scape

f a i lu r e t or e cogn i se o t he r f a c to r s , a r i s ing f r om t e ndenc ie s t o i n te rp r e t f r om a b a ron ia l v i ewpo in t a l one -a t e ndency t o

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v i ew s oc ie ty f r om t h e t o p , d own . T h i s r e a l i sa t ion r equ i re s t h a t f undamen ta l q ue s t ion s b e a sked . Wha tw a st h e n a tu r e o f t h er e la t ion sh ip b e tween t h e h ono r ia l t e nan t s a nd t h e b a ron s ; w ha t w e r e t h e i r r e spec t ive i n te re s t s , a nd t ow ha t e x ten t d i d

i d en t if y ing t h e l o ca t ion o fp a rk land a nd c ha se , a nd ab u rgage l i s t f o r D ud ley . A n t iqua r ian w r i te r s o ft h e s even teen th a nd e i gh teen th c en tu r ie s , s uch a s S i r W i l l iam D ugda le ( c .1656 ) , S t ebb ing S haw ( c .1798 -1801) a nd T homa s H abb ing ton

t h e b a ron s c on t ro l t h e i r t e nan t s? D id t h e f e uda l r e la t ion sh ip

( c .1640 ) , h ave a l so r e co rded d e ta i l s , p a r t icu la r ly i nc hu r che s , t h a t h ave l o ng s i nce b een l o s t . E igh t een th a nd n ine teen th c en tu ry p a r i sh a nd e s ta te map s , t h e Y a te s map o f

a c tua l ly d e f ine t h er e la t ion sh ip sb e tween t h eb a ron sa nd t h e i r t e nan t s? I nt h ed eve lopmen t o ft h e l a nd scape , t ow ha t e x t en t d i d l o rd s r e a l ly h ave t h e c apac i ty t o f a sh ion i t ; a nd w h ich l o rd s? D id a l l l o rd s p l ay a p a r t ; w a s i ta n e xpec ta t ion o f

S t af f o rd sh i re , a nd t h e F i r s t E d i t ion O rdnance S urvey , a r e i n va luab le i n r e con s t ruc t ing t h e d eve lopmen t o f t h e l a nd scape .

l o rd sh ip t h a ti ts hou ld b e r e f lec t ed i nt h e l a nd scape , a nd i si t p o s s ib le t od e t ec t as oc ia l h i e ra rchy i nt h e l a nd scape? H ow i mpo r tan tw e r es oc ia l mo t iva t ion s?

I mpo r tan t a l so i st h e e v idence o fa r chaeo log ica l o bse rva t ion a nd e xcava t ion , much o fw h ich h a s b een c on su l ted t h rough t h e S i te s a nd Monumen t s R eco rd ( SMR ) . T he i n f o rma t ion

T he r o le a nd f unc t ion o fl o rd sh ip c anno t b e d ivo rced f r om w ide rf a c to r s , b e t h ey e nv i ronmen ta l o rt r end s a nd p r e s su re s

r e co rded b y t h e SMR s , w ho se r o le w a s u nde r l ined i n t h e D epa r tmen t o f t h e E nv i ronmen t p ape r , ' P lann ing P o l icy

p re sen t i n c on tempo ra ry s oc ie ty . I n s e ek ing t o r e cogn i se t h e se t h e q ue s t ion i sp o sed a st o w he the r i tm igh t b e mo r e

G u idance : A rchaeo logy a nd P lann ing ' ( PPG 16 , Novembe r 1 990 ) , h a s b een o f f undamen ta l i mpor tance ; a l though

a pp rop r ia te t oc on s ide r l o rd sh ip a sa n i n f luen t ia l r a the r t h an a s ad i rec t ive f a c to r ; a nd t h e d eg ree t o w h ich i t w a s u n if o rm ly i nf luen t ia l . H ow r e a l , a nd h ow e x ten s ive , w a s

s upp lemen ted b y i n f o rma t ion f r om o t he r s ou rce s a s w e l l , p a r t icu la r ly f r om d ocumen ta ry r e f e rence s a nd t h e r e su l t s o f i n d iv idua l p ro jec t s , t h e SMR p rov ided t h e b a s i s f o r m any o f

s e igneu r ia li nf luence i nt h eh ono ro fD ud ley?

t h e m ap s i lu s t ra t ing t h e a r cha eo logy a nd t h e l a nd scape o f t h e h ono r . T h i s d a ta w a s c o l lec ted , f o r t h e mo s tp a r t , d u r ing 1 990 a nd 1 99 1 . H oweve r , t h e n a tu re o f t h e i n f o rma t ion a va i lab le t h rough t h e SMR s i s v a r iab le i n q ua l i ty , a nd d i s t r ibu t ion m ap s , b y t h e i r n a tu re , a r e r e f lec t ion s o r ' s nap

I t m igh t b e t hough t t h a t t h e a b sence o f as ub s tan t ia l d ocumen ta ry a r ch ive , s uch a s t h e c ha r te r s u sed b y C rouch ( 3 5 ) , p l a ce s t h i s k ind o f s t udy a t g rave d i sadvan tage .

s ho t s ' b a sed o n t h e s t a te o ft h e d a ta a va i lab le a tt h e t ime o f i t s c o l lec t ion . S ome i n f o rma t ion r ema in s v i s ib le i n t h e

C e r ta in ly t h e r e la t ive ly m eag re d ocumen ta ry s ou rce s s ome t ime s p o se s a h and icap , b u t i t d oe s n o t r ende r

l a nd scape , s uch a s t h e e a r thwo rk s a t C oope r ' s B ank i n S edg ley , t h e f i shpond s o f H a le sowen A bbey , t h e mano r

i n ve s t iga t ion u n tenab le o rm ean ing le ss .

h ou se i n We s t B romw ich , o r t h e f ab r ic o f c a s t le s a nd c hu r che s . A t at ime w hen t h e n umbe r o f e xcava t ion s

T he l a ck o fp r e -Conque s t c ha r te r s l e ave s D ome sday B ook t h e e a r l ie s t d ocumen ta ry s ou rce . I n t h e t we lf th c en tu ry t h e

u nde r taken i si nd ec l ine , i th a s b een o f g r ea t b enef i t t o b e a b le t o d r aw o n r e cen t e xcava t ion s a t D ud ley C a s t le a nd S andwe l lP r io ry a sw e l l a so n e a r l ie re xcava t ion s a ts i te s l i ke

P ipe R o l l s a nd t h e ' Ca r tae B a ronum ' c an b e s t ud ied , t o ge the r w i th s ome t wen ty -f ive d e P agane l c ha r te r s , b u t a f t e r 1 200 t h e re a r er a the rf ewe rd e S ome ry c ha r te r s , a l though t h e re i sa b ody o fc ha r te r s a nd d eed s r e la t ing t o t h e h ono r ia l t e nan t s . Many h ave b een p r in ted b y t h e W i l l iam S a l t S oc ie ty , i n c lud ing a n o tab le c o l lec t ion f o cu s sed o n s ou th -we s te rn

D ud ley P r io ry , Weo ley C a s t le , C a s t le B romw ich C a s t le , a nd We s t B romw ich Mano r H ou se , n o t a l l o f w h ich h ave y e t b een f u l ly r epo r ted .

S t af f o rd sh i r e ( 36 ) , b u t t h e re a r e a l so a n umbe r o f u npub l i shed d eed s f o r mano r s s uch a s U ppe r P enn a nd

A n i mpo r tan tc ha rac ter i s t ic o ft h i s s t udy i st h ea t temp tt ou se a nd l i nk b o th d ocumen ta ry a nd a r cha eo log ica l s ou rce s .

E s s ing ton i nt h eC oun ty R eco rd O ff ice a tS t af f o rd .

Wh i l s t t h e q ue s t ion s a sked a bou t l a nd scape d eve lopmen t w i th in t h e h ono r made t h i s i n ev i tab le , t h e s t udy o fl o rd sh ip s

T he i n c rea sed s u rv iva l o fs t a te a nd c hu rch r e co rd s a f t e r 1 200 c on t r ibu te s s i gn if i can t ly , t h rough s uch a st h e p l ea r o l l s , F ee t

l i ke D ud ley , w i th r e la t ive ly m eag r e d ocumen ta ry s ou rce s , w ou ld b e l e s s v i ab le , a nd q u i te p robab ly n o t p u r sued ,

o fF ine s , Q uo Wa r ran to a nd C lo se R o l l s , C ha r te rR o l l s , F ine R o l l s a nd P a ten t R o l l s . T h i s r ange o fd ocumen ta ry s ou rce s

w i thou t s uch al i nkage . T he l i nk ing o fa r cha eo logy a nd t h e d ocumen t s n o t o n ly p e rm i t s t h e e xp lo ra t ion o f a l e s s

f o r t h e t h i r teen th a nd f ou r t een th c en tu r ie s t o s ome e x ten t c ompen sa te s f o r t h e r e la t ive p auc i ty o ft h e c ha r te r ma te r ia l ; t h e p l ea r o l l s i n p a r t icu la r , d rawn f r om c en t ra l a nd l o ca l c ou r t s , a nd t h e g ene ra l a nd f o r e s t e y r e s , p rov ide much d e ta i led i n f o rma t ion . T hey a r e c en t ra l , f o r e xamp le , t o a n

f r equen t ly e xam ined p e r spec t ive i n t h e d eve lopmen t o f a m ed ieva l h ono r , i ta l so o f f e r s ap o ten t ia l l i ne o fe nqu i ry f o r o t he r l o rd sh ip s . T he p o ten t ia l , v i ab i l i ty a nd v a lue o f e mp loy ing b o th a r chaeo log ica l a nd d ocumen ta ry a pp roa che s t og e the ri sc on f i rmed .

u nde r s tand ing o f wha t w a s h appen ing i nt h e r eg ion d u r ing t h e d i s tu rbance s o f t h e B a ron s ' Wa r i n t h e m id th i r teen th c en tu ry , a nd a ga in i nt h et r oub led y ea r so fE dwa rd I ' sr e ign . P a r t icu la r ly i mpo r tan t a l so a r e t h e I nqu i s i t ion s p o s t mor tem , p rov id ing a f ounda t ion f r om w h ich much o ft h e l a nd scape a nd e conom ic r e con s t ruc t ion h a s b een a t temp ted . P o s t m ed ieva l s ou rce sh ave a l so made s i gn if ican tc on t r ibu t ion s t o t h i s s t udy , p a r t icu la r ly o f t h e l a nd scape . D a t ing t o t h e s i x teen th c en tu ry , f o re xamp le , t h e re a r e s u rvey s t h a th e lp i n

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2 .R .F lem ing , ' Dome sday B ook a nd t h e T enu r ia lR evo lu t ion ' , ANS , I X , ( 1987 ) ; R .F lem ing , K ing s a nd L o rd s i nC onque s t E ng land ( Camb r idge , 1 991) .

2 3 . C .Dye r , Hanbu ry : S e t t lemen ta nd S oc ie ty i naW ood land 3 .D .Rof f e ,' F rom T hegnage t oB a rony ' , ANS , X I I ,( 1990 ) .

L and scape ( Le ice s t e r , 1 991) .

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2 4 . C .C .Tay lo r , V i l lag e a nd F a rms tead A h i s tory o fR u ra l S e t t lemen t i n E ng land ( London , 1 983) ; C .C .Tay lo r , ' Med ieva lr u ra l s e t t lemen t : c hang ing p e rcep t ion s ' ,L and scape H i s to ry , 1 4 , ( 1992 ) .

5 . J .M .W .Bean , F rom L ord t o P a t ron . L o rd sh ip i n L a te Med ie va l E ng land ( Manche s te r , 1 989 ) ; P .R .Co s s , ' Ba s ta rd F euda l i sm R ev i sed ' ,P a s ta nd P re sen t , 1 25 ( 1989 ) . 6 .C o s s ,' Ba s ta rd F euda l i sm R ev i sed ' ,2 9 ,4 0 ,4 1 ,5 6 , 5 7 .

2 5 . M .A s ton , I n te rp re t ing t h e L and scape . A rchaeo logy i nL oca lS tud ie s( London , 1 985 ) .

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2 6 .I b id . ,C hap t e r Twe lve .

( S t roud , 1 993 ) , 3 0 ; P .R .Co s s , L ord sh ip , K n igh thood a nd L oca l i ty . A S tud y i n E ng l i sh S oc ie ty c . 1180 - c .1 280 ( Camb r idge , 1 991) ,6 .

2 7 .I b id ,3 9 .

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2 8 . G .G .A s t i l l , A Med ieva l I ndu s t r ia l C omp lex a nd i t s L and scape : T he Me ta lwo rk ing W a te rm i l l s a nd Work shop s o f

8 .D .C rouch , T he B eaumon t T w in s . T he R oo t s a nd B ranche s o fP ow e ri nt h e T we lf th C en tu ry ( Camb r idge , 1 986 ) ,2 13 .

B ord e s ley A bbey . B o rd e s l ey A bbey I I . CBA R epo r t9 2 ( Yo rk , 1 993 ) .

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9 .C o s s , T he K n igh ti n Med ie va lE ng land , 16 . 2 9 . D .Au s t in , ' The C a s t le a nd t h e L and scape ' , L and scape 1 0 . R . Mo r t ime r , ' L and a nd s e rv ice : T he T enan t s o f t h e H onou ro fC la re ' , ANS ,V I I I , ( 1986 ) .

H i s tory , 6( 1984 ) .

1 . C rouch , T he B eaumon tT w in s ,2 14 .

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1 2 . C o s s ,L ord sh ip , K n igh thood a nd L oca l i ty , 1 .

( 1982 ) .

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3 1 . P .Maye s a nd L .A .S .Bu t le r , S anda l C a s t le E xcava t ion s

1 4 . Mo r t ime r , ' L and a nd s e rv ice ' .

1 964 -1973 (Wakef ie ld , 1 983) ; L .Bu t le r , S anda l C a s t le , W ak ef i e ld . T he H i s tory a nd A rchaeo log y o f a Med ie va l C a s t l e (Wakef i e ld , 1 99 1) .

1 5 . J .Hud son , ' L if e G ran t s o fL and a nd t h e D eve lopmen t o f I nhe r i tance i n Ang lo -No rman E ng land ' , ANS ,X I I , ( 1990 ) .

3 2 .A u s t in , ' The C a s t le a nd t h eL and scape ' .

1 6 . S .R eyno ld s , ' Book land , F o L k land a nd F i ef s ' , ANS , X IV , ( 1 992 ) .

3 . P .Ba rke r a nd R .H igham , H en D omen , Mon tgome ry . A T imbe r C a s t le o n t h e E ng l i sh -W e l sh B ord er . V o lume 1 . ( Roya l A rchaeo log ica l I n s t i tu te , 1 982 ) ; P .Ba rke r a nd R .H igham , H en Domen , Mon tgome ry . A T imber C a s t l e o n t h e E ng l i sh -W e l sh B o rd er . E xcava t ion s 1 960 -1988 . A

1 7 . S .R eyno ld s , F ief s a nd V a s sa l s . T he Med ieva l E v id ence R e in t erpre ted ( Oxf o rd , 1 994 ) , 3 50 ,3 51-2 ,3 6 1-3 ,3 75 -9 .

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3 4 . T .E . McNe i l l , A ng lo -Norman U l s t er . T he H i s tor y a nd A rchaeo logy o f a n I r i sh B a rony 177 -1400 ( Ed inbu rgh ,

AS t udy i nE a r ly F euda l R e la t ion sh ip s ' , i nD .W i l l iam s ( ed ) , E ng land i n t h e T we lf th C en tury . P roceed ing s o ft h e 1 988 Ha r lax ton S ympo s ium (Woodb r idge , 1 990 ) ,2 42 .

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CHAPTER ONE . THE HONOR E STABL ISHED . T he i n t roduc t ion o fN o rman l o rd sh ip i n to t h e We s t M id land

o ra tl e a s t aman u pon whom t h e k ing f e l th e c ou ld d epend . A l though i tc anno t b e c e r ta in ly s hown , i ti sp os s ib le t h a t h i s r emova l f r om t h e S u r rey s c ene i n t h e e a r ly 1 070 s w a s a

r eg ion w a s a t f i r s t m ea su red a nd c au t iou s . E dw in h ad s ucceeded t o t h e Me r c ian e a r ldom b y 1 065 ( 1 ) a nd w a s a mong t h eg r ea tm en o ft h ek i ngdom t os ubm i tt oW i l l iam a t e i the rB e rkhamp s tead o rB a rk ing ( 2 ) . I th a sb een a r gued t h a t

r e su l to ft h ek ing w i sh ing t ou t i l i se h i st a len t se l sewhe r e . T he Me rc ian r ebe l l ion s h ad b een s ucce s sf u l ly c oun te r ed b u t i t

E dw in ' s a u tho r i ty i nt h e r e g ion w a s t h e r eaf t e r mo r e i lu so ry t h an r e a l ( 3 ) b u t t h i s c a se h a s n o t b een c onv inc ing ly e s tab l i shed . O rde r ic V i ta l i s c l ea r ly h e ld h im i nh i gh r ega rd ( 4 ) a nd t h e f ew d i p loma s t h a t d o s u rv ive r e f lec t t h e

w a s n ow n ece s sa ry t o e n su re t h a t t h e r eg ion w a s s t ab i l i sed a nd t h a tN o rman a u tho r i ty w ou ld n o tb e c omp rom i sed a ga in , a nd t h i s w a s mo s t r e ad i ly a ch ieved b y s e t t l ing n ew , F rench , t e nan t s i nc h ief o nt h er eg ion . Wa rd h a sd emon s t ra ted ac l o se c o r re la t ion u nde r W i l l iam Ib e tween l e ve l s o fs e rv ice t ot h e k i ng a nd r ewa rd ( 14 ) ; i ti sn o tu n l ike ly t h a t ac omb ina t ion o f t h e d e s i re t o r ewa rd t oge the r w i th t h e n eed f o r m en o f

c on t inued d i gn i ty o ft h e e a r l ' s p os i t ion ( 5 ) . I ti su nc lea rh ow e a r ly A bbo t AE the lw ig o f E ve sham w a s a c t ing a s k ing ' s j u s t ic ia ri nt h e r eg ion ( 6 ) b u t i fi tw a s b ef o re c . 1070 t h e r e i s n or e a son t oa s sume t h a tt h i sw a st ot h ee xc lu s ion o fE dw in ' s i n f luence ü it h e e a r ldom . A pa r t f r om t h e a bbo t a nd t h e e a r l ,

c ompe tence b rough tA n scu lf t oD ud ley .

b o th o fw hom r ep re sen ted t h e c on t inu i ty o fE ng l i sh l o rd sh ip , a nd i nt h e c a se o ft h e a bbo t , w i th an ew a nd e nhanced r o le ,

B y 1 086 W i l l iam f i tz A n scu lf h e ld e s ta te s i nc h ief n o t o n ly i nt h ew e s tm id land c oun t ie s o fS t af f o rd sh i re , Wo rce s te r sh i r e a nd Wa rw ick sh i re , w i th in wh ich t h e h ono r o f Dud ley w a s

o n ly t h e k i ng h im se lf r e f lec t ed t h e p re sence o f N o rm an a u thor i ty i nt h er eg ion ( 7 ) . E dw in 's s u rv iva lh ad i mp l ica t ion s f o r No rman a r i s toc ra t ic c o lon i sa t ion o f t h e w e s t m id land s . W i l l iam s e em s a tt h i s p o in t t o h ave w i shed t o a vo id a ny

f o rmed , b u t a l so i n S u r rey , B e rk sh i re , N o r thamp ton sh i re , B uck ingham sh i re , R u t land , O xf o rd sh i r e , M idd le sex a nd H un t ingdon sh i re ( F igu re 1 . 1) , t h e c omb ined v a lue o fw h ich

e r o s ion o ft h e e a r l 's p o s i t ion t h a t t h e d i rec t e s tab l i shmen t o f F rench l o rd sh ip w i th in t h e e a r ldom w ou ld c e r ta in ly h ave b rough t . H oweve r , a ny r e s t ra in t st h a tE dw in h ad p l aced u pon

w a s £ 277 .5s .11d . ; t h e mo s t v a luab le e s ta te s l a y i nB e rk sh i r e a nd B uck ingham sh i r e , a nd i n t h i s s en se s t and i n s t a rk c on t ra s tt ot h o se t h a tw e r e a cqu i red i nt h ew e s tm id land s ; t h e

No rman i nf i l t ra t ion d i sappea red a f te r t h e r ebe l l ion s o f 1 068 a nd 1 069 70 t o ta l ly u nde rm ined h i s p o s i t ion . B y 1 07 1

v a lue o ft h e d eme sne ( F igu r e 1 . 2 ) , f o re xamp l e , i nt h e se t wo c oun t ie s i n1 086 a moun ted t o£ 62 .10s .0d . a sc ompa red w i th t h e c omb ined w e s tm id land d eme sne v a lue so f£ 18 .0 s .0d . B y c ompa r i son w i th h i st e nan t s i nt h eh ono ro fD ud ley , t h i sw a s

E dw in w a sd ead a nd O rde r ic V i ta l i sw a sa b le t oc ommen to n t h e c h ief p rov inte s o f E ng land b e ing d i v ided a mong s t W i l l iam 's f o l lowe r s ( 8 ) . I tw a s w i th in t h i s c on tex t o f t h e ' s ta te sman l ike d i s t r ibu t ion o fc a s te l lan ie s , s he r if f dom s , g r ea t f i ef s a nd r i gh t s ' ( 9 )t h a tt h eh ono ro fD ud ley w a s e s tab l i shed . S ome h i s to r ian s ( 10 ) h ave f o cu s sed i n te re s t o n t h e r e la t ion sh ip b e tween p r e -Conque s te s ta te sa nd p o s t -Conque s t

n o t a n u n imp re ss ive s um , b u t w hen v i ewed i n aw ide r c on tex t i ts ugge s t s i tw a sn o t a ny p e r ce ived p ro spe r i ty o ft h e r eg ion t h a th ad d rawn An scu lf t oi t . H oweve r , t h e s hape o f t h e h ono r i s as t r ik ing f e a tu r e t h a t r ef l ec t s u pon t h e c i rcum s tance s t h a t b rough t i ti n to b e ing . T he D ome sday r e f e rence t o' Dude le i i b i e s t c a s te l lu (m ) e i u s '

f e e s a nd t h e e x ten t t o w h ich c on t inu i ty may b e d e tec ted a c ro ss t h eC onque s t . Ad i scu s s ion o fh ow ,w hen a nd w hy t h e h ono r t ook s hape mu s t a l so e ngage w i th t h e p o s s ib le s i gn if i cance o ft h e p re -Conque s t t e nu r ia l p a t te rn i nt h e a r ea o ft h eh ono r .

l e ave s l i t t le d oub tt ha tf r om t h e o u t se tt h i sh ad b een r ega rded a st h e ' c apu t h ono r i s ' ( 1 5 ) , b u t i ti st h i s c apu t ' s g eog raph ica l r e la t ion sh ip w i th t h e o t he r mano r s o f t h e h ono r t h a t i s n o tab le . I tt a ke st h ef o rm o f ac ohe ren ta nd c ompac tb lock o f f i f ty mano r s t o c r ea te a c l a s s ic i mag e o f a c a s t le ry , c onf i rmed b y i t s d e sc r ip t ion a s s uch i nt h e D ome sday e n t ry

T he e a r l ie s tp ha se s i nt h e f o rma t ion o ft h e h ono r a r e o b scu r e i n d e ta i l a s t h e re a r e n o d ocumen ta ry r e f e r ence s b ef o r e D ome sday . B y 1 086 t h e h ono rw a s i nt h e h and s o fW i l l iam f i tz An scu lf w i th D ud ley C a s t le e s tab l i shed a s t h e ' c apu t h ono r i s ' , b u t i tw a s p robab ly h i s f a the r who w a s r e spon s ib le f o rt h ei n i t ia ls t age si nb u i ld ing t h i sw e s tm id land h ono r .

f o r B e l l ing ton ( 16 ) ( F igu re 1 . 3) . T he c on s t ruc t ion o f c ompa c tm i l i ta ry f e e sh ad p roven e f f ec t ive o nt h e b o rde r s o f No rmandy a nd w e re a c ha rac te r i s t ic o f t h e No rman s e t t lemen to ft h e We l sh Ma rch , p rov id ing a n e f f ec t ive m ean s b yw h ich No rman a u tho r i ty m igh tb e a s ser t ed . T oge the rw i th n ea r n e ighbou r s s uch a s T u tbu ry a nd S t af f o rd , D ud ley w a s i n tended t o f u lf i l ap a r t icu la r a nd s pec if i c p u rpo se - t o d om ina te a nd a s se r t No rman l o rd sh ip i n a n a r ea o n ly r e cen t ly p ac if ied a nd a sy e t s t i l l s e en a sp o ten t ia l ly u n s tab le ( 17 ) , r e inf o rc ing a nd p e rhap s mon i to r ing t h e l o ya l s uppo r to f AE the lw ig o f E ve sham f o r t h e n ew o rde r . I n t h e w e s t

A n scu lf s e em s t o h ave r e ce ived l a nd s i n t h e s ou th o f E ng land i nt h e y ea r s i mmed ia te ly f o l low ing t h e C onque s t a nd s e rved a ss he r if fi nB uck ingham sh i re ( 1 1) a nd i nS u r rey w he re h e u sed t h e p owe r s o f h i s o ff ice t o a cqu i r e Wand swo r th ( 12 ) . I n B uck ingham sh i re , A n scu lf w a s c a l led ' d e P incheng i ' wh ich s ugge s t s t h a t h i s f am i ly h ad i t s o r ig in s a tP i cqu igny n ea r Am ien s . Aw r i t t h a t may b e a s e a r ly a s 1 070 ( 1 3 ) s how s t h a t A n scu lf n o l o nge r h e ld t h e o ff i ce o f s he r if f i n S u r rey ; h i s e a r ly a ppo in tmen t a s a s he r if f p re sumab ly i n d ica te st h a th ew a se i the r aman o fi mpo r tance ,

m id land s , t h e e a r ly 1 070 s r ep re sen t s C h ibna l l ' s f i r s tp ha se o f t h e C onque s t ( 18 ) i n w h ich n ew ly e s tab l i shed l o rd s w e r e d raw ing t h e i r ' s phe re s o f i n te re s t ' , C h ibna l l h a s p o in ted o u t t h a t t h e se i n te re s t s a nd e a r ly g ran t s w e r e n o t n ece s sa r i ly

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r e ga rd ed a s p e rmanen t , b u t i nm o s t c a se s , a tl e a s t f o r t h e t e nan t s i n c h ief , t h e r e w a s at e ndency f o r t h e se e a r ly a cqu i s i t ion s t o b e c onve r ted ' i n to t h e p a t r imon ie s o f t h e s e cond g ene ra t ion '( 1 9 ) .

t h e m id land s -H en ry d e F e r r e r s i n D e rby sh i r e , R obe r t o f S t af f o rd i nc en t ra la nd n o r ther nS t af f o rd sh i re ,R oge rd eL a cy i nH e r ef o rd sh i r ea nd H ugh d eG randme sn i li nL e ice s t e r sh i r e . T he h ono r o f D ud ley p l ayed i t s p a r t i nt h i s w ide r p a t ter n , y e t , i ti sm a rked b y a n a ppa r en t d e l ibe ra t ene s s i ni t s s hape , c l ea r ly e n compa s s ing m ano r s i n t h ree s h i r e s , r a the r t h an s imp ly ' s p i l l ing 'o ve ri n to t h em ,w h i l s ti t sw e s t er nb ounda r ie s r e spec t t h e S t af f o rd sh i r e b o rd e r a nd t o s ome e x t en t t h e n o r th -we s t er nb ounda ry o ft h ef o rme r Hw icc ian t e r r i to ry .

I ft h e f o rma t ion o ft h e h ono r o f D ud ley i nt h e 1 070 s w a s r e la t ed t o a p roce s s o f s t ab i l i sa t ion a nd t h e a s se r t ion o f N o rman l o rd sh ip , i ts hou ld b e v i ewed a ga in s t t h e w id e r t e nu r ia lc on t ex to ft h e w e s tm id land s . Af o r ce f o rs t ab i l i ty i n t h e r e g ion w a s t h e l a rge a moun t o f l a nd i nc hu r ch h and s ( F igu r e 1 . 4 ) , p a r t icu la r ly i n Wo r ce s t e r sh i r e a nd S t af f o rd sh i r e . W i l l iam Iw a s a b le t od epend u pon t h e l o ya l ty o f A bbo t AE the lw ig o f E ve sham w ho se r o l e a s t h e k i ng ' s j u s t ic ia r u n t i l h i s d ea th i n 1 077 t o ok i nt h e M e r c ian s h i r e s , i n c lud ing S t af f o rd sh i r e , Wa rw ick sh i r e a nd Wo r ce s t e r sh i r e ( 2 0 ) ; t h e k i ng a l so h ad t h e s uppo r t o f B i shop Wu lf s tan o f Wo r ce s te r , w ho s e em s t oh ave r e ad i ly c ome t ot e rm s w i th t h eN o rman C onque s ta nd s e t t lemen t( 2 1) . T ot h i s e x ten tt h e s ou the rn t wo th i rd s o f Wo r ce s t e r sh i r e i n p a r t icu la r m u s t h ave a ppea red f a i r ly s e cu r e i nt h ee ye s o ft h en ew r e g ime . I n S t af f o rd sh i r e , w he r e t h e b i shop s h e ld ab l ock o fm ano r s t h a t r a n f r om t h e n o r th -we s t t o t h e s ou th -ea s t o f t h e s h i r e , L eofw ine r e s igned h i s s e e b ef o r e 1 070 ( 2 2 ) , a f t e r w h ich i t w a se n t ru s t ed t ot h ec a r eo f Wu lf s tan u n t i li n1 072 ( 2 3 )P e t e r b ecame t h eb i shop o fC he s t e ra nd L i chf i e ld .

T h eB e l l ing ton r e f e rence t o' c a s te l la r ia 'h i gh l igh t st h et y pe o f f e uda ls t ruc tu r et h a th ad b een , o rw a s i nt h ep r oce s s o fb e ing e s tab l i shed b y 1 086 . O f t h e mano r s t h a t b e longed t o t h e h ono r t h e m a jo r i ty w e r e i nt h e mo r e s ou the r ly h und r ed s o f S t af f o rd sh i r e ( 2 4 ) , a nd p a r t icu la r ly i n S e i sdon h und r ed w he r e W i l l iam f i t z A n scu lf , h o ld ing s ome t wen ty -on e m ano r s ,d om ina t ed t h et e nu r ia lp a t ter no ft h ea r ea ( 2 5 ) .N on e t h e l e s s , t h e r e w e r e o t he r l a ndho lde r s i n s ou th -we s t er n S t a f f o rd sh i r e , i n c lud ing t h ek i ng h im se lf ; t h et e nu r ia lp a t t e rn v a r ied f r om h und r ed t o h und r ed a nd f i t z A n scu lf d i d n o t a ch ieve t h es ame d eg r ee o fl o ca ld om inanc e e l sewhe r e i nt h e c oun ty ; i n O f f low , t h e k i ng a nd t h e b i shop o f C he s t e r ' s h o ld ing s o ve r shadowed t h o se o f o t he r s , w h i l s t i n t h e h und r ed o fC u t t l e s tone ,R obe r to fS t af f o rd a nd t h ek i ng w e r e t h e d om inan t l a ndho lde r s . H oweve r , a l though s p r ead t h rough t h r ee h und red s , t h e m ano r s n one t h e l e s s f o rmed a r e la t ive ly c ompac t b l ock o f h o ld ing s , t h e mo s t c l o se ly c ompa rab le d i s t r ibu t ion b e ing t h o se o ft h ek i ng .

R oya l m ano r s ( F igu r e 1 . 4 ) w e r e s c a t te r ed t h roughou t t h e r e g ion , w i th p a r t icu la r c oncen t ra t ion s b y 1 0 86 i nn o r ther n S t af f o rd sh i r e a nd D e rby sh i r e , e a s t er n L e ic e s te r sh i r e , n o r ther n H e r ef o rd sh i r e , a nd t o al e s se r e x t en t , n o r ther n Wo r ce s te r sh i r e . T he se m o s t p robab ly i n c lud ed f o r f e i t l a nd s a nd r e c la imed m ano r s a r i s ing f r om t h e r e be l l ion s , a sw e l l a s o l dr oya ll a nd s ,b u tt h ey d i dn o tr e p r e sen t am i l i ta ry p r e sence i nt h er e g ion .

I n Wo r ce s t e r sh i r et h em ano r s o ft h eh ono rw e r ec oncen t ra t ed i nt h e h und r ed s o fC len t a nd C ame , t h e c apu t i t s e lf l o ca t ed w i th in ad e ta chmen to ft h eC len th und red i nS t af f o rd sh i r e . I n n e i the r Wo r ce s t e r sh i re o r Wa rw ick sh i r e d i d t h e D ud ley e s ta t e a ta in t h e l o ca l d om inance t h a t t h ey d i d i np a r t s o f S t af f o rd sh i r e , b u t t h e g eog raph ica l d i s t r ibu t ion o f t h e se m ano r s u nde r l ine s t h e c l ea r i n t en t ion t h a t a l l w e r e t os t and i n r e la t ion t o D ud ley i t s e lf ; t h e o n ly e xcep t ion w a s t h e m ano r o fC hu r chove r w ho se l o ca t ion a tt h e e a s t e rn e dge o f Wa rw i ck sh i r e , i nB r ink low h und r ed , p u t i tg eog raph ica l ly

T o t h i s e nd , an umbe r o fF r ench l o rd sh ip s w e r e e s tab l i shed t h a t s e rved t o r e inf o r ce t h e e f f o r t s o f t h e p r inc ipa l e c c le s ia s t ic s . I nt h e p a t t er n t h a t e me rged ( F igu r e 1 . 5 ) t h e h ono r o f D ud ley i s n o tab le f o r i t s c oh e r en t a nd TABLE 1 . Ana tomy o ft he Honor : S taf f o rd sh i r e

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H oweve r , s uch a n o b serva t ion h a s t ob e h eav i ly q ua l if ied : i f ac ompa r i son i s made w i th in t h e h ono r b y c oun ty a r ea s , i t w i l l b e s e en t ha t S t af f o rd sh i re mano r s w e r e v a lued o n

v a lued a t£ 67 .0 s .0d . I nh e r s t udy o ft h e h ono r o f Mowb ray ,

a ve rage a t al i t t le o ve r n ine s h i l l ing s ah i de , w he rea s i n Wa rw ick sh i re a nd Wo rce s t e r sh i re t h ey w e r e c l o se rt ot h ir ty f i ve s h i l l ing sp e rh ide . S uch f i gu re s t e nd t or ef lec tt h e r a the r u na t t rac t ive e conom ic r e sou rce s o f much o ft h e D ome sday

c ha r te r s i l u s t ra t ing i t s p e r ipa te t ic n a tu r e a s i tt r ave l led a r ound t h e d eme sne mano r s ( 3 1) . Wh i l s t t h e S t af f o rd sh i r e

G reenway h i gh l igh ted t h a t t h e p r ima ry f unc t ion o f t h e d eme sne w a s t of e ed t h e l o rd a nd h ou seho ld , t h e Mowb ray

a nd Wa rw ick sh i re mano r s o f t h e b a ron o f S t af f o rd m igh t f u lf i l l s uch o b l iga t ion s , i ti sd i ff i cu l t t oe nv i sage t h e b a ron s o f D ud ley s o c omf or tab ly s e rved b y t h e i r w e s t m id land d eme sne .

h ono r ! T he b a ron s o f D ud ley f o l lowed t h e u sua l p rac t ice o f r e ta in ing s ome mano r s i nd eme sne w h i l s t s e t t l ing o t he r s o n t h e i r t e nan t s . I n 1 086 s i x mano r s w e r e r e co rded i n t h e d eme sne o f W i l l iam f i tz A n scu lf ( 26 ) , r unn ing i n ab road b and f r om s ou the rn a nd s ou th -we s te rn S t af f o rd sh i re t o n o r th -ea s t e rn Wo rce s te r sh i r e ( F igu re 1 . 6 ) . T he se mano r s may b e d i v ided i n to t wo ma in c a t ego r ie s , b a sed u pon t h e i r

T he g ene ra l ly p oo r q ua l i ty o f much o f t h e l a nd p a r t ia l ly e xp la in st h e s ma l l s i ze o ft h e c u l t iva ted d emesne o n W i l l iam f i tz A n scu lf sw e s tm id land m ano r s . I ne ach c a se , a tD ud ley , S edg ley a nd N o r thf ie ld , t h e r e w a s o n ly o ne p lough i n d eme sne

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r e co rded v a lue sa tt h et ime o fD ome sday .

f e ed f i tz A n scu lf s h ou seho ld f o r a ny l e ng th o f t ime . T h i s s t and s i nc on t ra s t t ot h e f i t z A n scu lf mano r s o u t s ide o ft h e

O fa l lt h em ano r s i nt h eh ono r , S edg ley , i nS t af f o rd sh i re , h ad t h e h ighe s t r e co rded v a lue i n 1 086 , a t£ 10 .0 s .0d . , a nd w a s f o rt h e mo s tp a r tk ep ti nt h e d eme sne w i th t h e e xcep t ion o fa s hor t l i ved e xpe r imen t r e co rded i n D ome sday ( 27 ) . T h i s mano r w a s h encef o r th t or ema in a tt h e h ea r t o ft h e b a ron ia l

w e s t m id land s , w he re t h e r a t io o f d eme sne p lough s t o p ea san t p l ough s i n c rea sed f r om 6 . 8% :93 .2% i n t h e w e s t m id land s t o 3 0% :70% . T hu s a n a pp r ec ia t ion o f t h e w e s t m id land s d eme sne h a s t ob e s e t w i th in t h e w ide r c on tex t o f f i t z A n scu lf s h o ld ing s t h roughou t E ng land . T he a ppa r en t i mba lance o r u nde r rep r e sen ta t ion o f t h e d eme sne i n t h e

d eme sne a nd Dud ley C a s t le i t se lf w a s r ega rd ed a s a n a ppu r tenance o ft h e mano r ( 28 ) , a n a r rangemen t w h ich w a s c l ea r ly a t te s ted b y t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry a nd may w e l l h ave

h ono r o f D ud ley w a s c ompen sa ted b y ar e l iance o n t h e

i t s o r ig in s i nt h e e l even th c en tu ry o r e a r l ie r . T oge the r w i th

r e sou rce s a nd r e venue s r a i sed o u t s ide t h e r eg ion . T o h ave r e ta ined mo r e mano r si nd eme sne i nt h ew e s tm id land sm igh t

t h e n e ighbou r ing d eme sne mano r o f D ud ley , v a lued a t £ 3 .0 s .0d . , t h ey r ep r e sen ted a l i t t le o ve r 7 2% o f t h e e n t i r e

h ave r i sked u nde rm in ing t h e r e sou r ce s a va i lab le t o t h e h ono r ia lt e nan t s , a nd t h e r eby t h e s t ab i l i ty o ft h e h ono r i t se lf .

d eme sne v a lue s o f f i tz A n scu lf s w e s t m id land e s ta te s . I n a dd i t ion t h i s g roup o fd eme sne mano r s i n c luded N o r thf i e ld , w h ich a t £ 5 .0s .0d . w a s t h e mo s t v a luab le o f a l t h e

c ou ld c ompa re ( 29 ) .

When i nt h e w e s t m id land s , t h e b a ron ia l h ou seho ld r e s ided a tD ud ley C a s t le o ra tN o r thf i e ld , h ono r ia l c en t re s t ha t w e r e t or ema in i mpor tan t i nt h e s ucceed ing c en tu r ie s . H oweve r , i t s e em s p robab le t h a t a f t e r t h e p rob lem s o f t h e e a r ly 1 070 s h ad p a s sed , f i t z A n scu lf w a s mo re f r equen t ly t o b e f ound r e s id ing o n t h e i mpo r tan t a nd mo re v a luab le e s ta te s i nt h e s ou th m id land sa nd s ou ther nE ng land .

Y e t i n s t a rk c on t ra s t t o t h i s g roup w e re t h e t h r ee d eme sne mano r s o f Mo rf e , C ha sepoo l a nd B e l l ing ton w h ich j o in t ly

T he s e cond i s sue t o b e a dd r e s sed i st h a t o f w hy D ud ley e me rged a st h ec apu to ft h eh ono r?

Wo rce s te r sh i r e mano r s i n t h e h ono r . B e tween t h em t h e se mano r s , a moun t ing t ot h i r teen h ide s , h ad ac omb ined v a lue o f £ 18 .0 s .0d . , v a lues t h a t f ew m ano r s c ou ld ma tch a t a n i n d iv idua l l e ve l a nd w i th w h ich n o c omb ina t ion s o f mano r s

a moun ted t o e l even h ide s b u t i n 1 086 w e re a ccoun ted a s w a s te . T he p rox im i ty o f r oya l f o re s t w a s u ndoub ted ly a c ons t ra in to nt h e se mano r s a nd t h ey may h ave b een d i ff i cu l t t og ran t a way , b u t t h e p o s s ib i l i ty t h a t t h ey w e r e u nde rgo ing

T he r e w e re s ome o bv iou s c on s ide ra t ion s ; t h e v a lue o f t h e k ey mano r s o fD ud ley a nd S edg ley w ou ld c l ea r ly p rov ide a m a jo r i n cen t ive , w h i l s tt h e l o ca lt opog raphy i nt h e f o rm o fa p rom inen t l i me s tone o u tc rop r e commended i t se lf f o r t h e s i t ing o ft h e c a s t le . T he c en t ra l i ty o fS edg ley a nd D ud ley t o t h e r e s t o ft h e h ono r i sa l so o bv iou s , b u t w h i l s t t h e se f a c to r s may a l lh ave p l ayed ap a r tt h ey d on o tb yt h em se lve sp rov ide a ne n t i re ly s a t i sf ac to ry e xp lana t ion . T he re w e r e o t he r mano r s o f s ome v a lue , s uch a s N o r thf ie ld w h ich w a s k ep t i n d eme sne , o rA s ton a nd S e l ly O ak w h ich w e r en o t . T he re w a s ab a ron ia l r e s idence a t N or thf ie ld b y a t l e a s t t h e t we lf th c en tu ry a nd r e a son t o s u spec t a n e a r ly c a s t le w i th in A s ton

s ome r eo rgan i sa t ion c anno tb ee n t i re ly d i scoun t ed . T he n a tu re o ft h ed eme sne e s ta te i se xam ined b e low ( 30 )b u t t h e d i scu s s ion a bove p romp t st wo i mmed ia te o b se rva t ion so n t h e s t ruc tu r e o f t h e D ome sday h ono r .The f i r s t i st h a t t h e d eme sne , i nt e rm s o f t h e n umbe r o f mano r s r e ta ined , w a s r ema rkab ly s ma l l ; s i x o u t o f f i f ty mano r s , o f w h ich o n ly t h r ee w e re o f p a r t icu la r v a lue , a l though t h e f i nanc ia l p rom inence o f t h e se mano r s s hou ld n o t b e o ve r looked . N eve r the le s s , w hen c ompa red w i th t h e d eme sne o f t h e n e ighbou r ing h ono r o f S t af fo rd , f o r e xamp le , i tm igh t b e t hough t s u rp r i s ing t h a t t h e b a ron s o fD ud ley r ega rded t h e i r s t ob e a dequa te . T he b a ron o fS t af f o rd , w ho se w e s t m id land h o ld ing s w e re c oncen t ra ted i n S t af f o rd sh i re a nd Warw ick sh i re , h ad n o f ewe rt h an s even d eme sne m ano r s i n

p a r i sh ( 32 ) . O the rh ono r s , l i ke T u tbu ry , f unc t ioned w i thou ta n eed f o r t h e c apu t t o b e l i t e ra l ly a t t h e c en t re o f i t s ' c a s te l la r ia ' , h oweve r c onven ien t t h a t m igh t b e . O f c ou r se , c en t ra l t o t h e q ue s t ion o f t h e e me rgence o f ac apu t i st h e r e la ted q ue s t ion o ft h e e x ten tt ow h ich t h e h ono r a s aw ho le h ad a ny t e nu r ia li n teg r i ty t h a tp r e -da ted t h eC onque s t .

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D ome sday r e co rd st h a t TRE , S edg ley h ad b een h e ld b y E a r l A lga ra nd D ud ley b yh i ss on ,E a r lE dw in ( 3 3 ) . T he r e f e r ence

i t m igh t s im i la r ly b e a sked t h e e x t en t t o w h ich s uch c on t inu i ty c an a l so b es hown o ns e cu la re s ta t e s?

t oA lga r i sc u r iou s b u tn o t u n ique , a sh e w a s c er ta in ly d ead b y 1 065 a nd a st h e se m ano r s a s soc ia ted w i th h im d id n o tf a l l i n to r oya l h and s ( 34 ) i t may b e s uppo sed t h a t t h ey w e r e p a s sed o n t o t h e n ex t e a r l . A l though t h e h ono r o f D ud ley

O ft h em ano r st h a tc ame t oc omp r i se t h eh ono ro fD ud ley , i n s ome e i gh teen i n s tance s -a r ound 3 6% o ft h e f e e -t h e l a nded i n te re s t s o ft h e Me rc ian e a r l s may b e d emon s t ra ted ( F igu re 1 . 7 ) . T he C oun te s s G od iva h e ld Mo se ley , E s s ing ton a nd

l a ck s t h e p re -Conque s t c ha r te r s t h a t m igh t v e r if y t h e s ugge s t ion ,i ti sp o s s ib le t h a tD ome sday i sa c tua l ly r e co rd ing t h e l a ndho ld ing p o s i t ion o f1 065 , d i f f e r en t ia t ing b e tween t h e

L owe r P enn ; E a r l A lga r , U ppe r P enn a nd S edg ley , a nd h i s s on , E dw in , h e ld D ud ley , A s ton a nd E rd ing ton ( F igu r e 1 . 8 ) . H oweve ri ti sa l so a ppa ren tt h a tt h e Me rc ian e a r l s e s tab l i shed a nd m a in ta ined t h e i r r e ta ine r s t h roughou t t h e r eg ion , p romp t ing f o r i n s t ance t h e l a te rc omp la in t s o fH emm ing t h a t t h ey h ad d e spo i led t h e l a nd s o ft h e C hu r ch o f Wo rce s te rn o t

e s ta t e o fA lga r a th i s d ea th a nd t h a t o fE dw in a tt h e s ame t ime . I tm igh t r e a sonab ly b e s uppo sed t h a t v a luab le m ano r s w h ich w e r e a l r eady a s soc ia ted w i th t h e Me rc ian e a r l s a nd p e rhaps e n joyed c onno ta t ion so fl o rd sh ip ,w ou ld r e commend t h em se lve s a s t h e c apu t o f a p o s t -Conque s t h ono r ; f u r the rmo r e , t h e s ugge s t ion o f a n I r on A ge h i l lf o r t a t D ud ley , i fs ub s tan t ia ted , m igh t i mp ly t h a t t h e r e h ad b een a

o n ly f o rt h em se lve s , b u t a l so t ot h e a dvan tage o ft h e i r m en ; s im i la r p roce s se s may w e l l h ave b een a f f ec t ing t h e l a nd s o f B u r ton A bbey a t much t h e s ame t ime ( 40 ) . T he i d en t if i ca t ion

f o ca l p o in t h e r e f o r c en tu r ie s , a s a ppea r s t o h ave b een t h e c a se a tT u tbu ry . T he f a c tt h a tD ud ley w a sa l so ma in ta ined a s ad e tached i s land o f Wo rce s te r sh i re ( 3 5 ) , s u r rounded b y S t af f o rd sh i re , m igh t a l so s ugge s t t h a t i tw a s r ega rded a s a

o f s uch d ependen t t h egn ly t e nu re s f r om D ome sday B ook a l one i sn o ta lway se a sy , b u tn o ri si ti mpo s s ib le . H oweve r , i t i su ndoub ted ly t h e c a se t h a t o n ly af r ac t ion o ft ho se h o ld ing i nt h i sw ay c an b e i d en t if ied ( F igu re 1 . 9 ) .

p l a ce o f s pec ia l i mpor tance . T he o t he r i s land s o f Wo r ces t e r sh i re , t ot h e s ou th o ft h e c oun ty , w e re p o s se s s ion s o ft h ec hu rch o f Wo rce s te r .

A t Amb leco te i nS t af f o rd sh i re , t h e mano r TRE w a s h e ld b y t wo o f E a r l A lga r ' s m en w h i l s t i n t h e Wo rce s te r sh i r e D ome sday aman n amed AE the lwea rd w a s s a id t ob e at h egn o fE a r lA lga r( 4 1) . T he Waga w ho h e ld G rea tB a r r TRE may

I ti st h e r ef o re p robab le t h a tt h e c ho ice o ft h eS edg ley /Dud ley mano r s a st h e f o cu s o ft h e h ono rw a s s t rong ly i n f luenced b y p r e -Conque s tt r ad i t ion s . H oweve r ,t h i sn eed st ob e e xam ined f u r the rw i th in t h ec on tex to ft h ew ho le h ono rt oe s tab l i sh t h e

b e V agn , t h e D an i sh ' m i le s ' o fE a r l L eof r ic w ho h e ld e s ta te s i nS t af f o rd sh i re a nd Wa rw ick sh i re ( 42 ) . T he o pen ing f o l io s o f t h e Wo rce s te r sh i re s u rvey a l so i d en t if y s ome o f E a r l E dw in ' s t h egn s , p a r t icu la r ly n o t iceab le a mong whom i st h e n ame o f Wu lfw in wh ich o ccu r s q u i t e f r equen t ly ; t h e mano r s

e x t en tt ow h ich t h eh ono ra s aw ho le m igh tb e r ega rded a sa p r e -Conque s tp henomenon .

h e ld b y h im -a s sum ing t h a t t h ey w e r e a l l h e ld b y t h e s ame I nt h ec a se o ft h eh ono ro fD ud ley a ny s uch e nqu i ry d epend s e n t i r e ly u pon t h e e v idence c on ta ined w i th in D ome sday

Wu lfw in , w h ich i sn o t i mp robab le g i ven t h et e nu r ia l c on t ex t t h a t i sb e ing s ugge s t ed -i n c luded B i rm ingham , S e l ly O ak , F rank ley , W i l l ingw ick a nd O ld sw inf o rd . O the r t h egn s o f E dw in m en t ioned w e r e A lfwo ld ( 4 3 ) a nd A lw in ( 44 ) . I ti s

B ook , t h e re b e ing n o p re -Conque s t c ha r te r m a t e r ia l a va i lab l e . T h i s i sh a rd ly a n u nu sua l s i tua t ion b u t i td oe s h i gh l igh t t h e i mpo r tance o f P au l ine S t af f o rd 's o bse rva t ion t h a t l a ndho ld ing p a t t er n s s hou ld n o t b e s uppo sed ' s t a t ic a nd i mmemo r ia l u p t o 1 066 ' ( 36 ) . J u s t a s t h e e s ta te s o f 1 086 m igh tb e ac r ea t ion o ft h e p a s tt wen ty y ea r s , s ot oo t h o se o f 1 066 m igh t h ave o n ly a s ho r t p ed ig r ee , a n o b se rva t ion e cho ed i nF l em ing ' s s t udy o fc om i ta l e s ta te s o n t h e e ve o f t h e C onque s t ( 3 7 ) . T he mano r o f S e l ly O ak i lu s t ra te s t h e

n o t iceab le t h a t t h e c l ea re s t e v idence m ay b e f ound i n t h e Wa rw ick sh i re a nd Wo r ce s te r sh i r e f o l io s , b u tt h i s may n o tb e s i gn if i can t . Wh i l s t i ti sp o s s ib le t os e e t h i s a s ar e f lec t ion o f t e nu r ia l a gg rand i semen t b y t h e e a r l s i n to a r ea s w he re t h e i r t e nu r ia l b a se w a s n o t h i s to r ica l ly s t rong ( 45 ) , i ti sa l so t h e c a se t h a t s im i la r a c t iv i ty m ay b e p o s tu la ted o n t h e S t af f o rd sh i re e s ta t e so fB u r ton A bbey .

p rob lem s . A l though h e ld b y Wu lfw in , i t i s c l ea r f r om D ome sday t h a t t h i s w a s ar e la t ive ly r e cen t a cqu i s i t ion -a p u rcha sed l e a se t h a tw a st ob eh e ld f o rt h et e rm o ft h r ee l i ve s b ef o r e r e ve r t ing t ot h e g ran to r , t h e b i shop o f C he s te r . T he m ano r w a s n o t h oweve r r e tur ned t o t h e c hu rch , b u t w a s

I ti st h e ref o r e p o s s ib le t o d emon s t ra t e t h a t an umbe r o ft h e mano r s t h a t made u p t h e h ono r o f D ud ley h ad b een h e ld T RE b y e i the r m embe r s o f t h e c om i ta l f am i ly o r t h e i r r e ta ine r s , a nd i t may b e i n f e r r ed t h a t i n s ome i n s tance s a t l e a s t t h i s r e la t ion sh ip TRE w a s a n i n f luen t ia l f a c to r i n f a sh ion ing t h e h ono r TR W . S e l ly O ak w a s n o t r e tu rned t o

i n s tead p a r to ff i t zA n scu lf s f e e i n1 086 , p o s ing t h e q ue s t ion o fh ow t h i sh ad c ome a bou t?

t h e C hu r ch o f L ichf ie ld b ecau se t h e t e nan t i n 1 066 w a s E dw in ' s t h egn , Wu lfw in , a nd c on sequen t ly t h e b a ron s o f

T he a n swe rt ot h i s a nd o t he rq ue s t ion s may b e s ough t i nt h e b roade rt e nu r ia lp a t te rn t ob e f ound i nt h e w e s tm id land s o n t h e e ve o f t h e C onque s t . T he re h a s b een a l o ng r unn ing d eba te o nt h en a tu r eo fp r e -Conque s tl a ndho ld ing ( 38 )w h ich h a s t e nded t o i lu s t ra te t h e p r e sence o fd ependen t t e nanc ie s , h e ld i nm any c a se s i nr e tur n f o r m i l i ta ry s e rv ice . S tud ie s o f c hu r ch e s ta te s ( 3 9 ) h ave s hown p o s t -Conque s t c on t inu i ty i n t h e a r r angemen to fs e t t l ing N o rman t e nan t s o n ' l a en land ' a nd

D ud ley c ou ld c l a im t h e mano r a s ad ependen t e s ta te o ft h e i r l o rd sh ip . C lea r ly , t o s ome e x ten t a tl e a s t , t h e i nhe r i tance o f t h e c om i ta l e s ta te b rough tw i th i tt h e d ependen tt e nu re s h e ld TRE b yt h ee a r l s 't h egn s . I fF l em ing i sc o r r ec ti na r gu ing t h a t c ommenda t ion d id l i t t le t o d e te rm ine p o s t -Conque s t l a ndho ld ing p a t ter n s , a nd t h a t mo re c r uc ia l w a s a n a n t ece s so r ' s c onnec t ion w i th t h e l a nd h i s m en h e ld ( 46 ) ,

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t h en t h e f a te o f S e I ly O ak m igh t s ugge s t t h a t t h e e a r l s o f Me rc ia h ad e f f ec t ive ly s e ized t h e m ano rf r om t h e C hu rch o f L ichf i e ld ( 47 ) .

i mp re s s ion t h a t s ome mano r s may h ave b een b rough t i n to t h e h ono r b ecau se t h ey w e re d ependen t t e nanc ie s TRE , o r b ecau se t h e i r t e nan t s TRE h ad b een c l o se ly b ound t o t h e Me r c ian c om i ta lh ou se .

H oweve r , t h e se w e re n o t t h e o n ly c on t r ibu to r s t ot h e make u p o ft h ef e e . I ti sp robab le t h a tt h e r e w e re o t he r e s ta te s t h a t h ad b e en a s soc ia ted w i th t h e k i ng ( F igu r e 1 . 7 ) . I n Wo r ces t e r sh i r e , L eof no th , ak ing 's t h egn , h e ld B e l l TRE a nd G ot h ic h e ld H ag ley . I nS t af f o rd sh i r e , A l r ic , at h egn o fK ing E dwa rd , h e ld E nv i l le a nd p o s s ib ly O x ley ; w h i l s t a t C rock ing ton a nd S e i sdon f r ee m en h e ld t h e t e nu re a nd a t

I mpor tan t a l so i st h e w ay i nw h ich t h e c om i ta l e s ta te i t se lf w a s d i spe r sed a si tc an b e s e en t h a t W i l l ian f i tz An scu lf d id n o t h im se lf h o ld a l l t h e S t af f o rd sh i re e s ta te s o ft h e e a r l s . I n a dd i t ion t o t h e b a ron o f D ud ley , K ing W i l l iam , R obe r t o f S t af f o rd , E a r l R oge r a nd H ugh d e Mon tgome ry a l l h e ld

A ld r idge , t wo t h egns h e ld f r ee ly , b u t i n e ach i n s tance t h e k ing r e ta ined j u r i sd ic t ion . T he S e i sdon r e f e rence m en t ion s w i thou t f u r the r e xp lana t ion t h e p r e sence TR W o f t wo ' s e rv ien t e s ' ; i ti sp robab le t h a t t h i s r e f lec t s t h e n a tu r e o ft h e t e nu r e TRE , t h e ' s e rv ien t e s ' p o s s ib ly t ob e e qua ted w i th t h e ' r adchen i s t r e ' o r t h e ' g enea ta s ' o f t h e ' R ec t i tud ine s S ingu la rum P e r sona ru rn ' w ho m igh t b e e xpec ted t o r e nde r

S t af f o rd sh i r e e s ta te s p rev iou s ly i nt h e h and s o ft h e Me rc ian e a r l s . T h i s o b se rva t ion may b e l o ca l i sed mo re c l o se ly ; i n n e i the r O f f low n o r S e i sdon h und red s ( 57 ) d i d W i l l iam f i tz A n scu lf h o ld a l l o ft h e c om i ta l e s ta t e ( 58 ) ; e ven a tt h e l e ve l o f t h e h und r ed t h e re w a s n o t as imp le o r s t ra igh t -f o rwa rd t r an sf e r o f e s ta te s , a l though i ti s c l ea r t h a t W i l l iam f i tz A n scu lf a nd h i s f a the r h ad b een s ub s tan t ia l b enef i c ia r ie s o f t h e c om i ta l l a nd s . T he i mp re s s ion g iven i st h a tt h e b a ron s o f

s e rv ice o n b eha lf o f t h e i r l o rd , i nt h i s c a se ,appa ren t ly t h e k ing ( 48 ) . T he n ame o fA l r ic a l so a ppea r s a tB e l l ing ton i n Wo rce s t e r sh i r ei na s soc ia t ion w i th aman n amed H o l land .

D ud ley r e ce ived o n ly ap o r t ion o ft h e e a r l ie r Me rc ian e s ta te s i nt h e a r ea , ap o in tw h ich u rge s c au t ion o n a n o ve r -empha s i s o ft e nu r ia lc on t inu i ty .

H oweve r , t h e p o ten t ia l c on t r ibu t ion o f r oya l m ano r s mu s t a l so b e v i ewed f r om a no the r p e r spec t ive . F l em ing h a s h igh l igh ted t h e a b i l i ty o ft h e e a r l s t o a nnex t ot h e f am i l ia l

I tm ay b e a r gued t h a t t h e h ono r o fD ud ley h ad a ti t s c o re , m ano r s a nd t e nanc ie s p rev iou s ly h e ld b y t h e e a r l s o f Me rc ia a nd t h e i rt h egn s , n ow d e tached f r om t h e a s semb lage o ft h e i r

e s ta te ' of i c ia l ' l a nd ss e ta s ide f o rr oya lo ff i c ia l so ra s soc ia ted W i th l o ca la dm in i s t ra t ion ( 49 ) . Mano r st h a th ad b een h e ld b y

w ide r h o ld ing s . T h i s ' c o re ' w a s s upp lemen ted b y o the r m ano r s t oc on s t ruc t at e nu r ia l ly a nd g eog raph ica l ly c ompac t

E dw in TRE a nd h ad p a s sed t o t h e k ing TR W , s uch a s B rom sg rove ,h ad p e rhap se a r l ie rb een p a r to ft h er oya l e s ta te ( 50 ) . Whe the ra s ar e su l to fe f f ec t ive s e izu re , o r at empo ra ry a r rangemen t s uch a s f a rm ing o u t , t h e p o s s ib i l i ty c anno t b e o ve r looked t h a t r oya l m ano r s c ame t o b e r e co rded i n

h ono r ; t o t h i s e x ten t o ne c an p e rce ive s ome p re -Conque s t b a s i st ot h ep o s t -Conque s th ono r ,b u tt h eh ono ro fD ud ley ,a s a n e n t i ty , d i d n o t e x i s t b ef o re t h e a r r iva l o f W i l l iam f i tz A n scu lf a nd h i sf a the r .

D ome sday a st h ep rope r ty o fE dw in o rA lga r .

T he se c onc lu s ion s a r e n o t g rea t ly a tv a r iance w i th t h o se o f R of f e ( 59 ) . H e a rgued t h a t h ono r s w e re d i rec t ly r e la ted t o p r e -Conque s t e s ta te s i nl e ga l f o rm a nd t e nu r ia l c on s t i tu t ion , b u t h e a l so f ound t h a t n o t a l l N o rman f e es w e re d i rec t ly

A s D av id R of f eh a s r e cen t ly a r gued ( 5 1) , t h e l i nk s b e tween p r e - a nd p o s t -Conque s t e s ta te s r evo lve s a r ound t wo m a in i s sue s . T he re i st h e q ue s t ion o ft h e a c tua l ' s hape ' o ft h e f e e , t h et e nu r ia lg eog raphy a nd t h em echan i sm o fe s ta te t r an sf e r ; t h e o the r i s t h e e x ten t t o w h ich p r e -Conque s t t e nu r ia l r e la t ion sh ip sw e re ma in ta ined?

d e r ived f r om p r e -Conque s t e s ta te s a nd f r anch i se s . G ran t s b y t h ek i ng c ou ld c u ta c ro s st h i sp roce s s ,p a r t icu la r ly i nt h ec a se o f c a s te l la r ie s . P e rhap s D ud ley r e f lec t s t h i s p roce s s . No r d oe s D ud ley s t and a l one . E xam ina t ion o f t h e h ono r o f S t af f o rd ( 60 ) a l so s ugge s t s a' c o r e ' a s semb lage c a rved o u t o f c om i ta ll a nd s ,t ow h ich w a sa dd ed f u r the rl a nd s .

S awye r a pp l ied t h e mode l o f ' a r i tece s so r e s ' i n h i s e xam ina t ion o ft h ef i r s ti s sue , s ugge s t ing t ha tt h e s t ruc tu r e o f p o s t -Conque s t e s ta te s w a s ' l a rge ly d e te rm ined b y t h e p r e C onque s tp a t t e rn o fd eme sne a nd t e nanc ie s ' ( 52 )a nd t h a tt h e

F l em ing p l aced e mpha s i s o n t h e c ompo s i te n a tu re a nd l o ca l b a s i s o f p o s t -Conque s t f e e s , h igh l igh t ing t ha t t h ey w e r e g ran ted o u t a tt h e l e ve l o ft h e c oun ty a nd t h e h und red . T h i s i st r ue o f D ud ley t o ap o in t . T he h ono r make s b e s t s en se w hen e xam ined w i th in t h e c on tex to ft h et h r ee c oun t ie s f r om w h ich i tw a s f o rmed . I tw a s ap u rpo sef u l c r ea t ion r a the rt han t h e f o r tu i tou s r e su l t o f a cqu i s i t ion s c oun ty b y c oun ty o r h und r ed b y h und r ed . T h i s w r i te r ' s s t udy o ft h e f o rma t ion o f S t af f o rd sh i r e f e e s ( 6 1) h a s a rgued t h a t t h e p o s se s s ion s o f t h egn s TRE w e re o f t en r ed i s t r ibu ted a t t h e l e ve l o f t h e

s hape o f t h e p os t -Conque s t f e e w a s i n f luenced n o t b y t h e t e nan t TRE , b u t b y t h e o ve r lo rd . F l em ing a r gued t h a t t h e D ome sday h ono r s w e r e c on s t ruc ted b y v a r iou s m echan i sm s , s ugge s t ing t h a t a r ound 2 0% o ft h e l a nd t r an sf e r s c ame v i a a n tece s so r ia l i n he r i tance , a bou t 3 3% v i a t e r r i to r ia l g ran t s , a nd t h e r e s tb y p r iva t e a cqu i s i t ion ( 5 3 ) . F l em ing a r gue s t h a t s i ng le a n tece s so r s ucce s s ion s o n ly o ccu r red i n t h e e a r l ie s t y ea r s o f t h e C onque s t w h i l s t t e r r i to r ia l g ran t s t e nded t o f o l low l a t e r ( 54 ) ; s he c ommen t s t h a t ' t e r r i to r ia l h o ld ing s w e re g ran t ed o u t o n t h e l e ve l o ft h e c oun ty ' a nd ' t ha tw i th in t h e c oun ty t e r r i to r ia l f e e s w e re o f ten g ran ted o u tb y h und r ed o r w apen take ' ( 55 ) . S he a s soc ia te s t h e se t e r r i to r ia l g ran t s p a r t icu la r ly w i th t h em id land sa nd t h en o r th ( 56 ) .

h und r ed , b u t t h a t a n i nd iv idua l t h egn s h o ld ing s w e re f r equen t ly d i spe r sed a mong s eve ra l b enef i c ia r ie s ; h oweve r , c l ea r c on s ide ra t ion w a s g iven t o w ha t w a s b e ing c r ea ted ; d ec i s ion s t a ken i n o ne h und r ed a bou t t h e f a te o f a n i n d iv idua l s e s ta te m igh t n o t n ece s sa r i ly b e r epea ted w hen d ea l ing w i th h i s l a nd s i nt h e n e ighbou r ing h und red . T o t h i s e x t en t t h e r e w e re n o s imp le mode l s t ob e a pp l ied , b u t t h e r e c l ea r ly w a s ag eog raph ica ls en s ib i l i ty t ot h ep roces s .

T he h ono ro fD ud ley l e nd s s ome s uppor tt ob o th mode l s b u t c an a ccep t n e i the r i n i t s e n t i re ty . T he r e i sh oweve r ac l ea r

2 7

p ha se l i ke ly o ve r lap s w i th t h e i n i t ia l s t age s i nt h e f o rma t ion

h ono rb e ing w ide ly d i spe r sed ; o n ly f i ve h e ld mano r s i n mo re t h an o ne c oun ty ( 6 8 ) b u t e ven t h o se h o ld ing mano r s i no ne a r ea t e nd n o t t o h ave w e l l d ef ined g roup ing s . On ly i nt h e c a se o f R oge r ' s mano r s o f Mo se ley a nd E s s ing ton i st h e r e a ny c l ea r a s soc ia t ion w i th t h e t e nu re TRE , a sb o th h ad b een h e ld b y t h e C oun te s s G od iva . O the rw i se , t h e t e nu r ia l l i nk s b e tween mano r s TRE h ad g ene ra l ly b een b roken b y 1 086 .

o ft h e h ono r o fD ud ley . A n tece s so r ia l g r an t s p l ayed a p a r t h e r e , a ss he s ugge s t s . H oweve r , h e r d i s t inc t ion b e tween t h i s

T hu s , i n Wo r ce s t e r sh i re , Wu lfw in ' s t h ree mano r s o f S e l ly O ak , F rank ley a nd O ld sw inf o rd w e re d i spe r sed t o d if e ren t

a nd t h e s e cond p ha se , t h e l a t te r c ha rac te r i sed b y t e r r i to r ia l

t e nan t s TR W ; as im i la r f a te b ef e l l h i s Wa rw ick sh i re mano r s o f B i rm ingham a nd C hu rchove r . C om i ta l mano r s w e r e

F l em ing a r gued t h a t t h e c r ea t ion o f' c on so l ida ted t e r r i to r ia l f e e s ' w a s as e conda ry p ha se f o l low ing o n f r om a p r ima ry p ha se o fa n tece s so r g ran t s . T o t h i s s he a t ta ched at e n ta t ive c h rono logy o f1 066 -73 f o rt h ef i r s tp ha se ,a nd 1 073 -5 f o rt h e s e cond ( 62 ) . U n t i l 1 07 1 , a nd t h e d ea th o fE dw in , t h e r e i sn o r e a son t o s uppo se t h e g ran t ing o f e s ta te s . F l em ing ' s f i r s t

g ran t s , i sl e s s r e ad i ly s ub s tan t ia ted i nt h e h ono r o f D ud ley . T oa rgue t h a ta n tece s so r ia l l a nd sw e re e ngu lf ed b yt e r r i to r ia l

d i s t r ibu ted v a r iou s ly , w h i l s t t h e e s ta te s o f t e n an t s s uch a s R obe r t , R a lph a nd G i lber t i n S t af f o rd sh i re d emon s t ra te t h e a cqu i s i t ion o f mano r s f r om an umbe r o fd i f f e r en t men TRE ( F igu re 1 . 10 ) .

g r an t s c . 1073 5 i ss omewha t a r t if ic ia l a nd s e em s n o t t of i t t h e e xpe r ience o ft h e h ono r . T he c on so l ida t ed t e r r i to r ia l f e e t h a tw a s c r ea ted o wed much t ot h et e nu r ia lr e la t ion sh ip s t h a t E dw in h ad b equea thed h i s F rench s u cce s so r , a nd t h is w a s e f f ec t ive ly t h e p r ima ry r a the r t h an t h e s e conda ry p ha se . T he re s e em s n o r e a son t or ega rd t h e f o rma t ion o ft h e h ono r a s n ece s sa r i ly c omp r i s ing s eve ra l p ha se s o f t e nu r ia l

T he h ono r o fD ud ley w a s ad e l ibe ra te ly o rgan i sed , c ompac t d ef en s ive h ono r o f at ype t h a t s e em s t o h ave d rawn i t s i n sp i ra t ion f r om No rmandy ( 69 ) . I tw a s i n tended t or e spond t o ap a r t icu la r s i tua t ion t h a tw a s a f f ec t ing t h e w e s t m id land s

a cqu i s i t ion s . F rom t h e o u t se t , i n 1 071 , ac ompac t d ef en s ive

i n t h e e a r ly 1 070 s . D i s t inc t ive a s i tw a s i n i t s f o rma t ion w i th in t h ree s h i r e s , i td r ew s ub s tan t ia l ly o n t h e l e gacy o ft h e t e nu r ia lp a t ter n TRE ,b u tc anno tb er ega rded a ss imp ly ac a se o fc on t inu i ty . I tt ook o n an ew s hape t om ee tn ew n eed s a nd

f e e w a s r equ i r ed t o mee tt h e c i rcum s tance s p r e sen ted b y t h e r eg ion ,a nd w a se s tab l i shed a cco rd ing ly . T he mano r s o f t h e f e e w e r e d i v ided b y 1 086 b e tween t wen ty -one p r inc ipa l t e nan t s ( 6 3) . I f t h e c on tex t f o r t h e e s tab l i shmen to ft h eh ono rw a st h es t ab i l i sa t ion o ft h e r e g ion f o l low ing t h e Me rc ian r ebe l l ion s , i ts e em s u n l ike ly t h a t t h i s

c i rcum s tance s .

c ou ld h ave b een s a t i sf ac to r i ly a ch ieved b y t h e s e rv ice o f s ome t wen ty -one m en ; t h e i mp l ica t ion mu s t b e t h a t s ome o f t h e se m en p e rhap s ma in ta ined h ou seho ld s t h a t p rov ided f u r the r manpowe r a nd t h a t t h e b a ron s p robab ly ma in ta ined h ou seho ld k n igh t s , n o t a l l o f w hom w e re s ub sequen t ly s e t t led o n e s ta te s i nt h e w e s t m id land s . B y 1 086 t h e r e w e r e t we lve t e nan t s e s tab l i shed i n S t af f o rd sh i re , e i gh t i n Wo rce s te r sh i re a nd s i x i n Wa rw ick sh i re , w i thou t a ny c l ea r i n d ica t ion s o f s ub inf euda t ion b e low t h i s l e ve l , o t he r t h an p e rhap st h e' s e rv ien te s 'a tS e i sdon . O ff i tz A n scu lf s k nown f o r ty t e nan t s , t wen ty -one h e ld l a nd i n t h e h ono r o f D ud ley . S ome h ad A ng lo -Scand inav ian n ame s ( 64 ) a nd w h i l s t s ome m ay b e n ew t ot h e a r ea , o t he r s c l ea r ly w e r e n o t ( 65 ) , a nd may h ave b een t h egn ' s o f t h e Me rc ian e a r l s . W i l l iam f i tz A n scu lfs l e ad ing s even r e ta ine r s , s uch a s P ayne , G i lbe r t a nd R a lph , a r e t ob e f ound h o ld ing l a nd i n t h e w e s t m id land s , b u t t h i s w a s n o t w he r e t h e i r p r inc ipa l i n te r e s t sl a y( 66 ) . T he l e ad ing w e s tm id land t e nan t s s e em t o h ave b een R ober t , A ca rd a nd R a lph ( F igu re 1 . 10 ) , a l l o fw hom d id h o ld s ub s tan t ia l e s ta te s b eyond t h e h ono r , b u t t h e ma jo r i ty o fW i l l iam f i t z A n scu lf s t e nan t s a ppea r t o b e m en o f mode s t s t a tus w ho se f o r tune s , i ts e em s , l a y mo re c l o se ly w i th t h e i rt e nanc ie s o ft h eh ono ro fD ud ley , i ns of a r a st h e u nce r ta in t ie s o f wha t l i nk s t h ey m igh t h ave a l so h ad w i th o t he r l o rd s a l low s u s t o j udge . T he w eak e conom ic d eve lopmen t o f t h e a r ea p e rhap s l e f t A n scu lf a nd h i s s on w i th p rob lem s s im i la r t o t ho se p o s tu la t ed f o r R oge r d e Mon tgome ry ( 67 ) , o fp e r suad ing m en t os e t t le mano r s i nt h e h ono r . C on sequen t ly , t h e h ono r ia l t e nan t s w e r e p r edom inan t ly ' sma l lm en ' . W i th r ega rd t o t h e e s ta te s e ach r e ce ived , n o c on s i s ten t p a t te rn s e me rge , t h e d i s t r ibu t ion o f t e nanc ie s a c ro s s t h e

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F igu re 1 . 10 .

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NOTES : 1 .F .E .Hanne r ,A ng lo -Saxon W r i t s( S tamf o rd , 1 989 ) ,N o . 9 6 .

1 7 . H un t ,' L and T enu re a nd L o rd sh ip ' , 1 5 -19 .

2 . T he A ng lo -Saxon C h ron ic le s . a .1066 , a nd F lo r ence o f Wo r ce s te rb o th g ive B e rkhamp s tead , b u t W i l l iam o fP o i t ie r s

1 8 .M .Ch ibna l l ,A ng lo -N orman E ng land , 1 066 -1166 ( Oxf o rd , 1 986 ) , 1 3 .

g ive sB a rk ing . 1 9 .I b id . , 1 4 . 3 . E . Ma son , ' Change a nd C on t inu i ty i n E leven th C en tu ry Me rc ia ' , ANS , V I I I , ( 1986 ) , 1 58 . T he c a se s e em s t ob e b a sed o n t h e r o le p l ayed b y A bbo t AE the lw ig a nd t h e p auc i ty o f r e f e rence st oE dw in .

2 0 . Ma son , ' Change a nd C on t inu i ty ' , 1 58 . 2 1 . I b id . , 1 54 -5 .

4 . M .Ch ibna l l ( e d ) , T he E cc le s ia s t ica l H i s tory o f O rd er i c

2 2 .D .C .Doug la s , W i l l iam t h e C onque ror ( London , 1 964 ) , 3 24 .

V i ta l i s , I( Oxf o rd , 1 968 ) . B ook I V , i ,2 14 19 ,2 55 -6 1 . 5 .H .W .C .Dav i s ( ed ) , R ege s ta R egum A ng lo -N ormannorum , I ,1 066 -1100 ( Oxf o rd , 1 9 13 ) , No s . 2 2 ;2 3 ;2 5 .

2 3 . V CH . S taf f s , I I ,7 . 2 4 . i e .S e i sdon , C u t t le s tone a nd O f f low .

6 . Ma son s ugge s t s t h a t i tc ou ld h ave b een a s e a r ly a s 1 068 : Ma son ,' Change a nd C on t inu i ty ' , 1 58 .

2 5 . H un t ,' L and T enu re a nd L o rd sh ip ' , 1 4 .

7 .T he re w a s ar oya l c a s t le i nS h rew sbu ry b ef o re 1 069 a nd t ha ti n Wo rce s t e rw a sp robab ly i np lace b yS ep tembe r 1 069 ; Wa rw ick h ad ar oya lc a s t le b y 1 068 b u tt h e r e i sn or e co rd o f

2 6 . j e . S edg ley , D ud ley , No r thf i e ld , Mo r f e , C ha sepoo l a nd B e l l ing ton .

o ne i nS t af f o rd b ef o re 1 070 . W i l l iam a l so t ook p o s se s s ion o f t h e mano r s h e ld TRE b y E dwa rd t h e C onf e s so r a nd H a ro ld

2 7 . I n 1 086 a t wo h ide mano r i n S edg ley w a s h e ld b y G eof f rey o f W i l l iam f i t z A n scu lf ; t h e d iv i s ion o f S edg ley

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s e em st oh ave b een s ho r tl i ved a f t e rD ome sday .

b u t t h i s w a s f a i r ly r emo t e f r om E dw in ' s ma in f o cu s o f l o rd sh ip .

2 8 . D ud ley C a s t le w a s s hown a s s uch , f o r e xamp le , i nt h e I PM o f R oge r d e S ome ry , 1 273 ; J .C .W edgwood ( ed )

8 .C h ibna l l( ed ) , E cc le s ia s t i ca lH i s to ry , B ook I V , i ,2 19 -23 , 2 60 -67 . I n t h e 1 090 s H emm ing o f Wo r ce s te r l amen ted t h e u su rpa t ion o ft h ei n he r i tance o fE ng l i shmen .

I nqu i s i t ion s P o s t Mo r tem a nd Ad Q uod Damnum , H enry I I , E dwa rd I ,E dwa rd I , 1 223 - 1 327 , ( SHC , N ew S e r ie s , X IV , 1 911) , 1 54 .

9 .I b id . ,2 65 .

2 9 . I nS t af f o rd sh i re , Wombou rne w a s v a lued a t£ 3 .0 s .0d . ; i n Wa rw ick sh i r e , A s ton w a s v a lued a t £ 5 .0 s .0d . , wh i l s t i n

1 0 . F o re xamp le ,F l em ing ,' Dome sday B ook a nd t h e T enu r ia l

Wo r ce s te r sh i re , b o th S e l ly O ak a nd O ld sw inf o rd w e re v a lued a t£ 3 .0 s .0d . .

R evo lu t ion ' ; .F lem ing ,K ing sa nd L ord s ; .S awye r , ' 1 066 -1086 : AT enu r ia lR evo lu t ion? ' ; R of f e , ' F rom T hegnage t oB a rony ' ; J .Hun t , ' L and T enu r e a nd L o rd sh ip i nT en th a nd E leven th C en tu ry S t af f o rd sh i re ' ,S taf f o rd sh i re S tud ie s , 4 ,( 1991-92 ) .

3 0 . S ee C hap te r4 . 3 1 . D .E .G r eenway , C ha r te r s o f t h e Honour o f Mowbray ,

1 . J .G reen , ' The S he r if f s o f W i l l iam t h e C onque ro r ' , ANS , V , ( 1983) , 1 38 .

107 - 191 ( London , 1 972 ) ,x l iv . 3 2 . S ee C hap te r5 .

1 2 . J .Mo r r i s ( e d ) , Dome sday B ook , S u r rey , ( Ch iche s te r , 1 975 ) ,3 6a .

3 . T he se a r e t h e o n ly mano r s i nt h e f i tz An scu lf d eme sne t h a t h ad b een r e ta ined f r om t h e d eme sne o f t h e Me rc ian

1 3 . D av i s ( e d ) , R ege s ta , I ,n o .162 ; t h e e d i to r d a te s t h i s w r i t t on o l a te rt h an 1 082 , a nd p e rhap s a se a r ly a s 1 070 . N o .214 s how st h a tb yc . 1078 -85 R a lph w a s s he r if fo ft h e c oun ty .

e a r l s . 3 4 . I ft h ey h ad c ome i n to r oya lp o s se s s ion , i ti su n l ike ly t ha t t h ey w ou ld h ave e s caped n o t ice i nt h eD ome sday B ook .

1 4 . J .C . Wa rd , ' Roya l S erv ice a nd R ewa rd : the C la re F am i ly 3 5 .The o r ig in s o f t h e Wo rce s te r sh i re d e tachmen t i n S t af f o rd sh i re a r e n o t k nown , b u t i tp e rhap s r e su l t s f r om a s eve red , n ow l o s t , p r e -Conque s t e s ta te l i nkage i n to n o r th

a nd t h eC rown ,1066 1154 ' , ANS ,X I , ( 1989 ) , . 2 61-68 . 1 5 .J . Mo r r i s (ed ) Dome sd ay B ook , Worce s te r sh i re , ( Ch iche s t e r , 1 982 ) , 1 77b .

Wo r ce s te r sh i re .

1 6 .I b id . , 1 77b .

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3 6 . P .S taf f o rd , U n i f ica t ion a nd C onque s t : AP o l i t ica l a nd S oc ia l H i s to ry o f E ng land i n t h e T en th a nd E leven th C en tu r ie s , ( London , 1 989 ) , 11 .

5 6 . F l em ing ,K ing sa nd L ord s , 1 79 -80 . 5 7 .Se i sdon H und r ed w a s a tt h e h ea r to ft h e f i tz A n scu lf s f e e a nd i nw h ich h ew a st h ep r edom inan tl a ndho lde r .

3 7 . F l em ing ,K ing sa nd L ord s ,C hap te r3 . 5 8 .eg . K ing W i l l iam r e ta ined A lga r ' s mano r s o fK inve r a nd P a t t ingham ; E a r l R oge r h e ld C lave r ley , K ing sno rd ley a nd Al v e ley .

3 8 . c f .H un t ,' L and T enu re a nd L o rd sh ip ' , 1 2 . 3 9 . e g . Ma son , ' Change a nd C on t inu i ty ' , 1 63 ; A .W i l l iam s , ' T he K n igh t so fS haf te sbu ry A bbey ' , ANS ,V I I I ,( 1986 ) ,2 25 . 4 0 . H un t , ' Cod ice l lu s

5 9 . R of f e , ' F rom T hegnage t oB a rony ' , 1 67 , 1 76 .

' L and T enu re a nd L o rd sh ip ' , 1 2 -13 . T he p o s se s s ionum ' o f H emm ing h i gh l igh t s t h e

6 0 . H un t , ' L and T enu re a nd L o rd sh ip ' , 1 6 .

p rob lem s o f Wo rce s te r i n t h i s r ega rd ; c f . T .Hea rne ( e d ) ,

6 1 .I b id .

H em ing i _ C ha r tu la r ium 1 723 ) .

6 2 . F l em ing ,K ing sa nd L o rd s , 1 79 .

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4 1 .A n AE the lwea rd a l so h e ld a t Wa r ley TRE .

6 3 .T h i s c a lcu la t ion i s h oweve r b a sed o n t h e u nce r ta in a s sump t ion t h a t r e f e r ence s u s ing o n ly ag iven f i r s t n ame d o

4 2 . c f .A .W i l l iam s , ' Cock le s Among s t t h e Whea t : D ane s a nd

r e f e ri ne a ch i n s tance t ot h e s ame p e r son .

E ng l i sh i n t h e We s ter n M id land s i n t h e F i r s t H a lf o f t h e E leven th C en tu ry ' ,M id land H i s tory , X I ,( 1986 ) , 1 5 .

6 4 . S uch n ame s n eed n o t n ece s sa r i ly m ean m en o fA ng lo S cand inav ian o r ig in .

4 3 . H o ld ing Nor thf ie ld T RE . 6 5 .S tanke te lh e ld W i t ton TRE a nd TR W . 4 4 .A lw in o ccu r sw i th A lfwa rd i nH and swo r th TRE . 6 6 . P ayne h e ld l a nd s o ff i t z A n scu lf w o r th £ 19 .18s .0d . , b u t o n ly £ 1 .14 s .0d . w a s d e r ived f r om m ano r s i n S t af f o rd sh i re a nd Wo r ce s te r sh i re . F o r R a lph , t h e h ono r o f D ud ley w a s mo r e i mpo r tan t , a ccoun t ing f o r al i t t le u nde r 3 9% o f h i s h o ld ing so fW i l l iam f i t zA n scu lf .

4 5 . T he p a t ronage o f C oven t ry P r io ry b y t h e h ou se o f L eof r ic m ay h ave s im i la r mo t iva t ion s o f c r ea t ing a f o ca l p o in t o fi n f luence , i fn o t a n ' E igenk lo s te r ' , i na n a r ea w he r e t h ey f e l tt h em se lve su nde r rep re sen ted ; B u r ton A bbey s e em s t o h ave b een u sed i n a s im i la r w ay . S ee J .Hun t , ' P ie ty ,P r e s t ige o r P o l i t ic s? T he H ou se o f L eof r ic a nd t h e F ounda t ion a nd P a t ronage o f C oven t ry P r io ry ' , i n G .Dem idow icz ( ed ) , C oven t ry ' s F i r s t C a thed ra l : T he C a thed ra la nd P r io ry o fS t . Ma ry ( S tamf o rd , 1 994 ) , 9 7 117 .

i s S on s 6 7 . J .F .A . Ma son , ' Roge r d e Mon tgome ry a nd h ( 1067 1102 ) ' , T ran s . R .H i s t . S oc . ,X I I I , ( 1963 ) , 9 .

4 6 . F l em ing ,K ing sa nd L ord s , 1 31 , 1 38 .

6 9 . F l em ing ,K ing sa nd L ord s , 1 48 .

6 8 . i e . P ayne ,B a ldw in ,R obe r t ,R oge ra nd D rogo .

4 7 .I b id ,8 2 -6 ;H un t ,' L and T enu re a nd L o rd sh ip ' , 1 13 . 4 8 .cf . G .W .S .Ba r row , F euda l B r i ta in , 1 066 -1314 ( London , 1 956 ) , 2 2 ; R .Abe l s , L o rd sh ip a nd M i l i tar y O b l iga t ion i n A ng lo -Saxon E ng land ( London , 1 988 ) , 16 18 . 4 9 . F l em ing ,K ing sa nd L ord s , 9 0 , 1 02 . 5 0 .cf . D .Hooke , T he A ng lo -Saxon L and scape . T he K ingdom o f t h e Hw icce ( Manche s te r , 1 985 ) , 1 23 . I tm ay a l so b e s ugge s t ed t h a t t h e mano r s o f S u t ton C o ldf ie ld , a nd C o t en , n ea r Wa rw ick ,a r ee xamp le so ft h es ame p henomenon . 5 1 . R of f e , ' F rom T hegnage t oB a rony ' , 1 60 . 5 2 . S awye r ,' T enu r ia lR evo lu t ion ' , 8 4 . 5 3 .F l em ing , K ing sa nd L ord s , 1 60 -61 ,2 1112 . 5 4 .I b id . , 1 62 , 1 79 . 5 5 .F lem ing , ' Dome sday B ook a nd t h e T enu r ia l R evo lu t ion ' , 9 8 .

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CHAPTER TWO . FA M IL IES AND F EES I N THE HONOR OF DUDLEY ,c . 1100 1323 . B e tween c . 1086 a nd 1 322 t h e h ono r o f D ud ley d e scended t h rough t h r ee b a ron ia l f am i l ie s . O ve r t h e s ame p e r iod , t h e r e la t ive i mpo r tance o ft h eh ono r , w i th in t h e w ide rc on tex t o f t h e se f am i l ie s ' h o ld ing s t h roughou t E ng land , b ecame

i n tended t o s i gn if y a n a s soc ia t ion o r r e la t ion sh ip w i th t h e k i ng ( 1 6 ) . T he o n ly o bv iou s b reak i n t h i s p a t ter n w a s h i s s uppo r t f o r t h e r e be l l ion o ft h e k ing ' s e l de s t s on , H en ry , i n 173 -4 ; a l ready b y 170 , G e rva se P agane l may h ave b een a mong s tt h e d i s sa t i sf i ed c ou r t ing t h eY oung P r ince ( 17 ) . T he d ef ea to ft h e r ebe l s w a s t oc o s t G erva se af i ne o f5 00 ma rk s

i n c rea s ing ly s i gn if i can t . T he p r inc ipa l c once rn s h e r e a r e t o e xam ine t h e ma in p ha se s i n t h e d eve lopmen t o f t h e w e s t m id land s e s ta te , w i th in t h e c on tex t o ft h e b a ron ia l d e scen t , a nd h ow t h i si n c rea sed s i gn if icance c ame a bou t .

( 18 ) a nd h i s c a s t le a tD ud ley w a s s l igh t ed ( 19 ) a l ong w i th o t he r st h a th ad b een h e ld b yt h er ebe l s .

T he re i sn or e co rd o fe i the rt h e d ea th o fW i l l iam f i t zA n scu lf

T he r e i sn o th ing t os ugg e s t why G e rva se P agane l b roke t h e p a t t er no f al i f e t ime a tt h i sp o in t , b u tt h e a n swe r may w e l l l i e

o ro ft h em ean s b y wh ich t h eh ono rp a s sed i n to t h e h and s o f t h e P agane l f am i ly , b u t i th a s g ene ra l ly b een s uppo sed t h a t B ea t r ice , t h e w if e o f F u l l c P ag a ne l , w a s t h e h e i re s s o f f i t z A n scu lf ( 1 ) . T he P agane l , o r P ayne ! , f am i ly w i th l a nd s i n

i nf am i ly a ff i l ia t ion s . I n 153 G e rva se P agane l h ad ma r r ied I s abe l , t h e d augh te r o fR ober t B eaumon t , e a r l o fL e ice s te r , a nd t h e w idow o f S imon d e S t .L iz I , t h e f o rme r e a r l o f N o r thamp ton . T h i s w a s a n i mpor tan t ma t ch f o rG erva se .N o t

b o th N o rmandy a nd E ng land , h ad e s tab l i shed s eve ra l l i ne s b y t h e t we lf th c en tu ry , t h e ma in b ranche s o f w h ich w e re D rax ,H ambye ,D ud ley a nd B amp ton ( F igu r e2 . 1) .

o n ly d i d t h i s ma r r iage s upp lemen t P agane l p o s se s s ion s ( 20 ) b u t i ta l so b rough t t h e f am i ly i n to t h e o rb i t a nd af in i ty o f p e rhap s t h e mo s t p owe rf u l f am i ly i n t h e k ingdom a tt h a t t ime . I ft h ey h ad e a r l ie r b een a s soc ia ted w i th t h e d ec l in ing f o r tune s o f t h e e a r l o f C hes te r , t h i s w a s n ow mo r e t h an

F u lk ( 2 ) w a s s ucceeded b e tween 135 a nd 138 ( 3 ) b y h i s s on R a lph w ho a t tached h i s f o r tune s t o t h e A ngev in c au se ( 4 ) , a sd i da tl e a s ts ome o t he r so fh i sk in ( 5 ) . I n 138 h eh e ld

c o r r ec t ed b y mov ing i n to t h e c i rc le o f t h e mo s t p owe r f u l f am i ly i nt h e m id land s ( 2 1) . C lea r ly G e rva se P agane l w a s

D ud ley C a s t le a ga in s ta na bo r t ive a t ta ck b yK ing S t ephen ( 6 ) a nd t wo y ea r s l a te rp l ayed as i gn if i can t r o le i nt h e a t tack o n t h e P eve r i l f e e o f No t t ingham ( 7 ) . R a lph 's ma r r iage t o a

n o tr e ga rded a s an eg l ig ib le f i gu re i nt h e s e cond h a lf o ft h e t we lf th c en tu ry .

d augh te r o fR obe r t d e F e r r e r s ( 8 ) n o d oub t e ncou raged t h i s h o s t i l i ty t owa rd s t h e P ever i l s . S ome mo re t a ng ib le r ewa rd c ame t ot h ef am i ly w hen , a f te rt h eB a t t le o fL inco ln i n 141 ,

H oweve r , ar o l l c a l l o ft h e r ebe l s a l igned a ga ins t H en ry i n 173 i sr evea l ing . T hey i n c luded E a r lR obe r tI I o fL e ice s te r ,

W i l l iam P ayne lr e ce ived c u s tody o f No t t ingham C a s t le f r om t h e Emp r e s s ( 9 ) . I tm igh tb e c on jec tu red t h a t t h e a s soc ia t ion w i th t h e F e r re r s f am i ly a t t h i s t ime p u t t h e P agane l s o f D ud ley o nt h e f r inge o ft h e a ff in i ty o fi n te re s t st h a tf o cu s sed o n t h e e a r l s o fC he s te r . I fs o , i tc anno t h ave b een t h e mo s t c omf o r tab le o f 'a l l ia nce s ' a sb y 148 -53 ( 10 )i tw a sc l ea rt h a t

' o ld e nough t o r emembe r t h e d ay s w hen t h e B eaumon t f am i ly d om ina ted t h e M id land s ' ( 22 ) , t o ge the r w i th H ugh , e a r l o fC he s te r , a nd E a r l W i l l iam d e F e r re r s o fD e rby ( 2 3 ) . Wa r r en c ommen t ed t h a t ' g ene ra l ly s peak ing , t ho se w ho o pen ly r e be l led w e re t h ep o l i t ica l i reconc i lab le s . . . tho se w ho f e l tt h ey h ad g a ined l e s st h an t h e i rd ue f r om H en ry I .T he r e a r e n o s u rp r i se s a mong t h o se w ho d ec la r ed f o r t h e Y oung

t h e B eaumon ta ffm i ty h ad b ecome d om inan t i nt h em id land s ( 1 1) . T he c ha r t e r i s sued b y D uke H en ry a tD ev iz e s i n 153 ( 1 2 ) ,

k i ng , a nd H en ry I c ou ld n od oub th ave p r ed ic ted t h em ' ( 24 ) . I ti sd if i cu l t t o a ccep t s uch a n a s se s smen t i n t h e c a se o f G e rva se P agane l . H oweve r , i ti st h e c a se t h a t t h e f am i l ie s

i nf avou r o ft h e E a r l o f C he s te r , d emon s t ra t e s t h a t b y t h i s

w i t h w hom t h e P ag a n e l s h ad p r ev iou s ly b een a s soc ia ted , t h e

d a t e G e rva se P agane l h ad s ucceeded h i s f a the r a sb a ron o f D ud ley ; f u r the rmo re , i n t h e c once s s ion s made t o E a r l R anu lf , c a r e w a s t a ken t o e n su r e t h a t G erva se ' s f e e i n S t af f o rd sh i re w a sn o tc omp rom i sed . T h i s may b e ar e f lec t ion o f s ome a s soc ia t ion w i th t h e e a r l s , o r i tm igh t s imp ly i lu s t ra te t h ec a re t a ken b yH en ry n o tt oa l iena te af am i ly t h a t h ad s uppo r ted h i s c au se f o r a t l e a s t f i f t een y ea r s . G e rva se s e ems t oh ave b een a sc omm i t ted t ot h eA ngev in c amp a sh i s f a the r , a nd b ef o re t h e d ea th o fS t ephen m ay b e f ound i nt h e

B eaumon t s a nd t h e F e r re r s , a nd p e rhap st h e e a r l s o fC he s t e r , h ad a l o pen ly d ec la red a ga in s tH en ry . I ti sd i ff icu l tt oe s cape t h e i mp re s s ion t h a t t h e P agane l s w e r e d rawn i n to t h i s r e be l l ion a s ar e su l t o f t h e i r f am i ly a l leg iance s , a nd t h e i r movemen tw i th in t h ep o l i t ica lc i r c le so fo t he r s . A no the r f am i ly w i th w hom t h e b a ron s o fD ud ley m igh t b e a s soc ia ted w e re t h e B eauchamp s , n e ighbou r s , w i th b ranche s e s tab l i shed i n Wo rce s te r sh i re a nd B edf o rd sh i re ( 2 5 ) . T he B eauchamp s w e r e t e nan t s o f t h e h ono r o f D ud ley ( 26 ) ,

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f am i l ie s h o ld ing o ft h e B eauchamp s ( 2 8 ) ; t h e l i nk s t h a t a r e r evea led b e tween t h e B eauchamp s a nd t h e P agane l s w ou ld s e em t op e rmea te a te ve ry l e ve l o ft h e h ono r , a nd s ugge s t a c l o se l i a i son .

d e S ome ry a l so w i tne s sed a c ha r te r o f E a r l W i l l iam , d a ted 147 -83 , c oncer n ing l a nd a tG rea t B addow i n E s sex ( 4 3) . Wh i l s t t h i s m igh t s imp ly b e c o inc idence , i ts e em s p robab le t h a t t h ey a r e t h e s ame p e r son a nd t h a t t h e se c ha r te r s r e f lec t t ho se r e g ion s w he r e t h ey h ad s ome t e nu r ia l i n te re s t s ( 44 ) .

U n l ike t h er e la t ion sh ip b e tween t h e P agane l s a nd t h e F e r r e r s

C e r ta in ly t h e d e S omery s w e re e s tab l ished a s p a r t o f t h e Ma r che r a r i s toc racy , w h ich mu s t h ave e nhanced t h e i r r ange o fa cqua in t ance g ene ra l ly , a nd p u t t h em i nt h e c i rc le o ft h e

o r B eaumon t f am i l ie s , t h a t w i th t h e B eauchamp s d oe s n o t s e em t oa r i se o u t o f ma r r iage a l l iance ; r a the r , i tw a s p e rhap s b a sed u pon a c omb ina t ion o f h i s to r ica l a cc iden t ( 29 ) a nd c onven ience , a r i s ing f r om t h e i n te re s t s o f t h e l o ca l i ty . F o r t h e se r e a son s , t h e r e la t ion sh ip w i th t h e B eauchamp s w a s

e a r l s o f G louce s te r . T he l o rd sh ip o f D ina s P owy s w a s

l o nge r l a s t ing a nd l e s s s u scep t ib le t ot h e d ange r s o fd yna s t ic p o l i t ic s ; t h i s m ay b e i lu s t ra ted i nt h e r a nge o fc on tac t s t h a t c on t inued u nde rt h ed e S ome ry f am i ly .

a s sump t ion t h a t J ohn d e S ome ry h ad c ome t o h i s m a r r iage w i th H aw i se a s al a nd le s s k n igh t . T he Ma rche r c onnec t ion

F o r i n s tance , t e nan t s o f t h e h ono r o f D ud ley c on t inued t o

r e co rded b ef o re 194 b e tween a R a lph d e S omery , o f t h e h ono r o fG louce s te r , a nd Ma rga re t , t h e d augh te r o fW i l l iam

s ub sequen t ly h e ld b y t h e D ud ley d e S ome ry s u n t i l 1 322 ( 4 5 ) . T h i s d oe s h oweve r c a s t s ome d oub t u pon C h ibna l l 's

may a l so b e r e f lec t ed i nt h e ma r r iage o fJ ohn a nd H aw i se 's s on , R a lph Id e S ome ry , t o Ma rga re t . T her e i s am a r r iage

w i tne s s B eauchamp c ha r te r s ( 30 ) w h i l s t t h e d i spu te o f T homa s d e B i rm ingham w i th t h e e xecu to r s o f t h e w i l l o f W i l l iam d eB eauchamp ( 3 1) i n1 299 s ugge s t st h a tt h e r ew e re

l eG ro s ; W i l l iam w a s aG louce s te r sh i r e k n igh t who s e rved t h e e a r l o fG louce s te ra nd w a s ma r r ied t o as i s te r o fW i l l iam Ma r sha l I ,e a r l o f P emb roke ( d .1219 ) . T ha t t h i s r ep re sen t s

l i nk s b e tween t h e se t wo f am i l ie s . I t i s p o s s ib le t h a t t h e B eauchamp s c oun ted s ome t e nan t s o ft h e h ono r o f D ud ley

t h e ma r r iage o ft h e f u tu re b a ron o fD ud ley i ss ugge s ted b y t wo d ocumen t s s u rv iv ing i nt h eB rook sby c a r tu la ry . T he f i r s t

a mong t h e i r a ff in i ty , j u s t a s t h ey d i d i n 166 , a st h e r i s ing f o r tune s o f t h e f am i ly mu s t h ave s e emed a t t rac t ive t o t h e a mb i t iou s . T he se l i nk s a l so e ncompa s sed t h e d e S ome ry s t h em se lve s . I n 1 254 R oge r d e S ome ry w i tne s sed t wo

i st h e m a r r iage c on t rac t i t se lf , i n w h ich i ti s s t a ted t ha t W i l l iam l eG ro s g ave h i s l a nd a tL i t t le D a lby t o R a lph d e

B eauchamp c ha r te r s ( 32 ) a nd i n 1 239 -41 h e h ad b een p a r ty t o a n e xchange o f l a nd s b y w h ich J ame s B eauchamp a cqu i r ed l a nd s i nB e rk sh i re o ft h e d e S ome ry f e e ( 3 3 ) . T he

S ome ry a s ap a r t o ft h em a r r iage a g reemen t . T he s e cond i sa c on f irma t ion c ha r te r , w h ich may b e d a t ed t on o t e a r l ie rt h an c . 12 10 , b y w h ich W i l l iam C ra s su s , Ma rga re t d e S ome ry ' s b ro the r , c onf i rmed h i s w idowed s i s t e r 's g ran t o f l a nd s i n

l i nk s b e tween t h e se t wo f am i l ie s i s p e rhap s f u r the r h igh l igh ted b y t h e p r e sence o f t h e B eauchamp a rm s o n h e ra ld ic t i l e s f r om t h e c hape l o fD ud ley C a s t le , a nd i nt h e

L i t t le D a lby t oR obe r t P agane l , f o r h i s h omage a nd s e rv ice . T he a s soc ia t ion s w i th t h e h ono r o fD ud ley a r e c onf i rmed b y t h e l i s t o ft h o se who w i tne s sed t h i s c ha r t e r , a mong s t w hom

s t a ined g l a s s w indow s o fE nv i l le c hu r ch , w he re t h ey j o ined t ho se o fd e B i rm ingham a nd d e S ome ry , a mong o t he r s ( 34 ) .

w a sR a lph R u s se l l , w ho i nc . 1194 -1210 h ad a l so w i tne s sed a c ha r te r o f R a lph d e S ome ry t o W i l l iam C ook o f Wombour n e ; R obe r t d e H ag ley ; R icha rd d e R ow ley , a nd R icha rd d e S e le ia ( Sea l ) . R a lph d e S e i l le h ad w i tne s sed a

Wh i l s t s uch h e ra ld ic g l a s s m igh t s imp ly b e r e cogn i s ing p rom inen t m embe r s o ft h e w ide r p o l i t ica l c ommun i ty , i ti s n o ti mp robab le t h a ti ta cknow ledged c l o se rl i nk sb e tween t h e

c ha r te r o fG e rva se P agane l i n 166 -73 . T hu s , i ti st h e v i ew o ft h i s w r i te r t h a t s uch s t rong l i nk s w i th t h e c ommun i ty o f t h eh ono ro fD ud ley a r gue f o rt h i s a st h e ma r r iage o ft h ef i r s t d e S ome ry b a ron , t h e c on tex t f o rw h ich w a s t h e c ommun i ty

f am i l ie s , l i nk s w h ich J ohn d e S ome ry ' s c u s tody o f B eauchamp mano r s i n 1 317 m igh ts im i la r ly r e f lec t . I ti sl e s s c l ea rh oweve rw he the rt h i s a s soc ia t ion b e tween t h e b a ron ia l f am i l ie s s hou ld b e s e en i nt e rm s o fo ne mov ing w i th in t h e o t he r s a ff in i ty , o r s imp ly , a nd p e rhap s mo re p robab ly , o f

o ft h eh ono ro fG louce s te r . ( 46 ) . H oweve r , i ti s mo r e g ene ra l ly h e ld t h a t R a lph Id e S ome ry

f r iend sh ip a nd mu tua l i n te r e s t b e tween n e ighbou r s i n t h e l o ca l i ty ( 35 ) .

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t h e p r ec i se o r ig in s o f t h e f am i ly a r e n o t c l ea r ( 38 ) . A .C .Ch ibna l lh a s a r gued i nf a vou ro fd e r iv ing t h e D ud ley d e S omery s f r om E lmdon i n E s sex , s ugge s t ing t h a t J ohn d e

Ma r sha l I ,a nd t h e d augh te ro fW i l l iam Ma r sha lI .H oweve r , t h i s s e em s u n l ike ly . T he u sua l v i ew i s t h a t R a lph h ad ma r r ied Ma rga re t , t h e s i s te r o fW i l l iam Ma r sha l I ,a nd i ti s t h e c a se t h a t o f t h e f i ve k nown d augh te r s o f t h e Ma r sha l , n one w e r e n amed Ma rga re t . I ti sa l so t h e c a se t h a t i n 1 210 -

S ome ry w a s al a nd le s s y ounge rb ro the r o fA dam d e S ome ry ( 39 ) ,h ead o ft h eE lmdon b ranch o ft h e f am i ly . S ome s uppor t f o r t h i s i d en t if i ca t ion may b e f ound a mong t h e c ha r te r s o f t h ee a r ldom o fG louce s te r( 40 ) .A nA dam d e S ome ry g ran ted l a nd i nG lamo rgan t o Ma rgam A bbey t h a tw a s c onf i rmed i n ac ha r te ro f 189 -99 b yt h e C oun te s so fG louce s te r( 4 1) . T he a b i l i ty t o m ake s uch d ona t ion s S ome ry a ccompany ing R ober tf i t z G lamo rgan d u r ing t h e 1 090 s , a s S ome ry s a cqu i red t h e l o rd sh ip o f

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P emb roke . I n 1 221 , W i l l iam Ma r sha l I( d .1231) b rough t a c a se a ga in s t T homa s d e B e rke ley i nw h ich i tw a s s t a ted t h a t a n a g r eemen th ad b een made f o r T homa s t o ma r ry J oan , t h e e a r l ' s n i ece ( ' nep tem s uam ' ) , a nd t h e d augh te r o f R a lph d e

1 2 , W i l l iam Ma r sha l a c t ed a s Ma rga r e t ' s g ua ran to rw hen s he c l a imed d owe r . T he a ppa ren t c on t rad ic t ion o ft h i s v i ew w i th t h e r e co rd o f 1 221 m ay b e e xp la ined b y r e ca l l ing t h a t i nt h e

f o l low s f r om R oge r d e H amon i nt h e c onque s to f ar e su l t o f w h ich t h e d e D ina s P owy s ( 42 ) . A dam

m id th i r teen th c en tu ry , ' n epo s ' w a s a l so u sed t o s imp ly d eno te k i n sh ip , w h ich i n t h i s c a se w ou ld make J oan t h e c ou s in o fW i l l iam Ma r sha l I , t h e d augh t e r o fh i s a un t ( 47 ) . H oweve r ,

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t h e se t wo , o the rw i se d i f f e r ing , a ccoun t s o f R a lph d e S ome ry ' s ma r r iage . S ince W i l l iam l e G ro s h ad ma r r ied a s i s te ro fW i l l i am Ma r sha lI ,J oan w ou ld s t i l lh ave b een k i nt o

d e scen t o ft h e b a rony h a s b een t h e s ub jec t o f s ome d eba te ( F igu r e 2 . 2 ) . I th a s g ene ra l ly b een t h ough t t ha t t h e b a rony p a s sed v i a W i l l iam P e r ceva l d e S ome ry , w ho d i ed i n 1 222

W i l l iam Ma r sha l I ,a sh i sc ou s in , o nce r emoved .

( 5 1) , a nd t h e m ino r i ty o fh i s s on N icho la s , w ho d i ed b ef o r e

T he d ea th o fR a lph Ii n 1 210 1 1 ( 48 ) l e f t h i s h e i r , R a lph I

4 th J u ly , 1 229 ( 52 ) , t o R oge r Id e S ome ry ( 5 3 ) , w ho s ucceeded i n 1 229 . C a r t e r h oweve r ( 54 ) h a s c ha l lenged t h e a s sump t ion t h a tW i l l iam a nd N icho la sh e ld t h eh ono r , n o t ing

d e S ome ry , a m ino r a nd i n t h e c u s tody o f W i l l iam L onge sp6e , t h e e a r l o f S a l i sbu ry ( 49 ) , w ho t ook t h e

t h a ta tn op o in ti nt h er e f e rence st ot h em ( 5 5 )w a st h eb a rony o fD ud ley r e f e r r ed t o . R a the r , h e c on s ide r s t ha t R oge r Id e S ome ry f o l lowed h i sb ro the r ,R a lph I .I ti su n l ike ly h oweve r t h a t t h i s i st h e s ame R oge r who d i ed i n 1 273 , t ha t b e ing R oge r I d e S ome ry ( 56 ) . T he m a r r iage o f R oge r I t o N icho la , t h e d augh t e ra nd c o -he i r o ft h e e a r l o fA runde l a nd

o ppo r tun i ty o f ma r ry ing h i s d augh te r , I da , t oh i s w a rd . T he i mp l ica t ion s o f t h i s ma r r iage w e re c on s ide rab le , a s w hen R a lph I d i ed h i s w idow ma r r ied W i l l iam d e B eauchamp o f B edf o rd a nd s ucce ssf u l ly c l a imed t h e i mpo r tan t mano r o f N ewpor tP agane l i nd owe r . T h i sw a st ob eo fc on sequence i n t h e s hap ing o f t h e h ono r o f D ud ley d u r ing t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry .

S u r r ey ,n o to n ly r e f lec t st h e v a luab le f am i ly c onnec t ion st ha t t h e b a ron s o f D ud ley c ou ld mu s te r , b u t a l so t h e t e nu r ia l a dvan tage s t h a t t h ey m igh t b r ing . T he d ea th o ft h e e a r l o f

T he w idow o f R a lph Ic l a imed h e r d owe r a nd r ema r r ied ,

A runde l l e d t ot h e p ar t i t ion o fh i s i n he r i tance i n 1 243 a nd

t a k ing a s h e r s e cond h u sband Mau r ice d e G aun t ( d .1230 ) , w hom s he w a s a l so t o o u t l ive . H e w a s t h e b a ron o f L eed s

1 244 ( 57 ) , b r ing ing i n to d e S ome ry p o s se s s ion mano r s s uch a s P a t t ingham i n S t af f o rd sh i re ( 5 8 ) , A l le s ley ( 59 ) i n Wa rw ick sh i r e a nd B a r row ( 60 ) i n L e ice s te r sh i r e . T he i n he r i tance o f N icho la i n c luded k n igh t ' s f e e s i n No rf o lk ,

( Yo rk sh i re ) , who i n he r i ted i n 1 207 -8 , t h rough h i s mo the r , A v ice d eG aun t( t he d augh te r o fA l ice P agane l ) , l a nd s o ft h e P agane l f e e . Mau r ice e v iden t ly h ad s ome a mb i t ion s o n t h e d e S ome ry l a nd s a s i n 1 229 h e s t ruck a n a g reemen t , i n o b scu re c i r cum s tance s , w i th R oge r Id e S ome ry ; b y t h i s

S uf f o lk , L e ice s te r sh i re , S u s sex , No t t ingham sh i re , L inco ln sh i r e , G louce s te r sh i re , B uck ingham sh i re a nd N or thamp ton sh i r e( 6 1) .

a g reemen t t h e mano r s o f Dud ley a nd S edg ley a nd t h e i r a dvow son s , t oge the r w i th t h e mano r s o f Me r e , C len t a nd

R oge r ' s s e cond m a r r iage w a s a l so a p rof i tab le o ne . H e

K ing sw inf o rd , a l l h e ld i n f e e f a rm , a nd t h e i r a dvow son s

ma r r ied A nabe ld e S eg rave ,t h ew idow o fG i lbe r td e S eg rave ( 62 ) a nd t h e d augh te r a nd c o -he i r o fR obe r t d e C haucombe , f o rm ing a n a cqua in tance w i th t h e f am i ly t h a t s u rv ived t h e t e rm o fR oge r ' s ma r r iage ( 6 3) ;t h em a r r iage i t se lf b rough tt h e

w e re c onveyed t o Mau r ice , h i s h e i r s o ra s s ign s , f o r ap e r iod o f s even y ea r s , f r om S ep tembe r 1 229 . F ur the rmo r e , R oge r c on sen ted t h a th ew ou ld n o t ma r ry d u r ing t h i sp e r iod w i thou t t h ea pp rova lo f Mau r ice ,h i sh e i r so rh i s a s s ign s( 50 ) .

i n he r i tance o f t h e m ano r s o f G r ea t D a lby , A sp ley a nd C ha lcombe ( 64 ) .

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e nf eof fmen t s t h e l o rd s o fD ud ley may h ave r e cove red s ome o ft h e se l a nd s t h rough r eve r s ion t o t h e t e nan t i n c h ief , b u t n o t a l o ft h e m ano r s , o rt h e i r f r anch i se s , c a rved o u t o ft h i s

r eg iona l i nf luence o f t h e d e S ome ry f am i ly . Ma rga r e t w a s i n i t ia l ly ma r r ied t o R a lph B a s se t o f D ray ton ( 65 ) , J oan t o J ohn l eS t range o fK nock in , Mabe lt o Wa l te r d e S u l ley ( 66 ) , a nd Ma t i lda f i r s tt oH en ry d e E rd ing ton a nd l a te rt oW i l l iam B yf i e ld ( 67 ) . T he se ma r r iage s s ugge s t ad e l ibe ra te a t t emp tt o f o rm c l o se r r e la t ion sh ip s w i th f am i l ie s o f r e g iona l i mpor tance , i nb o th t h e w e s t m id land s a nd t h e Ma rch . T hey s ugge s tt ha t l i nk s w i th i n f luen t ia l l o ca l d yna s t ie s w a s amo r e

e s ta t e w e re g ran t ed o n ; B o rde s ley w a s h e ld i nd eme sne b y 1 226 ( 7 9 ) , a nd a t ta ched t oi tw a s t h e v i ew o ff r ankp ledge i n A s ton ( 8 0 ) . T he e nf eof fmen t s i n A s ton p a r i sh , t h e s ub inf euda t ion o f B e rna rd P agane l t of o rm t h e m ano r o fM idd le ton o u t o ft h e

v a luab le a s se tt han ma r r iage l i nk s t og r ea te r , b u t l e s s l o ca l ly d ependen t h ou ses . I f s o , t h is m igh t b e s e en a s p a r t o f a f am i ly s t ra tegy t o b u i ld ar eg iona l p owe r b a se a nd d eve lop

d eme sne mano r o f Nor thf i e ld , t h e P agane l p o s ses s ion o f a m ano r i n Wo lve rhamp ton ( 8 1) t h a t w a s n o t m en t ioned i n D ome sday , t h e e s tab l i shmen t o f aP r io ry , p a rk a nd p o s s ib le ma rke t i nD ud ley , a nd t h e a ppa ren t a dd i t ion o f Wa r ley a nd

a n a ffm i ty ( 68 ) .

C rad ley t ot h e d emesne , a l l i n d ica te t ha t s ome a t ten t ion w a s T he r e con s t ruc t ion o f t h e t e nu r ia l s hape o f t h e h ono r o f

b e ing g i ven t o d eve lop ing t h e w e s t m id land e s ta t e a nd d eme sne i nt h et we lf th a nd e a r ly t h i r teen th c en tu r ie s ( F igu r e

D ud ley i s mo s t r ead i ly u nde r taken i n 1 086 , a nd i nt h e l a t e t h i r teen th a nd e a r ly f ou r teen th c en tu r ie s t h rough t h e s u rv iv ing I nqu is i t ion s p o s t mor tem o f R oge r I , R oge r I I

2 . 12 ) . H oweve r t h e ma in f o cu s o fi n te re s t r ema ined f u r the r s ou th . T he f am i ly f ounda t ion o f T ickf o rd P r io ry w a s t h e p r inc ipa l f o cu s o fp a t ronage a nd t h e i r c ho sen p l ace o fb u r ia l ( 82 ) , a nd t h i s s t ood a d jacen t t o t h e i mpo r tan t mano r a nd b o rough ( 8 3 ) o f N ewpo r t P ag a n e l . H e r e t o o t h e re w a s a c a s t le a nd C h ibna l l h a s s ugge s ted ( 84 ) , n o d oub t c o r rec t ly , t h a tt h i s mano rw a st h e i rf a vou r ed p l ace o fr e s idence i n to t h e e a r ly t h i r teen th c en tu ry ( 8 5 ) ; i ta ppea r s t h a t t h e d eme sne mano r s i nB uck ingham sh i re a nd B e rk sh i r e w e re r ega rded a s

a nd J ohn d e S ome ry ( 69 ) . T he i n te rven ing p e r iod r e l ie s o n mo re d ive r se s ou rce s , s uch a st h e G rea t I nque s t o f1 2 12 a nd s ub sequen ts u rvey si n1 235 -6 a nd 1 243 ( 70 ) . T he w e s tm id land e s ta te s o ft h e h ono r o fD ud ley h ave t ob e v i ewed a ga in s t t h e w ide r t e nu r ia l p o s se s s ion s o ft h e b a ron s o f Dud ley , p a r t icu la r ly i n t h e c oun t ie s o f B uck ingham , B e rk sh i re a nd S u r rey ( F igu re s 2 . 3 ; 2 . 4 ; 2 . 5 ; 2 . 6 ) . T h i s i s e spec ia l ly s o i n ac on s ide ra t ion o f t h e b a ron ia l d eme sne

mo re c r i t ica lt of am i ly i n te re s t s .

( F igu r e s 2 . 7 ; 2 . 8 ; 2 .9 ; 2 . 10 ) a nd t h e p r inc ipa l f o cu s o ft h e b a ron ' s t e nu r ia l i n te re s t s . Wh i l s t i ti sb road ly t r ue t h a t t h e

H oweve r , b y t h e e a r ly t h i r teen th c en tu ry t h i s t e nu r ia l b a se h ad b een s eve r e ly r educed . O ft h e t we lve d eme sne mano r s W i l l iam f i tz A n scu lf h e ld i n B uck ingham sh i re , B e rk sh i r e

e s sen t ia l g eog raphy o f t h e h ono r d i d n o t c hange r a d ica l ly b e tween 1 086 a nd 1 322 , t h e re w e re s ome s i gn if i can t

a nd S u r r ey i n 1 086 , t ha t i n S u r rey s e em s t o h ave b een l a rge ly l o s t ( 8 6 ) a nd t h e B e rk sh i re d eme sne r educed ,

d eve lopmen t s w i th in i t . I n 166 G erva se P agane l w a s

a l though t h e mo re v a luab le mano r o fB radf i e ld w a s r e ta ined ( 87 ) . S im i la rp roce s se sw e re a tw o rk i nt h e B uck ingham sh i r e d eme sne ( 8 8 ) . T he d eme sne mano r s o ft h eh ono ro fN ewpo r t

a s se s sed a so w ing t h e s e rv ice o ff i f ty k n igh t ' s f e e s f r om h i s E ng l i sh l a nd s a l though h e h ad a c tua l ly e nf eof f ed f i f ty -f ive a nd t wo th i rd s o f af e e . T he ' Ca r ta B a ronum ' d oe s n o t s pec if y t h e g eog raph ica l d i s t r ibu t ion o ft h e se f e e s ( 7 1) b u t b y

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i n

S taf f o rd sh i re , Warw ick sh i re a nd Wo rce s te r sh i re a ccoun ted f o rs even teen a nd o ne twe lf th k n igh t ' s f e e s( 72 ) .

N ewpo r t( 9 1) .

A t t h e o u t se t t h e re i sl i t t le t o s ugge s t t h a t t h e b a ron s o f Dud ley t ook ap a r t icu la r ly c l o se i n te re s t i nt h e w e s t m id land

N o t u nexpec t ed ly , g i ven t h e a t t rac t ion o f t h e l a nd , t h e i mp re s s ion i s o ne o f p rog re s s ive s ub inf euda t ion o n t h e d eme sne mano r s . T he r e ten t ion o f N ewpo r t a nd B radf i e ld

p o r t ion o ft h e i rh ono r . I n 1 086 t h ey r e ta ined o n ly s i xm ano r s i n d eme sne ( 73 ) a nd t h e se c ompa red p oo r ly w i th t h e v a luab le d eme sne mano r so fB uck ingham sh i re a nd B e rk sh i r e ( 74 ) . T he t we lf th c en tu ry h oweve r w a s ap e r iod o f s ome d eve lopmen t i nt h e w e s t m id land e s ta te s o ft h e h ono r . T he l a nd s t ha tw e re r e ta ined i nd eme sne f o rmed ac ha in r unn ing

mu s t h ave c on t r ibu ted s i gn if ican t ly t o t h e v i ab i l i ty o f t h i s p roce s s , b u t t h i s t r end m igh t a l so h ave e ncou raged t h e P agane l s t owa rd s t h e d eve lopmen t o f t h e i r w e s t m id land e s ta te , p a r t icu la r ly i n t h e i n c r ea s ing ly d i ff i cu l t , f i na n c ia l ly c ha l leng ing y ea r s , o f t h e l a t e t we lf th a nd e a r ly t h i r teen th c en tu r ie s .

f r om t h en o r th -we s tt ot h e s ou th -ea s to ft h e h ono r , t oi n c lude No r thf ie ld , D ud ley a nd S edg ley , a s i nt h e e l even th c en tu ry , a nd t o wh ich m igh t h ave b een a dded t h e mano r s o f Wa r ley

H oweve r , t o t h i s g ene ra l t r end t h e re c ame mo re s pec if i c d i ff i cu l t ie s . T he d ea th o f R a lph I d e S ome ry , s ome t ime b e tween 1 2 15 a nd 1 220 , l ef tb eh ind ay oung w idow , I da , t h e

a nd C rad ley ( 75 ) ( F igu r es 2 . 11 ;2 . 17 ) . F ur the rmo re ,t h e l a rge mano r o fA s ton w a s s p l i t u p a nd u sed b y t h e P agane l s a nd t h e d e S ome ry s t o e s tab l i sh n ew e nf eof fmen t s . T he E rd ing ton s w e re e nf eof f ed b y R a lph d e S ome ry i n A s ton

d augh te r o ft h e e a r l o f S a l i sbu ry . I da s ub sequen t ly ma r r ied W i l l iam d e B eauchamp , b a ron o f B edf o rd , b u t i n a dd i t ion w a s a s s igned t h e mano r o f N ewpor t i n d owe r , w h ich i n c luded L i t t le C raw ley ( 92 ) ; s he a nd h e rh u sband w e r et ob e i n p o s se s s ion o f N ewpor t f r om 1 220 u n t i l h e r o wn d ea th s ome f i f ty y ea r s l a te r , t h e mano r r eve r t ing t o R oge r Id e S ome ry i nJ u ly 1 270 ( 9 3) .

a round 1 200 ( 76 ) a nd h ad p rev iou s ly r e ce ived n ea rby E rd ing ton f r om t h e P agane l s b e tween 135 a nd 166 ( 77 ) . T he s ame p e r iod s aw t h e e nf eof fmen t o f G odw in i n t h e mano r o fC a s t le B romw ich , a nd s im i la r ly N eche l l s , S a l t ley a nd B o rde s ley w e re c r ea ted o u t o fA s ton d u r ing t h e t we lf th c en tu ry ( 78 ) ( F igu re 2 . 8 ) . I n o rde r t o u nder take t h e se n ew

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T he e f f ec t ive l o s s o fs uch a n i mpo r tan t d eme sne mano r o ve r al o ng p e r iod o ft ime mu s t h ave b een as e r iou s b low . I tw a s n o t t h e o n ly o ne h oweve r . H aw i se P agane l , t h e w idow o f

c . 1275 , b u t w he r e t h ey w e re i n vo lved , a s i nt h e c a se o ft h e d e S ome ry s ,t h ep e r iod o fc . 1275 -1330 w a st h e i r ma in p er iod o fa c t iv i ty ( 104 ) . T h i sw a st h ep e r iod wh ich s aw t h e ma jo r i ty

J ohn d e S ome ry , h ad d owe r r i gh t s i n t h e v i l l o fN ewpor t P agane l w h ich h e r s on , R a lph I ,o n ly r e cove red i n 1 207 -8 ( 94 ) . Ma rga re t , t h e w idow o f R a lph Id e S ome ry c l a im ing

o fl e a se s a nd p u r cha se s i nt h e h ono r . S ince t h e c hu rch w a s n o t ap owe rf u l f a c to r w i th in t h e h ono r o f D ud ley , t h e b a ron ia l f am i ly w e r ej o ined i ne xp lo i t ing t h e se o ppor tun i t ie s b y C rown s e rvan t s a nd a mb i t iou s l a ymen , s uch a s t h e C lo te sha le f am i ly ( F igu r e2 . 15 ) .

d owe ri n1 210 ( 95 )w a st or e ce ive ak n igh t ' sf e e i nB radf i e ld , w h ich s he s t i l l h e ld i n 1 242 -3 ( 9 6 ) , b u t i tw a s a ga in i nd e S ome ry p o s se s s ion b y 1 273 ( 97 ) . T he m ano r w a s a ga in a s s igned i nd owe r t o ad e S ome ry w idow a f t e rt h e d ea th o f R oge rI I( 98 )i n1 291 .

T he l a nd ma rke t i nt h e h ono r o fD ud ley s e em s t oh ave b een a n a c t ive o ne ( F igu r e 2 . 16 ) . T he re w e re o cca s iona l i n s tance s w h ich a ppea r t o r un c on t ra ry t o w ha t o ne m igh t h ave

S uch t empo ra ry l o s se s w e re a me l io ra ted b y t h e a cqu i s i t ion o ft h e d owe ra nd i n he r i tance o ft h e d e S ome ry w ive s . R oge r Iw a s t h e p r inc ipa l b enef i c ia ry i nt h i s r ega rd ( F igu re 2 . 8 ) .

e xpec ted , a sw hen t h e m ano r o f Wa r ley , wh ich h ad p e rhap s b een h e ld i nd eme sne s i nce t h e t we lf th c en tu ry , w a s g ran ted b y t h e d e S ome ry s t o W i l l iam d e F oke rham i n t h e 1 270 s

F o r e xamp le , h e h ad ah a l l a tA sp ley ( 99 ) i n 1 265 , am ano r o f t h e i n he r i tance o f h i s s e cond w if e ( 100 ) ; a nd b y t h e

( 105 ) . Whe the rt h i sw a s ag ran to r ap u rcha se , i tw a su nu sua l i nt h a t i tw a s t h e a l iena t ion o fd eme sne . I n Waugh 's wo rd s , ' t he p rod iga l d i spo sa l o f l a nd t h a t h ad c ha rac te r i sed t h e t we lf th c en tu ry '( 1 06 )h ad l o ng s i nce c ome t oa n e nd , a nd t h e mo r eu sua l i mp r e s s ion g i ven b y t h e d e S omery sw a s o ne o f

i n he r i tance o fh i s f i r s t w if e h e h ad a cqu i red t h e mano r o f C h ipp ing C ampden i nG louce s t e r sh i re ,w he r ei n1 247 h ew a s g ran t ed f r ee w a r r en i nh i s d eme sne l a nd s , aw eek ly m a rke t a nd a na nnua lf a i r ,a l though i tw a s c l ea r ly a l r eady r e cogn i sed a s ab o rough b y t h i s t ime . C h ipp ing C ampden w a s a p rof i tab le m ano r , v a lued i n 1 273 a t al i t t le mo re t h an £ 61 ,

s e ek ing t o b u i ld u p t h e i r d eme sne . I n a ny c a se , t h i s g ran t may w e l l h ave b een r e g r e t ted b y o ne o f t h e p a r t ie s , a s i n 1 320 -2 1 R icha rd F oke rham w a s l e a s ing t h e mano r b ack t o

a nd w i th t h e e xcep t ion o f S edg ley , mo re v a luab le t h an a ny s i ng le w e s tm id land d eme sne m ano rh e ld b yt h ed e S ome ry s .

J ohn d e S ome ry ( 107 ) . P u rcha se a nd l e a s ing may b e i n s tanced i n t h e h ono r a t F rank ley , C hu rch i l l , P endef o rd ,

H oweve r , o n t h e d ea th o f R oge r Id e S ome ry , t h e m ano r

Wa l sa l l a nd e l sewhe r e . A t Wa r ley , D unchu rch , H im ley a nd S w indon , l e a se s w e r e m ade t o J ohn d e S ome ry , wh i l s t a t B obb ing ton t h e r e w a s ap robab le p u rcha se b y J ohn d e

w a s d iv ided b e tween N icho la ' s f ou r d augh te r s , Ma rga r e t , J oan , Mabe l a nd Maud , a nd t h e i r h u sband s , a l though t h e re w a s ac ha l lenge f r om G i lber t , e a r lo fG louce s te r( 101) .

S ome ry ( 108 ) .

N one t h e l e s s , t h e se c i rcum s tance s l e d t h e d e S ome ry s t o t u rn n o r thwa rd s , t o r e f ocu s t h e i r i n te r e s t s o n t h e w e s t m id land s , a nd t od eve lop t h e i rd eme sne t h e r e , p a r t icu la r ly i n

T he c onf u sed t e nu r ia l p a t ter n a ga in s t wh ich s ome o f t h i s a c t iv i ty w a s t a k ing p l a ce may b e i lu s t ra ted b y t h e e xamp le o fB romw ich ( Wa rk s ) . I n 1 287 ( 109 ) , H en ry d e C ha s te ! d e B romwych a ppea r s h o ld ing amano r i nB romw ich , a s d oe s A n se 1m s on o fR obe r t d e B rumwyk , who h ad r e ce ived h a lf t h e l a nd s o fh i s s i s t e r J u l iana . B y 1 291 ( 1 10 ) , t h e p i c tu re i s

Wo rce s t e r sh i re a nd S t af f o rd sh i r e , i n t h e c a se o f t h e l a t te r b enef i t t ing f r om t h e g ran t b y K ing J ohn i n 1 204 o f t h e mano r s o f C len t , Me re a nd K ing sw inf o rd ( F igu re s 2 . 13 ; 2 . 14 ; 2 . 15 ) . T he a g reemen t b e tween R oge r d e S ome ry a nd

mo r e d e ta i led . T he p r inc ipa l l a ndowne r wou ld s e em t oh ave b een A n se lm d e B romwych , h o ld ing o ne a nd ah a lf h ide s b y

Mau r ice d eG aun tm igh tw e l lh ave i mpeded t h i sp roce s s , b u t i tmay n o th ave r un i t s i n tended t e rm . Mau r ice d i ed i n 1 230 w i thou t i s sue , a nd i nO c tobe r 1 233 , t h ree y ea r s b ef o r e t h e i n t ended t e rm ina t ion o f t h e a g reemen t , R oge r d e S ome ry s ummoned R obe r t d e Aky land , a nd o t he r s , t os how b y w ha t r i gh t t h ey c l a imed t of i sh i nh i s f i she ry a t Me r e , o ne o ft h e mano r s c ove r ed b y t h e t e rm s o ft h e a g reemen t . I n Me re a t l e a s t , R oge rs e em st oh ave r e cove red h i sp o s se s s ion ( 102 ) .

t h e s e rv ice o fo ne s ix th o f ak n igh t ' s f e e . O the r s m en t ioned i n 1 291 i n c luded H en ry s on o fR obe r t , h o ld ing o ne h ide b y o ne -e igh th o f af e e ; H en ry d e C a s te l lo , h o ld ing o ne v i rga te b y o ne t h i r ty second o f ak n igh t ' s f e e , a s d id T homa s d e B romwych , a nd J ohn d e B radewe l l , h o ld ing t h r ee v i rga te s f o r o ne t en th o f ak n igh t ' s f e e . B y 1 323 ( 1 11) , A n se lm d e B romw ich w a s h o ld ing o ne -f if th o f ak n igh t 's f e e i nC a s t le

F o r many l e s se r l a ndowne r s , t h e e conom ic p rob lem s p o sed i nt h e t h i r teen th a nd e a r ly f ou r teen th c en tu r ie s c ou ld e a s i ly

B romw ich , t oge the r w i th H en ry s on o fR ober t h o ld ing o ne e i gh th a nd o ne t h i r ty second o f ak n igh t 's f e e ; T homa s d e C a s te l lo h e ld a no the r o ne t h i r ty second o f af e e a nd a n ewcome r , W i l l iam d e C lo te sha le , w a s a l so h o ld ing o ne t h i r ty second o f ak n igh t ' s f e e .

a t ta in c r i s i sp ropo r t ion s . S ome s ough tt oe x t r ica te t h em se lve s b y l e a s ing , a nd t h en s e l l ing t h e i r l a nd s , w h i l s t o t he r s t o ok

T h i sf r ac t iona lp a t t e rn w a sn o tu n ique t ot h eh ono r( 1 12 ) a nd i ti lu s t ra te s b o th t h e d emand s f o r l a nd a nd t h e d if i cu l ty i n s a t i sf y ing i ts i nce t h et we lf th c en tu ry ; f o rt h e mo s tp a r t ,t h e se w e r e r e la t ive ly s ma l l p a r ce l s o fl a nd , b u tt h ey w e re n one t h e l e s s w or thwh i le a cqu i s i t ion s . B e tween 1 291 a nd 1 323 b o th A n se lm d eB romwych a nd H en ry s on o fR obe r th ad a cqu i red s ma l la dd i t iona lp a r ce l so fl a nd ,r e f lec t ing t h ep i ecemea lw ay i n w h ich l a nd w a s n ow b e ing t r an sf e r r ed b e tween l a ndowne r s .

a dvan tage o f t h e i n c rea s ing ly a c t ive l a nd ma rke t t o c on so l ida te t h e i r o wn e s ta te s . T he p a t ter n o f a c t iv i ty w a s o f t en o ne o fs eve ra l s ma l l a l iena t ion s o r l e a se s , f o l lowed b y ma jo rp u rcha se s o rs a le . A l though r e l ig iou s c o rpo ra t ion s c an b e s hown t o b e i n vo lved i nt h e e xp lo i ta t ion o ft h i s m a rke t f r om t h e m id twe lf th c en tu ry o nwa rd s , t h e i r g r ea te s t i n vo lvemen t s e em s t o h ave b een b e tween 1 200 a nd 1 290 ( 103 ) . L ay magna te s , o n t h e o t he r h and , s e em l e s s h eav i ly i n vo lved w i th t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry l a nd ma rke t b ef o re

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T he a ppea rance o f W i l l iam d e C lo te sha le a ppa r en t ly p u rcha s ing a s ma l l p a rce l o f l a nd i n C a s t le B romw ich i lu s t ra te s o ne f am i ly t h a t w a s a b le t ot a ke a dvan tage o ft h e c i rcum s tance s w i th in t h e h ono r . T he f am i ly n ame a ppea r s f r equen t ly . Wa l te r d e C lo t e sha le p u r cha sed P edmo re i n

' t h inned ' t h e i rr ank s , s ot h a tt h e re w e re b e tween t h i r teen a nd s i x teen m a in t e nan t s . T h i s p roce s s a ccompan ied t h e b r eakdown o f many o f t h e t e nu r ia l a s soc ia t ion s s ugge s ted b y D ome sday B ook ( 1 32 ) ;

1 339 -40 ( 1 13 ) ; h ea nd h i s s on R icha rd l e a sed S a l t ley i n1 333 ( 1 14 ) , a nd i n 1 317 Wa l te r d e C lo te sha le w a s h o ld ing i n c u s tody , w i th T homa s d e H ynke le , t h e l a nd s o f J ohn d e E dgba s ton ( 1 15 ) . T he l a nd s t h a t t h e f am i ly w a s a ccumu la t ing w e re f a i r ly w ide sp read , b u t a sm e r chan t s t h ey

t h a t i s ,t h eb r eak u p o fs ome D ome sday f e es a nd t h e t r an sf e r o ft h e i rc omponen t st ot h e s i x teen o rs ot e nan t sn o ted a bove . G i lber t ' s mano r a t E nv i l le a nd P ayne ' s a t Amb leco te b o th c ame i n to t h e p os se s s ion o f t h e d e B i rm ingham f am i ly , w h i l s t P ayne ' s o t he r mano r a t C rad ley w a s t a ken i n to t h e P agane ld eme sne .

w ou ld n o t n eed t o r e ly u pon ac on so l ida ted d eme sne i nt h e w ay t h a t o t he r mano r ia l l o rd s m igh t . I n t h i s , t h ey s t and i n c on t ra s t t o s ome o f t h e f am i l ie s r e p r e sen ted i n t h e

R oge r ' s e s ta te o f 1 086 h ad a l so f r agmen ted b y 166 . B o th R obe r t o f E s s ing ton a nd W i l l iam o f H ag ley c ame i n to p o s se s s ion o f R oge r ' s f o rme r h o ld ing s ( 1 33 ) . Wa lbe r t ' s

Wodehou se c ha r te r s , o rt h e a cqu i s i t ion s o ft h e B u shbu ry a nd E s s ing ton f am i l ie s , w he re t h e i mp re s s ion g i ven i so ne o f c on so l ida t ing t h ee s ta te .

mano r a tS e i sdon s e em s t o h ave b een d iv ided b e tween t h e O ff in ia nd F rank ley e s ta t e sb yt h e l a te rt we lf th c en tu ry .

T he d e S ome ry s made a s e r ie s o f s hor t a nd l o ng t e rm a cqu i s i t ion s , s ome o f w h ich w e r e r ega rded a s d eme sne . H and swo r th w a s t a ken d i r ec t ly i n to t h e p o s se s s ion o f t h e

I ft h e l a nd s a s soc ia ted w i th R obe r t i n 1 086 w e r e a l l h e ld b y t h e s ame man , t h en h e re t oo f r agmen ta t ion o f aD ome sday

l o rd s o f D ud ley a f te r i t s f o rf e i tu r e b y W i l l iam d e P a r le s c . 1279 a nd s ub sequen t ly r ema ined i n t h e i r h and s , d e sp i t e a t temp t sb yt h e d eP a r le s f am i ly t or e cove rs e i s in ( 1 16 ) . T h i s m ano r , t o ge the r w i th R ow ley a nd O ld sw inf o rd ( 1 17 ) ,

f e e may b e o b served . R obe r t 's mano r s w e re p a s sed t oH en ry d 'O i l l i , t h e O ffm i , B a rna ck a nd B i rm ingham f am i l ie s , W i l l iam d e B eauchamp a nd p o s s ib ly i n to t h e P agane l d eme sne ( 1 34 ) .

a ppea r ed i n t h e 1 322 I nqu i s i t ion p o s t mo r tem a s h e ld b y J ohn d e S ome ry ( 1 18 ) . T he e xamp le o f R ow ley a ga in h igh l igh t st h e d i ff i cu l t ie st h a ts ome s ma l le r l a ndowne r s w e r e e xpe r ienc ing . I n 1 29 1 W i l l iam d ' E t te l inge s g ran ted t h e

H oweve r , w h i l s tt h e f r agmen ta t ion o ft h e D ome sday t e nu r ia l p a t t e rn i sv e ry much i ne v idence ,t h e d e scendan t s o fs ome o f t h e D ome sday t e nan t s , e i the r b y b lood o r t e nu r e , w e r e p rof i t ing b yi t .T he e s ta te s i n1 086 o fB a ldw in , R a lph ,D rogo

mano rt oR oge rd e S ome ry f o rl i f e o rt wen ty y ea r s ( 1 19 ) ; t h e l e a se e v iden t ly p e r s i s ted , a si n1 3 16 J ohn d e S ome ry w a s i n

a nd p e rhap s A ca rd a l l s u rv ived a nd w e re s upp lemen t ed . T he i mp re s s ion i sg iven t h a t t h e se p rov ided ' c o r e e s ta te s ' w h ich t h e f am i ly c oncer n ed s ough t t o e x tend d u r ing t h e t we lf th

p os se s s ion ,a nd b y 1 322 t h em ano rw a sr e co rded a s' Rou leye S ome ry ' , i n c lud ing w i th i tt h ea dvow son o ft h ec hu rch ( 120 ) .

c en tu ry . O the r a cqu i s i t ion s i n c luded mano r s a t Wa r ley ( 121) , A sp ley A n o u t s tand ing e xamp le o f t h i s p henomenon w a s t h e d eve lopmen t o f t h e d e B i rm ingham f am i ly a nd t h e p re e m inence t h a t i ta cqu i r ed . T he e s ta te o ft h i s f am i ly , t oge the r w i th t h a t o ft h e O f f in i s , a nd t h e P agane l d eme sne , c ame t o

( 122 ) , B lake ley ( 123) , D unchu r ch ( 124 ) , Wa l sa l l ( 125 ) , H im ley ( 126 ) a nd B obb ing ton ( 127 ) . Wh i l s t s ome , l i ke t h e p u r cha sed mano r o fB obb ing ton , w e re p e rhap s i n tended t o b e t aken i n to t h e d eme sne , i ta l so s e em s p robab le t h a t t h o se mano r s h e ld b y mo r e s ho r t t e rm a r rangemen t s c ou ld h ave

r ep re sen t mo re t h an h a lf t h e e s ta te s o ft h e h ono r ( 1 35 ) . T he ma jo r i ty o ft h e m ano r s i nt h e d e B i rm ingham e s ta te h ad n o t e nu r ia l l i nk s w i th e ach o t he r u n t i l t h ey w e re b rough t

b een t empo ra ry i n c lu s ion s . T he s ho r t t e rm b enef i t s o fr oya l f a vou r , s uch a st h e g ran t o fC e s te r sove rt oR oge rd e S ome ry

K inve r( 1 30 ) ,a l la dded t ot h e s t and ing o ft h ef am i ly ( F igu re s 2 . 14 ;2 . 15 ) .

t oge the ri nt h et we lf th c en tu ry b yt h ed eB i rm ingham f am i ly , a ppa ren t ly a cqu i red f r om a v a r ie ty o f s ou rce s . I n Wa rw ick sh i re , a pa r t f r om B i rm ingham i t s e lf , t h e f am i ly h ad i n te r e s t s i n 4 d g b a s t o n ( 1 36 ) . H oweve r , i t w a s i n S t af f o rd sh i re t h a t t h ey w e re p r e sen ted t h e g r ea te s t

T he v igo rou s p roce s s o fa cqu i r ing ab roade r l a nded b a se i n t h ew e s tm id land sc an b eb e s tt r aced f r om t h e l a te 1 270 s , a nd

o ppor tun i t ie s . H e re , t h ey h e ld Mo r f e , E nv i l le , U ppe r P enn , Amb leco te , B u shbu ry , L i t t le B a r r , R u sha l l , P e r ry B a r r a nd H and swo r th ( 1 37 ) . T he c apu t o ft h i s e s ta te w a s B i rm ingham

a r ound 1 267 ( 128 ) , a nd mo r e p a r t icu la r ly t h e g ran t s t oJ ohn d e S ome ry o f S u t ton C o ldf i e ld a nd S tud ley , d u r ing t h e m ino r i ty o ft h eB eauchamp h e i r( 129 ) , a nd o fP re s twood a nd

i t se lf , a nd i tw a s d eve loped a cco rd ing ly , w i th ag ran t o ff r ee , w a r r en i n 153 , a nd i n 166 , t h e g r an t o f a ma rke t a tt h e c a s t le i n B i rm ingham ( 1 38 ) . H oweve r , t h e g ran t t o P e te r

w a s s e em ing ly a ti t s mo s t a c t ive a nd s ucce s sf u l d u r ing t h e t ime o fJ ohn d e S ome ry , ac h rono logy t h a t c ompa re s w i th o t he r s t ud ie s , s uch a st h o se o ft h e C la re s a nd o fH umph rey d eB ohun ( 1 31) .

' d ap if e r ' i n 153 o ff r ee w a r ren i nH and swo r th i mp l ie s t h a t h eh e ld d eme sne t h e re a sw e l l( 1 39 )( F igu re 2 . 17 ) . F o rt h e d e B i rm ingham s t h e t we lf th c en tu ry w a s ap e r iod o f e xpan s ion ; t h a t t h ey a cqu i red mano r s s ca t t e red a c ro s s t h e l e ng th a nd b r ead th o f t h e h ono r s ugge s t s t h a t t h ey w e r e r e spond ing t o o ppo r tun i t ie s t h a t p r e sen ted t h emse lve s . T h i s w a sp a r to f a' d ef a c to 'r e o rgan i sa t ion o ft h eh ono rd u r ing t h e

I n 1 086 t h e h ono r ia l s t ruc tu re o f D ud ley w a s b u i l t a r ound s ome t wen ty -one p r inc ipa l t e nan t s h o ld ing w e s t m id land e s ta te s o f W i l l iam f i tz A n scu lf . B y t h e s e cond h a lf o f t h e t we lf th c en tu ry a s i gn if i can t r ed i s t r ibu t ion o f e s ta te s h ad

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t we lf th c en tu ry , i n w h ich i ti s d i ff icu l t t o d e t e rm ine t h e r e la t ion sh ip b e tween t h e r o le a nd i n te re s t s o f t h e f e uda l o v e r lo rd a nd h i s t e nan t s . I t s e em s i mp robab le t h a t s uch

I ndeed , t h e c a se o fH en ry l e No t te a tU ppe r P enn s ugge s t s t h a ti tw a s .

s ub s tan t ia l t e nu r ia l r eo rgan i sa t ion c ou ld h ave c ome a bou t w i thou ta tl e a s tt h ea cqu ie scence o ft h eb a ron o fD ud ley , a nd

B y t h e t h i r t een th a nd e a r ly f ou r teen th c en tu ry , s ub inf euda t ion a nd t h e s ub -d iv i s ion o fe s ta te s , t oge the r w i th

i ti sp robab le t h a th e s aw a dvan tage s i nt h ep re sence o fs ome d om inan t f am i l ie s w i th in t h e h ono r , b u t t h e d r iv ing f o rce b eh ind t h e se c hanges c ou ld w e l l h ave b een t h e t e nan t s t h em se lve s . T he d e B i rm ingham s w e re n o ta l one . T he O ffm i e s ta t e a ppea r s t o b e o ne b a sed o n ac o re t h a t w a s h e ld i n 1 086 b y R a lph ( 140 ) b u t t ow h ich w e r e a dded m ano r s t h a t h ad b een h e ld b y Wa lbe r t a nd R obe r t ( 14 1) . A t t h e s ame t ime h oweve r , n o ta l lt h e h onor ia l f am i l ie s , e ven t h e l e ad ing

t h e f l u id i ty o f t h e l a nd ma rke t , h ad p roduced a v e ry c omp l ica ted t e nu r ia l p i c tu re t h roughou t t h e h ono r . A t B romw ich , E rd ing ton , A s ton a nd S a l t ley may b e f ound

o ne s , w e re e mba rked u pon t h e s ame p roce s s . B e rna rd d e F rank ley ' s e s ta te r ema ined e s sen t ia l ly t h e s ame a st h a t o fh i s

m e s suage ' h e r eb y 1 294 , mo s tp robab ly t ob e a s soc ia ted w i th t h e R u s se l l s H a l l e s ta te ( 1 50 ) . T he t r end i sg ene ra l ly l e s s p ronounced i n Wo r ce s te r sh i re t h an i n Wa rw ick sh i re , b u t i n S t af f o rd sh i re i t i s a ga in w e l l i n s tanced , n owhe r e mo r e

i n c rea sed c omp lex i ty a r i s ing f r om p a r t i t ion b e tween c o -he i r s o r t h e e x ten s ion o fs ub inf euda t ion , o f ten d ea l ing w i th o n ly s ma l l p a r ce l s o fl a nd . D ud ley i t se lf w a s s ub jec t t ot h e s ame p roce s ses d u r ing t h e t h ir t een th c en tu ry , mo s t o bv iou s ly i lu s t ra ted i nt h e t e nu re o fR obe r t B u rne l w ho h ad a' c ap i ta l

D ome sday p r ecu r so r( 142 ) ( F igu re 2 . 17 ) . T he p a t t er no fa cqu i s i t ion a nd l a ndho ld ing g ave t h e h ono r a

ma rked t han i nt h e mano r o f Mo se ley . I n 1 243 t h i s m ano r

n ew t e nu r ia l s hape d u r ing t h e t we lf th c en tu ry t h a t r e f lec ted

w a s h e ld b y R ober td e E s s ing ton b y t h e s e rv ice o fo ne th i rd o f ak n igh t ' s f e e ( 151) . B y 1 284 h oweve r t h e t e nu r ia l s t ruc tu re h ad b ecome much mo r e c omp lex . T he p r inc ipa l

t h e o ppor tun i t ie s f o r e xpan s ion a nd t h e r i se t o , o r l a nded c onf i rma t ion o f , t h e p rom inence o fs ome h ono r ia l f am i l ie s . T ho se f am i l ie s t h a t e me rged f r om t h i s p roce s s , f ewe r t h an t h e re h ad b een i n1 086 , h ad n one t h e l e s s f i rm ly e s tab l i shed t h e i r i n t e re s t s i nt h e h ono r ; a l ong s ide t h e se p r inc ipa l t e nan t s

t e nan t w a s R obe r t d e Wy s ton , w i th R ober t d e E s s ing ton h o ld ing o fh im ; b u th o ld ing o fh im w e re af u r the r f ou r s ub t e nan t s ( 152 ) . T he n e ighbou r ing mano r o f E s s ing ton h ad s im i la r c omp lex i t ie s . I n 1 284 d e We s ton h e ld t h e m ano r b y

t h e r e w a s ag row ing n umbe r o f u nde r tenan t s a nd s ub t e nan t s w ho se i n te re s t s a l so d eve loped d u r ing t h e t we lf th c en tu ry a s ar e su l t o fs ub inf euda t ion ( 143 ) . I n an umbe r o f i n s tance sp rov i s ion w a s b e ing made f o ry ounge r s on s b y t h e f am i ly . T h i s s e em st oh ave p a r t ia l ly mo t iva ted t h e e xpan s ion

t h e s e rv ice o fo ne k n igh t ' s f e e a nd i n1 29 1 J ohn d e C ave a nd H ugh d eC ave h e ld o fh im ( 1 53 ) .

o ft h e d e B i rm ingham s , a sa t Mo rf e , B u shbu ry , U ppe r P enn a nd R u sha l l( 144 ) . S im i la r ly ,t h e l o rd so fH ag ley m ay ,b yt h e e a r ly t h i r teen th c en tu ry i fn o t e a r l ie r , h ave s e t t led L u t ley o n

S ou th w e s t er n S t af f o rd sh i re , e x tend ing f r om S e i sdon H und r ed t owa rd s C annock C ha se , o f f e r s s ome i mp re s s ion o f l o ca l s oc ie ty a nd i t s e xpe r ience o ft h e se p roce s se s . P e rhap s mo s t o bv iou s ly , o ne o ft h e d om inan t f am i l ie s o ft h e t we lf th

ay ounge rs on ( 1 45 ) .

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r e a sonab le c e r ta in ty o n s even o r e i gh t d e B i rm ingham m ano r s , t wo O ffm i mano r s , p e rhap s t wo d 'O i l l i mano r s , a nd a tH im ley , L owe r P enn a nd C hu rch i l l . Wh i l s t t h i s i n i t s e lf

r e ta in i ti n t h e i r o wn h and s ( 155 ) . T h i s d ec i s ion p e rhap s e ncou raged t h ep roce s s o fs ub inf euda t ion a nd e s ta te c r ea t ion

w a s f a i r ly e x t en s ive , i n a tl e a s t t wo o ft h e d e B i rm ingham m ano r s , s ub inf euda t ion r e ached d own t o t h e l e ve l o f s ub t e nan t s ; a t U ppe r P enn , f o r e xamp le , ad i spu te o f 1 2 10

o n t h e o t he r O ffm i mano r s , e s tab l i sh ing t h e O ve r ton f am i ly i nt h e i r e ponymou s mano r b y 176 ( 156 ) , a nd c r ea t ing t h e Wodehou se e s ta te o u t o f Wombou rne b e tween 176 a nd 189 ( 157 ) . T h i s n ew s ub s id ia ry mano r , c r ea ted f o rW i l l iam t h e c ook , w a s t ob e f u r the r d eve loped d u r ing t h e f o l low ing

i l u s t ra te s H en ry l e Nor t e h o ld ing o fH ugh f i tz P e t e r , a nd h e o ft h e l o rd so fB i rm ingham . T h i st e nu r ia l l i ne s e em st or e ach b a ck i n to t h e t we lf th c en tu ry a nd t h e t e nu re o f H en ry ' s

c en tu ry ( 158 ) . T he se t r an sa c t ion s i lu s t ra te t h e e me rgence o f as ma l l l o ca l l a ndho ld ing f am i ly t h a t w a s mak ing i t s w ay ,

f a the r , H e rbe r t ( 146 ) . C lea r ly , t h e se o b se rva t ion s a r e made o n t h e b a s i s o f e v idence t h a t h a s s u rv ived , a nd i ts e em s

t h rough f avou r a nd p u r cha se , i n to t h e r ank s o f t h e m ino r g en t ry ( 159 ) .

p robab le t h a t s ub inf euda t ion w a s mo re w ide sp read t han c an b e a c tua l ly d e ta i led . H oweve r , t h e c oncen t ra t ion o fi n s tance s o n d e B i rm ingham mano r s i s ma rked , a si st h e t e ndency f o r t h i s t o b e ap henomenon t h a t s panned t h e t we lf th a nd t h e t h i r teen th c en tu r ie s . O the r t we lf th c en tu ry e xamp le s i n c lude Wa r in d eP enn i nL owe rP enn ( 147 ) a nd G i lbe r to rH en ry i n

Meanwh i le , t h e t e nu re o f t h e mano r o f Wombou rne i t se lf w a s a l so c hang ing . T he ma r r iage o f R icha rd d 'Offm i ' s d augh te r , Maud ,t oA lan t h e s on o f Wa l te rd e O ve r ton , l e dt o a n a g r eemen t t r an sf e r r ing t h e mano r t ot h e O ve r ton s , t ob e h e ld o fR icha rd a nd h i s h e i r s a t ar en t o f s i x ma rk s ( 160 ) . T he O ve r ton s h ad b y t h i s a g r eemen t s e cu r ed f o r t h em se lve s a n e nhanced p o s i t ion a nd r e la t ive ly w id e r ang ing i n t e r e s t s , w i th in al o ca lc on t ex t .The D ome sday l i nkage b e tween O r ton ,

t h e O ffm i m ano r o fO r ton ( 148 ) . T he O f f in i s w e r e i n vo lved i n as im i la rp roce s s a t Wombou rne , w he re as ub -mano r t h a t i sk nown a s ' T he Wodehou se ' w a s a ppa ren t ly e s tab l i shed b e tween 176 a nd 189 ( 149 ) . T he e v idence f o r s ub inf euda t ion t e nd s t ob ecome mo re o bv iou s i nt h e s e cond h a lf o ft h e t we lf th c en tu ry , b u t i tw ou ld b e u nw i se t od raw f r om t h i s ac onc lu s ion t h a t s ub inf euda t ion h ad n o t b een a p henomenon o f t h e e a r ly t we lf th c en tu ry i n t h e h ono r .

B rad ley a nd S e i sdon s e em s t o h ave b een l a rge ly p r e served i n to t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry , a nd i n 1 235 O r ton a nd B rad ley w e re h e ld a s ak n igh t 's f e e ( 16 1) . B y 1 291 , W i l l iam d e O ve r ton w a s r e co rded i np o s se s s ion o f Wombou rne , O r ton , O x ley a nd B rad ley b y t h e s e r v ice o ft wo k n igh t s ( 162 ) .

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T h i s , t oge the r w i th a n a c t ive l a nd ma rke t , h ad p roduced a g ene ra l p i c tu r e o ft e nu r ia l c omp lex i ty t h roughou t t h e h ono r b y t h e l a te t h i r teen th c en tu ry . A l though t h e d e P agane l

T he O ffm i f am i ly i t se lf s e em s t oh ave f ocu s sed i t s i n te re s t s i n c rea s ing ly o n t h e i r mano r a t We s t B romw ich u n t i l t h e f am i ly d i ed o u t i nt h e ma le l i ne b y 1 248 , a f t e r w h ich t h e O ffm i e s ta t e w a s p a r t i t ioned b e tween t wo d augh t e r s a s c o -

b a ron s s e em n o tt oh ave n eg lec ted t h e i rw e s t m id land e s ta te , i tw a s t h e d e S ome ry s i nt h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry , r e spond ing i n p a r t t o t h e e r o s ion o f t h e i r d eme sne i n B e rk sh i re ,

h e i r s ( 1 63 ) . An e xam ina t ion o f t h e o ne m ano r o f Wombou rne i lu s t ra te st h ep roce s se sb yw h ich t h ep rom inen t

B uck ingham sh i r e a nd S u r rey , w ho c oncen t ra ted t h e i r i n te re s t s o n t h e t h e w e s t m id land e s ta te , t h a tw a s t ol a s t i n to t h ef our teen th c en tu ry , a nd s t imu la te av i go rou sd eve lopmen t o ft h e i rd eme sne i nt h er eg ion .

f am i l ie so ft h et we lf th c en tu ry m igh tg ive w ay t os ucce s so r s , a mong w h ich w e re s ome o f h umb le o r ig in s a nd w ho se l a nded i n te re s t s w e re h igh ly l o ca l i sed , made u p e s sen t ia l ly o fs ma l l p a rce l s o f l a nd ; t h e Wodehou se e s ta t e r ef l ec t s n o t o n ly t h er i se o f an ew f am i ly , b u t a l so t h e i rd e te rm ina t ion t o c onso l ida te t h e i rl a nded i n t e r e s t s l o ca l ly ( 164 ) . T he s t udy o fg en t ry s oc ie ty i ns ou th -we s te rn S t af f o rd sh i r e i s f a c i l i ta t ed b y l o ca l c ha r te r s ( 165 ) a mong wh ich t h e re i sa p ub l i shed c o rpu sk nown a st h e ' Wodehou se C ha r te r s ' , t a k ing i t s n ame f r om t h e c oun t ry h ou se a t Wombou rne w he re t h e c o l lec t ion w a s p re se rved ( 166 ) . T he c ha r te r s a r e l o ca l i n s cope , d ea l ing ma in ly w i th s ma l ls ca le l a nd t r an sf e r sa nd t i t le d eed s , t h e b u lk o f t h e ma te r ia l r e la t ing t o t h e s even teen th a nd e i gh teen th c en tu r ie s . H oweve r , t h e re a r e a l so s ome m ed i eva l d ocumen t s i n t h e c o l lec t ion r e la t ing p r ima r i ly t o t h e Wodehou se e s ta te i t se lf a nd t o t h e H un tbach f am i ly o f S eawa l l n ea r Wo lve rhamp ton , b u t e mb rac ing t h e m ano r o f Wombou rne a nd s eve ra l o f i t s n e ighbou r s , w i th in w h ich t h e re a r e s ome s even ty -one p ub l i shed c ha r te r s t h a t may b e d a ted c . 1160 1325 . T he se c ha r te r s r evea l a n a c t ive , i f mode s t , l a nd ma rke t i nt h i s p a r t o f t h e h ono r . T he e a r l ie s t g ran t s m ake r e f e rence t o as upe r io r l o rd , b u t t h e reaf t e r t h ey t e nd t ob e a g reemen t s b e tween m embe r s o ft h e l o ca l g en t ry a nd w i tne s sed b y t h e l o ca l c ommun i ty . T he c ha r te r s s how a g en t ry s oc ie ty s e t t l ing t h e i r o wn a f f a i r s w i th in t h e i r l o ca l i ty , a nd o ne t h a t w a s n o t c onf ined w i th in t h e b ounda r ie s o ft h e h ono r . Mano r ia l l o rd s h ad u ndoub ted ly a lway s h ad a cce s s t ow ide r c i r c le s o f a cqua in tance t h rough n e ighbou r s a nd t h e i r a s soc ia t ion s . T h i s w a s i n c rea sed , f o r s ome , b y t e nu r ia l r e la t ion sh ip s w i th mo r e t h an o ne f euda l o ve r lo rd , a nd t h rough t h ed emand s made b yt h eC rown f o rk n igh t st os e rve i nl o ca l o ff ice s . S uch d emand s b rough t t e nan t s o ft h e h ono r i n to c on tac tw i th m en o fs im i la r s t and ing a nd i n te re s t s f r om o t he r p a r t s o ft h e c oun ty ( 167 ) . S uch l i nk s h oweve r d o n o t c on s t i tu t e a c ommun i ty o ft h e s h i re ; t h e s h i r e h ad n o t y e t e me rged a s t h e u ncha l lenged f o cu s f o r s oc ia l p owe r a nd a sp i ra t ion . T he t h eme o fn e ighbou rhood i so ne t h a t c o lou r s t h e a f f a i r s o f t h e h ono r a nd i t s f am i l ie s , g rea t a nd s ma l l . H oweve r , whe rea s t h e t we lf th c en tu ry i n c luded a s soc ia t ion s i nt h i sp a r to ft h eh ono rt h a tr e ached i n to Wo rce s te r sh i re , b y t h e l a te r t h i r t een th c en tu ry t h ey mo re u sua l ly l a y w i th in S t af f o rd sh i re . * * * * *

T he t we lf th c en tu ry s aw t h e d i s in teg ra t ion o f much o f t h e D ome sday t e nu r ia lp a t te rn a sr e o rgan i sa t ion w i th in t h eh ono r a ccompan ied t h e e me rgence o f f am i l ie s s uch a s t h e d e B i rm ingham s a nd t h e O ff in i s . T h i s w a s a ccompan ied b y t h e p rog r e s s o fs ub inf euda t ion , ap roce s s t h a t may b e i n s tanced i nt h e f i r s t h a lf o ft h e t we lf th c en tu ry , b u t w a s mo r e w ide ly e s tab l i shed b yt h e e nd o ft h e c en tu ry a nd i n to t h e t h i r teen th .

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NOTES : 1 .H .S .G razeb rook , ' An A ccoun t o ft h e B a ron s o f D ud ley ' , SHC , I X , 1 888 , 6 ; A .C .Ch ibna l l , B eyond S he r ing ton . T he e a r ly h i s tory o ft h e r eg ion o fB uck ingham sh i re l y ing t ot h e

1 4 . J .H .Round ( e d ) , C a lenda r o f Documen t s P re ser ved i n F rance , I ,9 18 -1206 ( London , 1 899 ) ,N o .1263 .

n o r th -ea s to fN ewpor tP agne l l ( Ch iche s te r , 1 979 ) , 3 8 .

1 5 . I b id . , N o .1223 ; W . D ugda le , Mona s t icon A ng l icanum , V I , i( London ,1849 ) , 1 097 .

2 .F u lk w a sp e rhap st h ey ounge rb ro the ro fR a lph P ayne l ,t h e D ome sday t e nan ti nc h ief i nY o rk sh i re ; C .T .C lay ( e d ) , E a r ly Y o rk sh i re C ha r te r s , V I , T he P ayne l F ee , ( Yo rk sh i r e

1 6 . A .A i le s , ' He ra ld ry i n Twe lf th C en tu ry E ng land :The E v idence ' , i n D .W i l l iam s ( ed ) , E ng land i n t h e T w e lf t h C en tu ry , 7 .

A r chaeo log ica l S oc ie ty R eco rd S e r ie s , E x t ra S er ie s , I I , 1 939 ) ,4 7 , f n .1 ; J .Mo r r i s( ed ) , Dome sd ay B ook , Y o rk sh i re , I ( Ch iche s t e r , 1 986 ) ,A ppend ix 3 ,1 6E1 .

1 7 . C h ibna l l , B eyond S her ing ton , 4 0 1 . G erva se w i tne s sed a c ha r te ra t Wood s tock i nD ecembe r 170 , i nt h e p re sence o f

3 . H e o ccu r s i n t h e S t af f o rd sh i re P ipe R o l l f o r 130 ; R .W .Ey ton ( ed ) S taf f ord sh i re P ipe R o l l o f3 1 H en ry I( AD

P r ince H en ry ; G .H .Fow le r ( e d ) , S ome E a r l y I n s t rumen t s o f T i ckf o rd P r iory , ( Reco rd s o f B uck inghamsh i r e , X I , 1 927 ) ,

130 ) a nd o f It o 3 5 H enry I ( AD 135 -1189 ) , ( SHC , I , 1 880 ) , 3 ;a l so i n aWo rce s te r sh i re S urvey d a ted b y R ound a s

No .3 .

130 -50 , b u t mo r e p robab ly 130 -8 a s b y t h e l a t te r d a te F u lk 's h e i r , R a lph , w a s h o ld ing D ud ley C a s t le a ga in s t K ing

1 8 . As um t ha t w a s p a id o f fw i th in f ou r y ea r s . H e q u i t h i s d eb ti n 178 -9 ; A non ( ed ) , T he G rea tR o l lo ft h eP ipe f o rt h e

S t ephen a nd n o m en t ion w a s made o fh i s f a the r ; J .H .Round , F euda l E ng land ( London , 1 895 , r e p r .1964 ) , 1 47 ; J .R .H . Weave r ( ed ) T he C hron ic le o f J ohn o f W o rce s t e r 118 -1140 . B e ing t h e C on t inua t ion o f t h e C h ron icon e x C h ron ic i so fF lorence o fW orce s te r( Oxf o rd , 1 908 ) ,5 0 .

T wen ty F i r s t Y ea r o ft h e R e ign o fK ing H enry t h e S econd , AD 174 -1175 ( P ipe R o l l S oc ie ty , X ) ( I I , 1 897 ) , 9 6 ; E y ton ( ed ) , S taf f ord sh i re P ipe R o l l , H enry Ia nd H en ry I , 7 4 , 7 6 , 7 8 , 8 2 , 8 3 , 8 5 , 8 7 , 8 9 , 9 2 . I n 179 -80 , h e a l so m ade a p aymen t o f o ne h und red m a rk s t o q u i t h im se lf o f h i s

c f .H .A .C ronne a nd R .H .C .Dav i s ( ed s ) , R ege s ta R egum A ng lo -No rmannorum , I I , 135 -1154 ( Oxf o rd , 1 968 ) ,

o b l iga t ion s a r i s ing f r om h i s s t and ing s e cu r i ty f o r ad eb t o f t h e e a r l o f L e ice s te r t o A a ron t h e J ew ; i b id . , 9 6 , 9 7 ; J .H .Round ( ed ) , T he G rea t R o l l o ft h e P ipe f or t h e T wen ty S ix th Y ea ro ft h eR e ign o fK ing H enry t h eS econd , AD 179 -

No s .274 -5 ,3 93 -4 , 5 81 , 6 34 , 8 39 , 9 11 .

8 0( P ipe R o l l S oc ie ty , XX IX , 1 908 ) 1 4 .

5 .C lay ( e d ) , T he P ayne l F ee , 5 ;D .W i l l iam s , ' T he P eve r i l s a nd t h e E s seb ie s 1 066 -1166 : A S tudy i n E a r ly F euda l

1 9 . W .S tubb s ( ed ) , R a lph d e D ice to , O pe ra H i s tor ica , i , ( Ro l l s S e r ie s , L ondon , 1 876 ) , 4 04

4 . R a lph P ayne l r egu la r ly a t te s ted t h e c ha r te r s o f Ma t i lda .

R e la t ion sh ip s ' , i n D .W i l l iam s ( ed ) , E ng land i n t h e T we lf th C en tury , P roceed ing s o f t h e 1 988 Ha r la : c ton S ympo s ium

2 0 . F o r e xamp le , I s abe l b rough t t h e H un t ingdon f e e o f P e t soe i nd owe r ; C h ibna l l ,B eyond S he r ing ton , 3 9 .

(Woodbr idge , 1 990 ) ,2 54 . 6 . Weave r( ed ) , C hron ic l e , 5 0 -1 .

2 1 . T he e a r l o fL e ice s te rw a s am an i nw hom H en ry I v e s ted ag ood d ea l o ft r u s t . K eef eh a sh igh l igh ted t h ei mpor t ance o f d yna s t ic p a t ronage t o H en ry I , a nd t h e e a r l , w hom H en ry c ho se t ob e c h ief j u s t ic ia ro fE ng land , i s ar e f lec t ion o ft h i s . T h rough h im a nd h i s f am i ly l i nk s H en ry b ound t oh i s c ou r t t h e C oun t o f Meu lan , t h e l o rd o fN ewbu rgh , t h e a r chb i shop o fR ouen ,t h eb a ron o fD ud ley ,t h ee a r lo fG louce s te ra nd t h e

7 .T .Fo r e s t e r ( ed . a nd t r an s ) , T he C hron ic le o fF lo rence o f W orce s te rw i th t h et wo c on t inua t ion s( London ,1854 ) ,2 78 . 8 .G . Mande r ( ed ) , C har te r s o fG er va se P agane l , A ppend ix t o W .F .Ca r te r , ' Add i t ion s t o G razeb rook ' s T he B a ron s o f D ud ley ' , SHC , ( 194 1) , 5 8 .

e a r lo fN o r thumb r ia ; T .K .Keef e ,F euda lA s se s smen t sa nd t h e P o l i t i ca l C ommun i ty u nd er H enry I a nd H i s S on s ( Lo s Ange le s , 1 983) , 9 8 -105 . O f c ou r se , s uch l i nk s a l so r an t h e o the r w ay a nd mu s t h ave b rough t t h e l o rd s o fD ud ley c l o se t ot h e h ea r t o fA ngev in g ove rnmen t , a tl e a s t f o r af ew y ea r s u n t i lt h ed ea th o fE a r lR obe r ti n 168 .

9 . No t o n ly d id t h e P eve r i l s s uppo r t K ing S t ephen , t h e i r l a nd s w e re c ove ted b y t h e F e r re r s e a r l s . W i l l iam s , ' T he P eve r i l s ' ,2 53-4 ;C lay ( e d ) , T he P ayne lF ee , 5 6 . 1 0 . c f . D .C .Doug la s a nd G .W .G reenaway ( e d s ) , E ng l i sh H i s to r ica l Documen t s , I , 1 042 -1189 ( Oxf o rd , 1 981) , No .257 .

2 2 . W .L . Wa r ren ,H en ry I ( London , 1 973 ) , 1 22 . 2 3 .I b id .

1 .They c on t ro l led t h e r eg ion f r om Wo rce s t e r t o B edf o rd , i n c lud ing t h e e a r ldom s o f Wa rw ick a nd N or thamp ton . W i l l iam s ,' T he P eve r i l s ' , 2 56 .

2 4 .I b id . , 1 22 -3 . 2 5 . H .Ha l l ( ed ) , T he R ed B ook o f t h e E x cheque r , P a r t 1

1 2 . C ronne a nd D av i s( e d s ) ,R ege s ta , I I ,N o .180 .

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1 3 .I b id . ,N o s .492 , 9 62 .

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2 6 . H o ld ing B e lb rough ton i n Wo r ce s te r sh i r e ; H a l l ( e d ) R ed B ook ,1 ,2 69 ; H .Ha l l ( ed ) , R ed B ook , P ar t 2( London , 1 896 ) , 5 67 ; H .C . Maxwe l l L y te e ta l( e d ) , B ook o fF ee s , c ommon ly c a l led T e s ta d e N e v i l l , P a r t 1 , 1198 -1242 ( London , 1 920 ) , 5 26 ; C a l . I PM , I( London , 1 906 ) , No s .813 , 4 95 . G eof f rey d eB eauchamp w a st h et e nan to ft h eB uck ingham sh i r e mano r

s e ize t h e S ome ry l a nd s b ecau se R oge r wa s n o t y e t ak n igh t ; G razeb rook , ' Ba ron s o fD ud ley ' , 1 7 . I ft h i s w a s t h e c on tex t , t h e re i sn o n eed t oa s sume a ny p e r sona l a n imo s i ty b e tween d e S ome ry a nd B eauchamp .

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3 6 . G erva se P agane l o u t l ived h i s s on , R ober t , t o d i e wh i l s t

t h i r teen th c en tu ry ; V CH ,

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2 7 .N o te 2 5 a bove . W i l l iam d 'Of f in i ; R a lph Man se l ; R icha rd E nga ine .

f o r t h e r eve r s ion o fh i s u nc le ' s b a rony , a nd i n 194 h e h ad a s sumed r e spon s ib i l i ty f o r s cu tage p aymen t s ; G .E .Cokayne , r ev i sed V .G ibb s e ta l , T he C omp le te P ee rage o fE ng land , S co t land , I r e land , G rea t B r i ta in a nd t h e U n i ted K ingdom e x tan t , e x t inc t o r d orman t , X I I ( London , 1 953 ) , 10 ; R .W .Ey ton ( e d ) , S taf f ord sh i re P ipe R o l l s o ft h e r e ign s o f K ing R icha rd Ia nd K ing J ohn , AD 189 t o AD 1 216 , ( SHC ,

2 8 . R .R .Da r l ing ton ( ed ) , T he C a r tu la ry o f W orce s te r C a thed ra l P r io ry , R eg i s t e r 1( London , 1 968 ) , N o .338 , a c ha r t e ro fW i l l iam B eauchamp w i tne s sed b y I s na rd d 'Of f in i ; c f . i b id . N o .213 w he re h e i si d en t if ied a st h e g randf a the r o f W i l l iam d 'Of f in i . H ugh H a i , a Wo rce s t e r sh i r e t e nan t o ft h e B eauchamp s ,w i tne s sed s eve ra lO ffm ic ha r te r s ; G .W ro t t e s ley

I , 1 881) ,3 3 .

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3 8 . C okayne ( ed ) ,C omp le te P ee rage , 1 09 . 3 9 . C h ibna l l ,B eyond S he r ing ton ,4 3 -4 . 4 0 .R .B .Pa t te r son ( ed ) , E a r ldom o f G louce s te r C ha r te r s ,

2 9 . T ha t i s , s ha r ing c ommon r e ta ine r s s i nce t h e e l even th c en tu ry t o ge the rw i th t h et e nu r eo fB e lb rough ton .

( Oxf o rd , 1 973 ) . 4 1 .I b id . ,N o .137 ; a l so , 1 39 , 1 40 , 1 44 , 1 45 , 1 48 , 1 49 .

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4 2 . R .R .Dav ie s ,L o rd sh ip a nd S oc ie ty i nt h e Ma rch o f Wa l e s ,

a nd R obe r t d e B o sco i nN o .147 ; W i l l iam d e B i rm ingham , i b id . ,N o s .96 , 1 22 .

1 282 1400 ( Oxf o rd , 1 978 ) , 8 7 ,4 15 ; R .R .Dav ie s , T he A ge o f C onque s t , ( Oxf o rd , 1 991) , 8 5 ; T .B .Pugh , ' The M idd le A ge s ' , i nT .B .Pugh ( ed ) , G lamorgan C oun ty H i s to ry , I I , ( Ca rd if f ,

3 1 . G .W ro t te s ley ( e d ) , E x t rac t s f rom t h e P lea R o l l s , AD 1 294 t o AD 1 307 , ( SHC , V I I , 1 886 ) , 5 3 .

1 971) , 1 8 . 4 3 . P a t te r son ( ed ) , G louce s t er C ha r t er s , No .158 .

3 2 . Ma son ( e d ) ,B eauchamp C a r tu la ry , No s .39 ,4 0 . 3 .I b id . ,x x i i i .

4 4 . T he r e i sa l so ac ha r t e r o fR ober t d e H a ia t h a t mu s t p re d a te 155 -c f . J .A .G reen , T he G ove rnmen to fE ng land u nd e r

3 4 . S ee C hap t e r E leven . T he e a r l ie s t B eauchamp t i l e s s e em

H enry I ,( Camb r idge , 1 986 ) , 2 58 -t ot h e P r io ry o fB a s se lech i n Monmou th sh i re t h a tw a s w i tne s sed b y R oge r d e S ome ry ; D ugda le , Mona s t icon ,I V , 6 33 .

t o b e long t o t h e e a r ly 1 300 s , b u t t h ey c on t inue i n to t h e s i x teen th c en tu ry ; M .Locock , ' Med ieva l F loo r T i le s f r om D ud ley C a s t le , We s t M id land s . F u r the r R e sea rch , I n app rop r ia te H e ra ld ry a nd S ecu la r I mage ry ' , D ud ley C a s t le A r cha eo log ica l P ro jec t , A r ch ive . T he e v id ence o ft h e f l oo r t i l e s h oweve r mu s tb e t r ea t ed w i th c au t ion a st h ey may d a t e t o a f t e r 1 350 , a nd L ocock f a vou r s ad a te f o r t h em i n t h e f i f teen th c en tu ry ; M .Locock , ' Med ieva l T i le s f r om Dud ley C a s t le , A P re l im ina ry R epo r t ' , WMPRG N ew s le t ter , 1 2 ( 1989 ) , 1 . 3 5 . T he r e w a s a n i n c iden t i n B eauchamp w a s g i ven t h e s on F rank ley , a s ah o s tage , b y R oge r 1 231 -1234 ( London , 1 905 ) , 2 47 .

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( D ina s P owy s ) w a s h e ld a st h ree a nd ah a lf k n igh t ' s f e e s b y J ohn d e S ome ry i n1 315 . 4 6 . D .C rouch , W i l l iam Ma r sha l ( London , 1 990 ) , 1 66 a nd f n .23 . W i l l iam l e G ro s s e rved a s s t ewa rd t o t h e e a r l o f G louce s te r . B rook sby C a r tu la ry , B od le ian L ib ra ry , m s . Wood e mp t . 7f o . 9 7 r ; Mande r ( e d ) , Wod ehou se D eed s , 1 0 ; Mande r( ed ) ,C ha r t er so fG er va se P agane l ,7 2 ,N o .5 .

1 233 w hen Wa l te r d e a nd h e i r o f S imon d e d e S ome ry ; C a l . C l . R . , T he o rde r f o r h i s r e lea se

4 7 . C okayne ( ed ) , C omp le te P ee rage , I , 1 27 ; X I I , 10 ;

w a s g i ven i n J u ly 1 234 ; C a l . P . R . , 1 232 -1247 ( London , 1 906 ) , 6 0 . T h i s m igh t b e r e la t ed t o aw r i t o f J une 1 233 ,

G razeb rook , ' Ba ron s o fD ud ley ' , 1 3 , f n .6 ; C a r te r , ' Add i t ion s ' , 2 7 -8 . E y ton ( ed ) , S taf f o rd sh i re P ipe R o l l s , R i cha rd I a nd J ohn , 1 56 ; D .M .S ten ton ( e d ) , R o l l s o ft h e J u s t i ce s i nE y re

i s sued a t Wen lock , o rde r ing t h e s he r if fo f Wo rce s te r sh i re t o

b e ing t h eR o l l s o ft h eP l ea s a nd A ss i ze sf or G louce s te r sh i re ,

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Wa rw ick sh i re a nd S taf f ord sh i re , 1 221 , 1 222 . ( Pub l ica t ion s o ft h e S e lden S oc ie ty , L IX , 1 940 ) , l i l i i , 1 39 -40 . S .Lee ( e d ) ,

a nd R oge r I , b u t t h e d a t e a tw h ich t h e o ne s ucceeded t h e o t he ri sn o tk nown .

D i c t ionary o fN a t iona lB iography , X I I , 116 . I ft h e Ma rga re t who m a r r ied R a lph d e S ome ry w a s t h e s i s te r o f W i l l iam Ma r sha l I ,s he c anno t h ave b een b o rn l a te rt han c . 1165 , t h e

5 7 . I n J u ly 1 243 s ome mano r s a nd k n igh t s ' s e rv ice o f t h e h ono r s o fC he s te r a nd A runde l w e r e a s s igned t o I s abe l , t h e w idow o fH ugh d 'Aub igny , i nd owe r , a nd i nN ovembe r 1 243 t h e m ano r o f B a r row o n S oa r w a s a s s igned t o R oge r d e

y ea r i nw h ich h e r f a the r , J ohn Ma r sha l , d i ed , a nd s h e m ay w e l l h ave b een b o rn s omewha t e a r l ie r . B y t h e t ime t h a t s h e w a s c l a im ing d owe r s he w ou ld h ave b een a tl e a s t f o r ty -f ive

S ome ry i nt h e r i gh t o fh i s w if e . I n J une 1 244 t h e k n igh t ' s f e e so ft h es ame h ono r sw e r e a ppor t ioned b e tween R ober td e

y ea r s o l d . S he w a s s t i l l a l ive i n 1 242 -3 , w hen s he w ou ld h ave b een s even ty seven y ea r s o fa ge , o r mo re . c f . ' n epo s ' i n R .E .La tham , R ev i sed Med ieva lL a t in W ord -L i s tf rom B r i t i sh a nd I r i sh S ource s( London , 1 965 ) , 3 12 .

T a t e sha le , J ohn f i t z A lan a nd R oge r I d e S ome ry a nd N icho la h i s w if e ; W .Fa r r e r , H onor s a nd K n igh t s ' F ee s , I ( London , 1 924 ) , 1 2 ; C a L P .R . 1 232 -1247 ( London , 1 906 ) , 4 08 .

4 8 .1210 11 , h i s w idow Ma rga re t f i ned f o r d owe r ; C .F .S lad e ( ed ) T he G rea t R o l l o ft h e P ipe f or t h e T we lf th Y ea r o ft h e R e ign o fK ing J ohn , M i chae lma s 1 210 , ( P ipe R o l l S oc ie ty , XXV I , 1 951) , 1 03 . S he w a s s t i l l a l ive i n 1 242 -3 , a tw h ich

5 8 . C a l . C l . R . , 1 242 -1247 ( London , 1 9 16 ) , 2 52 ; C a l . I PM , I ,N o .813 ; V CH , S taf f s . , XX , 1 75 .

t ime s he w a si np os se s s ion o f af e ei nB radf i e ld i nB e rk sh i r e ;

5 9 .

C a r te r , ' Add i t ion s ' ,2 8 .

W a rw i ck sh i re H und red R o l l s o f 1 279 -80 , S tone le igh a nd K ine ton Hund red s .( Oxf o rd , 1 992 ) , 8 2 .

4 9 . Maxwe l l L y te ( ed ) , B ook o fF ee s , 1 42 ; J .C . Wedgwood ( ed ) , T e s ta d e N ev i l l a nd o the r F euda tor ie s , ( SHC , N ew

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S e r ie s ,X IV , 1 911) , 3 83 . 5 0 . Mau r ice d e G aun t ; C a LC .R . , 1 226 -1257 ( London , 1 903 ) , 9 7 ; G razeb rook , ' Ba ron s o f D ud ley ' , 1 3 ; C lay ( e d ) , T he P ayne lF ee ,3 5f f ; L ee ( ed ) , DNB , V I I ,9 52 . 1 4 ;

( ed ) P lea R o l l s t emp . H en ry I I . S u i t s af ec t ing S taf f ord sh i re t e nan t s , t a ken f rom t h eP l ea R o l l s o ft h eR e ign o fH enry I I , ( SHC ,V I , 1 883 ) , 1 03 .

5 2 . I n t h e c u s tody o f t h e e a r l o f C he s te r ; N icho la s d i ed wh i l s ts t i l l am ino r ; i b id , 12 .

6 1 . C a l . C l . R . ,1242 -1247 , 2 51 . H e r mo the r w a s t h e s i s te r a nd c o -he i re s s o f R anu lf , e a r l o f C he s t e r , w h ich h ad a l so e nhanced t h e s cope o f N icho la ' s i n te r e s t s ; F a r re r , H ono r s

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6 2 . H e d i ed i n 1 254 ; G razeb rook , ' Ba ron s o f Dud ley ' , 2 1 f n .l .

5 4 . C a r te r ,' Add i t ion s ' , 2 9 -30 . 6 3 . G i lbe r t d e 5 5 . e g . C a LC LR . , 1 227 -1231 ( London , 1 902 ) , 1 90 .

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S ome ry ' s c i rc le o fa cqua in tance b y 1 244 , w hen af r a c t ion o f t h e f e e o f S eg rave h ad b een a s s igned t o t h e p ou rpa r ty o f R oge r d e S ome ry a nd N icho la ; F a r re r , H ono r s a nd K n igh t ' s F ee s , 7 2 . N icho la s d e S eg rave , R oge r 's s t ep son , w i tne s sed a

5 6 . R oge r Id e S ome ry w a s c e r ta in ly i n p o s se s s ion o f t h e h ono r b y 1 229 a nd h ad e n te red i n to a n a g r eemen t w i th Mau r ice d e G aun t b ef o rehand ; C a LC .R . , I , 1 226 -1257 ( London , 1 903 ) , 9 7 ; V CH , W orc s . , I I , 9 1 a nd f n . 3 2 . T he p robab i l i ty o f aR oge r Ia nd I i nt h e p e r iod 1 229 t o 1 273 i s

S ome ry c ha r te r o f t h e l a te 1 270 s g r an t ing t h e mano r o f P endef o rd t o t h e P r io ry o f S t .Thoma s t h e Ma r ty r j ux ta S t af f o rd ; F .Pa rke r ( ed ) , A C ha r tu la ry o f t h e P r io ry o f S t .T homa s t h e Ma r ty r , n ea rS taf f ord , ( SHC , V I I I , 1 887 ) , 177 .

d i scu s sed b y C a r te r , ' Add i t ion s ' , 3 2 -4 . T he I PM o fR oge r I r ef e r st o ag randf a the r , R a lph , w ho r e ce ived Me re f r om K ing J ohn , w h i l s t t h e P l ea R o l l s f o r 1 247 r e f e r t o aR a lph d e S ome ry , e l de s t s on o f R oge r I d e S ome ry a nd N icho la ,

I nt h e e a r ly f ou r teen th c en tu ry t h e S eg rave s w e re r e c ru i t ing i n to t h e i r r e t inue s m en l i ke W i l l iam d e B i rm ingham a nd J ohn G if f a rd ; c f . C hap t e r3 .I n 1 320 S t ephen d e S eg rave w a s i n s ta l led a s D ean o f L ichf i e ld , i nt h e p r e sence o f J ohn a nd N icho la s d e S eg rave a nd J ohn d e S ome ry ; H .E .Savage ( e d ) , T he G rea tR eg i s te ro fL ichf i e ld C a thed ra lk nown a s Magnum R eg i s t rum A lbum , ( SHC , 1 924 ) , 5 81 .

whose g randf a the r , R oge r Id e S ome ry , h ad h e ld t h e m ano r o f ' Ba rewe ' . T h i s mano r may b e i d en t if i ed w i th B a r row o n S oa r i nL e ice s te r sh i re , b u t t h i s i sn o t w i thou t i t s p rob lem s . T he mano r f i gu r e s i nt h e I PM o fR oge r Id e S ome ry a so f t h e i n he r i tance o f h i s f i r s t w if e , N icho la ; C a l . I PM , I

6 4 . I n L e ice s te r sh i re , Wa rw ick sh i r e a nd N o r thamp ton sh i r e r e spec t ive ly ; C a LI PM , I , N o .16 .

( London ,1906 ) , No .16 ;s he d i ed s ome t ime b e tween 1 244 a nd 1 247 . T h i s r a i se s t h e q ue s t ion o f h ow R a lph 's g randf a the r c ame t ob e i np o sse s s ion o ft h e mano r b ef o re 1 243 ; w h i l s t t h e p rob lem s t and s i td oe s n o t i n va l ida te t h e k ey p o in t t h a t R a lph h ad ag randf a the rn amed R oge rd e S ome ry . T he ref o re , t h i s w r i te r i si n c l ined t o a ccep t C a r te r 's c a se f o r aR oge r I

5 8

6 5 . Af t e r h i s d ea th a tt h e b a t t le o f E ve sham s he m a r r ied R a lph C romwe l lo fT a t te sha l l .

6 6 . T o b e i d en t if ied w i th t h e mano r o fS u l ly i nG lamo rgan , i nt h e l o rd sh ip o fD ina sP owy s .

B o rde s ley w a sh e ld i nd eme sne b yt h e d e S ome ry s b y 1 226 ; i b id . , 6 2 ; Maxwe l lL y te ( e d ) ,B ook o fF ee s ,3 76 .

6 7 . G razeb rook , ' Ba ron so fD ud ley ' ,2 1 .

7 9 .I b id .

6 8 . T he se r e la t ion sh ip s d id n o t n ece s sa r i ly a lway s w o rk a s t h e d e S ome ry s m igh th ave i n tended . T he r e i sa n i mp re s s ion

8 0 . P ub l ic R eco rd O ff i ce C .134 /77 /3 .

o fs ome t e n s ion , f o re xamp le ,b e tween R oge rd e S ome ry a nd R a lph B a s se t ;t h el o an o f money b yt h ef o rme rt ot h e l a t te ri n

8 1 . L .Landon ( e d ) , C a r tae A n t iquae , R o l l s 1 10 ( P ipe R o l l S oc ie ty , N ew S e r ie s , XV I I ; L ondon , 1 939 ) , N o .219 . T he k ing g r an t ed t h em ano ro f Wo lve rhamp ton t oH uber t Wa l te r ,

1 261 l e dt o ad i spu te ; Wro t te s ley ( ed ) , P l ea R o l l s , H en ry I I , 1 48 . F o r af u l le r d i scu s s ion o f t h e se t e n s ion s a nd t h e i r c on tex t , s e e , J .Hun t , ' F am i l ie s a t Wa r : R oya l i s t s a nd Mon t f or t ian s i nt h e We s t M id land s ' , M id land H i s tory , XX I I ( 1997 ) , 1 34 .

a r chb i shop o f C an te rbu ry . R a lph d e S ome ry e xchanged Wo lve rhamp ton w i th t h e k i ng f o r t h e mano r s o f Me re , K ing sw inf o rd a nd C len ti n1 204 . 8 2 . C hap t e rT en .

6 9 . F o r t h e t e nur ia l g eog raphy i n 1 086 , s e e C hap te r 1 .F o r t h el a te t h i r teen th a nd e a r ly f our teen th c en tu r ie s ; C aLIP M , N o s .16 ; 8 13 ; C a lI PM , V I( London , 1 910 ) ,N o .428 .

8 3 . D ome sday B ook r e f e r st ob u rges se s a tN ewpo r t ; J .Mo r r i s ( e d ) , D ome sday B ook , B uck inghamsh i re ( Ch iche s te r , 1 978 ) , 1 48d .

7 0 . Wedgwood ( ed ) , T e s ta d e N ev i l l , 3 83 , 3 85 , 3 87 , 3 89 , 3 90 , 4 00 . H a l l ( ed ) ,T he R ed B ook , I , 50 , 5 67 ; Maxwe l l L y te ( ed ) , B ook o fF ee s , I , 198 -1242 , 1 40 , 1 42 , 3 76 , 3 84 ,

8 4 . C h ibna l l ,B eyond S he r ing ton ,4 2 .

5 09 , 5 13 , 5 26 ,5 28 .

8 5 . c f . C a LC .R . , 1 226 -1257 , 9 7 ; i n 1 229 t h e re w a s a n a g r eemen t b y w h ich R oge r Id e S ome ry c onveyed t o h i s s t ep -f a the r , Mau r ice d e G aun t , t h e mano r s o f D ud ley ,

7 1 . A l though t h i s i sl a rge ly r e cove rab le f r om o t he r , a l be i t o f t en l a t e r , e v idence .

S edg ley , Me r e ,C len ta nd K ing sw inf o rd f o r ap e r iod o fs ev en y ea r s .

7 2 . R ef e r t o n o te 7 1 . T h i s i s p e rhap s t h e c l o se s t a pp rox ima t ion t ha t c an b e o f f e red t ot h e g ene ra l s t ruc tu re o f t h et we lf th c en tu ry h ono ri nt h ew e s tm id land s .

8 6 . R obe r t o f A b inge r h ad b een e nf eof f ed i n A b inge r a nd M i tcham b y t h e 1 090 s o re a r ly 100s ; J . B la i r , ' W i l l iam f i tz A n scu lf a nd t h e A b inge r Mo t te ' , A rchaeo log ica l

7 3 . C hap te r 1 .

J ou rna 1 ,138 , ( 1 98 1) , 1 48 . P add ing ton w a s p u t o u t t o f a rm . No th ing i sh ea rd o ft h e mano ra f t e r 1 086 u n t i l 188 , w hen i t w a s i n t h e h and s o f W i l l iam B uf f a re p ay ing £ 7 .14 s .0d .

7 4 .I b id .

t owa rd s i t s f a rm ; V CH S u r rey , I I , 1 32 .The l e ga l i ty o ff i tz A n scu lfs p o s se s s ion o f Wand swo r th w a s q ue s t ioned i n

7 5 . Wa r ley w a sp a r to ft h eh ono ri nt h ee l even th c en tu ry , b u t a f te r 1 086 t h e re i s l i t t le e v idence f o r i tu n t i l t h e m id t h i r teen th c en tu ry , when i ta ppea r s i n t h e p o s se s s ion o f Ma rga re td e S ome ry , h o ld ing i ta so ne h a lf o f ak n igh t ' s f e e . Maxwe l lL y te ( ed ) ,B ook o fF ee s , 5 26 . T he l a ck o fr e f e rence t oC rad ley a f t e r 1 086 , o t he rt h an t h e f a c tt h a t i tw a s af e e o f t h e h ono r i n Wo rce s te r sh i re i nt h e e a r ly t h i r teen th c en tu ry ,

D ome sday ; J .Mo r r i s ( e d ) , Dome sday B ook , S u r r ey , ( Ch iche s t e r , 1 975 ) , 3 6a . I th ad p a s sed i n to t h e h and s o f We s tm in s te r A bbey b y t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry ; V CH S ur r ey , I V, 1 10 . 8 7 . T he Maun se l f am i ly h ad b een e s tab l i shed o n amano ri n I nkpen b y t h e t we lf th c en tu ry , a nd b y t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry t h e S ukemund f am i ly w a s a l so h o ld ing l a nd s t h e re ; V CH B e rk s . ,I V ,2 00 . G erva se P agane lg ave am i l la tI nkpen t ot h e

may i nd ica te t h a t t h is m ano rt oo r eve r ted a ta n e a r ly d a te t o t h eb a ron so fD ud ley ; Maxwe l lL y t e ( ed ) ,B ook o fF ee s , 1 40 . 7 6 . V CH W a r /s ,V I I , 6 0 .

Nun s o f K in tbu ry ; Mande r ( e d ) , C har ter s o f G e rva se P agane l , 6 9 , A dd i t iona l C ha r te r 4 7423 ; h e a l so g ave t h e c hu rch a tI nkpen t oD ud ley P r io ry ; D ugda le , Mona s t icon , V ,

7 7 . I b id . , 6 3 ; C a r ta B a ronum o fG e rva se P agane l ; H a l l ( e d ) , T he R ed B ook , I ,2 70 .

8 3 , N o . i i . J ohn Maun se l a l so g ave D ud ley P r io ry l a nd i n I nkpen , i b id . N o . i . I n t h e c a se o f C omp ton , W i l l iam d e B eauchamp w a s h o ld ing i ta s ak n igh t ' s f e e i n t h e s e cond h a lf o ft h et h i r teen th c en tu ry a nd t h e mano rh ad a cqu i r ed t h e

7 8 . C a r ta B a ronum o fG erva se P agane l ; G .W ro t te s ley ( e d ) , L iber N ige rS cacca r i i , S taf f ord sh i re , o rF eoda ry o fAD 166 , ( SHC , I ,1 880 ) , 2 04 ; V CH Wa rk s , I V , 4 3 . Ap l ea o f 1 262 e s tab l i she s G odw in a st h e b ro the r o fG uy d e B romw ic , w ho w a s men t ioned i nt he P ipe R o l l f o r 168 ; V CH W a rk s . , V I I , 6 6 . Anon ( e d ) , T he G rea t R o l l o ft h e P ipe f or t h e F if t een th Y ea r o ft h e R e ign o fK ing H enry t h e S econd ( P ipe R o l l S oc ie ty ,X I I I ;L ondon , 1 890 ) , 2 6 . N eche l l s m ay h ave b een h e ld b y t h e d e P a r le s f am i ly i nt h e l a te t we lf th c en tu ry ; V CH Wa rk s . , V I I , 6 7 . G e rva se P agane l

n ame o fC omp ton B eauchamp b y 1 281 w hen i twa s a l ready s ub jec tt os ub -enf eof fmen t ; V CH B e rk s . ,I V , 5 24 . 8 . T he f ounda t ion o fT ickf o rd P r io ry h ad b rough t a bou t a n umbe r o f g ran t s i n c lud ing T ickf o rd i t se lf , C a ldeco te a nd L i t t le C raw ley ; J .H .Round ( e d ) , C a lenda r o f Documen t s P re ser ved i nF rance , N o .1231 . B radwe l l , s a id t oh ave b een a cqu i r ed u n ju s t ly , w a s n one t h e l e s s s ub jec t t o s ub inf euda t ion b y t h e m id th i r teen th c en tu ry ; Mo r r i s ( e d ) ,

may h ave g ran ted S a l t ley t oH en ry d eR okeby ; c f . i b id . , 6 5 .

5 9

s ub inf euda t ion b y t h e m id th i r teen th c en tu ry ; Mo r r i s ( e d ) , D ome sday B ook , B uck inghamsh i re , 1 58d ; V CH B uck s . , I V , 2 86 . S ub inf euda t ion a l so f i gu re s i nt h e m ano r o fC a ldeco te ; l a nd s w e re h e ld h e r e b y W i l l iam d e L oven t i n 166 a nd b y T ickf o rd P r io ry ; i b id . , 4 14 ; a nd o fL i t t le Woo l s tone , w he r e

1 02 . W ro t te s ley ( e d ) ,P lea R o l l s , H enry I I , 8 6 . 1 03 . R .H .H i l ton , A Med ieva l S oc ie ty . T he W e s tM id land s a t t h e e nd o ft h e T h i r t een th C en tur y ( Cambr idge , 1 983 ) 5 0 ; E .K ing , ' L a rge a nd s ma l l l a ndowne r s i n t h i r teen th c en tu ry

W i l l iam d e N ewpor t , c l e rk , h e ld s ome l a nd b y 1 254 a nd h i s

E ng land : T he c a se o f P e te rbo rough a bbey ' , i n T .H .A s ton ( ed ) , L and lord s , P ea san t s a nd P o l i t ic s i n Med ieva lE ng land ( Cambr idge , 1 987 ) , 1 64 ; P .R .Co s s , ' S i r G eof f rey d e L ang ley a nd t h e c r i s i s o f t h e k n igh t ly c l a s s i n t h i r teen th c en tu ry

s on , H en ry ,h e ld t h ee n t i re f e eb y 1 273 ; i b id . , 5 12 . 8 9 . B o th o f t h e se mano r s w e r e s ub inf euda ted . J ohn d e S ome ry w a sp robab ly e nf eof f ed i nL i t t le C raw ley a se a r ly a s 166 a nd t h e R oke le f am i ly h e ld i nA s twood n o t l a te r t h an

E ng land ' ,i b id . , 1 85 .

1 216 ; C h ibna l l , B eyond S he r ing ton , 14 ; V CH B uck s . , I V , 2 70 .

1 04 . K ing , ' P e te rbo rough a bbey ' ,164 . 1 05 . C a LIP M , I ,N o .813 ; V CH Wo rc s . , I I , 1 45 -6 .

9 0 . U n t i l t h e ' n ew e nf eof fmen t ' o f W i l l iam d e L oven t i n C a ldeco te .

1 06 . S .L . Waugh , ' T enu re t o C on t ra c t : L o rd sh ip a nd C l ien tage i nT h i r teen th -Cen tu ry E ng land ' , E .H .R . , C I , ccc i ,

9 1 . C h ibna l l ,B eyond S her ing ton ,2 12 ,2 15 .

( Oc tobe r 1 986 ) , 8 14 .

9 2 . V CH B uck s . ,I V ,4 15 ; C h ibna l l ,B eyond S her ing ton ,4 5 .

1 07 . V CH W orc s . , I I , 1 45 -6 . H e w a s a ga in t o l e a se t h e mano r i n 1 337 t o J oan B o te tou r t , w ho c onveyed i tt o H a le sowen A bbey , a nd t h ey i n t ur n i n s ta l led F oke rham i n t h e m ano rf o r l i f e . T h i s s equence o fe ven t s may s ugge s tt ha t

9 3 . Wh i l s t t h e d e S ome ry s d id n o t l o se a l l i n te re s t s i nt h e mano r , t h e i r a cce s s t oi tw a s c e r ta in ly i mpeded . W i l l iam d e B eauchamp s e t t led L i t t le C raw ley o n h i s b ro the r G eof f rey ;

F oke rham w a s a mong t ho se l e s se r l a ndowne r s f e e l ing t h e e conom ic s t ra in s o fh i sd ay .

Maxwe l l L y te ( e d ) , B ook o fF ee s , 8 84 ; C h ibna l l , B eyond S her ing ton , 4 5 . L a t e r , R oge rd e S ome ry e nf eof f ed S imon d e P a te shu l l w i th amano r i nC raw ley . T h i s a nge red I d a , a s a n e nc roachmen tu pon h e rd owe r .

1 08 . Wa r ley ; i b id . F rank ley ; V CH W orc s . , I I , 1 20 -22 . P edmo r e ; i b id . , 2 0 1 . C hu rch i l l ; i b id . , 4 3 . H im ley ; C a LIP M , V I , N o .428 . S w indon ; i b id . P endef o rd ; V CH S taf f s . , XX , 2 3 . Wa l sa l l ; V CH S taf f s . , XV I I ,169 ; B obb ing ton ; i b id . , 6 7 ;

9 4 . R a lph made ap aymen t o f£ 100 a nd t wo p a lf rey s ; E y ton ( e d ) ,S taf f ord sh i re P ipe R o l l s , R icha rd Ia nd J ohn , 1 50 .

D unchu r ch ; V CH W a rk s . ,V I , 7 9 -80 .

9 5 . S l ade ( ed ) , P ipe R o l l 1 2 J ohn , 1 03 ; E y ton ( e d ) , S taf f o rd sh i re P ipe R o l l s , R icha rd Ia nd J ohn , 1 56 .

1 09 . V CH Wa rk s . ,I V ,4 3 . 10 . C a LIP M , I ,N o .813 .

9 6 . Maxwe l lL y te ( ed ) ,B ook o fF ee s , 8 50 . 11 . C a LIP M , V I ,N o .428 . 9 7 . C a LIP M . , I , N o .16 . T h i s m ano r t oo w a s s ub jec t t o s ub inf euda t ion , t h e B u t le r f am i ly h o ld ing h e re s i nce t h e e a r ly t h i r teen th c en tu ry . H oweve r , R oge r I I d e S omery p u rcha sed t h e i n te r e s t s o f J ohn B u t le r b ef o re 1 291 ; V CH B e rk s . , I I , 3 95 .

a t Mo se ley b y 1 284 ; A .S . Ma ske lyne & J .V .Ly le ( ed s ) , F euda l A id s , V , 1 284 -1431 ( London , 1 908 ) , 1 0 . A l so E s s ing ton ,t o al e s se re x ten t , i n1 291 ; C aLIP M , I , No .813 .

9 8 .I b id .

13 . V CH W orc s . ,I I ,2 01 .

9 9 . C a LP .R . , 1 258 -1266 ( London , 1 9 10 ) , 4 80 . T he r e w a s a n

14 . V CH Wa rk s . ,V I I , 6 5 .

12 . F o ri n s t ance , t h i s m ay a l so b e o b se rved i nS t af f o rd sh i re

e nqu i ry a st ow ho h ad b roken i n to h i sh a l l . 15 . G .W ro t te s ley ( e d ) , E x t rac t sf rom t h e A s s i ze R o l l s a nd D e B anco R o l l s o fE dward I , AD 1 307 t o AD 1 327 ( SHC ,

1 00 . V CH Wa rk s . , I I , 2 13 , c i t ing D ugda le , r e f e r s t o l a nd b e ing g ran ted h e r ei nc . 1275 t oR oge rd el aF o rde b yJ ohn d e S ome ry ; VCH i d en t if ie s t h i s J ohn d e S ome ry a s t h e s on o f A nabe l , h o ld ing t h e mano r o f h e r , a nd h e r s on a nd h e i r ,

I X , 1 888 ) , 6 7 . T he C lo te sha le o r C lode sha le f am i ly w e r e n o ted a s w oo l m e rchan t s i n B i rm ingham b y 1 322 , a nd a s s uch w e r e p ro spe rou s ; t h ey w e r e u s ing t h e i r w ea l th t o d eve lop al a nded b a se .

N icho la s d e S eg rave , t ow h ich f am i ly t h e m ano r e ven tua l ly r eve r t ed . S he h ad a s on , J ohn P e r seve l d e S ome ry , b y h e r s e cond ma r r iage .

16 . C a LI PM , I , No .813 ; C a LI PM ,V I , No . 4 28 . G .W ro t te s ley ( ed ) , E x t rac t sf rom t h eP lea R o l l s , AD 1 272 t o AD 1 294 ( SHC , V I , i ,1 885 ) , 16 , 2 42 , 2 68 , 2 70 , 2 91 . Wro t t e s ley ( ed ) , P lea R o l l s ,1294 t o 1307 , 8 7 . c f . P .R .Co s s , L o rd sh ip , K n igh thood a nd L oca l i ty . A S tud y i n E ng l i sh

1 01 . C aLIP M , I , N o .16 ; C a LC .R . , 1 226 -1257 , 3 25 , 3 40 . S .E .Ba r t le t t , ' T he Mano r a nd B o rough o f C h ipp ing C ampden ' , T ran s . B r i s to l a nd G louc s . A rch . S oc . , I X ( 1885 -

S oc ie ty c . 1180 -c . 1280 ( Camb r idge , 1 991) , 2 77 -80 .

6 ) , 1 46 -57 ; H .Ba rk ly , ' K i rby ' s Q ue s t ' , T ran s . B r i s to l a nd G louc s . A rch . S oc . , X I( 1886 -7 ) , 1 42 , 1 53 .

6 0

17 . I n 1 281 W i l l iam d e D ech tghu l l c onveyed t h e mano ro f R ow ley t oR a lph d e H engham f o r at e rm o fs i x y ea r s , w i th t h e a g reemen t t ha t R a lph w ou ld p ay t h e t e rm f o r t wo y ea r s

S w indon ,t oJ ohn d e S ome ry f o rl i f e ,w i th r eve r s ion t oR oge r a nd h i sh e i r s .

i mmed ia te ly ; Wro t te s ley ( ed ) , P l ea R o l l s ,1272 t o 1294 , 19 . I n 1 289 , R oge r d e S ome ry , w i th o t he r s , w a s a ccu sed o f

1 27 . V CH S taf f s . , XX , 6 7 . B obb ing ton a ppea r s t oh ave b een p u r cha sed b y J ohn d e S ome ry f r om t h e w idow o fH ugh d e H epham , ak n igh t w ho h ad s e rved i n J ohn d e S ome ry ' s r e t inue .

u n ju s t d i s se i s in i n R ow ley b u t t h e f o l low ing y ea r w a s a cknow ledged t o b e h o ld ing t h e mano r f o r l i f e o r t wen ty y ea r s ; i b id . , 1 87 ,191 . H i s I PM r e co rd s t h a t t h e k ing h ad u n ju s t ly t a ken i ti n to r oya l h and s a nd t h a t i ts hou ld b e

1 28 . W i l l iam d e Wave r , l o rd o ft h e mano r , w a s c ap tu red b y r oya l f o r ce s a tN or thamp ton . R oge r d e S ome ry a cqu i red t h e m ano r u n t i l W i l l iam w a s a b le t o c ompound f o r r e cove ry . V CH W a rk s . ,V I , 1 77 ; C aLC LR . , 1 264 -1268 ( London , 1 937 ) ,

a s s igned t o h i s h e i r s a nd e xecu to r s ; C a LIP M , I , No .813 . A gne s d e S ome ry h e ld R ow ley a f t e r R oge r ' s d ea th ; Wro t tes ley ( cd ) , P lea R o l l s , 1 272 t o 1 294 , 2 42 ; a nd l a nd i n R ow ley S ome ry , t oge the rw i th a dvow son o ft h e c hu r ch , w a s r e corded a s h e ld b y J ohn d e S ome ry ; C a LIP M , V I , 4 28 . R a lph d e Me r s ton h e ld i n O ld sw inf o rd i n 1 235 , b u t t h e

3 89 -90 . 1 29 . C a LF .R . , 1 307 -1319 ( London , 1 912 ) , 31 ,4 00 .

mano rh ad p a s sed t oB e rna rd d eB ruy s b ef o r e 1 285 . H i s s on s u r rende r ed t h e mano r t o J ohn d e S ome ry i n 1 320 -21 , a nd t h e b a ron s o fD ud ley t h en r e ta ined i ti n to t h e e a r ly f i f t een th c en tu ry ; V CH Worc s . ,I I ,2 16 .

1 30 . C aLIP M , V I , N o .428 ; C a LF .R . ,1319 1327 1 9 12 ) , 5 1 .

( London

1 3 1 . C o s s ,' S i rG eof f r ey L ang ley ' , 1 86 . 18 . C a l .IP M , V I , No .428 . 1 32 . A na ly s i s r ema in s h inde red b yt h e i n he r en tu nce r ta in t ie s o ve rt h e i d en t if ica t ion o fD ome sday t e nan t s .

19 . C a LIP M , I , No .813 . S ee n o te 17 . 1 20 . I b id . ; J ohn d e S ome ry w a s n amed a sl o rd o fR ow ley i n 1 316 ; Ma ske lyne & L y le ( ed s ) ,F euda lA id s , V ,1 5 . T he I PM

1 33 . T ha ti s , Mo se ley , E s s ing ton , C ippemo r ea nd H ag ley .

o f J ohn d e S ome ry g ive s t h e i mp re s s ion t h a t o n ly c e r ta in l a nd sw e re h e ld h e re b yh im i n1 322 , p e rhap sr e f lec ted i nt h e a dop t ion o ft h e n ame R ow ley S ome ry ; s e e a l so n o te 14 . c f .

1 34 . R obe r t 's mano r s i n D ome sday i n c luded O x ley , B u shbu ry , A ld r idge , E t t ing sha l l , B e l l ( Ha l l ) , S e l ly O ak , U ppe rP enn a nd G rea tB a r r .

A non . ( cd ) ,F ina lC onco rd s . E dwa rd Ia nd E dwa rd I , ( SHC , N ew S e r ie s , X IV , 1 911) , 4 4 -5 , r e co rd ing t h e i n te r e s t s o ft h e C rown i nR ow ley . H oweve r , C a LP .R . , 1 307 -1313 ( London ,

1 35 . I ts hou ld b e n o t ed t h a t t h e i d en t if ica t ion o ft h e t we lf th c en tu ry e s ta te s o f many f am i l ie s i sl a rge ly d ependen t u pon

1 894 ) , 1 53 , 5 64 , n o tes t h a t J ohn d e S ome ry h e ld t h e m ano r o fR ow ley f o rl i f e a t ay ea r ly p aymen to f£ 10 , a sh ad A gne s d e S ome ry ; C aLP .R . , 1 301 -1307 , ( London , 1 898 ) , 7 1 , i n b o th c ase sa tt h eg ran to ft h eK ing .

t h i r teen th c en tu ry e v idence ;t h i sc l ea r ly i mpo se sl im i ta t ion s . 1 36 . I n 1 235 -6 E dgba s ton w a s h e ld o fR oge r d e S ome ry b y ' Hen r ic i d e E gemanes ton ' ; i n 1 291 i tw a s r e co rd ed t ha t E dgba s ton w a s h e ld b y H en ry d e E dgba s ton o f W i l l iam d e B i rm ingham , a nd h e o f R oge r d e S ome ry ; Maxwe l l L y te

1 21 . VCH W orc s . , I I , 1 45 -6 . T h i s a ppea r s t o b e d eme sne f r om wh ich t h e re h ad b een s ome a l iena t ion a nd t h en l a t e r i t w a sh e ld b yl e a se .

( c d ) ,B ook o fF ee s , 5 09 , 5 13 ; C a LIP M , I ,N o .813 . 1 37 . I n 1 086 , B i rm ingham h ad b een h e ld b y R icha rd . Mo rf e

1 22 . S ee n o te 1 00 . A sp ley w a sp a r to ft h ep rov i s ion f o rJ ohn

h ad b een i nt h ed eme sne o fW i l l iam f i tz An scu lf ; E nv i l le h ad b een h e ld b y G i lbe r t ; U ppe r P enn a nd B u shbu ry b y R ober t ;

t h e b ro the r o f R oge r I I ; t h e mano r d i d n o t b ecome a m ember o ft h e h ono ro fD ud ley .

Amb leco t e b y P ayne ; R u sha l l b y T ho rke l l ; E dgba s ton , P e r ry B a r ra nd H and swor th h ad a l lb een h e ld b y D rogo . L i t t le B an w a sn o ts pec if i ca l ly m en t ioned i n D ome sday , a l though t h e r e w e re t wo e n t r ie sf o rB a r r -B a r ra a nd B a r re ; i ti sp o s s ib le t ha t t h el a t t e r ,h e ld b yD rogo ,w a sL i t t le B a r r .

1 23 . C a LIP M , V I , No .428 . H e ld f o r l i f e f r om t h e A bbo t o f H a le sowen b y J ohn d e S ome ry , B lake ley w a s ag range i n O ldbu ry a nd w a s s ub jec tt of u r the rl e a se s i n 1 329 a nd 1 343 . V CH Wo rc s . ,I I , 1 46 .

1 38 . O n t h e g ran t o f f r ee w a r ren ; V CH W a rk s . , V I I , 5 8 , c i t ing P l ea so fQ uo Wa r ran to , 7 82 . F o rt h e g r an to f ama rke t , J . Conway D av ie s ( cd ) , T he C a r tae A n t iquae R o l l s I -2 0 ( P ipe R o l l S oc ie ty , N ew S e r ie s , XXX I I I ; L ondon , 1 960 ) No . 6 13 , 1 90 .

1 24 . I b id . ; V CH Wa rk s . , V I , 7 9 -80 . H e ld f o r l i f e b y J ohn d e S ome ry . 1 25 . Ma ske lyne & L y le ( e d s ) , F euda l A id s , V , 1 4 ; C aLP .R .1307 -1313 , 4 01 , 5 64 ; C aLP .R .1313 -1317 ( London , 1 898 ) , 3 3 ; V CH S taf f s . , XV I I , 1 69 . A mo ie ty o f Wa l sa l lw a s mo r tgaged b yR oge rd e Mor ta in t oJ ohn d e S ome ry i n1 3 11 .

1 39 . V CH W a rk s . , V I I , 5 8 . T he l a ck o f t we lf th c en tu ry i n f o rma t ion f o rE dgba s ton a nd Amb leco te l e ave s u n r e so lved t h ep o s s ib i l i ty o fd eme sne i nt h e se mano r s .

1 26 . C aLIP M , V I , No .428 . A round 1 3 16 , R oge r d ' Eng le f ie ld d em ised l a nd s a nd r en t s i nH im ley , w i th r en ta nd s e rv ice s i n

1 40 . T ha ti s , Wombou rne a nd We s tB romw ich .

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1 41 . O r ton , O x ley , B rad ley i nB i l s ton , amo ie ty o fS e i sdon i n T ry su l l . I ti sa l so p o s s ib le t h a t t h ey h e ld s ome l a nd i n H and swor th , a st h ey m ade g ran t sf r om h e re t ot h e i r mona s t ic f ounda t ion a tS andwe l l ;D ugda le , Mona s t icon , I V , 1 90 .

O ver ton ( Or ton ) a mong t h o se who w e re f i ned f o r s uppo r t ing t h e r e be l l ion a ga in s t H en ry I ; R ound ( e d ) , G rea tR o l lo ft h e P ipe , 175 - 176 , 1 69 . G i lber t d e O ver ton w i tne s sed a c ha r te r o f 160 1206 a nd Wa l te r d e O ve r ton a no the r d a ted

1 42 . A l though h e d i d a l so a dd a mo ie ty o f S e i sdon ,

190 1206 ; Wro t t e s ley ( e d ) , S taf f o rd sh i re C ar tu lary , 2 15 , 2 19 .

p r ev iou s ly h e ld b y Wa lber t ; V CH S taf f s . , XX , 1 89 . 1 49 . T h i s e s ta te s e em s t oh ave o r ig ina t ed b e tween 176 a nd 189 w hen W i l l iam f i t z G uy d 'Off in i g ran ted t o W i l l iam

1 43 . T h i r teen th c en tu ry e v idence p rov ide s t h e b a s i s f o r t h e e xam ina t ion o fs ub inf euda t ion , b u tt h i s c an b e s upp lemen ted b y o the r m a te r ia l , s uch a s t h e P ipe R o l l s . I n p a r t icu la r , t h e

C ook t h e l a nd i n Wombou rne f o rme r ly h e ld b y R oge r B rown ; W ro t te s ley ( ed ) , S taf f ord sh i re C ar tu la ry , I I , 2 17 ;

R o l l f o r 166 r e co rded t h e p l ea s h ea rd b ef o r e A lan d e N ev i 1 1 , t h e k i ng ' s c h ief f o re s te r , a nd am an w ho ' mo s t e v i l ly

a l so Mand e r( e d ) , W od ehou se D eed s , 1 0 .

v exed t h e v a r iou s p rov ince s t h roughou t E ng land w i th c oun t le s sa nd u naccu s tomed p e r secu t ion s ' ; E .Sea r le ( e d ) , T he C hron ic l eo fB a t t le A bbey , ( Oxf o rd , 1 980 ) , 2 20 . T he p r ac t ise i nS t af f o rd sh i re o f l i s t ing t h e v i l l s a nd m ano r s b e ing h ea rd , t oge the r w i th t h e i r l o rd s , p rov ide s au sef u l a s soc ia t ion o f

1 50 . C aLIP M , I I , No .194 . P h i l ip B u rne l a l so h e ld l a nd s a nd m eadow i n D ud ley o f W i l l iam C on ey s , s ugge s t ing t h a t B u rne lw a sn o tt h e o n ly p e r son h o ld ing o ft h e d e S ome ry s i n D ud ley .

n ame sw i th p l ace s .

1 5 1 . Wedgwood ( ed ) , T e s ta d e Ne v i l l ,4 00 .

1 44 . O n Mo rf e , V CH S taf f s . , XX , 1 05 ; a l so , S R0 .1485 /7 /3 / 1 . T he mano r w a s t o r e ver t b ack t o t h e s en io r b ranch o f t h e f am i ly b y 1 222 , a t w h ich t ime W i l l iam d e B i rm ingham

1 52 . J ohn d e S e l le s leg , N icho la s d e B o sco , Adam s on o f

g ran ted amo ie ty t oH en ry d e B i rm ingham a nd r e ta ined t h e

H ugh , R obe r ts on o fR icha rd . T he re i sn o i nd ica t ion w he the r as im i la r t e nu r ia l s t ruc tu r e a pp l ied i n 1 243 ; Ma ske lyne & L y le ( ed s ) ,F euda lA id s , V ,1 0 .

o t he r mo ie ty h im se lf I n t h e c a se o f B u shbu ry a nd U ppe r P enn , H ugh f i tz P e te r i sr e co rded d ef end ing as u i t r e ga rd ing

1 53 .I b id . ,1 ; C a LIP M , I ,N o .813 .

B u shbu ry a nd P enn i n1 2 10 ; G .W ro t te s ley ( e d ) ,S taf f ord sh i re S u i t s e x t ra c ted f rom t h e P lea R o l l s , t emp . R icha rd I a nd K ing J ohn , ( SHC , I I , 1 882 ) ,147 ,148 . c f . Wro t te s ley ( e d ) ,

1 54 . J .Hun t , ' S andwe l l P r io ry : A F euda l C on tex t ' , i n M .Hodde r ( e d ) , E xca va t ion s a t S andwe l l P r iory a nd Ha l l

L iber N ige r S caccar i i , 1 9 1-2 . H ugh , t h e s on o f P e te r d e B i rm ingham , h e ld t h e se mano r s a s a n u nde r t enan t . A t R u sha l l , H ugh f i tz P e t e r i sr e co rded a s o w ing t wen ty th ree

1 982 -88 , T SSAHS , XXX I , ( 1991) , 1 44 -5 .

ma rk s f o r t h e c u s tody o f t h e l a nd a nd h e i r o f W i l l iam d e R u sha l l , ' wh ich i so ft h e f e e o ft h e s a id H ugh ' , i n 195 -6 ; i b id . , 1 93 .

s ub inf euda t ion , Wombour n e h ad av a r ied t e nu r ia l p a t te rn b y

1 55 . Whe r ea s We s t B romw ich b e t ray s n o e v idence o f t h e l a t e t we lf th c en tu ry . Wombou rne c hu rch w a s g ran ted t o D ud ley P r io ry c . 1160 , a nd w a s n o t s ub sequen t ly c on te s ted , u n l ike t h e e a r l ie r g ran t o f We s t B romw ich c hu r ch t o Wo r ce s te r , w he re n o t o n ly w e re t h e c i r cums tance s o f t h e

1 45 . V CH S taf f s . , XX , 1 03 .

g ran t v e ry d i f f e ren t , b u t t h e i mp l ica t ion s o ft h e g ran t w e re 1 46 . S ee n o te 1 44 . H en ry l eN o t te , i nd i spu te w i th H ugh f i t z P e t e r , s t a ted t h a tt h e l a nd i nq ue s t ion h ad b een h e ld i nf e eb y h i s g randmo the r , A i l lena , d augh te ro fG udmund , i nt h er e ign o fH en ry I . H en ry l eN o t te ' s f a the r w a s s a id t oh ave r a i sed t h i s d i spu te i n t h e c ou r t o f W i l l iam f i t z P e t e r d e B i rm ingham ,a tw h ich t ime H ugh w a s s a id t oh ave r e a ched a c onco rd a nd c onceded t o H en ry t wo v i rga te s i n P enn f o r w h ich h e n ow p e r f o rmed s e rv ice . A no the r e xamp le w a s

s ub sequen t ly c on te s ted ; t h i s may i nd ica te t h a tt h e d ec i s ion t o d eve lop We s tB romw ich a sc apu tw a st a k en a f t e r 145 ;i b id . 1 56 . H en ry d e O ve r ton w a s m en t ioned i nt h e P ipe R o l l f o r 175 -6 , h av ing b een f i ned t h ree m a rk s ; E y ton ( e d ) , S taf f ord sh i re P ipe R o l l , H en ry I , 8 0 . S ee a l so n o te 1 48 . 1 57 . No t e 1 49 .

P e r ry B a r r , w he re H ugh d e P i ne g ran ted l a nd i nH am s tede 1 58 . B e tween 194 a nd 1 206 R a lph d e S ome ry g ran ted W i l l iam t wo a s sa r t s , a nd i no r b ef o r e 1 206 , W i l l iam ' s s on ,

( Hamp s tead ) , as ub -d iv i s ion o f t h e m ano r , t o H en ry d e H am s tede i n1 213 ; V CH S taf f s . ,V I I , 7 0 .

N icho la s , a cqu i red f r om B er na rd d e F rank ley a no the r a s sa r t i n Wombou rne o r T ry su l l , i n b o th i n s t ance s h e ld ' f o r h i s h omage a nd s e rv ice 'a nd p aymen to fa n a nnua lr en t . B e tween 1 224 a nd 1 241 , A lan d e O ver ton ma in ta ined t h i s t r end b y g ran t ing a na s sa r ta t' Ouhu l 't oN icho la s ,c onveyed o ns im i la r

1 47 . Wa r in d e P enn o ccu r s i nt h e P ipe R o l l s f o r 175 -6 a nd 182 ; h e a ppea r s t oh ave b een e nf eof f ed i nL owe r P enn b y t h e B uf f a r e f am i ly , w ho h e ld t h e mano r o f t h e l o rd s o f D ud ley . T h i s r e la t ion sh ip i s c onf i rmed i n al a te t we lf th c en tu ry c ha r te r b y w h ich l a nd n ea r T re sco t g r an ted t o C ombe A bbey w a s c on f i rmed ; i n t h i s W i l l iam f i t z Wa r in r e f e r s t o W i l l iam B uf f a r e a s ' d om inu s m eu s ' ; Wro t t e s ley ( e d ) ,S taf f o rd sh i re C a r tu lary , I I , 2 21 .

t e rm s t ot h e e a r l ie r g ran t s ; Mande r ( e d ) , W od ehou se D eed s , 1 0 ,11 ,12 , 14 , 1 6 ,18 . 1 59 . T h i sw a s c onf i rmed w hen W i l l iam , t h e s on o fN icho la s , m a r r ied S i by l , t h e d augh te r o f Wa l te r , l o rd o f B rad ley , a m ano r w h ich h e h e ld o f t h e O ve r ton s . W i l l iam w a s t o a cqu i re m o re l a nd i n Wombou rne , p u rcha se f r eedom f r om

1 48 . T he r e a ppea r st oh ave b een a n O r ton f am i ly e s tab l i shed b y 176 , t h e P ipe R o l l f o r t h a t y ea r r e co rd ing H en ry d e

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s u i to fc ou r ta tT ry su l l , a nd i n1 272 w a ss t i l l i np o s se s s ion o f t h e mano r . I tw a sh i s s on , Wa l te r , w ho w a st ot a ke t h e n ame Wod ehou se ; V CH S taf f s , XX ,2 04 . 1 60 . Wro t te s ley ( ed ) ,S taf f ord sh i re C a r tu la ry , I I ,2 20 . 1 6 1 . Wedgwood ( ed ) , T e s ta d eN ev i 1 1 , 3 87 . 1 62 . C a LIP M , I , No .813 . 1 63 . Wro t te s ley ( ed ) , P l ea R o l l s ,

1 272 t o 1 294 , 2 48 ;

C a LIP M ,I ,N o .813 ; V CH S taf f s . , XV I I , 1 415 . 1 64 . No t e s 1 50 , 1 58 . T he s ma l l g r an t s t ha t g ave r i se t ot h e Wod ehou se e s ta te w e re n o t u n ique . T he r e a r e many i n s tance s o f s ma l l t r an sa c t ion s ; f o r e xamp le , r e ga rd ing L owe r P enn , R ow ley S omery , U ppe r P enn ; S RO .D593 s e r ie s ; E s s ing ton , Mo se ley a nd B u shbu ry ; S RO .D 1790 s e r ie s . 1 65 . Mande r ( ed ) ,W od ehou se D eed s ; H .L .E . G a rbe t t ( e d ) , C a lenda r o fE a r ly C ha r te r s E tc i n t h e p o s se s s ion o fL ord Ha the r ton ,( SHC , 1 931) . 1 66 . Mande r( ed ) , W od ehou se D eed s . 1 67 . F o r e xamp le , i n 1 230 , R obe r t d e E s s ing ton , H en ry d e D ene s ton , W i l l iam P an tu lf a nd H en ry d eV e rdun ; o n a no the r o cca s s ion i n 1 230 , W i l l iam R uf f i s , G eof f r ey d e G re s ley , R obe r t d e Me r e a nd R ober t d e E s s ing ton . I n 1 232 , W i l l iam l eR u s , R obe r t d e E s s ing ton , S imon d e F rank ley a nd Wa l te r d e Amb leco te ; C a l .P .R . , 1 225 1232 ( London , 1 903 ) , 3 56 , 3 52 , 5 23 .

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CHAPTER THREE . LORD , PATRON AND CL IENT I N THE HONOR OF DUDLEY . I th a s o f t en b een q u ie t ly a s sumed t h a t i nt h e t we lf th c en tu ry t h e d e te rm in ing f a c to r i nt h e r e la t ion sh ip b e tween l o rd s a nd

' c u r ia ' ( 9 ) o f R ober t d e S t af f o rd , l i s t ed a l ong s ide s eve ra l o t he r s w ho c l ea r ly w e r e t e nan t s o f t h e h ono r o f S t af f o rd ( 10 ) .

t h e i rr e ta ine r s w a s t h e t e nu r ia l s t ruc tu re o ft h e f e uda l h ono r , i n wh ich a h i e ra rchy o f t e nu re r ef l ec ted a nd s uppo r ted a h i e ra r chy o fr e la t ion sh ip s , a nd t h e reby g ua ran teed t h e l o rd t h e s uppo r tt h a t h e r equ i r ed . T he t h i r teen th c en tu ry h oweve r

L ink s b e tween t h e n e ighbou r ing h ono r s o f D ud ley a nd S t af f o rd a r e a ga in i n d ica ted i n al a te rc ha r t e ro f 194 ( 1 1) b y w h ich H a rvey B ago t e nf eof f ed T homa s d e E rd ing ton i nt h e v a luab le m ano r o fO ak ley , f o r w h ich E rd ing ton p a id s i x ty -

i ss e en a s ap e r iod o fc ha l lenge a nd c hange f o r l o rd s i nt h e i r r e la t ion sh ip sw i th t h e l o ca l c ommun i ty . No l o nge rw a s t h e re t h e i mp l ic i t e xpec ta t ion o f s uppor t f o r thcom ing f r om t h e t e nan t s o ft h e h ono r ; t o af a r g rea te r e x ten t t han p r ev iou s ly , t h e t e nu r ia l s t ruc tu re o f a n h ono r , a nd t h e p a t t er n s o f

s even ma rk so fB ago t 's d eb tt ot h e C rown . No tu nexpec t ed ly , t h e c ha r te r s a s soc ia ted w i th t h i s g ran t i nvo lved s eve ra l t e nan t s o ft h e h ono r o fD ud ley a sw i tne s se s ( 12 ) . I nt h e f i r s t

l o rd sh ip a nd p a t ronage t h a t f o cu s sed u pon i t ,c ou ld n o t b e

h a lf o ft h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry , R ober t o fE ss ing ton may a l so b e f ound w i tne s s ing S t af f o rd sh i r e c ha r t e r s , i n 1 226 -46 a

a s sumed t ob e s ynonymou s . T hu s , i ti sa r gued , t h e b ond s o f ' c la ss ic f e uda l i sm ' w e r e w eakened , b r ing ing b o th c ha l lenge

g ran t b y R a lph D u lve rne o fl a nd i nB i l l ing ton t ot h e P r io ry o fS t .Thoma s , n ea r S t af f o rd , a nd i n1 233 -6 , ar e cogn i t ion b y

a nd o ppo r tun i ty t ot h ee n t i re p o l i t ica l c ommun i ty .

H ugh B ago t o f B rom ley o f l a nd i n h i s mano r t o B u r ton A bbey ( 1 3 ) .

O ne o ft h e mo s te ndu r ing i mage s i nt h eh i s to r iog raphy o ft h e m ed ieva lp e r iod h a sb een t h e v i sua l i sa t ion a nd e xp re s s ion o f f e uda l s oc ie ty i n t e rm s o f at r iangu la r s t ruc tu r e , a r ranged h i e ra rch ica l ly a nd d e scend ing f r om k ing v i a b i shop a nd b a ron t ok n igh t s . T he s ame i mage ry h a s b een a pp l ied a tt h e l e ve l o ft h e h ono r , whe r e i th a s r e ce ived e xp r es s ion t h rough t e rm s s uch a s ' h ono r ia l b a ron ' ( 1 ) a nd H a rvey ' s r e con s t ruc t ion

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m ay r e f lec tt h e a mb i t ion o fo ne p a r ty o rt h e o the rt oe nhance t h e i r o wn s t and ing , wh i l s t i no t he r s t h e r e la t ion sh ip p e rhap s

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w ho se s e rv ice s w e re s e cu red b y s ma l l a moun t s o f l a nd ( 2 ) .Such mode l s e mpha s i se ' v er t ica l ' r a the r t h an ' h o r izon ta l '

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l i nk s , a nd c onvey a n i mp r es s ion o f s t rong a nd d u rab le r e la t ion sh ip s t ha t w e re e xc lu s ive i n n a tu re . I n r e a l i ty , h oweve r , t h e r e la t ion sh ip s b e tween l o rd a nd t e nan t i n t h e t we lf th c en tu ry w e re f r equen t ly n e i the r s t ra igh tf o rwa rd , n o r

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B i rm ingham w a s a c t ive ly f o s te r ing h i s c on tac t s w i th t h e b a ron o fS t af f o rd , p e rhap s t h e d e B i rm ingham a cqu i s i t ion o f mano r s i n s ou th S t af f o rd sh i re p rov ided a n i n cen t ive , r e cogn i s ing a n i n f luen t ia l a nd p o ten t ia l ly h e lpf u l l o rd i nt h e l o ca l i ty . T he k ey q ue s t ion h e re i st h e e x ten t t o w h ich t h e

e xc lu s ive ,s ot ha to ne i si n c l ined t oj o in w i th J . F .A . Ma son i n ap ref e r ence f o r t h e t e rm ' f euda l l a by r in th ' ( 3 ) o ve r t h a t o f ' f euda lt r iang le ' .

p r e sence o f s uch a s soc ia t ion s r e p r e sen t ed a s t ra in o n t h e f e uda l s t ruc tu re o f t h e h ono r o f D ud ley , a nd a f f ec ted t h e r e la t ion sh ip b e tween t h eP agane l sa nd t h e i rt e nan t s?

A n e xam ina t ion o fs ome o ft h e l e ad ing t e nan t s o fG e rva se P agane l i n t h e t we lf th c en tu ry r evea l s t h a t t h e h ono r o f D ud ley a nd i t s n e ighbou r s w e re n o e xcep t ion . Av a r ie ty o f r e la t ion sh ip s o ccu r t h a t r e ach w e l l b eyond t h e c onf ine s o f t h e h ono ro fD ud ley i t se lf , a nd b r ing i t st e nan t s d i r ec t ly i n to

I tm igh t b e a r gued t h a t b y t h e 1 260 s a ny c ohe rence t h a t f e uda l t e nu r e m ay h ave g i ven t ot h e r e la t ion sh ip b e tween a l o rd a nd t e nan t h ad b een s eve re ly e r od ed . Whe rea s i nt h e 173-4 r e be l l ion a ga in s tH en ry I , G erva se P agane lw a s a b le t o e n l i s t t h e s uppo r t o f many o f h i s h ono r ia l t e nan t s , t h e p o s i t ion o fo ne o fh i s s ucce s so r s , R oge r Id e S ome ry , w a s r a the r d i f f e ren t . I ti sn o t c l ea r w ho a t tend ed t h e d e S omery b a ron s w hen t h ey w e r e s ummoned i n 1 230 ,1253 a nd 1 257 ( 1 5 ) , b u t i nt h e B a ron s ' Wa r o f 1 263 -5 s eve ra l o fR oge r I ' s

c on tac t w i th o the r t e nan t s i n c h ief . B o th W i l l iam d e B eauchamp a nd H en ry d 'O i l l i w e re t h emse lve s t e nan t s i n c h ief ( 4 ) a s w e l l a s t e nan t s o ft h e b a rony o f D ud ley ; b o th w e re a l so t e nan t s o fo t he rh ono r s , H en ry d 'O i l l i f o r i n s tance h o ld ing o fR obe r t d e S t af f o rd ( 5 ) . S eve ra l D ud ley t e nan t s , i n c lud ing W i l l iam f i tz G uy d 'Off in i , R a lph Maun se l a nd R icha rd d e E nga ine , h e ld f e e s o fo t he r l o rd s ( 6 ) . O f f in i a nd T re se l

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t e nan t s t ook u p p o s i t ion s t h a t o ppo sed h i s own e ven tua l s t ance o fs uppo r tf o rt h e k i ng ( 16 ) . T h i s c onf o rm st o aw ide r p a t t e rn i nt h a t t h e c o r e o f d e Mon tf or t 's l a nded s uppo r t e r s

w e s t

S t af f o rd sh i r e , r e f lec t g en t ry a s soc ia t ion s t ha t r e ached i n to Wo r ce s te r sh i re ( 7 ) . P e te r d e B i rm ingham w a s , i nt e rm s o f t h e k n igh t ' s f e e s t ha t h e h e ld , t h e mo s t s ub s tan t ia l o f t h e P agane lt e nan t s , a nd h es e rved a st h e i rs t ewa rd ( 8 ) . A l though t h e re i sn o r e f e rence i nt h e ' Ca r ta e B a ronum ' t oh i s h o ld ing a ny t e nanc ie so fR ober t d e S t af f o rd , i ti sp o s s ib le t h a th eh ad

c ame f r om t h e l e s se r n ob i l i ty o f t h e M id land s h i r e s ( 17 ) g i v ing t h e r ebe l l ion s ome th ing o f ar eg iona l c ha rac t e r . T he Mon tf o r t ian t e nan t so ft h eh ono ro fD ud ley i n c luded W i l l iam d e B i rm ingham , k i l led a t E ve sham ; H en ry d e H a s t ing s , c ap tu r ed a t E ve sham ( 18 ) ; W i l l iam d e P a r le s , G i le s d e E rd ing ton , R obe r t d e E s s ing ton , a nd p os s ib ly R a lph d e B u shbu ry a nd W i l l iam d e O ver ton ( 19 ) . S eve ra l o f t h e se m en h e ld l a nd s i nn o r th Wa rw ick sh i re a nd w e re n o t g r ea t ly

n one t h e l e s s f o rmed a n a s soc ia t ion w i th t h i s b a ron , a s h e w a s d e sc r ibed , i n ac ha r te r o f c . 158 -65 , a sb e ing i nt h e

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d i s tan t f r om t h e h ono r o fL e ice s te r . F u r the rmo re , K now le s h a sh i gh l igh ted t h e c l o se t i e s o fb l ood a nd m a r r iage b e tween t h e l o ya l i s t s a nd t h e r e be l s ( 20 ) ; R oge r d e S ome ry w a s o ppo sed b yN icho la s d e S eg rave , h i s s t ep son b y h i s s e cond ma r r iage , a nd b yR a lph I VB a s se to fD ray ton ,h i ss on i nl aw .

a nd C ook s land ( 2 5 ) . I n 166 , R ober td e S t af f o rd c omp la ined t ot h e k i ng t h a t J ohn l ' E s t range w a s w i thho ld ing h i s s e rv ice f o r ak n igh t ' s f e e a tC he swa rd ine ( 26 ) . A l though t h e r e a r en o s u rv iv ing i n d ica t ion s o f s im i la r d i spu te s i n t h e h ono r o f D ud ley , t h e S t af f o rd e xamp le s i lu s t ra te t h e n a tu re o f t h e r e la t ion sh ip b e tween l o rd s a nd t e nan t s a nd t h e p o ten t ia l f o r d i spu t e , i nw h ich t h e p r ima cy o ft h e t e nan t i nc h ief c anno t

S uch a s t and t a ken b y m en r e la t ive ly c l o se t o t h e b a ron ia l f am i ly may w e l l h ave i n f luenced t h e p o s i t ion o f o t he r s a t g r ea t e rr emove .

n ece s sa r i ly b ea s sumed .

W i l l iam s ( 2 1) h a s e xp la ined t h e s uppo r t g i ven b y s uch m en i n t e rm s o f t h e c ha r i sma o f Mon tf or t t o ge the r w i th t h e

I th a s b een a r gued t ha t l o rd s h ad t h e c apac i ty t o c ompe l t e nan t st ot h e i rw i l lb yt h rea to fd i s inher i tance ,a r i s ing f r om a l i nkage b e tween t e nu r e a nd s e rv ice . When Angev in l e ga l r e f o rm s i mp roved s e cu r i ty o f t e nu re a nd q u ickened t h e a ccep tance o ft h e h e r i tab i l i ty o fe s ta te s , l o rd s l o s t o ne o ft h e p r inc ipa l m ean s b y wh ich t h ey m igh t c on t ro l t h e ir t e nan t s ( 27 ) . H oweve r , H ud son h a s a r gued t h a t t h e e mpha s i s p l aced o n l i f e g ran t s o f l a nd b y e cc le s ia s t ic s i s mo s t r e ad i ly u nd e r s tood i n ac on tex t w he re t h e n o rm i n Ang lo -No rman

g row ing w ea l th a nd s oc ia l s t and ing o f t h ese k n igh t ly f am i l ies , a nd t h e a sp i ra t ion s o fs h i re c ommun i t ie s . C o s s t o o s e e s ar o le f o r c oun ty s oc ie ty , b u t a t t h i s d a te o n ly j u s t s t a r t ing t oe me rge i na ny r e a ls en se . R a the r ,h eh igh l igh t st h e f a c to r s o f n e ighbou rhood , f am i ly , r e t inue , t e nu r e a nd c oe r c ion ( 22 ) . I t s e em s t h a t d e Mon tf o r t h ad b een s ucce s sf u l ly b u i ld ing h i s a ffm i ty i n n o r th Wa rw ick sh i r e a c ro s sn e ighbou r ing h ono r s , a nd t h a th i sa b i l i ty t od o s ow a s r e inf o rced b y as en se o fn e ighbou rhood t h a th ad l i t t le r e ga rd

E ng land w a s f o r h e red i ta ry s ucce s s ion t oe s ta te s ; a nd w he re l o rd s w e r e f a ced w i th d i spu t e s , t h ey w e re o f t en u nab le t o

f o rt h eh onor ia lf r amewo rk .

r e so lve t h em o n t h e b a s i s o ft h e i r o wn s e igneu r ia l a u thor i ty .

I th a sa l so b een s ugge s ted ( 2 3 )t h a tt h eM id land sf o cu so ft h e

H e h a s p o in ted o u t t ha t b y t h e t ime o f S t ephen , m en w e re i n c r ea s ing ly u nw i l l ing t o a ccep t d ec i s ion s w i th in t h e h ono r a sf i na l , a nd w e re p repa red i n c rea s ing ly t o l o ok t ot h e k ing

r e be l l ion r e f lec t s t h e d ec l ine o rd em i se o ft h e g rea t M id land e a r ldom s , r emov ing f o rce s f o r s t ab i l i ty f r om t h e r eg ion a nd

f o r s uppo r t a ga in s t t h e i r l o rd s . In wh ich c a se , h e s ugge s t s , a l r eady b y 135 s t r ic t ly d efmed i n he r i tance w a s o n t h e w ay . R eyno ld s t oo h a s d rawn a t ten t ion t ot h e f a c tt ha t t h e t e nan t s o f l o rd s h ad r i gh t s , o f ten e x ten s ive o ne s , t h a t m igh t b e d ef ended , a nd s h e e nv i sage s n o t ah i e ra r chy o f p rope r ty r i gh t s , b u t a mode l o f s uch r i gh t s a r ranged i n l a ye r s , i n

l e av ing d e Mon t f o r t v i r tua l ly u ncha l lenged a nd a b le t o a t t ra c tt h e s uppo r to fl e ade r le s s b a ron s , k n igh t s a nd f r eemen . T h i ss e ems a nu n l ike ly e xp lana t ion a si to ve r look st h er o le o f t h e b a ron s t o p rov ide , o r a t temp t t o p rov ide , l e ade r sh ip i n t h e i ro wn r i gh t . B u t i ti sa l so t h e c a se t h a tR oge rd e S ome ry w a s u nab le t op rov ide al e ade r sh ip t h a t e ngaged w i th e i the r

w h ich t h o se a tt h e t op d id n o t n ece s sa r i ly h ave t h e g r ea te r r i gh t s ( 28 ) . T hu s , i ft h e t e nu r ia l l i nk w a s c en t ra l t o t h e

h i s f am i ly o r s eve ra l o fh i s t e nan t s . I tw ou ld t hu s s e em t h a t R oge rd e S ome ry w a s u nab le t ow ie ld e i the ra n i n f luence , o r

ma in tenance o f f e uda l r e la t ion sh ip s , t h e r e i s ac a se t o b e made t h a t i tw a s i n c rea s ing ly i n ef f ec t ive b y t h e f i r s t h a lf o f

c on t ro l , o ve rh i st e nan t st h a tG e rva se P ag a n e lh ad s e em ing ly e n joyed . Wh i l s t t h i s m igh t p a r t ly r e f lec t p e r sona l c ha ra c t e r ,

t h et we lf th c en tu ry , a nd o ne m igh tq ue s t ion h ow s i gn if i can ta r o le i th ad e ve r p l ayed . I ti sn o t n ece ssa ry t ow a i t u n t i l t h e l a t e t we lf th o r e a r ly t h i r teen th c en tu r ie s t o f i nd a t e nu r ia l

i t may a l so b e t h e r e su l t o f c hang ing c i r cum s tance s a nd p e r spec t ive s . I t may b e a rgued t h a tt h et e nan t s n o l o nge rf e l t t h em se lve s s ov u lne rab le i nt h e i rd ea l ing sw i th l o rd s , a st h ey h ad c ome t oe n joy g r ea te rs e cu r i ty o ft e nu re i nt h e i r mano r s , a nd t h eC rown w a sn ow d eve lop ing i t so wn r e la t ion sh ip w i th

s c ena r io t h a t w a s f a vou rab le t o h ono r ia l t e nan t s a nd w h ich g ave t h em s cope f o r f r eedom o f a c t ion . T he d ec l in ing s i gn if i cance o f t e nu r ia l b ond s may a l so b e o bse rved f r om a no the r p e r spec t ive . I nh e r s t udy o ft h e l i nk s b e tween r oya l s e rv ice a nd r ewa rd , Wa rd ( 29 ) f ound t h a tw h i l s t t h e re w a s a c l o se c o r r e la t ion b e tween t h e l e ve l s o fs e rv ice a nd r ewa rd i n t h e e l even th c en tu ry , t h i s c ou ld n o l onge r b e f ound b y t h e t ime o fH en ry I .Wh i l s tr oya lf a vou rw a s a lway s i mpor t an t , i t

t h ek n igh t ly c ommun i t ie so ft h e s h i re s( 24 ) . H oweve r , t o w ha t e x ten t w a s t h e re r e a l ly a c hange i nt h e r e la t ion sh ip b e tween l o rd a nd t e nan tb e tween t h et we lf th a nd t h i r teen th c en tu r ie s? H ow much i n f luence d id G e rva se

w a s n one t h e l e s s t h e c a se t h a t u nde r S t ephen t h e ma in

P agane l e xe rc i se o ve rh i s t e nan t s? I si tp o s s ib le t oo b se rve a f e uda l s y s tem i n d i s in teg ra t ion a nd d ecay? Much r e vo lve s a r ound t h e e x ten tt o wh ich r e la t ion sh ip sw e r e d e te rm ined o n

m ean s b y wh ich e s ta te s w e r e b u i l t u p w a s t h rough c l a im s o f i n he r i tance . I ft h e r ew a s l e s so f ac o r re la t ion b e tween s e rv ice a nd r ewa rd i nt h e a f f a i r s o f t h e k ingdom , w ou ld a ny th ing

at e nu r ia l b a s i s . T h i s , t oge the r w i th t h e i n s t i tu t ion o f t h e

d i f f e ren tb ee xpec ted a tt h e l e ve lo ft h eh ono r?

h ono r ia l c our t , g ene ra l ly a r gued t ob r ing as en se o fc ohe s ion o r c ommun i ty t o h ono r ia l s oc ie ty , h a s o f t en b een s e en a s f undamen ta l .

R icha rd Mo r t ime r( 30 ) a pp roached h i s s t udy o ft he h ono ro f C la r e f r om t h e v i ewpo in t o ft h e t e nan t s r a the r t h an o f t h e l o rd , a nd c l ea r ly d emon s t ra t e s s ome o ft h e l im i ta t ion s i nt h e u se o f t h e ' C a r tae B a ronum ' o f 166 a s a n e n t rée i n to i n te rp re t ing f e uda l r e la t ion sh ip s d u r ing t h e t we lf th c en tu ry . I nt h e h ono r o fC la re a r ound 8 0% o ft h e s e rv ice d emanded w a s d e l ive red t h rough o ne th i rd o ft h e t e nan t s , f am i l ie s t h a t o ne m igh t t h e ref o re a s sume t ob e t h e mos t i mpo r tan t i nt h e h ono r , a nd c l o se s tt ot h e h ono r ia l l o rd . T he l a rge rt e nanc ie s ,

E ven b yt h e m id twe lf th c en tu ry t e nu re o f ak n igh t 's f e ew a s n o g ua ran tee o fe i the r g ood r e la t ion sh ip s b e tween l o rd a nd t e nan t , o ro ft h es e rv ice t h a tw a se xpec ted . T h i sw a sa ppa ren t i nt h en e ighbou r ing h ono ro fS t af f o rd . I n 140 -50 , R obe r td e S t af f o rd f ound i tn ece s sa ry t or e so lve ad i spu te b y i s su ing a m emo randum i n t h e h ono r ia l c ou r t , r em ind ing R obe r t f i t z N oe l o fh i s o b l iga t ion s a r i s ing f r om t h e t e nancy o fR an ton

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i nt e rm s o ft h e k n igh t s e rv ice d emand ed , w e r e g ene ra l ly t h e o l de r o ne s . H oweve r , i ft h e se t e nan t s a r e c ompa r ed a ga in s t t h o se f ound mo s t f r equen t ly w i tne s s ing C la r e c ha r t e r s , a d i sc repan cy i so b se rved . I ti sg ene ra l ly a r gued t h a t s u ch w i tne s s l i s t s r e f lec t t h o se m en m o s t f r equen t ly i nt h e l o rd ' s c ompany a nd t h e ref o r e c l o se s t t o h im ; t h e se a r e t h e m en g ene ra l ly d e sc r ibed a s' h ono r ia l b a ron s ' , b u t i nt h e h ono r o f C la r e , t h ey w e r e n o t n ece s sa r i ly t h e h o lde r s o f t h e l a rge s t f e e s .

w a s d om ina t ed b y P e t e r d e B i rm ingham , a nd t h e o t h e r s i n c lud ed G eof f r ey d eT i r ingham , E l ia sd eE ng lef e ld , R icha rd d e D i t ton ( 3 8 ) , W i l l iam , s on o f G uy d 'Offm i , B er na rd d e F rank l ey a nd G e rva se d eB a rna ck . We r et h e se t h e m en w ho w e r e c l o se s tt ot h eb a ron? T o f o rm a n i mp r e s s ion , w e m u s t a s k t o w ha t e x ten t t h e se m en w i tne s sed t h e c ha r t e r s o f G e rva se P agane l? P e t e r d e B i rm ingham , h i s ' d ap if e r ' , o ccu r s i n s i x c ha r te r s , a s d oe s W i l l iam f i t z G uy d 'Off in i , E l ia s d e E ng lef e ld o ccu r s t w ice , R icha rd d e D i t ton p e rhap s o n ce ( 3 9 ) , b u tt h e re i sn o s i gn o f G e rva se d e B a rnack , B e rna rd d e F rank ley o r G eof f r ey d e T i r ingham .( S ee T ab le 2 )( 4 0 ) .

F undamen ta l i n a pp rec ia t ing t h i s p o in t i s h ow o ne u nde r s tand st h ep u rpo se o ft h e' C a r ta eB a ronum ' . E s sen t ia l ly , i tw a s n o t c once rned w i th a c tua l m i l i ta ry s e rv ice , b u t w i th f i nanc ia l a r rangemen t s ( 3 1) . K eef e a nd H o l t ( 3 2 ) h av e b o th a r gued t h a tf e uda l o b l iga t ion s o fm i l i ta ry s e rv ice i nt h e f i e ld w e r e m e t b y ' r ea sonab le t u rnou t s ' r a the r t h an b y a ny f i xed s y s tem o f q uo ta s ( 3 3 ) . T enan t s i n c h ief d i d l o ok t o t h e i r t e nan t st op r ov ide k n igh t sa nd u nde r tak e m i l i ta ry d u t ie s ( 3 4 ) b u ti td oe sn o tf o l low t h a ta l d i ds o , o rt h a tt h o se h o ld ing t h e g r ea te s tn umbe ro ff e e s w e r e n ece s sa r i ly t h e mo s t i mpo r tan t o r r e l iab l e c on t r ibu to r s t o a n h ono r ia l c on t ingen t . R a the r , m i l i ta ry s e rv ice i np e r son w a s am a t t e r o fp e r sona l c ho ice a nd o fi n d iv idua lr e la t ion sw i th t h e l o rd . C lea r ly t h e r eh ad t o b e f l ex ib i l i ty o ft h i s k i nd . W i l l iam f i t z G uy d 'Off in i c ou ld n o th ave r e nde r ed s e rv ice i np e r son t ob o th h i s P agane l a nd B eauchamp l o rd s .

T he i mp r e s s ion g i ven h e r e d i f f e r s f r om t h a t s ugge s t ed b y Mo r t ime rf o rt h eh ono ro fC la r e . I ti sc l ea rt h a ts e ve ra lo ft h e l e ad ing a t t e s to r sw e r em embe r s o ft h e b a ron ia l f am i ly o rt h e h ou seho ld ; t h e l a ck o f ar e f e r ence t oe nf eof fmen t d oe s n o t i mp ly t h a t t h e se p eop le d i d n o t h ave a ny l a nd s , b u t r a the r t h a t t h ey a r e n o t s p ec if i ca l ly m en t ioned i n t h e ' C a r ta ' o f G e rva s e P agane l . F u r the rmo r e , i n s ome c a se s , p a r t icu la r ly t h a t o fA lan ' d ap if e r ' , t h i s i sn o t s u rp r i s ing a s h e w a s o n ly l a t e r t os u cceed h i s f a the r , G odw in ( 4 1) . H owev e r , t h e s on d i d n o t a lway s f o l low i nh i s f a the r ' s p rom inence . R a lph d e B a rna ck h ad s e rved a sd ap if e r t ob o th G erva se ' s f a the r a nd g r andf a th e r( 4 2 ) ,b u th i ss on f a i l st oa ppea ra sw i tne s st oa ny o ft h e s u rv iv ing c ha r t e r s . R a lph w a s r e p la ced b y P e t e r d e B i rm ingham ,w ho w a si nt u rn s u cceed ed b yh i s s on , W i l l iam ( 4 3 ) . T he se c ha r t e r s w e r e c l ea r ly w i tne s sed b y s eve ra l i n d iv idua l s w ho a ppea rn o tt oh ave b een m a jo r l a ndho lde r s . Men l i ke G odw in ' d ap if e r ' a nd h i s s on ; S imon t h e C hap la in a nd T homa s ' c ame ra r iu s ' h e ld o n ly s ma l l e s t a t e s a nd w e r e p e rhap s p r e sen t b y v i r tu e o ft h e i r h ou seho ld r o le . G eof f r ey d eR oue l le d i dn o tf i gu r ep rom inen t ly i nt e rm s o ft h e ' C a r ta ' , a nd s i nce t h e c ha r t e r st h a th e w i tne s se s s p an s ome t ime ( 4 4 ) i ts e em s p r obab l e t h a t h e w a s am embe r o f P agane l ' s h ou seho ld . T he c a se o fR og e rd e H ag ley s e em s s im i la r( 4 5 ) , t h ei mp r e s s ion b e ing o f as on ,o r mo r ep robab ly o f ay ounge r b ro the r , w ho h ad f o und h i s n i che a s o ne o f G e rva se P agane l ' sh ou seho ld k n igh t s .

T hu s , t h e C la r e s t udy s ugge s t s t h a t ' h ono r ia l b a ron s ' w e r e m a rked o u t b y t h e c l o sene s s o ft h e i rr e la t ion s w i th t h e l o rd , r a the rt h an b yt h ea moun to fl a nd o rf e e s a s c r ibed t ot h em i n t h e ' C a r ta e ' o f 166 . I tw a s n o t ac a se o fg r an t ing t e nanc ie s f o r s e rv ice , b u t r a the r o fi mpo s ing s e rv ice o n t h e t e nanc ie s . L ike C rouch i n h i s s t udy o f t h e B eaumon t t w in s ( 3 5 ) , Mo r t ime r h i gh l igh t s t h e i mpo r tance o ft h e p e r sona l b ond i n l o rd sh ip . F u r the rmo r e , a s t h e c on ta c t s b e tween t h e t we lf th c en tu ry h ono r s o ft h e P agane l s , S t af f o rd s a nd B eauchamp s h ave a l r eady s ugge s ted , h ono r ia l s o c i e ty w a s n o t ac l o sed s o c ie ty o f t e nan t s s ubo rd ina ted t o o ne p a r t icu la r t e nan t i n c h ief U nf o r tuna t e ly , t h e h ono r o f D ud ley d oe s n o t h ave t h e q uan t i ty o fs u r v iv ing d ocumen ta t ion t h a t h ave i n f o rmed t h e s t ud ie s o f t h e C la r e s a nd t h e B eaumon t s . H oweve r , a c on t r ibu t ion c an b e m ade . T he ' C a r ta ' o f G e rva se P agane l ( 3 6 ) a c coun t ed f o r f i f ty k n igh t s o ft h e o l d e nf eof fmen t a nd f i v e a nd t wo th i rd s o ft h en ew ( 3 7 ) . A s i nt h e c a se o fC la r e , s e ve ra l o ft h e o bv iou s ly l a te r e nf eof fmen t s -t h o se c r ea t ed a f t e r 135 -w e re f r a c t iona l f e e s . T he f i f ty f e e s o ft h e o l d e nf eof fmen t w e r e m ade u p f r om q uo ta s o n t wen ty two t e nan t s ; a mong t h e se t e nan t s , s i x h e ld t h e e qu iva len t o f t wen ty -one f e e s , e a ch h o ld ing l a nd s a s se s sed a tt h r ee o rf o u r k n igh t ' s f e e s , w h i l s t i na dd i t ion , P e t e r d e B i rm ingham h e ld n i ne k n igh t ' s f e e s . T hu s a bou t o n e th i rd o f t h e t e nan t s a c coun t ed f o r 6 0% o f t h e q uo ta s , a nd i ft h e se f i gu r e s a r e a d ju s t ed t o t a ke a c coun t o f t h e n ew e nf eof fmen t s , a pp rox ima t e ly aq ua r te r o ft h e t e nan t s a c coun ted f o r 5 3 .9% o ft h e a s se s smen t . T he se f i gu r e s a r e p e rhap sn o ta se mpha t ic a st h o se c a lcu la ted f o rt h e h ono r o fC la r e , b u tt h ey n one t h e l e s su nde r l ine t h ep r e sence , i nt e rm s o ft h e' C a r ta ' , o f as ma l l e l i t e g roup w i th in t h e h ono r i nt h e m id twe lf th c en t u ry . I t

T o t h i s e x t en t , t h e h ono r o f D ud ley l o o se ly s hadow s t h e s i tua t ion i nt h e h ono r o fC la r e , a sr e con s t ru c ted b y R icha rd Mo r t ime r . B u t w h i l s t t h e r e w e r e s ome s ub s tan t ia l t e nan t s m i s s ing a mong t h o se w i tne s s ing P agane lc ha r te r s , i tw a sa l so t h e c a se t h a tt wo o ft h e mo s t s ub s tan t ia l t e nan t s i nt h e w e s t m id land sh ono rw i tne s sed t h eb a ron ' sc ha r te r sr e gu la r ly ( 4 6 ) . T h i s m igh tr e p r e sen t ag enu ine ly c l o se r e la t ion sh ip b e twe en G e rva se P agane l a nd t wo o fh i s l e ad ing t e nan t s , o r i tm igh t r e f l ec t d e l ibe ra t e p o l icy o n h i s p a r t t o i n vo lve t h em i nt h e a f f a i r s o f t h e h ono r ia l c ou r t . T he h ono r o f D ud ley i nt h e t we lf th c en tu ry c onf i rm st h a tr e la t ion sh ip sb e tween l o rd sa nd t e nan t s c anno t b e s e en s imp ly i n t e nu r ia l t e rm s . Men o f r e la t ive ly l i t t le o r n o t e nu r ia l s t and ing w i th in t h e h ono r m igh tn one t h e l e s sb e c l o se t ot h e l o rd , p e rhap st h rough t h e i n s t i tu t ion o ft h e h ou seho ld , a nd r e p r e sen t s ome o ft h e m en u pon w hom t h e l o rd mo s th eav i ly r e l ied .

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TABLE 2 . R egu lar Wi tne s se so fG erva se P agane l 's C har ter s : N ame .

N o .Cha r te r sW i tne s sed .

C oun te s sI s abe l la . F u lk P agane l . G odw in D ap if e r . R oge rd eH ag ley . P e te r Dap if e r . W i l l iam , s on o fG uy . G eof f rey d eR oue 1 16 . A lan D ap if e r( ? ) . S imon t h eC hap la in . R ober td eP agane l . T homa s' c ame ra r iu s ' .

1 0 . 9 .

E nf eof f u ien t . N one . N one . 1 / 3 f .m . N one . 9f .m .

8 . 7 . 6 . 6 . 5 . 5 . 5 . 4 . 4 .

3f .m . 1 / 3 f .m . N one . N one . N one . N one .

H oweve r , i ns o f a r a s t h e e v idence o ft h e h ono r o fD ud ley p e rm i t s aj udgemen t , t h e w i se l o rd d i d n o t n eg lec t h i s mo s t

w a s s uppo r ted b y t h ree o ft h e p r inc ipa l f am i l ie s w i th in t h e h ono r , n ame ly B e rna rd d e T ry su l l , W i l l i am d e B i rm ingham a nd W i l l iam f i t z Guy d 'Offm i . W i th W i l l iam B uf f a r e , t h e l o rd o fL owe rP enn , i tw a st h ec a se t h a tt h el a t te rt h ree o ft h e

p owe rf u l t e nan t s ; o ne c anno t i g no r e t h e f a c t t h a t t h e re w a s s ome c o r r e la t ion b e tween l a nded r e sou r ce s a nd t h e s t and ing a nd i n f luence t h a t w a s w ie lded . T he ' Ca r ta ' m ay b e a n i mpe r f ec tg u ide t ot h i s ,b u ti ti s au sab le o ne .

f ou r h ad f am i ly o r t e nu r ia l r e la t ion sh ip s w i th a f u r the r s i x m en w ho s uppo r ted G erva se P agane l . A l though s pecu la t ive , t h e i mp re s s ion i sg iven o f ag roup o ft e nan t s t h a t p e rhap s o wed much o f i t s c ohe r ence mo re t o t h e a ff in i t ie s o f t h e

Y e t , i ti sa l so c l ea r t h a t t e nan t s w e re f r equen t ly c omm i t ted , t o ag r ea t e ro rl e s se rd eg ree ,t os eve ra lm en a t at ime ( 47 ) ; i n s uch c i r cum s tance s i tw a s w i se f o r l o rd s l i ke G erva se P agane l t o f o s te r r e la t ion sh ip s w i th s ome o f h i s l e ad ing

p r inc ipa l f am i l ies o f t h e h ono r , t h an t o t h e h ono r ia l l o rd h im se lf , w h ich i fs o , e mpha s i se s t h e i mpor tance o fP agane l ' s b ond s w i th W i l l iam d e B i rm ingham a nd w i th W i l l iam f i tz G uy d 'Off in i .

h ono r ia l t e nan t s . I ts e em s u n l ike ly t h a t l o rd s c ou ld h av e e xpec t ed t h e se t o b e e xc lu s ive r e la t ion sh ip s , b u t t h e i r o wn s t and ing a nd i n f luence i n t h e r eg ion d epended o n t h e i r a b i l i ty a tb es tt ow in o ve r s uch m en a nd r e ta in t h e i r s e rv ice ,

Wh i l s t t h e h ono r r ema ined a u sef u l s t ruc tu re b y w h ich h ono r ia l l o rd s m igh t d ef ine t h e i r r e la t ion sh ip s a nd s t and ing w i th in ar eg ion , t h e re s e em s l i t t le r e a son t os uppo se t h a tt h i s

o r a t wo r s t , i n s i s t o n o u twa rd c onf o rm i ty t h rough f e uda l i n s t i tu t ion s s uch a s a t t endance a tt h e h ono r ia l c ou r t . T hu s , t h ev a r ie ty o fr e la t ion sh ip st h a tl o rd sa nd t e nan t se n te r ed i n to d u r ing t h e e l even th a nd t we lf th c en tu r ie s n eed n o t r e f lec t a s t ra in u pon , o r ad i s in teg ra t ion o f , f e uda l r e la t ion sh ip s a nd

w a s s o f o r t h e i r t e nan t s a nd c l ien t s . T h i s a ppea r s t ob e t h e c a se i nt h e t we lf th c en tu ry , a nd w a s m an if e s t ly s o b y t h e m id th i r t een th c en tu ry .

s t ruc tu re . I ts e em s p robab le t h a tt h i s w a s t h e n o rm f r om t h e o u t se t , a nd t h a tt h e r ew a sn of o rma l s t ruc tu re t od i s in teg ra te .

T he i n dependence o f t h e r ank a nd f i l e g en t ry may b e d emon s t ra ted t h rough a n e xam ina t ion o f t h e a r i s toc ra t ic c ommun i ty i ns ou th S t af f o rd sh i re a tt h e t ime o ft h e B a ron s ' Wa r ( 50 ) . R oge r Id e S ome ry w a s o ne o ft h e m ino r b a ron s i nt h e a r ea s t r iv ing t o e s tab l i sh s ome r e g iona l a u tho r i ty a nd i n f luence . O ne o f h i s p r inc ipa l r i va l s w a s h i s s on i n l aw , R a lph I V B a s se t o fD ray ton , w ho a l so c l a shed w i th a no the r n e ighbou r , P h i l ip Ma rm ion . I ti sp o s s ib le t ha t d e S ome ry ' s

Wha teve rt h e s ucce s s o fo t he r l o rd s i na tra c t ing t h e s uppo r t o f men w ho w e re t e nan t s o f t h e h ono r o f D ud ley , i tw a s c l ea r ly t h e c a se t h a t i n 173 -4 G e rva se P agane l r e ce ived t h e s uppor to f many o fh i st e nan t s( 48 ) .T he r e be l l ion i nE ng land w a s l a rge ly c oncen t ra t ed i nt h e M id land s ( 4 9 ) , a nd i tm ay h ave b een e a s ie r f o r t h e se t e nan t s t o m ak e t h e c ho ice t h a t t h ey d id w hen i t w a s a pp rec ia ted t h a t many o f t h e i r n e ighbou r s w e re mak ing t h e s ame d ec i s ion a s G e rva se P agane l ; m en s uch a s R obe r t d e S t af f o rd , S t ephen d e

d ec i s ion b y 1 263 t oj o in t h e k ing ' s p a r ty w a s i n f luenced b y t h e p e r cep t ion t h a t i tw ou ld g ive h im s ome a dvan tage o ve r h i s Mon tf o r t ian r i va l ,b u tw ha teve rt h et r u th o ft h i s , i ti sc l ea r t h a t R oge r w a s n o t s uppo r t ed b y an umbe r o fh i s h ono r ia l t e nan t s .

B eauchamp ,W i l l iam B ago ta nd P h i l ip d eK inve r .

I ti sp o s s ib le , f r om t h ep l ea r o l l s , t or e con s t ruc ts ome th ing o f t h e a l l iance s o r a s soc ia t ion s o f t h e S t af f o rd sh i re g en t ry i n vo lved i nt h e d i s tu rbance s , a nd i lu s t ra t e t h e e x t en to ft h e i r i n vo lvemen t . T he i mp r e s s ion i s t h a t , wha teve r t h e i r mo t iva t ion s , t h e l o ca l g en try w e r e d eep ly i n vo lved , t a k ing p a r t i nn ume rou s r a id s a c ro s s t h e a r ea . O ne s uch r a id w a s a n a t tack b y o ve r f o r ty m en o n P h i l ip Ma rm ion 's m ano r a t N o rbu ry , o n 5 t h J une , 1 264 ( 5 1) . Mo s t o f t hose i n vo lved

T he re w a s ac on s ide rab le d eg r ee o fh ono r ia l s o l ida r i ty i nt h e r ebe l l ion a ga in s t H en ry I . T he g roup a s aw ho le i n c luded f ew a t te s to r s o fP agane l c ha r te r s , w i th o n ly W i l l iam f i t zG uy d 'Off in if i gu r ing a s ar egu la rw i tne s s . I ns of a ra st h ec ha r te r s w i l l p erm i t , t h e re i sl i t t le e v idence h e re o f c l o se p e r sona l b ond s b e tween P agane l a nd s eve ra l o f t h e n amed t e nan t s w ho j o ined h im i nt h er e be l l ion , b u ti ti sn o tab le t h a tG e rva se

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w e re r e la t ive ly m ino r f i gu re s d rawn f r om t h e l o ca l i ty , b u t d id i n c lude W i l l iam d eB e rk ley ,t h ep a r son o fN o rbu ry i t s e lf ,

b e u sed t o d ef ine t h e v i b rance o f' b a s ta rd f euda l i sm ' i nt h e r eg ion b y t h i s d a te , a l though C rouch h a s d emon s t ra ted t h a t t h i s w a s p r e sen t i nE ng land b y t h e m id twe lf th c en tu ry ( 58 ) . I ti sn o t c l ea r , h oweve r , w he the r t h i s h a s ab ea r ing o n a ny r e la t ion sh ip b e tween P e te r d e B i rm ingham a nd R ober t d e

a nd a l so t h e K n igh t ley b ro the r s , w ho w e re m embe r s o f R a lph B a s se t ' sr e t inue .

S t af f o rd d u r ing t h e s e cond h a lf o ft h et we lf th c en tu ry .

I n ev i tab ly ,m embe r so ft h eg en t ry f o l lowed t h eo ppor tun i t ie s w h ich p r e sen ted t h em se lve s , i n s ome c a se s h igh l igh t ing a c on s ide rab le mob i l i ty o n t h e i r p a r t , t h a t s aw n o t o n ly movemen t b e tween h ou seho ld s a nd r e t inue s , b u t a l so b e tween p o l i t ica l f a c t ion s . F o r i n s tance , W i l l iam , s on o f A lan o fO ver ton , i lu s t ra te s t h e p o s s ib i l i ty o fs e rv ice w i th in t wo h ou seho ld s , n e i the r o f w h ich w a s t ha t o f h i s h ono r ia l l o rd . I n 1 263 -4 h e w a s n o t ed ( t oge the r w i th H ugh d e

B a s se t ' s w eb o fp a t ronage w a s u n rema rkab le f o r t h e p e r iod , a nd w a s n o d oub t s im i la rt ot h a t o fo t he r l o rd s i nt h er eg ion , b u tt h i s d oe s n o tm ean t h a t B a s se t ' s n e ighbou r s c ou ld a f f o rd t oi g no re i t ,o rn o tt or e spond t oi ti ns ome w ay . I tm ay w e l l h ave b een f e l t b y d e S ome ry t o c u t a c ro s s h i s l o rd sh ip , a s , f o r i n s tance , i n 1 259 w hen W i l l iam d e L eom in s te r e n te red

B u shbu ry a nd Wa l te rd e B owe le s ) a sb e ing i nt h e h ou seho ld o ft h e r oya l i s t , W i l l iam B agod , b u t i nt h e s ame y ea r i tw a s

t h e m ano r o f S edg ley a tn igh t , k idnapped R oge r ' s v i l le in , Wa l te rO rd r ich , a nd t ook h im b y f o rce t oB r idgnor th , w he r e

a l so r e co rded t h a t h e w a s u nde r t h e p ro tec t ion o f t h e Mon tf or t ian ,R a lph B a s se t( 52 ) .

h e w a s i mp r i soned . T he r e c l ea r ly w e re t e n s ion s b e tween d e S ome ry a nd B a s se t , a r i s ing f r om t h e i r r i va l ry f o r r eg iona l

T he r e i sa l so t h e e xamp le o f W i l l iam d e L eom in s te r . I n

d om inance , b u t t h e se w e r e l i ke ly a ccen tua ted b y f am i ly i s sue s . I ts e em s p robab le t h a t t h e a mb i t iou s B a s se t w ou ld h ave b een i r i ta ted b y R oge r ' s r e ten t ion o f t h e mano r s o f B a r row o n S oa ra nd C h ipp ing C ampden , ' b y t h e c ou r t esy o f

1 259 , w h i l s t i n t h e s e rv ice o f R a lph B a s se t , h e w a s p ro secu ted b y R oge r d e S ome ry f o r t r an sg re s s ion s c omm i t ted a tR oge r ' s d eme sne mano r o fS edg ley . B y 1 262 ,

E ng land ' , d ue t oN icho la ' sd augh te r sa nd t h e i rh u sband s a f t e r h e r d ea th ( 59 ) . R a lph B a s se t w a s d emon s tra t ing t h e s imp le t r u th t h a t t o b e s ucce s sf u l , l o rd sh ip h ad t o b e a s se r t ive ; h e s e em sa l so t oh ave b een a b le t o make h i sp a t ronage a t t rac t ive

h ew a sa mong s tt ho se c ha rged b y R a lph B a s se tf o ra t tack ing h i s m i l l a t B i t te r sco te , o n t h i s o cca s ion i n t h e s e rv ice o f P h i l ip Ma rm ion . T he c i rcum s tance ss ugge s ti ti su n l ike ly t h a t h ew a sr e ta ined i nt h et wo h ou seho ld sa tt h es ame t ime ( 5 3 ) .

( o r i re s i s t ib le ) t o many o ft h e g en t ry o ft h e w e s t m id land s , i n c lud ing t ho se h o ld ing o f t h e h ono r o f D ud ley . N e i the r

T ho se i nd ependen ts e rv ice r e la t ion sh ip s ,w i th av i ew t ot h e i r l i ve l ihood s a nd f u tu re p ro spec t s , a ppa ren t ly made d ec i s ion s a bou t t h e r e la t ion sh ip s t h ey w ou ld e n te r i n to b a sed u pon o ppo r tun i ty . T enu r ia l l i nk s w e re n o t i mpo r tan t , a nd n o r , i t w ou ld s e em , w e re p o l i t ica l f a c t ion s . A f te r t h e b a t t le o f E ve sham , t h e Mon tf or t ian W i l l iam d e K n igh t ley w en t t o I r e land i nt h e s e rv ice o ft h e r oya l i s t , J ame s d e Aud ley ( 54 ) , w h i l s t h i s a s soc ia te , R ober t d e S t aundon , w a s i nt h e H o ly L and , p e rhap s e i the r e vad ing t h e a u tho r i t ie s i nE ng land , o r

ma r r iage a l l iance s n o r c a sh l o an s d i d a ny th ing t o t empe r R a lph ' s d ea l ing s w i th R oge r d e S ome ry , s o t ha t e ven tua l ly R oge r p e rhap s s ough t i n s tead t o t ur n t h e p o l i t ica l s i tua t ion mo r e d i rec t ly t oh i s a dvan tage i nc omba t ing t h e e xpan s ive i n f luence o fh i sr i va l . Wha t eve r t h e r e a l i t ie s o f n on tenu r ia l r e ta in ing a nd p a t ronage , t h e l o rd s o fh ono r s m igh t s t i l l h ope t or e inf o rce t h e i r p o s i t ion w i th r ega rd t o t h e i r h ono r ia l t e nan t s t h rough t h ei n s t i tu t ion o ft h eh ono r ia l c ou r t . A l though h i s to r ian sh ave

p os s ib ly i n t h e f o l low ing o f t h e L o rd E dwa rd ( 5 5 ) . T he

o f t en s e en t h i s a s am ean s o f ma in ta in ing t h e c ohe r ence o f

o ppor tun i t ie s f o r a dvancemen t w e re p e rhaps a l l t h e mo r e r e ad i ly a va i lab le t o t h e l o ca l g en t ry d u r ing p er iod s o f

t h e h onor ia l c ommun i ty , R eyno ld s h a s r e cen t ly d oub ted t h e r e a l i ty o f i t s a u tho r i ty o r j u r i sd ic t ion ( 60 ) . A l though t h e r e la t ive p auc i ty o f d ocumen ta t ion f o r t h e h ono r h a s t o b e

d i s tu rbance , a nd t h i s e ven mo re s o a t at ime w hen p o l i t ica l t e n s ion sa nd l o ca lh o s t i l i t ie s o f f e red av eh ic le b y w h ich r i va l

k ep ti nm ind , t h e re i sn o th ing t os how t ha tt h eh ono r ia lc ou r t w a s e f f ec t ive i ns e cu r ing t h e i n f luence o f t h e d e S ome ry s . Wh i l s t l o rd s r ema ined k een t o ma in ta in t h e o u twa rd c onf o rm i t ie s o f f e uda l t e nu re a nd i t s a s soc ia ted l o rd sh ip , t e nan t s w e re a nx iou s t o f r ee t h em se lve s , a s f a r a s p o s s ib le ,

b a ron ia l f am i l ie s m igh t t h em se lve s c ompe t e f o r r eg iona l d om inance , a nd s e ek t oa t t rac t a n a ff in i ty t h a t c ou ld s uppo r t t h e i ra mb i t ion s . B y ac omb ina t ion o f p a t ronage a nd i n t im ida t ion , R a lph B a s se t s e em s t o h ave b een s ucce s sf u l i n d raw ing s uppo r t

f r om t h em . I nt h e h ono r o fD ud ley t h e re a r e t wo s u rv iv ing r e f e rence s wh ich i l u s t ra te t h i st r end .

f r om a mong t h e l o ca l g en t ry . H i s a ff in i ty i n c luded H en ry d e V e rdun , R icha rd d e L oge s a nd P h i l ip d e M i t ton , e ach o f w hom w e re t e nan t s o ft h eh ono ro fS t af f o rd . B a s se t ' s w eb o f p a t ronage a l so e x t ended i n to t h eh ono ro fD ud ley . I n 1 263 -4 , r oya l f o re s te r s w e re i mpeded f r om d ea l ing w i th ' c u s toma ry ma lef a c to r s ' who i n c luded R a lph d e B u shbu ry a nd W i l l iam d e O ve r ton , b ecau se t h ey w e re u nde r B a s se t 's p ro tec t ion

I n 1 255 , R oge r d e S ome ry w a s i nd i spu t e w i th W i l l iam d e P a r le s , i n wh ich W i l l iam a cknow ledged t h e k n igh t s e rv ice t h a t h e o wed , b u t d i spu ted R oge r ' s d emand t h a t h e s hou ld

( 56 ) , a nd i n 1 263 R a lph P e l le , ah un t sman o f R oge r d e S ome ry , w a s r epo r ted t o b e i n ah un t ing p a r ty i nC annock F o re s t , t a k ing v en i son b ack t o R a lph B a s se t ' s h ou se , t h a t i n c luded R a lph B a s se th im se lf w i th m embe r s o fh i s r e t inue R obe r t d e S t aundon a nd d e K n igh t ley b ro the r s ( 57 ) . S uch n on tenu r ia l r e t inue s a r e o ne o ft h e c ha rac te r i s t ic s t h a t m ay

a t tend t h e c ou r t i nD ud ley e ve ry t h ree w eek s . T he r e w a s a s im i la r d i spu te i n 1 262 w i th W i l l iam d e B i rm ingham , w ho a l so a c cep ted t h e k n igh t s e rv ice t h a t h e o wed , b u t c l a imed t h a t h i s s u i t o fc ou r t w a st w ice y ea r ly , a nd i nc e r ta in s pec ia l c i rcum s tance s , r a the r t h an e ve ry t h ree w eek s a s d emanded b y d e S ome ry ( 6 1) . T he se d i spu te s a r e c on s i s ten t w i th t h e l i ke l ihood t h a t R oge r d e S ome ry , i n c ommon w i th o t he r s , w a s a t t emp t ing t ou se t h ej u r i sd ic t iona l r o le o ft h e h ono r t o

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r e inf o rce h i s a u tho r i ty o ve r h i s h ono r ia l t e nan t s . T o s ome e x ten t t h i s c ou r t o f f e red a p o ten t ia l f o cu s f o r h ono r ia l

c ha r te r s i ss o s ma l l t h a t t h i s c anno t b e t a ken a s s i gn if i can t . H oweve ri tw a s c e r ta in ly t h e c a se t h a tj u s ta st h e d e S ome ry s w e r e c u l t iva t ing t h e i rr e la t ion sh ip sb eyond t h eh ono ri no rde r t od eve lop t h e i r a ff in i ty , o the r s w e re d o ing l i kew i se a mong t h e h ono r ia l t e nan t s . I n 1 294 T homa s d e B i rm ingham w a s s e rv ing i nt h e r e t inue o fE dmund d e L anca s te r ( 67 ) , a nd i n

r e la t ion sh ip sw h ich m igh t l e nd s ome c on t inued c ohe rence t o t h e f r amewo rk o ft h eh ono r . K n igh ts e rv ice w a s n o ta ti s sue , n o d öub t b ecau se i tw a s a l ready am ean ing le s s c onven t ion , b u t a t tendance a tc ou r t w a s am a t te r t h a t t ouched u pon t h e i n dependence o ft h e g en t ry . T ha t n e i the r W i l l iam d e Pu le s

None o ft h i ss i gna l led t h e d em i se o ft h eh ono ri nt h ep o l i t ica l l a nd scape . T he b a ron s e v iden t ly s aw c onven ience a nd v a lue

1 300 Wa l te r d e B i rm ingham w a s i nt h e r e t inue o fR ober t d e T a t e sha le ( 68 ) . I n 1 306 H en ry d e E rd ing ton w a s i n t h e r e t inue o f J ohn d e H a s tyng ( 69 ) a nd H en ry d e Mo rf e a nd J ohn d e D eve raux b o th f o l lowed R oge r Mo r t ime r o f W ig ,mo re ( 70 ) . I n 1 3 16 -17 W i l l iam d e B i rm ingham w a s t o b e f ound i nt h e r e t inue o fJ ohn d e S eg rave . C lea r ly t h e d e S ome ry s w e re n o t t h e o n ly f o ca l p o in t f o r s e rv ice , o r e ven t h e mo s ti mpo r tan to ne f o r many .

i n t h e h ono r a s am ean s o f d ef in ing t h e i r p o s i t ion i n t h e l o ca l i ty ,n o t l e a s t , p re sumab ly , b ecau se i tp rov ided t r ad i t ion ,

T he i n te r e s t s o f l o rd s f r om ' o u t s ide ' o f t h e h ono r may b e

n o r W i l l iam d e B i rm ingham may b e f ound s uppor ti ng t h e b a ron i n 1 263 -5 c a s t s d oub t o n t h e e f f ec t ivene s s o f t h e h ono r ia l c ou r t , a t l e a s t o f i t se lf , i n a s se r t ing d e S ome ry ' s a u tho r i ty i nt h el o ca l i ty .

l e g i t ima cy , a nd r e la ted f am i ly t i e s a nd c l a im st ot h e e xe rc i se o f a u tho r i ty i n t h e r e g ion . I ti sh a rd ly s u rp r i s ing t h a t t h e b a ron s w ou ld d o w ha tt h ey c ou ld t op ro t ec t a nd m a in ta in i t s

i lu s t ra ted t h rough t h e Mo r t ime r f am i ly . I n 1 302 H en ry d e Mo r t ime r s t ood s u re ty f o r P e te r d e B i rm ingham ( 7 1) b u t mo r e c onv inc ing a r e t h e i r l i nk s w i th t h e D eve raux f am i ly , w ho h e ld ap o r t ion o f We s t B romw ich ( 72 ) . A pa r t f r om t h e a ppea rance o fJ ohn D eve raux i n aMor t ime rr e t inue i n 1 306

c onv en t ion s , a l ong s ide ab roaden ing r ange o fr e la t ion sh ip s , w ha t J .M .W .Bean h a s c ha rac t e r i sed a s t h e t r an s i t ion f r om t h e i rc l ien t s( 62 ) , a l though t h e se w ide rr e la t ion sh ip sw e re n o t i nt h em se lve s an ew p henomenon . H oweve r , i tw a sa l so c l ea r t h a t t h e h ono r c ou ld n o t b e t h e s o le b a s i s o f p owe r a nd i n f luence i n t h e l o ca l i ty , a s t h e r e a l i ty o f p owe r r e s ted

l o rd sh ip t op a t ronage , l o rd s b ecom ing p a t ron s a nd r e ta ine r s

( 73 ) , i ti sa l so p o s s ib le t os how t h e Mo r t ime r s o fW igmo r e i n aw ide rr a ng ing p a t ron -c l ien tr e la t ion sh ip w i th t h e f am i ly . I n 1 30 1 Wa l te rD eve raux w a s r em i t ted af i ne a tt h e i n s tance o f E dmund d e Mo r t ime r( 74 ) , a nd t wo y ea r s l a te r ,t oge the rw i th P h i l ip d e S t epe l ton ( 7 5 ) , Wa l te rw a sn o ted a sh av ing c u s tody

e l sewhe r e , i n p e r sona l r e la t ion sh ip s , w ea l th , a nd f am i ly p re s t ige , a nd i nt h e c apac i ty t oo f f e re f f ec t ive p a t ronage -i n

o ft h e l a nd s o fR oge r , s on a nd h e i rt oE dmund d e Mo r t ime r ; D eve raux s e em s t o h ave e n joyed mo re t han s imp ly a

t h et we lf th a sw e l la si nt h et h i r teen th c en tu ry . I tc ou ld n o tb e o t herw i se g iven t h e g en t ry s"penchan t ' f o r i n dependence o f

c ampa ign r e la t ion sh ip . T he D eve raux s w e re a s e t t le r s qu i r e f am i ly i nt h e We l sh Ma r ch , w he re t h ey h ad b een a s soc ia t ed w i th t h e l o rd sh ip o f B r econ s i nce t h e m id twe lf th c en tu ry ,

a c t ion .

a nd t h ey a l so h e ld o ft h eL acy si nH e ref o rd sh i re ( 76 ) . G iven

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o ve re s t ima ted b y h i s to r ian s f r om t h e o u t se t , t h en t h e d i f f e rence s o f o p in ion b e tween R oge r d e S ome ry a nd h i s t e nan t s i n1 263 -5 a r i se s n o t s o much f r om a ny d i s in teg ra t ion

T he S ome ry s w e r e a l so Ma r che r l o rd s , a l be i t r e la t ive ly mode s t o ne s , a nd t h e v a r iou s c ampa ign s t o Wa le s s e em l i ke ly t oh ave b rough t t h e Mor t ime r s a nd S ome ry s t oge the r

o f f e uda l i n s t i tu t ion s i n t h e h ono r o f D ud ley , a s f r om d i f f e rence s o f o p in ion o ve r w ha t a c t ion w a s i n t h e b e s t

( 77 ) . A l though W igmo p e w a s t h e c apu t o f t h e f am i ly , t h e Mo r t ime r s h e ld mano r s i n Wo rce s te r sh i re a nd w e r e l i nked b y m a r r iage t o t h e S t af f o rd sh i r e f am i l ie s o f V e rdun a nd

i n t e r e s t s o fi n d iv idua l f am i l ie s , w he r e o ppo r tun i t ie s l a y , a nd w ha t r e la t ion sh ip s t h e se t e nan t s e n joyed w i th o t he r l o rd s . C r i t ica l t oo w a s t h e w ide r a t t i tude o f t h e l o ca l i ty o r n e ighbou rhood , w h ich w a s o bv iou s ly e x t ra -hono r ia l i n

A ud ley ( 78 ) . T he V e rdun ma r r iage may h ave s t reng thened Mor t ime r i n te r e s t s i nt h e h ono r o f D ud ley a s t h e V e rdun s s e em a l ready t oh ave h ad , o rt ob e c l a im ing , l a nded i n te re s t s

n a tu r e . P e rhap s G erva se P agane l h ad c a r r ied m any o f h i s t e nan t sw i th h im b ecau se t h ey s ha red t h e c ommon v i ewpo in t

w i th in t h e h ono r ( 79 ) . G ro s s h a s o b se rved h ow t h e t e n s ion s o ft h e Ma r ch c ou ld e a s i ly o ve r sp i l l i n to S taf f o rd sh i r e s oc ie ty

o ft h e l o ca l i ty , whe rea s R oge r d e S omery w a s u nab le t od o s o , b ecau se h e f ound h im se lf a tv a r iance w i th t h e v i ewpo in t o ft h el o ca l i ty .

( 80 ) a nd s o i ti sl i ke ly w i th in t h i s w ide r c on tex t t h a t w e s e e

T he mode l o f p a t ron a nd -c l ien t , a nd o f n on tenu r ia l a ff in i t ie s , t ha t w e re s uch af e a tu re o fs ou th S t af f o rd sh i re i n t h e m id th ir teen th c en tu ry , a r e a l so w e l l e v id enced i n t h e

( 8 1) i nw h ich t h ey j o ined w i th J ohn d e H a s tyng a nd t h e E a r l o fL anca s t e r , b o th o fw hom r e c ru i ted t ot h e i r r e t inue s f r om w i th in t h eh ono ro fD ud ley .

a n i mpo r tan t Ma rche r f am i ly d eve lop ing i t s i n f luence b y b u i ld ing a n a ff in i ty i nn e ighbou r ing r eg ion s . I na dd i t ion , t h e Mo r t ime r s w e re n o tw i thou t l a nded i n te re s t s i nS t af f o rd sh i r e

h ono r o f D ud ley d u r ing t h e l a te r t h i r teen th a nd e a r ly f ou r teen th c en tu r ie s . F o r s ome t e nan t s o f t h e h ono r t h e d e

I ti sw i th J ohn d e S ome ry ( c .1279 -1322 ) t h a t w e c ome c l o se s t t ob e ing a b le t or e con s t ruc t i nd e ta i l s ome th ing o fa d e S ome ry a ff in i ty , a nd t h e b a ron ia l r e la t ion sh ip w i th t h e

S ome ry f am i ly c on t inued t o o f f e r o ppo r tun i t ie s f o r s e rv ice . I n 1 271 , f o r e xamp le , H en ry d e Mo rf e w a s f unc t ion ing a s R oge r d e S ome ry 's b a i l if f ( 6 3 ) , w h i l s t t h e s ma l l s amp le o f c ha r t e r st h a th ave s u rv ived s how h ono r ia l t e nan t s w i tne s s ing

g en t ry o f t h e r eg ion . H e w a s mo r e o bv iou s ly a d om inan t f i gu re i nt h er e g ion t h an h i s g randf a the rh ad b een i nt h em id t h i r t een th c en tu ry , a nd ac u lm ina t ion o f wha t t h e f am i ly h ad s ough tt oa ch ieve .

t h e c ha r t e r s o fo t he r s i na s soc ia t ion w i th d e S ome ry ( 64 ) , o r o cca s iona l ly w i tne s s ing t h e c ha r te r s o f d e S ome ry h im se lf ( 6 5 ) . F ew o ccu r mo r e t han o nce ( 66 ) b u t t h e s amp le o f

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F o rt h e mo s tp a r t ,J ohn d eS ome ry s e em st oh ave e n joyed t h e f avou r o fE dwa rd I , p a r t icu la r ly i nt h e y ea r s f o l low ing t h e

I n 1 3 10 , J ohn G if f a rd a ppea red i nJ ohn d e S ome ry ' s r e t inue ( 9 4 ) , a nd h e s e rved i n i ta ga in i n 1 313 , w hen h e w a s a l so

d ea th o fG ave s ton i n1 312 , a nd t h e i n c rea s ing e xpec ta t ion i n

j o ined b y R obe r t d e R ochef o rd , H en ry d e B u shbu ry , a nd J ohn d e B ruyn ton ( B r ing ton ) o f No r thamp ton sh i re ( 9 5 ) . I n 1 3 16 17 ,t h em embe r sh ip i n c luded ( 96 )J ohn d e Swynne r ton , W i l l iam B ago t , H en ry d e B u shbu ry , R icha rd T a lbo t a nd

t h e e n su ing y ea r s o fa n a rmed c l a sh b e tween t h e k i ng a nd T homa s , e a r l o fL anca s te r , o ne w h ich e ven tua l ly e r up t ed i n 1 321-2 . B y 1 313 J ohn ' s v a lue t o t h e C rown w a s a cknow ledged when h e w a s p a rdoned v a r iou s d eb t s t o t h e

J ohn d e B rom ley o f C oue ley ( Cow ley ) . O f t h e se m en , a l though s eve ra l w e re d rawn f r om t h e S t af f o rd sh i re l o ca l i ty ,

E xcheque r , o n a ccoun t o fh i s g ood s e rv ice i nS co t land , a nd t h e e xpen se s t ha t h e i n cu r red t h e re ; af ew w eek s l a te r , h e w en to ve r sea s ,t oF rance , ' o nt h ek ing ' s s e rv ice ' , f o rw h ich h e

o n ly B u shbu ry w a s at e nan to ft h eh ono r .

r e ce ived e xpen se s i n 1 314 ( 82 ) . H e h ad p r ev iou s ly , i n1 3 10 , b een p a rdoned p aymen t s o ft wo h und r ed p ound s d ue t ot h e

I n t h e r e t inue r e co rded i n 1 3 18 ( 97 ) , o f e l even m embe r s , o n ly f i ve h ad c onnec t ion s w i th t h e h ono r ; t h ese w e r e W i l l iam d e B i rm ingham , H en ry d e B u shbu ry , J ohn d e

E xcheque r , a nd w a s t o b e s im i la r ly t r ea ted a ga in i n t h e f u tu re ( 8 3 ) . H i s p o s i t ion w a s e nhanced b y h i s c u s tody o f l a nd s h e ld d u r ing m ino r i t ie s , i n c lud ing t ho se o f U r ian d e S anc to P e t ro i n 1 311 , a nd b y 1 3 17 , a nd o f p a r t icu la r s i gn if i cance i nt h e l o ca l i ty , t h e B eauchamp mano r o fS u t ton C o ldf i e ld , a nd s ub sequen t ly , o fS tud ley ( 84 ) . I n 1 3 14 h ew a s

S u t ton , R oge rd eA y le sbu ry a nd R icha rd d e E dgba s ton . J ohn d e S u t ton w a s J ohn d e S ome ry 's b ro the r i nl aw , w h i l s t t h e A y le sbu ry s h ad ah i s to ry o fs e rv ice t ot h e d e S ome ry s ( 98 ) . W i l l iam d e B i rm ingham h ad i nt h e p rev iou s y ea r s e rved i n t h e r e t inue o f J ohn d e S eg rave ( 99 ) . T he r ema inde r o f t h e 1 3 18 r e t inue i n c luded S t even D unneheved , J ohn d e S wynne r ton , J ohn G if f a rd , w ho i n t h e p r ev iou s y ea r h ad f o l lowed S t ephen d e S eg rave , W i l l iam d e Wro t te s ley , J ohn

p a id o ne h und red p ound s ' b yw ay o ff e e f o rt h e s even th y ea r o ft h e k i ng ' s r e ign ' ( 85 ) , a nd i nJ une 1 317 , e n te r ed i n to a n i nden tu r e w i th t h e k ing f o r t wo h und r ed ma rk s ay ea r ( 86 ) ; i n 1 320 -21 , J ohn w a s r e co rded i nt h e w a rd robe b ook a s a b anne r e t o f t h e r oya l h ou seho ld ( 87 ) . B y t h e t ime o f t h e

d e B oyn ton a nd H ugh d e H epha rn , w ho i n 1 313 14 , h ad s e rved i n t h e r e t inue o f H ugh l e D e spence r ( 100 ) . T he S t af f o rd sh i re l o ca l i ty w a s a ga in w e l l r e p re sen ted i n t h i s

Yo rk P a r l iamen ti nO c tobe r 1 318 , d e S ome ry w a s o ne o ft h e k ing 's n ew c ounc i l lo r s w ho r egu la r ly w i tne s sed t h e k i ng ' s

m embe r sh ip .

c ha r te r s ( 8 8 ) . T he f avou r s hown t owa rd s J ohn d e S ome ry wa s n o t o n ly ama t te r o fa dd ing s uppo r t t ot h e r oya l p a r ty ,

S l igh t ly l a rge rw a s t h e r e t inue o f 1 319 , w i th f i f t een f am i l ie s

b u tw a s a l so s pec if ica l ly a bou t d eve lop ing ar oya l f a c t ion i n S taf f o rd sh i re , a t t h e t e r r i to r ia l h ea r t land o f t h e e a r l o f

r e p r e sen ted ( 10 1) . Men a s soc ia ted w i th t h e h ono r i n c luded W i l l iam d e B i rm ingham , R icha rd d e E dgba s ton , H en ry d e B u shbu ry , W i l l iam D eve reux , J ohn d e S u t ton a nd R oge r d e A y le sbu ry , b u tt h e se c on s t i tu t ed l e s s t h an h a lf t h e t o ta l . T he

L anca s te r . T he k ing w a s s e ek ing t h e s uppor t o f t h e l o ca l b a ron s , t o ge the r w i th t ho se s e c t ion s o f g en t ry s o c ie ty w i th whom t h ey w e re a s soc ia ted ( 89 ) .

o t he r si n c luded T homa sd eP ipe ,J ohn G if f a rd o fC h i l l ing ton , W i l l iam d e Wro t te s ley , T homa s d e l a H ide , J ohn d e S wynner ton , J ohn d e S to tev i l le , P a t r ick d e B a r ton , R icha rd

An e a r ly i l u s t ra t ion o fJ ohn d e S ome ry 's c i rc le c ome s f r om t h e ' c ompan ie s ' r e co rded i n a r o l l o f a rm s f r om t h e t our namen to f Dun s tab le , w h ich t ook p l ace d u r ing Ma r ch t o

P ayne l a nd H en ry Make lyn . T he r e t inue o f 1 322 , a s semb led s hor t ly b ef o re J ohn ' s d ea th , s howed s im i la r d ive r s i ty o f o r ig in ( 102 ) . I t s m embe r s i n c luded W i l l iam d e B i rm ingham

Apr i l , 1 309 ( 90 ) . T ompk in son n o ted t h e d if i cu l t ie s i n he ren t i n r e con s t ruc t ing r e t inues f r om s uch s ou rce s , b u t J ohn d e S ome ry m ay b e f ound l e ad ing ap a r ty o fn ine k n igh t s , w ho w i th t h e e xcep t ion o f R a lph V I B a s se t , s e em t o h ave h ad

a nd H en ry d e B u shbu ry f r om t h e h ono r , t oget he r w i th T homa sd eP ipe ,w ho h ad s e rved b ef o re , R ober td e G rendon , W i l l iam d e G a s teney s , H en ry I la ry , R icha rd d e Wen lock a nd J ohn d e H od ine t . B o th o ft h e se r e t inue s a ga in i lu s t ra te t h e e f f ec t ivene s s o f e x t ra -hono r ia l r e c ru i tmen t w i th in t h e w ide rl o ca l i ty .

l i t t le c onnec t ion w i th t h e h ono r o fD ud ley . I ndeed , o ft h o se who c an b ei d en t if ied f r om t h e i ra rmo r ia lb ea r ing s ,t h eg roup i so ne o fd i ve r se o r ig in s . O n ly R ober t d e R ochef o rd , w ho i n Augu s t 1 309 i nhe r i ted h i s e ponymou s mano r i n E s sex , r eappea r ed w i th J ohn d e S ome ry , g o ing o ve r sea s i n h i s r e t inue i n 1 313 . H e a ppea r s t o h ave h ad s ome c onnec t ion

Wh i l s t t h e re i ss ome c on s i s tency i nt h e make -up o fp a r t s o f t h e r e t inue s , t h e o verwhe lm ing i mp r e s s ion , a s i n e a r l ie r

w i th P i e r s G ave s ton , a s t h e e a r l s uppor ted R obe r t 's r e que s t

p e r iod s , i so ne o f mob i l i ty o nt h ep a r to ft h er e ta ine r s . O ne o f t h e mo re c on s i s ten t m embe r s o fJ ohn d e S ome ry ' s r e t inue

f o rl i cence t od em i se , f o rf ou ry ea r s ,t wo mano r s i nE s sex , i n J anua ry 1 3 10 ( 9 1) . T he o t he r sa tD un s tab le i n c luded J ohn d e

w a s H en ry d e B u shbu ry ; at e nan t o ft h e h ono r , h o ld ing t h e m ano r s o fB u shbu ry a nd U ppe r P enn ( 103) , t h e f am i ly r o se i ns t a tu re d u r ing t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry . B y 1 242 t h ey w e r e c on t e s t ing t h e a dvow son o fU ppe r P enn c hu rch ( 104 ) w h ich

G r endon o f Wa rw ick sh i re , J ohn d e V au s o f Wo r ce s t e r sh i re , W i l l iam B eauchamp o f G louce s t e r sh i re , a nd H en ry d e App leby , s a id t o b e o f S t af f o rd sh i r e , b u t mo re p robab ly o f L e ice s te r sh i re ; t h is f am i ly w a s k nown i n S t a f f o rd sh i r e c i rc le s ,r e gu la r ly w i tne s s ing c ha r te r st oB u r ton A bbey d u r ing t h e l a te t h i r teen th , a nd i n to t h e e a r ly f our teen th , c en tu r ie s

t h ey c l a imed i na dd i t ion t ot h a tw h ich t h ey h e ld i nB u shbu ry . T hey w e re a n a cqu i s i t ive f am i ly ( 105 ) a nd p rom inen t i n g en t ry c i rc le s w i tne s s ing c ha r te r s ; n o t o n ly w e re t h ey a c t ive w i th in h ono r ia l c i rc le s , t h ey a l so f o s te r ed r e la t ion sh ip s w i th

( 92 ) . I tw a s R a lph B a s se t o fD ray ton , t h rough h i s t e nu re o f P a t t ingham , w ho h ad t h e c l o se s t l i nk s w i th t h e h ono r o f Dud ley , b u t who a l so r e p re sen ted a n i mpo r tan t f am i ly i n s ou th S t af f o rd sh i r e , a nd t ow hom t h ek i ng l o oked f o rs uppor t i n1 32 1 ( 9 3 ) .

n e ighbou r sf r om f u r the ra f ie ld . B y t h e s e cond h a lf o f t h e t h ir teen th c en tu ry t h ey w e r e b u i ld ing f o r t h em se lve s as uppo r t ive c i r c le o fr e la t ion sh ip s

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a nd t h e i ro wn a ff in i ty ( 1 06 ) , a nd c on sequen t ly , h ad much t o o f f e r t h e d e S ome ry s , a s w e l l a s much t o g a in f r om t h em . G ro s sh a s d e sc r ibed H en ry d e B u shbu ry , a l ong w i th J ohn d e

I ti sd i ff i cu l t t od e te rm ine f r om t h e s u rv iv ing e v idence h ow l o ng l a s t ing t h e d e S ome ry l i nk s w i th t h e i r c l ien t s w e re , a l though c l ea r ly t h ey o pe ra t ed a ga in s t ap reva i l ing b ackd rop

Swynne r ton , a s t h e d om inan t p owe r s b e tween C annock C ha s e a nd D ud ley ( 107 ) , b u tt h i s w a s l a rge ly a s s i s ted b y t h e s uppo r t o fJ ohn d e S ome ry . I th a s b een s e en h ow J ohn d e S om e ry w a s h im se lf c ou r ted b y t h e k i ng a nd p rof i t ed b y i t ( 108 ) , b u t i ts e ems t h a t m embe r s o fh i s a ff in i ty m igh t a l so p ro spe r a s ar e su l t . I n 1 3 19 H en ry d e B u shbu ry r e ce ived c u s tody o ft h ek ing ' s m ano r a tT e t tenha l l ( 109 ) a nd b y 1 322

o fs ho r tt e rm a g reemen t s . T he m embe r sh ip o ft h e d e S ome ry r e t inue s o ve r t h e p e r iod 1 316 -19 d o s ugge s t t h a t J ohn d e S wynne r ton a nd H en ry d e B u shbu ry w e re f a i r ly c on s i s ten t m embe r s ,b o th o fw hom w e re p owe rf u lm embe r s o ft h e l o ca l

h e w a s s he r if f o f S t af f o rd sh i r e . T he p ro spec t o f r oya l p a t ronage i n a dd i t ion t o b a ron ia l s uppo r t mu s t h ave made

g en t ry a nd i mpor tan t a s se t s w i th in t h e d e S ome ry a ff in i ty ( 122 ) . T he G if f a rd s o fC h i l li ng to n a nd t h e Wro t te s ley s w e r e a l so r e la t ive ly f r equen t n on -hono r ia l m embe r s . T he re i sa l so t h e e xamp le o fH ugh d e H epham , w ho h ad j o ined J ohn d e S ome ry b y 1 318 , a nd a f te r h i s d ea th , J ohn a cqu i r ed h i s

s e rv i ce t oJ ohn d e S ome ry a l l t h e mo r e a t t ra c t ive . I ts e em s

m ano ro fB obb ing ton ( 123) .

p robab le t h a tt h e B u shbu ry ' sn e ighbou r s ,t h e E s s ing ton s , h ad b een m embe r s o f d e S ome ry ' s a ff in i ty s i nce a t l e a s t 1 309 ( 1 10 ) ; t h e v i o len t w ay i n w h ich t h ey a nd t h e B u shbu ry f am i ly p ro secu ted t h e i ri n te re s t s i nt h e c oun ty , a ga in s to t he r s

B y d r aw ing i n to h i s c i rc le t h e l e ad ing m embe r s o ft h e l o ca l g en t ry , w he the r t h ey b e h ono r ia l t e nan t s o r n o t , J ohn d e S ome ry 's i n f luence w a s e x tended b eyond t h e h ono r , a nd p a r t icu la r ly i n to s ou th S t af f o rd sh i re . Wh i l s t t h e s t ronge s t

a nd a ga in s t e ach o t he r , r e f lec t s s ome th ing o f t h e t e n s ion s t h a t m igh t b u i ld u p w i th in t h e a ff in i ty , a nd t h e d eg ree o f

i mp re s s ion s a r e o fd e S ome ry i n f luence a nd p owe r f o cu s sed o n s ou th S t af f o rd sh i re , i ti st h e c a se t h a t s i nce t h e e l even th

i mmun i ty t h a t t h ey e n joyed w hen t h e se a c t iv i t ie s w e r e f o cu s sed i na na r ea d om ina ted b yt h e i rp a t ron ( 1 11) .

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Wa rw ick sh i re a nd Wo rce s te r sh i re . T he s t and ing t h a t h ad b een b u i l t u p h e re o ve r t wo c en tu r ie s w ou ld n o t s imp ly b e a bandoned , a nd t h e g ran t t oJ ohn d e S ome ry o fB eauchamp

i ns hap ing J ohn d e S ome ry ' s a ff in i ty . W i l l iam d e Wro t te s ley , f o re xamp le ,w a sw i tne s s ing t h ec ha r t e r so ft h et e nan t so ft h e

l a nd s d u r ing am ino r i ty ( 124 ) r e f lec t s t h e l o ng a s soc ia t ion a nd mu tua lr ega rd b e tween t h e se t wo f am i l ie s .

h ono rb ef o r eJ ohn d e S ome ry s u cceeded t ot h eb a rony ( 1 12 ) , a nd w a s c l ea r ly i nt h e B u shbu ry c i r c le o f a cqua in tance b y t h e l a te t h i r t een th c en tu ry ( 1 13 ) ; t h i s r e la t ion sh ip , may i n t u rn , h ave b rough t h im i n to t h e a ff in i ty o fJ ohn d e S ome ry . A no the rs im i la ri n s tance may b et h a to fJ ohn d e S wynne r ton , w ho se p o sse s s ion o ft h e mano ro fH i l ton b y 1 311 m ade h im

T he r e i s s ome s l igh t e v idence f o r ad e S ome ry f am i ly n e two rk i nt h e p l acemen t o ff am i ly a nd r e ta ine r s i nc hu r ch l i v ing s . I n t h e 1 270 s t h e r e c to r sh ip o f S t .Leona rd ' s , C len t , w a s h e ld b y S imon d e S ome ry ( 125 ) b u t h i s p rec i se r e la t ion sh ip t oR oge rd e S ome ry i sn o tc l ea r . H oweve r ,t h e r e w a s ab ranch o f t h e d e S ome ry f am i ly w i th i n te re s t s i n

an e ighbou r o f E s s ing ton a nd B u shbu ry ; h oweve r , t h e Swynne r ton s o wned l a nd i nE s s ing ton b y t h e l a te t h i r teen th

Wo rce s te r sh i re a nd G louce s te r sh i re , wh ich i n c luded t h e mano r o f B i shamp ton . R ober t d e S ome ry p r e sen ted t o t h e

c en tu ry a nd t h i s , t oge the rw i th t h e n o rma l r ange o fc on ta c t s b e tw een n e ighbou r s , m ay h ave p rov ided a n e n t r ée t ot h e d e

c hu rch t h e re i n 1 290 a nd 1 300 ( 126 ) , w h i l s t i n 1 307 -8

S ome ry af in i ty , e ven b ef o r e t h e q ua r re l b e tween Swynne r ton a nd E s s ing ton , a nd B u shbu ry ' s d ec i s ion t ol e nd s uppo r tt ot h ef o rme r , i n1 3 14 ( 1 14 ) .

E dmund d e S ome ry r e ce ived a l i cence f o r o rd ina t ion a s a p r ie s t ( 127 ) . T he J ohn d e S ome ry who w i tne s sed t h e c har te r o f 1 320 w i th h i s f a the r R ober t ( 128 ) i s p e rhap s t o b e i d en t if ied w i th t h eJ ohn d e S ome ry w ho w a sp r e sen ted t ot h e c hu rch o fD o in ton i n1 30 1 ( 129 ) .

E v id en t ly , t h e d e S ome ry s f ound i tn ece s sa ry , a nd n o d oub t d e s i rab l e f o rt h er eg iona l i n f luence t h a t i tb rough t , t or e c ru i t m embe r s t o t h e i r a ff in i t ie s f r om b eyond t h e h ono r ,

T he r e la t ion sh ip b e tween t h et wo b ranche s o ft h e f am i ly w a s n o ta lway s h a rmon iou s . I n 1 320 , o nt h e n igh t o fS unday , t h e F ea s t o fA l l S ou l s ( Novembe r 2 nd ) , t h e re w a s a n a t ta ck o n D ud ley C a s t le . T he re a r e f ew d e ta i l s o ft h e a t ta ck , o r o ft h e mo t iva t ion b eh ind i t ,b u tt h eh au lw a s s e em ing ly ag ood o ne , c l a imed t ob e g ood s a nd c ha t te l st ot h ev a lue o ft wo h und r ed

p a r t icu la r ly f r om w i th in S t af f o rd sh i r e a nd t h e w ide r w e s t m id land r eg ion ( 1 15 ) . I n a dd i t ion t o e xamp le s l i ke Wro t te s ley , G if f a rd a nd S wynner ton , i ti sp o s s ib le t h a t t h e S t epe l ton s i lu s t ra te a s im i la r r e c ru i tmen t . R obe r t d e S t epe l ton w a s l o rd o fA ld r idge , am embe r o ft h e h ono r , i n t h e r i gh t o f h i s w if e ( 1 16 ) , a nd w a s t h e s on o f J ohn d e S t ap le ton w ho h e ld t h e mano r o f S t ap le ton i n S h rop sh i re ( 1 17 ) . R obe r t ' s i n vo lvemen t i n v a r iou s We l sh a nd S co t t i sh c ampa ign s may w e l l h ave f i r s t b rough t h im i n to t h e d e S ome ry c i rc le ; i n 1 282 h e w a s a tR hudd lan i nt h e s e rv ice o f

p ound s , a nd o ne t hou sand p ound s i n money . O ne o f t h e p a r ty i n vo lved w a s N icho la s d e S ome ry , t h e s on o fR obe r t a nd t h eb ro the ro fJ ohn t h ep r ies t( 1 30 ) . I n ac omp la in t o f 1 3 10 -11 , W i l l iam d e B e r ef o rd , at e nan t i n H im ley s i nce 1 284 ( 1 31) a nd aman who h a s b een d e scr ibed a s ' p e rhaps t h e mo s t i n f luen t ia l l awye r o f h i s g ene ra t ion ' ( 1 32 ) , a l leged t h a t J ohn d e S ome ry d om ina ted i n S t af f o rd sh i re w i th a n i n f luence a nd a u tho r i ty t ha t h e l i ken ed t ot h a t o f ak i ng ; i n deed , h e h ad ' made h im se lf mo r e t h an a k i ng t h e r e ' ( 1 33 ) . I tw a s a l leged t h a t ' n o o ne c an o b ta in l aw o rj u s t ice t h e re in ' ,w h ich may p o in tt od e S ome ry 's s ucce ss i n

T heoba ld d e V e rdun ( 1 18 ) a nd i n1 294 h ew a s i nt h er e t inue o f J ohn d e H a s t ing s ( 1 19 ) ; t h e re w a s a ppa ren t ly s ome i n vo lvemen t w i th t h e d e S ome ry s b y 1 3 11 , a s i nt h a t y ea r J ohn d e S ome ry i n te rvened w i th t h e k i ng o n R obe r t ' s b eha lf a nd s e cu r ed a p a rdon f o r h im ( 120 ) . I n 1 322 R obe r t d e S t epe l ton h e ld l a nd i nG rea t B a r r w he re h e d em i sed r e n t s wo r th t e np ound st oJ ohn d eS ome ry f o rl i f e( 121) .

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T he k ey t ot h e b a ron ' s p owe r a nd i n f luence w a s h i s p e r sona l r e la t ion sh ip w i th h i s r e ta ine r s , a nd t h i s w a s n e i the rc onfmed

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t o , n o r b y , t h e h ono r . B a ron s s ough t r e ta ine r s , a nd t e nan t s s ough tp a t ron s , a dd ing t ot h e c omp lex i ty o ft h e r e la t ion sh ip s

' b a s ta rd f e uda l i sm ' , a nd J ohn d e S ome ry ' s i nf luence o ve r t h e se c ou r t s i s p e rhap s i lu s t ra ted b y t h e s ucce s s o f t h e Swym ie r ton s a nd t h e B u shbu ry s i ne vad ing a ny p un i shmen t

f o rmed i nt h e l o ca l c ommun i ty . B u t i tw a s n o t ama t t e r o f n eg lec t ing t h e h ono r . T he l o rd s o f D ud ley c ou ld h a rd ly a f f o rd t o i g no re t h e i r r e la t ion sh ip s w i th t h e i r h ono r ia l t e nan t s , o ra tl e a s t , w i th s ome o ft h em ; b u tw h i l s t s ome , l i ke t h e B u shbu ry s , w e re s ucce s sf u l ly r e ta ined , o t he r s , s uch a s

f o rt h e i rp a r ti nt h ed ea th o fR ober td eE s s ing ton o nJ u ly 3 rd , 1 314 , f o l low ing af e ud t h a th ad b een r unn ing f o r s ome t ime ( 1 34 ) . B e ref o rd a l so c omp la ined t h a t ' n o o ne c an d we l l t h e r e u n le s s h e b uy s p ro tec t ion f r om h im , e i the r b y money o r b y

t h e d e B i rm ingham s , d id n o t s o r e ad i ly l o ok t ot h e h ono r ia l l o rd f o r a dvancemen t . H oweve r , f o r b o th b a ron a nd t e nan t

a s s i s t ing h im i nb u i ld ing h i s c a s t le s ...h e a t ta ck s p eop le i n t h e i r o wn h ou se s w i th t h e i n ten t ion o fk i l l ing t h em , u n le s s t h ey make f i ne f o r h i s p ro tec t ion ' ( 1 35 ) . T he c omp la in t r e la t ing t o e x to r t ion p o in t s t owa rd s ar u th le s s c on t ro l a nd e xp lo i ta t ion o fa tl e a s t s ome o ft h e l o ca l c ommun i ty -w h i l s t

a l ike , i n f luence a nd a dvancemen t w a s n o t r e s t r ic t ed t o t h e f r amewo rk o ft h eh ono r .

t h e r e f e rence t o h i s b u i ld ing w o rk s may b e s e en p e rhap s w i th in t h ec on tex to fh i s l o ca lp re s t ige .N o to n ly w a s J ohn d e S ome ry a c t ing w i thou t r e s t ra in t , w e h ave s e en a bove h ow m embe r s o fh i s a ff in i ty c ou ld f o l low t h e i r a mb i t ion s , o f t en v i o len t ly , w h i l s t u nde r h i s p ro tec t ion . G ro s s ( 1 36 ) h a s p o in ted o u tB e ref o rd 's p roc l iv i ty f o re xagge ra t ion , b u th e h a s a l so d emon s t ra ted t h a t t h e o ppo s i t ion o f r oya l i s t a nd L anca s t r ian f a c t ion s g rea t ly i n f luenced a f f a i r s i n S t af f o rd sh i re , a nd t h i s i sl i ke ly t oh ave a f f ec ted h ow J ohn d e S ome ry , al e ad ing r oya l i s t i n t h e r eg ion , w a s p e r ce ived , p a r t icu la r ly b y m en s uch a s W i l l iam d e B e r ef o rd , af e ed r e ta ine r t o T homa s o fL anca s te r . I ta l so h e lp s e xp la in h ow J ohn d eS ome ry w a sa b le t ob u i ld u ph i sp o s i t ion a nd e n joy a c e r ta in f r eedom o fa c t ion wh i l s t h e a ppa ren t ly h ad t h e t r u s t o ft h ek ing .

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I ti s n o t p o s s ib le t o e s tab l i sh t h e e x ten t t o w h ich t h e se t e n s ion s c on t r ibu ted t o t h e a t tack o n D ud ley C a s t le i n N ovembe r 1 320 , p a r t icu la r ly a s s o l i t t le i sk nown a bou t i t . T he n ame s o f t ho se i n vo lved s ugge s t w ide sp read o r ig in s , w i th n o d i rec t t e nu r ia l l i nk t o t h e h ono r . T hey i n c luded R icha rd d e T u tbu ry a nd N icho la s E rno ld d e C odenove r ( Codno r ) , b o th a r re s ted i nK en t a l though t h ey s ub sequen t ly e s caped i n Y o rk ; R a lph l e D eye r , R obe r t l e P e s tou r o f G no sa l l , N icho la s s on o f R obe r t d e S ome ry , J ohn l e F re remon , W i l l iam a l te C hu rchya rd , Wa l te r d e Wh i te lynge , H en ry L yve t , a nd Wa l te r , t h e s e rvan t o f N icho la s d e B i rm ingham ( 1 37 ) .

Wh i l s t t h e b a ron s r e cogn i sed t h e c onven ience o ft h e h ono r a s am ean s o f d ef in ing t h e i r p o s i t ion i n t h e r eg ion , a nd s ough tt op ro tec ta nd ma in ta in i t sc onven t ion s , i ti sc l ea rt h a t .t h ey c ou ld n eve r t o ta l ly r e ly u pon i t s s t ruc tu re s a st h e b a s i s o ft h e i rp owe ra nd i n f luence , e ven i nt h e t we lf th c en tu ry , t h e s uppo sed ' h eyday ' o ft h e f euda l h ono r . T enan t s h ad a lway s m a in ta ined a v a r ie ty o f r e la t ion sh ip s b o th w i th in , a nd b eyond ,t h eh ono r , a nd i ts e ems u n l ike ly t h a tt h e l o rd s o ft h e h ono r c ou ld h ave t a ken f o r g ran ted t h e s uppo r t o f t h e i r t e nan t s . T he c once rn s o ft h e l o ca l i ty a ppea r s t oh ave b een a mo re p e r sua s ive i nf luence , a nd s o t h e h ono r a s af o cu s o f s o c ia l p owe r i n t h e l o ca l c ommun i ty s hou ld n o t b e e xagge ra ted .

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b e long ing t ot he Ma rqu i s o fA ng le sey s ome t ime p re ser ved a t B eaud e se r tb u tn ow a tP la sN ewydd , I s le o fA ng le sey ( SHC , 1 937 ) ,N o .92 .

( Oxf o rd , 1 932 ) , c hap te r 3 ;D .C rouch , T he B eaumon t T w in s , c hap t e r4 ;R . Mo r t ime r ,' L and a nd S erv ice ' . 2 .S .Ha rvey , ' The K n igh t a nd t h e K n igh t ' s F ee i nE ng land ' , P a s t a nd P re sen t , 4 9 , ( 1970 ) ; r e p r in ted i n R .H i l ton ( e d ) , P ea san t s , K n igh t s a nd H e re t ic s ( Camb r idge , 1 976 a nd 1 981 ) .

1 4 . H a l l( c d ) ,R ed B ook , I ,2 99 . 1 5 . C a l .P .R . ,1225 -1232 , 3 60 ;1247 -1258 ( London ,

1 908 ) ,

2 33 , 5 72 , 6 01 . A l so , G .W ro t te s ley , ' An A ccoun t o f t h e M i l i ta ry S e rv ice P e rf o rmed b y S t af f o rd sh i r e T enan t s d u r ing t h eT h i r teen th a nd F ou r teen th C en tu r ie s ' , SHC . , V I I I , ( 1887 ) , 2 -4 .

3 . Ma son , ' Roge rd e Mon tgome ry a nd h i sS on s ' ,9 . 4 .H en ry d 'O i l l i h e ld i nc h ief i nO xf o rd sh i re a nd W i l l iam d e B eau champ i n Wo r ce s te r sh i r e ; H a l l ( c d ) , R ed B ook , I ,3 05 a nd 2 99 r e spec t ive ly .

1 6 . H un t ,' F am i l ie sa t Wa r ' .

5 .I b id . , 2 65 ; W i l l iam d e B eauchamp w a s m en t ioned i nt h e

1 7 . D .W i l l ia rn s , ' S imon d e Mon tf o r t a nd h i s A dhe ren t s ' , i n W .M .O rm rod ( c d ) , E ng land i n t h e T h i r teen th C en tury ,

' C ann B a ronum ' o ft h e b i shop s o f Wo rce s te r a nd H e ref o rd a nd t h e a bbo t s o f E ve sham , P e r sho re , W inchcombe a nd

P roceed ing s o ft h e 1 984 Ha r l ca ton S ympo s ium ( G ran tham , 1 985 ) , 1 69 ,17 M ; P .R .Co s s , L ord sh ip , K n igh thood a nd

We s tm in s te r ; i b id . , 3 00 ,2 78 , 3 02 ,2 87 ,188 r e spec t ive ly .

L oca l i ty , 3 21-2 ; J .R . Madd ico t t , ( Camb r idge , 1 994 ) , 5 9 -74 .

6 . F o r e xamp le , i n 166 R icha rd d e E nga ine a l so h e ld k n igh t 's f e e s o fG eof f rey R ide l a nd S imon d e B eauchamp ;

S imon

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i b id . ,3 29 , 3 20 ; W i l l iam f i tz G uy d 'Of f in in o to n ly h e ld t h ree

1 8 . A s w a s N icho la s d e S eg rave , R oge r d e S ome ry ' s s t ep s on .

k n igh t 's f e e s o ft h e h ono r o fD ud ley , h e w a s a l so at e nan to f W i l l iam d e B eauchamp f r om w hom h e h e ld as i ng le k n igh t ' s

1 9 . H un t ,' F am i l ie sa t Wa r ' , 1 0 12 .

f e e ; i b id . , 2 69 , 2 99 . S im i la r ly , t h e B uck ingham sh i re t e nan t R a lph Maun se l h e ld f e e s o f b o th G e rva se d e P agane l a nd

2 0 . C .H .Know le s , ' P rov i s ion f o r t h e F am i l ie s o f t h e Mon tf o r t ian D i s inhe r i t ed a f t e r t h e B a t t le o f E ve sham ' , i n

S imon d e B eauchamp , i b id . , 2 70 , 3 19 , a nd h e w i tne s sed t h e c ha r t e r so fb o th . c f .C h ibna l l ,B eyond S he r r ing ton , 8 3 .

P .R .Co s s a nd S .D .L loyd ( e d s ) , T h i r teen th C en tu ry E ng land I ,P roceed ing s o ft h eN ew ca s t le u pon T yne C onf e rence 1 985

7 . F o r i n s tance , H ugh H a i , J ohn d e C of tun a nd J ohn d e P ow ick . S ee G .W ro t t e s ley ( cd ) , S taf f ord sh i re C har tu lwy , ( SHC . , I I , 1 882 ) ,2 14 ,2 16 ,2 17 .

(Woodb r idge , 1 986 ) , 1 27 . 2 1 . W i l l iam s , ' S imon d e Mon tf o r e ,173 -4 .

8 .C ronne a nd D av i s( ed s ) ,R eg e s ta , I I ,N o .459 .

2 2 . C o s s ,L ord sh ip , K n igh thood a nd L oca l i ty , 3 22 .

9 .R .W .Ey ton ( cd ) , T he S taf f ord sh i re C ha r tu lwy , S e r ie s Io f A nc i en tD eed s , ( SHC , I , 1 881) , 2 47 ; G .W ro t te s ley ( cd ) , T he

1 0 . T he p o s s ib i l i ty t h a t P e te r w a s s imp ly p r e sen t o n o t he r

2 3 . W i l l iam s , ' S imon d e Mon tf o r t ' , 1 74 -6 . T h i s h a s b een f o l lowed i n D .A .Ca rpen te r , ' S imon d e Mon tf o r t : T he F i r s t L eade r o f aP o l i t ica l Movemen t i nE ng l i sh H i s to ry , H i s tory , 7 6 ,2 46 ( Feb rua ry , 1 99 1) , 1 . Madd ico t th a s a l so c ommen ted o nt h e i mp l ica t ion s f o rd e Mon t f or to ft h e d ea th s o ft h e e a r l s

b u s ine s s a t t h e t ime t h e c ha r te r w a s e na c ted c anno t b e e n t i r e ly o ve r looked .

o fC he s te ra nd Wa rw ick ; Madd ico t t , S imon d e Monf o r t , 6 2 3 .

1 .E y ton ( cd ) ,S taf f o rd sh i re C ha r tu la ry , I ,2 67 .

2 4 . Waugh , ' T enu r e t o C on t rac t ' , F euda l i sm R ev i sed ' ,4 0 -2 .

R ydwa re C ha r tu lwy , ( SHC , XV I , 1 895 ) ,2 78 .

1 2 . I n 194 t h e w i tne s se s i n c luded P h i l ip d e L u t ley a nd H ugh d e C haucumbe ; E y ton ( c d ) , i b id . , n o . x xv i i i ; i n 197

8 12 ;

C o s s ,

' Ba s ta rd

2 5 . E y ton ( c d ) , S taf f o rd sh i re C ha r tu la iy , I ,2 19 ; S t en ton ,

C hau cumbe w a sj o ined b y W i l l iam d e P a r le sa nd W i l l iam d e E rd ing ton , a mong o t he r s ; i b id . , n o . x x iv ; i n 1 208 R a lph d e S ome ry j o ined w i th C haucumbe a nd P a r le s a s w i tne s se s ; i b id . ,n o .x xx .

E ng l i sh F euda l i sm , 1 70 ; K eef e ,F euda lA s se s smen t s ,2 1 . 2 6 . H a l l( c d ) ,R ed B ook , I ,2 68 . 2 7 . Waugh , ' T enu re t oC on t rac t ' , 8 12 .

1 3 . F .Pa rke r ( cd ) , AC ha r tu la ry o ft h e P r io ry o fS t .T homa s t h e Mar ty rn ea rS taf f o rd ( SHC , V I I I , 1 887 ) , 1 43 ; I .H .Jeaye s

2 8 . J .Hud son , ' L if e G ran t s o fL and a nd t h e D eve lopmen t o f

( c d ) ,D e scr ip t ive C a ta logue o ft h eC ha r te r sa nd Mun imen t s

I nher i tance i n A ng lo -No rman E ng land , ANS , X I I ( 1990 ) ;

7 3

R eyno ld s , F ief s a nd V a s sa l s , 3 46 , 3 47 , 3 74 , 3 94 ; c f . S .Reyno ld s , ' Book land , F o lk land a nd F i ef s ' , ANS , X IV ( 1992 ) , 2 24 -6 .

4 4 . T he N o rman ' I nf euda t ione sm i l i tum ' o f 172 r e co rd s t h a t G erva se P agane lh e ld f ou rk n igh t ' sf e e s i nN o rmandy ; K eef e , F euda l A s se s smen t s , 1 02 ,149 . I ti sl i ke ly t h a t t h i s No rman f e e w a s f o cu s sed o n R oue l le i nt h e P a sse i s ; C lay ( ed ) , T he P ayne ' F ee , 4 7 -8 . G eof f r ey d e R oue l le w a s r e co rded a s a w i tne s s t o f i ve c ha r te r s s pann ing 153 -5 t o 173 -84 ; D ugda le , Mona s t i con , V , 2 03 -4 ; Mande r ( e d ) , C ha r te r s o f

2 9 . Wa rd , ' Roya l S erv ice a nd R ewa rd ' . 3 0 . Mor t ime r ,' L and a nd S e rv ice ' .

G er va se P agane l ,5 9 , 6 9 , 7 0 , 7 2 .

3 1 . Mo r t ime r l i nk s t h e e nqu i ry t o t h e p aymen t o f s c u tage , w h i l s t K eef e h a s s ugge s ted t h a t i tw a s p romp ted b y t h e f o r thcom ing m a r r iage o fH en ry I ' s e l de s t d augh te r , a nd t h e n eed t o r a i se h e r A s se s smen t s , 1 3 .

ma r r iage

p or t ion ;

K eef e ,

4 5 . T he H ag ley f am i ly h e ld mano r s a t H ag ley i n Wo rce s t e r sh i re a nd L u t ley i n S t af f o rd sh i r e ; Ma ske lyne a nd L y le ( e d s ) , F euda l A id s 1 284 -1431 , V , 1 0 ; Maxwe l l L y t e ( e d ) ,B ook o fF ee s ,1198 -1242 , I ,5 26 ; b u tR oge r a ppea r s n o t t ob e t h e t e nan t i ne i the r c a se . I th a s b een s ugge s ted t ha t h e s ucceeded W i l l iam d eH ag ley t ot h e mano ro fH ag ley ; V CH . ,

F euda l

3 2 . I b id . , 4 0 ; J .C .Ho l t , ' T he I n t roduc t ion o fK n igh t S e rv ice

S taf f s . , XX , 1 03 , b u t t h i s i sn o t c l ea r ly e s tab l i shed . I n a ny c a se , h e w a s w i tne s s ing c h ar te r s b y t h e m id 1150s a nd

i n to E ng land ' , ANS , V I( 1984 ) .

c e r ta in ly d i dn o th o ld t h e mano ro fH ag ley u n t i la f te r 167 .

3 3 . O rde r ic V i ta l i s w a s c onv inced t h a t t h e q uo ta s h ad b een s e t b y W i l l iam I ;C h ibna l l ( ed ) , E cc le s ia s t i ca l H i s to7 , I ,

4 6 . I n s o f a r a st h e s u rv iv ing b ody o fc ha r t e r s a l low s u s t o

B ook I V , i , 2 24 , 2 66 -7 ; H o l t , ' I n t roduc t ion o f K n igh t S e rv ice ' , 1 05 , s ugge s t s t h a t t h ey m igh t e ven h ave b een s e t b ef o re t h eC onque s t ,t ob e ma tched b yt e r r i to r ia l e ndowmen t a s a nd when i tb ecame a va i lab le , a nd t h a t m eanwh i le t h ey

j udge . 4 7 . A s , f o r e xamp le , may h ave b een t h e c a se f o r P e te r d e B i rm ingham , a nd w a s c e r ta in ly s o f o r W i l l iam f i tz G uy

w e re v i ewed a s as t a temen to fc omm i tmen tt ot h e p roce s s o f C onque s t .

d 'Of f in i . 4 8 . R ound ( e d ) , T he G rea tR o l l o ft h e P ipe , AD 175 -1176 ,

3 4 . c f . t h e S t af f o rd c ha r te r , n o t e 2 5 , a bove . H oweve r , i t

c on ta in s al i s t o f i n d iv idua l s u nde r t h e h ead ing o f ' De

wou ld s e em t h a t s uch s e rv ice w a s n o t n ece s sa r i ly i n tended

m i se r ico rd ia R eg i s d e f o r e s ta ' , w h ich i th a s b een s ugge s t ed m ay r e p r e sen t t h e m ean s b y w h ich H en ry I p un i shed t ho se

f o r t h e r oya l h o s t ; a sh e r e t h e ' f am i l ia ' w a s mo re s i gn if i can t t h an f euda l l e v ie s ; S .Mo r i l lo , Wa rf a re u nd er t h e A ng lo -

w ho h ad b een i n vo lved i n t h e

N o rman K ing s 1 066 -1135 (Woodb r idge , 1 994 ) , 5 1 -7 , 6 0 -74 , 1 82 -6 .

r ebe l l ion ; E y ton ( ed ) ,

S taf f o rd sh i re P ipe R o l l , 130 a nd 155 -1189 , 7 9 ; t h e re w e r e s ome f ou r teen t e nan t s o f t h e h ono r o f D ud ley l i s ted i n a dd i t ion t o G e rva se P agane l ; t h ey i n c luded B er na rd d e T re se l , W i l l iam B uf f a re , R a lph d e E nv i l le , H ugh s on o f P e t e r , R a lph o fS w inf o rd , P e te rd e S uzco lmun t , W i l l iam s on

3 5 . C rouch , T he B eaumon tT w in s . 3 6 . H a l l( e d ) ,R ed B ook , I ,2 69 .

o f G uy d 'Of f in i , W i l l iam s on o f P e te r d e B i rm ingham , W i l l iam d e P re s twood , R ober t d e B a r r , H en ry d e P e r ry , Wa r in d e P enn a nd H en ry d e O ve r ton ; i b id . , 1 68 -170 . T h e

3 7 . T he f i ve a nd t wo th i rd s f e e sw e re made u pb e tween n i ne t e nan t s , o fw hom f i ve h ad f r ac t iona l h o ld ing s a moun t ing t o o ne a nd t wo th i rd sf e e s .

P ipe R o l l f o r Wo r ce s te r sh i re i n c luded G eof f rey d e P edmo r e , t h a t i s ,G eof f r ey d e T i r ingham ; R ound ( ed ) , T he G rea t R o l l o ft h eP ipe , AD 175 -1176 , 3 7 .

3 8 . Who d i d n o t h o ld l a nd s o fG e rva se P agane l i nt h e w e s t m id land s .

4 9 . Wa r r en ,H en ry I , 1 23 .

3 9 . A sR icha rd d e S toce s -S tok e P oge sw a s h e ld a l ong w i th D i t ton , t h e l a t t e r b e ing ad e tachmen t o fp a r t o fS t oke P oge s

5 0 . F o r af u l le r d i scu s s ion o ft h e a r i s toc ra t ic c ommun i ty i n t h i sp e r iod , s e eH un t , ' F am i l ie sa t Wa r ' .

p a r i sh ; V CH , B uck s . , I I ,3 02f f .

5 1 . Wro t te s ley ( e d ) , P lea R o l l s , H en ry I I , 1 69 , 1 73 ; Hun t ,

4 0 . I t mu s tb e r emembe r ed t h a tt h e re a r e o n ly s ome t wen ty -

' F am i l ie sa t Wa r ' .

f i ve P agane l c ha r te r s s u rv iv ing , ar a the r r e s t r ic t ed s amp le . T hose n amed i ni t a l ic s a ppea ri nt h e 166 ' Ca r ta B a ronum ' o f G e rva se P agane la so w ing s ub s tan t ia lk n igh ts e rv ice .

5 2 . G .W ro t te s ley ( e d ) , T he P lea s o ft h eF o re s t , S taf f ord sh i re , t emp . H enry I Ia nd E dwa rd I ,( SHC . , V , i ,1 884 ) , 1 41 , 1 46 .

4 1 . C h ibna l l ,B eyond S her ing ton , 3 9 . 5 3 . W ro t te s ley ( e d ) ,P lea R o l l s ,H en ry I I , 1 40 , 1 41 , 1 51 .

4 2 .I b id .

5 4 . W ro t te s ley ( e d ) ,P lea s o ft h eF ore s t , 1 45 .

4 3 . A l though n o t r ega rded a s ah e red i ta ry o ff ice , i tw ou ld a ppea r t h a t i nd iv idua l f am i l ie s c ou ld f o rm s t rong a s soc ia t ion sw i th i t .

7 4

5 . I b id . ; c f . M .R .Evan s , ' A F a r F rom A r i s toc ra t ic Af a i r : P oo r a nd N on -Comba tan t C ru sade r s f r om t h e M id land s ,

d a t e c . 1194 1210 , i t s e em s i mp robab le t ha t t h i s w a s t h e s ame J ohn R u s se l . F u lk P agane l , N ewpor t R eg i s t e r , BM H a r l . MS 2 188 f . 125a ,125b ; R obe r t P agane l , N ewpo r t R eg i s te r , i b id . , a nd Mande r( ed ) , W od ehou se D eed s , 1 0 . 6 7 . Wro t te s ley , ' M i l i ta ry S erv ice P e rf o rmed b y S t af f o rd sh i re T enan t s ' , 1 5 .

c . 1160 1300 ' ,M id land H i s to ry , XX I( 1996 ) ,3 . 5 6 . Wro t te s ley ( ed ) ,P lea so ft h eF ore s t , 1 46 . 5 7 .I b id . , 1 45 .

6 8 .I b id . ,2 1 . 5 8 . D .C rouch , D .A .Ca rpen t e r , P .R .Co s s , ' Deba te . B a s ta rd F euda l i sm R ev i sed ' ,P a s ta nd P re sen t , 1 31 ( 199 1) , 1 68 -70 .

6 9 .I b id . ,2 6 .

5 9 . Wro t te s ley ( ed ) , P lea R o l l s , H en ry I I , 1 40 , 1 4 1 . O n t h e m ano r s o fB a r row o n S oa r a nd C h ipp ing C ampden , s ee C a l .

7 0 .I b id .

C l . R . 1 272 -1279 , 5 7 , 7 5 -9 . Ia m g ra tef u l t o D r H uw R idgeway f o rd raw ing my a t t en t ion t ot h i s i s sue a nd t h e c a se o fB a r row o nS oa r .

7 1 . Wro t te s ley ( e d ) ,P lea R o l l s , 1 294 -1307 , 1 07 .

6 0 . R eyno ld s ,F ief sa nd V a s sa l s ,3 75 -6 .

7 3 . Wro t te s ley , ' M i l i ta ry S e rv ice P e rf o rmed b y S t af f o rd sh i re T enan t s ,2 6 .

7 2 .I b id . , 1 6 ;C a LIP M . ,I ,N o .813 .

6 1 . G .W ro t te s ley ( ed ) , C a lenda ro fF ina lC oncord s o rP ed e s F in ium , S taf f ord sh i re , t emp . H en ry I I ( SHC . , I V , 1 883 ) , 2 46 , 2 62 . I nt h ec a se o fW i l l iam d eP a r le s , R oge rd e S ome ry

7 4 . Wro t t e s ley ( e d ) ,P lea R o l l s , 1 294 -1307 , 9 5 .

d emand ed o ne -f ou r th o f ak n igh t 's f e e a nd s u i t o f c ou r t a t

7 5 . I n 1 322 , aR ober t d e S t epe l ton h e ld i n G r ea t B a r r , h av ing d em i sed t e n p ound s o fr en t s t oJ ohn d e S ome ry f o r

D ud l ey f o rt h e f e e o fH and swo r th . W i l l iam c l a imed t h a t h i s a t tendance w a s d ue , o n r e a sonab le s ummon s , w hen p l ea s o f r i gh ta nd r obbe r sw e re t r ied .

l i f e ;C a LIP M . ,V I , No .428 . I ts e em sp robab le t ha tR obe r th ad b een d r awn i n to t h ea ff in i ty o fJ ohn d e S ome ry . H e a l so h e ld t h e mano r o fA ld r idge ; c f . G .W ro t te s ley ( ed ) , T he S ub s id y R o l lo f 6E dwa rd I I , AD 1 332 -33 , ( SHC . , X , 1 889 ) , 1 02 . I n 1 324 h e d i spu ted t h e a dvow son o fA ld r idge ; G .W ro t te s ley

6 2 . J .M .W .Bean , F rom L o rd t o P a t ron . L o rd sh ip i n L a t e Med ie va lE ng land ( Manche s t e r ,1989 ) .

( e d ) , E x t rac t sf rom t h e A s s i ze R o l l s a nd D e B anco R o l l s o f t h er e ign o fE dwa rd 1 ,1307 t o 1327 , ( SHC . , I X ,1888 ) , 1 06 .

6 3 . Wro t te s ley ( ed ) ,P lea R o l l s , 1 272 -1294 , 5 2 . 6 4 . Wh en R oge r d e S ome ry w i tne s sed t h e p a r t i t ion o f t h e

7 6 .

E a r lo f A runde l 's e s ta t e , h ew a sa ccompan ied b y W i l l iam d e B i rm ingham a nd W i l l iam d e E ng lef eud ; Wro t t e s ley ( e d ) , P l ea R o l l s , H enry I I , 1 0 1 . I n 1 272 b o th Wa l t e r d e S o l leye ( Su l ly ) a nd H en ry d eE rd ing ton w e re i n vo lved w i th R oge rd e S ome ry i n as u i t a ga in s tI s abe l la , c oun te s s o fA runde l ; i b id . , 1 90 .

W .E .W igh tman , T he L acy F am i ly i nE ng land a nd N o rmand y

Wro t t e s ley

( ed ) ,

P lea

R o l l s ,

1 294 -1307 ,

1 42 ;

1 066 -1194 , ( Oxf o rd , 1 966 ) , 1 39 ; 1 54 -5 ; R .R .Dav ie s , T he A ge o f C onque s t . Wa le s 1 063 -1415 ( Oxf o rd , 1 99 1) , 9 5 ; R .R .Dav ie s , L ord sh ip a nd S oc ie ty i n t h e Ma rch o f W a le s , 1 282 -1400 ( Oxf o rd ,1978 ) , 3 39 ,4 15 17 . 7 7 . Wro t t e s ley , ' M i l i ta ry S e rv ice P e rf o rmed b y S t af f o rd sh i re T enan t s , 1 0 .

6 5 . F o r e xamp le R icha rd F oke rham ; Mande r ( e d ) , C ha r te r s o fG e rva se P agane l , 7 7 ; D epu ty K eepe ro ft h e R eco rd s ( e d ) , D e sc r ip t i ve C a ta logue o fA nc ien tD eed si nt h eP ub l ic R ecord Of f i ce , I I , D 306 , 4 4 1 . A c ha r t e r o f J ohn l e Me s sag ie r c onv ey ing l a nd a nd r en t s i n S edg ley w a s w i tne s sed b y R icha rd F oke rham , H e r r ek ' R ide l , A lan d e E ng lef eud , R a lph

7 8 . I n 1 302 , T heoba ld d e V e rdun ma r r ied Ma t i lda , d augh te r o fL o rd E dmund d e Mor t ime r ; c f . , 'The C h ron ic le o fC roxden A bbey ' , D ugda le , Mona s t icon , V , 6 61 .

t h e C hap la in a nd J ohn R u s se l , c l e rk ; S RO . , D 593 /B / 1 / 17 / 1/3 /2 . A N icho la s d e Ma rnham w a s a mong

7 9 . I n1 244 R oe s ia d eV e rdun s ued R oge rd e S ome ry f o rt wo c a ruca te s o f l a nd i n S edg ley ; Wro t te s ley ( ed ) , P l ea R o l l s , H enry I I , 1 02 .

t ho se w i tne s s ing t h e m id th i r teen th c en tu ry c ha r te r o fR oge r d e S ome ry t o t h e A bbo t a nd C onven t o f G a r endon ; L .C .Loyd a nd D .M .S ten ton ( e d s ) , S i r C h r i s tophe r H a t ton ' s

8 0 . A .J .G ro s s , ' T he K ing ' s L o rd sh ip i n t h e C oun ty o f S t af f o rd 1 3 12 1 322 ' ,M id land H i s tory , XV I( 1991) ,3 4 .

B ook o fS ea l s( Oxf o rd , 1 950 ) , 9 10 ,N o .12 . 6 6 . E xcep t ion s w e r e R icha rd F oke rham a nd J ohn R u s se l ;

8 1 . A n I nqu i s i t ion o f 1 332 r e co rded t ha t E dmund d e Mo r t ime r h e ld s eve ra l mano r s i n S h rop sh i re , t oge the r w i th ' c e r ta in l a nd s a nd t e nemen t s a tL aB ou re a nd L aC rof t e , n ea r E rnewode , i nt h e c oun ty o fS t af f o rd , a sp a rce l o ft h e m ano r o fA r leye . . ' ; A non ( e d ) ,I nqu i s i t ion s P o s tm or tem , e t c , 1 327 6 6 , ( SHC . ,N ew S e r ie s , XV I , 1 9 13) , 3 7 .

S RO . , D 593 /B / 1/ 17 / 1/3 /2 ; Mande r( e d ) , C ha r te r s o fG e rva se P agane l , 7 7 ; P a rke r ( e d ) , C ha r tu la ry o f S t .T homa s t h e Ma r ty r , 1 77 ; aJ ohn R u s se la l so w i tne s sed ac ha r te ro fR a lph d e S ome ry t o W i l l iam C ook o f Wombou rne , Mande r ( e d ) , W od ehou se D eed s ,10 . H oweve r s i nce t h i s g ran t i sl i ke ly t o

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8 2 . C aLP .R . , 1 307 -1313 , 5 64 , 5 76 ; C a LC LR . , 1 313 - 1 318 , 4 4 .

b ef o re o ne 's p ee r s ; N .Sau l , S cene s F rom P rov inc ia l L if e .Kn igh t ly F am i l ie s i nS u s sex 1 280 -1400 ( Oxf o rd , 1 986 ) , 6 3 ; C a LIP M . , V I , 2 57 ; V CH . , W a rk s , V I I , 6 6 ; Wro t te s ley ( ed ) ,P lea R o l l s , 1 294 -1307 ,3 1-2 .

8 3 . C a LP .R . , 1 307 -1313 , 2 70 ; C a LC LR . , 1 313 -1318 , 4 41 , 5 04 .

9 9 . Wro t te s ley , ' M i l i ta ry S e rv ice P e r f o rmed b y S t af f o rd sh i re T enan t s ' , 3 5 .

8 4 . C aLP .R . , 1 307 -1313 , 3 49 ; C aLF .R . , I , 1 307 -1319 , 31 , 4 00 .

1 00 .I b id . , 3 2 . 8 5 . C a LC LR . , 1 313 -1318 ,4 4 . 1 01 . I b id . ,39 ; i ti sa s c r ibed t o R oge r d e S ome ry , b u t t h i s 8 6 . J .R . Madd ico t t , T homa s o fL anca s ter 1 307 - 1 322 . A

w ou ld s e em t ob ea ne r ro rf o rJ ohn d e S ome ry .

S tud yi nt h eR e ign o f Edwa rd I ( Oxf o rd , 1 970 ) ,2 11 . 1 02 . C a LP .R . ,1321 -1324 , 1 86 . 8 7 .I b id . ,2 99 . 8 .I b id . , 2 31 .

1 03 . C aLIP M , I , No .813 ; V I , N o .428 ; Ma ske lyne a nd L y le ( ed s ) ,F euda lA id s ,V , 1 6 .

8 9 .I b id . , 2 10 -11 ,2 31 , 2 99 ; G ro s s ,' The K ing ' sL o rd sh ip ' , 2 7 3 1 ,4 0 .

1 04 . Wro t te s ley ( e d ) ,P lea R o l l s , H enry I I ,9 6 . 1 05 . F o r e xamp le , S RO D 593 B / 1/ 17 / 1 / 3 /4 ; B / 1/ 17 / 1 /3 /5 ; B / 1/ 17 / 1/3 / 10 -11 ; B / 1/ 17 / 1/4 /3 ; B / 1 / 17 / 1/4 /7 ; B / 1/ 17 / 1 /5 /4 .

9 0 . C .E .Long , ' Tou rnamen t a t S t epney , 2 E dw . I I ' , i n C .E .Long ( e d ) . , C o l lec tanea T opog raph ica e tG enea log ica ,

J .C . Wedgwood ( ed ) , I nqu i s i t ion s P o s t Mor tem a nd Ad Q uod

I V ( London , 1 837 ) , 6 1-72 , p a r t icu la r ly , 6 7 , n o s . 8 5 -91 ; A . T ompk in son , ' R e t inue s a t t h e T ou rnamen t o f D un s tab le ,

Damnum , H en ry I I , E dwa rd I , E dwa rd I , 1 223 -1327 , ( SHC . , X IV , 1 911) , 2 30 . T he mano r s o fB u shbu ry , U ppe r P enn a nd R u sha l l w e r e v a lued a tt wen ty p ound s i n 1 29 1 ; i b id . , 2 05 , w h i l s t i n 1 326 t h e mano r s o f U ppe r P enn a nd

1 309 ' ,E .H .R . , 7 4( 1959 ) , 7 0 -89 ,p a r t icu la r ly ,7 9 . 9 1 . J . Fo s te r , T he D ic t ionary o fH e ra ld ry . F euda l C oa t s o f A rms a nd P ed ig ree s ( London , 1 902 ; r ep r . 1 989 ) , 1 67 ; C a LIP M , V , ( London , 1 908 ) , 9 9 , No .194 ; C a l .P .R . , 1 307 1 313 ,2 05 , 5 82 .

B u shbu ry , t oge the r w i th t h e a dvow son o f t h e l a t te r , w e re g ran ted t o R obe r t a t te L owe f o r s i x ty p ound s ay ea r ; S RO D 593 B / 1 / 17 / 1 /5 / 14 . 1 06 . R a lph d e B u shbu ry w a s a mong t h e mo r e f r equen t a t t e s to r s o f g en t ry c ha r te r s i n s ou th -we s t S t af f o rd sh i re b e tween 1 250 a nd 1 300 e g . , Mande r ( e d ) , W od ehou se D eed s ; B u shbu ry l i nk s w i th h i s n e ighbou r s f r om w i th in t h e

9 2 . F o s te r , D i c t ionary o fH e ra ld ry , 9 8 , 1 97 , 1 2 , 4 ; r e . t h e A pp leby l i nk s w i th B u r ton A bbey , s e e J e aye s ( ed ) , C a ta logue o ft h e C har ter s a nd Mun imen t s b e long ing t ot h e Ma rqu i s o fA ng l e sey , No s . 2 03 , 2 34 , 2 88 , 2 89 , 3 80 , 3 81 , 3 82 , 3 90 ,3 94 . 9 3 . I n Novembe r i n c lud ing

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Wa rw ick sh i r e , L e ice s te r sh i r e a nd S t af f o rd sh i re ; t h ey w e r e a l so i n s t ruc ted t o t a ke K en i lwo r th c a s t le f o r t h e k ing ; C a LP .R . , 1 321 -1324 ,3 9 , 6 9 , 8 1 ; C aLF .R , 1 319 -1327 , 1 07 . 9 4 . Wro t te s ley , ' M i l i ta ry S e rv ice P e rf o rmed b y S t af f o rd sh i r e T enan t s ,2 9 . 9 5 . C aLP .R . , 1 307 -1313 , 5 82 .

t h ey h e ld a nd w e re a b le t o g ran t s ma l l p a r ce l s o f l a nd ; e g . S RO . A /2 /48 . Membe r s o f t h e f am i ly m ay b e f ound w i tne s s ing d eed s f r om t h e s e cond h a lf o f t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry , o f t en i nt h e c ompany o ft h e l o rd s o fB u shbu ry ( c f . S RO . 9 38 /598 ; D 1790 /A /2 /28 ; A /2 /35 ) . I ts e em s p robab le t h a tt h eP u r ce l sw e r em embe r so ft h eB u shbu ry a f f in i ty .

9 6 . Wro t t e s ley , ' M i l i ta ry S e rv ice P e rf o rmed b y S t af f o rd sh i re T enan t s ,3 5 . 9 7 .I b id . , 3 8 . 9 8 . I n 1 322 R oge r d e Ay le sbu ry h e ld 1 / 32 o f ak n igh t ' s f e e i n D udde s ton , p e rhap s i n he r i ted f r om h i s f a the r ; t h e a s soc ia t ion o ft h eA y le sbu ry f am i ly w i th t h e d e S ome ry sw a s

1 07 . G ro s s , ' T he K ing ' sL o rd sh ip ' , 3 6 1 08 . F o re xamp le , h ew a sp a rdoned s ub s tan t ia l d eb t s i n1 3 10 a nd 1 313 ; C a LP .R . . ,I 3 07 -1313 , 2 70 , 5 64 ; h e a l so r e ce ived

w e l l e s tab l i shed . Wa l te r d e A y le sbu ry w a s s t ewa rd t oR oge r d e S ome ry i nc . 1285 , a nd w a sa ne xecu to ro fh i sw i l l c . 1295 ; a s S au l i n d ica te s , i tw a s o f ten e a s ie r t ot r u s t o ne ' s s e rvan t s

t h e c u s tody o fl a nd s h e ld d u r ing am ino r i ty , s uch a st ho se o f U r ian d e Sa n c to P e t ro i n 1 311 ; i b id . , 3 49 , a nd G uy d e

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B eauchamp i n 1 317 ; C a LF .R . . , I , 1 307 -1319 , 3 31 , 4 00 . I n 1 321 h e w a s g ran ted , f o r l i f e , t h e m ano r a nd f o r e s t o f

18 . Wro t te s ley , ' M i l i ta ry S t af f o rd sh i re T enan t s , 1 2 . 19 .I b id . , 1 6 .

K inv e r ; C a LF .R . . , I I , 1 319 -1327 , 5 1 . c f . G ro s s , ' T he K ing ' s L o rd sh ip ' ,2 9 , a nd n o t e2 3 .

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1 09 . G .W ro t te s ley ( e d ) , E x t rac t s F rom t h e F ine R o l l s o ft h e R e ign o fE dward I , AD 1 307 t o AD1327 ( SHC . , I X , 1 888 ) , 1 24 .

1 2 1 . C a LIP M , V I , No .428 10 . Wro t te s ley ( ed ) , A s s i ze R o l l s a nd D e B anco R o l l s , 1 307 -1327 , 1 8 .

1 22 . c f . G ro s s , ' T he K ing 's L o rd sh ip ' , 3 6 .

11 . F o r e xamp le , i n 1 308 R a lph d e B u shbu ry a nd o t he r s w e re a ccu sed o f b r eak ing i n to t h e ' c lo se ' o f R oge r P u r ce l ;

1 23 . Ma ske lyne a nd L y le ( ed s ) , F euda l A id s , V , C a LIP M . ,V I , No .428 .

G .W ro t t e s ley ( ed ) , E x t rac t sf rom t h eP lea R o l l so ft h eR e ign o fE dwa rd I . AD 1 307 t o AD 1 327 , ( SHC , X , 1 889 ) , 3 4 . I n

1 24 . C a LF .R . ,1307 -1319 , 3 31 ,4 00 .

1 314 R oge r d e B u shbu ry a nd R obe r t d e E s s ing ton w e re i n d i spu t e w h ich l e dt o ar a id b y H ugh d e D ru ton o nt h ep ound a t E s s ing ton , t o r e cove r l i ves tock b e long ing t o R obe r t d e E s s ing ton , w h ich R oge r d e B u shbu ry w a s h o ld ing t h e r e ;

1 5 ;

1 25 . J .W .W i l l i s B und ( ed ) , E p i scopa l R eg i s te r s , D ioce se o f

i b id . ,14 15 . B ef o re t h i s , i n 1 313 , J ohn d e S wynne r ton a nd

W o rce s te r ; R eg i s te r o f B i shop G if f a rd ,I268 -1301 (Wo r c s . H i s t . S oc . , O xf o rd , 1 902 ) , 9 0 ; Wro t te s ley ( ed ) , P lea R o l l s , 1 272 -1294 ,9 2 .

R a lph d e B u shbu ry , w i th o t he r s , w e r e i n ad i spu t e w i th R obe r td eE s s ing ton i n ac a se o fu n ju s td i s se i s in ; Wro t t e s ley

1 26 . W i l l i sB und ( e d ) ,R eg .Bp .G if f ,3 81 , 5 37 .

( e d ) , A s s i ze R o l l s a nd D e B anco R o l l s , 1 307 -1327 , 4 5 -6 . I n J u ly 1 3 14 , t h et e n s ion s e s ca la ted t ot h e mu rde r o fR obe r t d e E s s ing ton ; Wro t te s ley ( e d ) , P lea R o l l s , 1 307 -1327 , 1 5 , 1 6 1 9 . A l though n o t n ece s sa r i ly r e la ted t ot h i s d i spu te , R obe r t d e E s s ing ton ' s w idow w a s c omp la in ing i nJ anua ry 1 3 16 o f a n a t tack o nh e rh ou se , a nd t h e s ub sequen td amage , t h a th ad b een c a r r ied o u to n D ecembe r 5 t h , 1 3 14 ; i b id . , 2 1 . I n ac a se

1 27 . J .W .W i l l i s B und ( ed . ) , R eg i s trum S ed e V acan te ,1301 1 435 , ( Wo rc s . H i s t . S oc . ,O xf o rd ,1897 ) , 8 7 . 1 28 . D a r l ing ton ( ed ) , W orce s ter C a r tu la ty , No .506 . 1 29 . W i l l i sB und ( e d ) ,R eg .Bp .G e , 5 46 .

h ea rd b e tween 1 311 a nd 1 3 12 , R obe r t d e E s s ing ton a nd o t he r s w e r e c ha rged w i th a t tack ing t h e h ou se o f W i l l iam H i l la ry a t B e sco t ; Wro t te s ley ( e d ) , A s s i ze R o l l s a nd D e

1 30 . W ro t te s ley ( e d ) ,P lea R o l l s , 1 307 -1327 , 4 0 ; Wro t te s ley ( ed ) ,A s s i ze R o l l sa nd D eB anco R o l l s , 1 307 -1327 , 8 8 .

B anco R o l l s , 1 307 -1327 , 3 1 ; a nd i n 1 324 , h i s s on w a s a ccu sed o ft a k ing aw agon b y f o rce a tE s s ing ton ; Wro t te s ley ( e d ) ,P lea R o l l s , 1 307 -1327 , 5 7 .

1 3 1 . Ma ske lyne a nd L y le ( ed ) ,F euda lA id s ,V , 1 0 . 1 32 . J .R . Madd ico t t , ' L aw a nd L o rd sh ip : R oya l J u s t ice s a s R e ta ine r s i n T h i r teen th a nd F our teen th C en tu ry E ng land ' , P a s ta nd P re sen t , S upp lemen t4 ,( 1978 ) , 1 5 .

12 . Mande r ( e d ) , W od ehou se D eed s , n o s .18 , 2 5a , 2 5b , 148 , a l l o f w h ich a t te s ta t ion s w e r e made a l ong s ide R a lph d e B u shbu ry . 13 . I n 1 286 , Wa l te r d e B u shbu ry s t ood s u re ty f o r W i l l iam d e Wro t t e s ley ; Wro t te s ley ( e d ) , P lea s o ft h e F ore s t , 1 58 -9 .

1 33 . C a LP .R . ,1307 -1313 , 3 69 .

S ee n o te 1 06 a bove .

1 34 . Wro t te s ley ( e d ) ,P lea R o l l s , 1 307 -1327 , 1 5 , 1 6 -19 .

14 . S ee n o t e 11 a bove a nd G ro s s , ' T he K ing 's L o rd sh ip ' , 3 5 .

1 35 . C aLP .R . , 1 307 -1313 ,3 69 . 1 36 . G ro s s , ' The K ing 's L o rd sh ip ' ,2 9 .

15 . T h i s i st os ome e x t en t i mp re s s ion i s t ic , a si tc an o n ly b e b a sed o n s u rv iv ing r e co rd s w h ich n o d oub t r e f lec t o n ly a p ropo r t ion o f t h e c l ien t a ff i l ia t ion , b u t n one t h e l e s s t h e i mp r e s s ion i s as t rong o ne .

1 37 . Wro t te s ley ( e d ) , P lea R o l l s , 1 307 -1327 , 3 9 , 4 0 , 4 3 ; Wro t te s ley ( e d ) , A s s i ze R o l l s a nd D e B anco R o l l s , 1 307 1 327 , 8 .

16 . S ee n o te 7 5 a bove . c f . S .Shaw , T he H i s tory a nd A n t iqu i t ie s o f S taf f ord sh i re , I , i( London , 1 798 1801 , r epub l i shed 1 976 ) ,9 8 . 17 . J .Gou ld , Men o fA ld r idge ( G louce s te r , 1 957 ; rep r .1983 w i th a dd i t ion s ) ,2 5 .

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CHAPTER F OUR . E STATE S TRUCTURE AND EXPLO ITAT ION : CONT INU ITY AND CHANGE . When t h eh ono rw a st a k ing s hape i nt h e 1 070 s ,t h ee conom ic p o t en t ia l o f i t s m ano r s mu s t h ave s e emed s omewha t u na t t ra c t ive . Much o ft h e l a nd w a s o fr e la t ive ly p oo r q ua l i ty a nd t h e D ome sday v a lua t ion s o ft h e m ano r s g ene ra l ly l ow . F o r s ome h oweve r , mo s t n o tab ly i nt h e c a se o ft h e b a ron s t h em se lv e s , s u ch d ef i c ienc ie s c ou ld b e o f f s e t b y e s ta te s e l sewhe r e .W i l l iam f i t z A n scu lf a nd h i s s u cce s so r s h ad t h e a dvan tag e o fm o r e f a vou rab ly l o ca t ed m ano r s i nB e rk sh i r e , B uck ingham sh i r e , a nd S u r r ey , o n w h ich t h e i r d eme sne f a rm ing m igh tb ec oncen t ra ted .

D a rby f o rt h et h ree c oun t i e s o fS t af f o rd sh i re , Wo r ce s t e r sh i r e a nd Wa rw ick sh i r e( 2 ) . T h i st e nd st or e inf o r ce t h e i mp r e s s ion o ft h ep oo r , o ra tl e a s t , u nd e r -deve loped , a r ab le p o ten t ia l o ft h e h ono r a s aw ho le . A n e xam ina t ion o ft h e b a ron ia l d eme sne , f a c i l i ta ted b y t h e m o r e e x t en s ive s u rv iva l o f l a te r d ocumen ta ry e v id en ce p r ima r i ly I n qu i s i t ion s p o s t mo r t em , h i gh l igh t s t h e e s sen t ia l c on t inu i ty o ft h e s i tua t ion . Wh i l s td eme sne m ano r sm igh tb e e xpand ed , a nd n ew o ne s a cqu i r ed , t h e b a s ic e nv i ronmen ta l c on s t ra in t s d i d n o t c hange . T he S o i l S u rvey o fE ng land a nd Wa le s ( 3 ) d emon s t ra t e s t h a t w h i l s t t h e s o i l s o n s e ve ra l m ano r s w ou ld s uppo r t c e r ea l s a nd s t ock r e a r ing , t h i s w a s r a r e ly l a nd o ft h eb e s tq ua l i ty .

H oweve r , b e tween t h e l a t e e l even th a nd e a r ly f o u r t een th c en tu r ie s t h e b a ron s o f D ud ley b ecame i n c r ea s ing ly d epend en t u pon t h e i r w e s t m id land s e s ta t e , s u cce s sf u l ly i n c r ea s ing t h e r e venue s t h a t t h ey w e r e a b le t od r aw f r om i t , u n t i l t h ey b ecame t h e mo s t i mpo r tan t s ou r ce s o f i n come . A l though t h e re w a ss ome i n c r ea se i nt h es i z eo ft h ed eme sne , t h i s w a s l i m i t ed . T he s i x d eme sne m ano r s r e co rded i n D ome sday , f o l low ing l o s se sa nd a dd i t ion s ,h ad b ecome e i gh t b y 1 273 , a nd b y 1 322 t h e d e S ome ry I n qu i s i t ion p o s t m o r t em g ave v a lua t ion s o n t e n d eme sne m ano r s , s upp lemen t ed b y s ome s ho r tt e rm g r an t sa nd l e a s e s .N o rw a s i tp o s s ib l e a ta ny p e r iod t oe s cape t h e c on s t ra in t s i mpo sed b y t h ee nv i ronmen ta nd l a nd s cape .

T he i mp l ica t ion so ft h e se f a c to r sm ay b es e en r e f lec ted i nt h e d i s t r ibu t ion o fp l ough s w i th in t h eh ono ri n1 086 . T he r ew a s a r ab le u nd e r c u l t iva t ion t h roughou t t h e h ono r , b u t t h e m o s t e x t en s ive a r ea s r a n i n ab and f r om n o r th w e s t o f S edg ley , s ou th e a s twa rd st h rough D ud ley , a nd d own t oN o r thf i e ld a nd E dgba s ton , w i th e x t en s ion s e a s twa rd s t o A s ton a nd s ou thwa rd s t h rough O ld sw inf o rd , P e c imo r e a nd H ag ley . O f t h e s i x m ano r s r e ta ined b y W i l l iam f i t z A n scu lf , o n ly S edg ley , N o r thf i e ld a nd D ud ley r e co rd d eme sne a r ab le c u l t iva t ion t oa ny d eg r ee , a nd t h i s w a s o n ly o ne p l ough i n e a ch m ano r , a l though N o r thf i e ld w a s s i ng led o u t a sh av ing t h ep o t en t ia l f o rf i v e m o r e o nt h e d eme sne ( 4 ) . H oweve r , b y c ompa r i son w i th t h e e s ta t e s o f t h e s ub t enan t s , t h e se t h r ee m ano r s w e r e s e em ing ly a mong s t t h e m o r e d eve loped i n t e rm s o f a r ab le p o ten t ia l , i n t h a t t h ey h ad b e tween t h em f o r ty -one p ea san t p l ough s ; o n ly A s ton w i th i t s e i gh t een p ea san tp l ough s , e xh ib i t ed as im i la r d eg r ee o fd eve lopmen t . O ft h e r e co rd ed n umb e r o fp l ough s o n t h e mano r s h e ld b y f i t zA n scu lf , o n ly 6 . 8% w e r eh e ld i nd eme sn e , t h er ema ind e r b e ing h e ld b y t h e p ea san t s . F o r t h e b a ron , t h e a g r i cu l tu ra l e xp lo i ta t ion o ft h ew e s tm id land d eme sne w a s al ow p r io r i ty , n o d oub t p a r t ly b ecau s e t h ey w e r e a d equa t e ly a nd b e t te r s e rved e l sewhe r e , a nd a l so b ecau se t h e w e s t m id land s c an n o t h av e s e emed a p a r t icu la r ly p r om i s ing a r ea f o r d eve lopmen t( 5 ) .

Wha t w e r e t h e e nv i ronmen ta l c on s t ra in t s a nd t h e r e sou r ce s o f t h e h ono r ? Wha t i mp l ica t ion s d i d t h ey h ave f o r t h e e conom ic s t ru c tu re o f t h e h ono r a nd t h e m ean s b y w h ich t h e se i n c r ea s ing r e venue sw e re g ene ra t ed? T he m ano r s o f t h e h ono r w e r e d i s t r ibu ted a c ro s s av a r ied l a nd scape , as i gn if i can tp ropo r t ion l y ing w i th in t h e s ou the rn u p land o f S t af f o rd sh i r e a nd t h e u p land c oun t ry o f n o r th w e s t er n Wa rw ick sh i r e o nt h e S t af f o rd sh i r e b o rde r ,w h i l s tt h e Wo r ce s te r sh i re m ano r s , i n c lud ing D ud ley i t s e lf ,w e r e l a rge ly d i spe r sed t h rough t h en o r th e a s tp l a t eau o ft h ec oun ty . T he r e w e r e m o r e a menab le a r ea s w i th in t h e h ono r , s u ch a s t h e s ou th w e s t er n l ow land o f S t a f f o rd sh i r e , c ha ra c t e r i sed b y l i gh t , w a rm , s o i l s , b u t i ng ene r a l , i n 1 086 , t h o se a r ea s t h a t m ade u p t h e h ono r w e re c ha ra c t e r i sed b y al ow d en s i ty o f s e t t lemen t a nd l i m i t ed a r ab le . T he q ua l i ty o f t h e s o i l w a s c l ea r ly a n i mpo r tan t a nd c on s tan t f a c to r t h a t a f f ec t ed t h e d eve lopmen tp o ten t ia lo ft h er e g ion .

T he p o s i t ion o ft h es ub tenan t sw a ss omewha td i f f e r en t .T he i r m ano r sr e co rded at o ta l o f1 62 1 / 2p l ough s , o fw h ich 2 8 .8% w e r e r e ta ined i nd eme sne . T h i s g r ea t e r d ependence o f t h e s ub t enan t s o n t h e i r d eme sne i si nk eep ing w i th t h e p a t t e rn s o u t l ined b y H am she r e , w ho n o ted t h a t i nt h e w e s t m id land s ( 6 ) 3 6% o ft h e r e co rded p l ough t eam s o n s ub tenan t ' s m ano r s w e r er e ta ined i nd eme sne . Whe rea st h eh ono ro fD ud ley f a l l s al i t t le b e low t h e a ve rag e H am she r e c i t e s ( 7 ) , p e rhap s i n d i ca t ing at r end f o rs ome o ft h eh ono r ia ls ub tenan t st ol o ok b eyond t h e i r w e s t m id land h ono r ia l l a nd s , i tn one t h e l e s s s e em sc on s i s ten tw i th al a rge ly r e s id en ts ub tenancy .

T he d i s t r ibu t ion o fp l ough t e am s i n 1 086 r e vea l s ab e l t o f c oun t ry w h e r e a r ab le f a rm ing w a s w e l l d eve loped , r unn ing f r om t h e s ou th w e s t , t h rough t h e m id land s , t oE a s t A ng l ia ( 1 ) ; t h e g r ea t e r p a r t o f t h e h ono r l a y a tt h e f r ing e o f t h i s a r ab le b e l ta nd c on ta ined o n ly 2 06 1 / 2 p l ough s ,r e p r e sen t ing p e rhap s t h e c u l t iva t ion o f a r ound t wen ty t h ou sand a c r e s a c ro s s f i f ty m ano r s a t t h e t ime o f D ome sday . I ft h i s i s v i ewed i n t e rm s o f t h e a ve rage n umbe r o f p l ough s p e r m ano r ,t h en umbe rf a l l ss ho r to ft h a ts ugge s t ed b yP rof e s so r

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I ft h e d i st r ibu t ion o fp l ough s b e tween t h et e nan t i nc h ief , t h e s ub tenan t sa nd t h ep ea san t sa r ec ompa red a c ro s ss eve ra lw e s t m id land l o rd sh ip s , t h e p ropor t ion o f p lough s h e ld b y t h e s ub tenan t s i nd eme sne a r e f a i r ly u n if o rm , D ud ley f o l low ing t h eg ene ra lt r end . G rea te rv a r iance o ccu r sw i th t h ea l loca t ion o f p lough s t o t h e d eme sne o f t h e t e nan t s i n c h ief , b u t D ud ley 's l ow l e ve l o fd eme sne p l ough s , h igh l igh t ing al a ck o fr e l iance o nt h ew e s tm id land d eme sne , i sc ompa rab le w i th s ome o the rl o rd sh ip s( See T ab le 3 ) .

F am i l ie s c e r ta in ly f e l l i n to d eb t , a st h ey a lway s h ad , b u t n o t a s ar e su l t o f i n f la t ion . R a the r , h e a r gue s , i tw a s b ecau se a r i s toc ra t ic s oc ie ty w a s a mb i t iou s a nd mo re a cqu i s i t ive . E xpec ta t ion s w e r e g r ea te r , t h e r e w a s mo r e money t o s pend , b o r row ing w a s e a s ie r , a nd e x t ravagance w a s am ean s O f e mpha s i s ing p o l i t ica la nd s o c ia lp o s i t ion ( 9 ) . Whe the r i tb e am a t te r o fi n f la t ion , a mb i t ion , o rb o th , i tw a s n one t h e l e s s t h e c a se t h a t m embe r s o f a r i s toc ra t ic s oc ie ty w e r e p u t u nde r f i nanc ia l s t ra in , t h a t f am i l ie s c ompe ted f o r r e sou rce s , a nd t h a tl a nd lo rd sh ad t od e te rm ine mo re e f f ec t ive w ay s o f e xp lo i t ing t h e i r e s ta te s . A nx ie ty o ve r i n come s l e d l a ndowne r s t o t u rn t o t h e d i rec t e xp lo i ta t ion o f t h e i r d eme sne , r e ve r s ing t h e e a r l ie r t r end o f f a rm ing o u t

T he t we lf th c en tu ry w ou ld s e em t o h ave b een a p e r iod o f t e nu r ia lr eo rgan i sa t ion i nt h eh ono ra ss ome l e ad ing f am i l ie s s ough t t o a cqu i r e mano r s a nd e nhance t h e i r l a nded

TABLE 3 . T he d i s tr ibu t ion o fp loughs i ns ome l a yl o rdsh ip s : T enan ti nC h ief

No .P lough s .

Wm .f i l .An scu lf .

2 06 1 / 2

R ob t .de S taf f o rd*

3 53 1 / 2

T u r ch i lo f Wa rw ick .

2 18

R a lph d e Mo r t ime r .

1 98

%d eme sne .

%s ub tenan t s .

1 . 4

2 2 .6

7 6

8

2 3

6 9

2

2 6

7 2

2 1

6 2

1 7

%p ea san t s .

*T he se f i gu re sa r eb a sed o nt h el a nd sh e ld b y R obe r to fS t af f o rd i nS t af f o rd sh i re , Wo rce s te r sh i re a nd Wa rw ick sh i re .

b a se , p a r t icu la r ly i n S t af f o rd sh i r e . A l though t h ed e ta i l i s g ene ra l ly o b scu r ed ,t h i sp e r iod o fe s ta te d eve lopmen tc an b e

m ano r s . T he P ag a n e l s a nd t h e i r d e S ome ry s ucce s so r s a r e l i ke ly t oh ave f a l len i nl i ne w i th t h e i r c on tempo ra r ie s . T he

mo s t r ead i ly o b se rved i n s ome c apu t mano r s . We s t B romw ich w a s e me rg ing i nt h i s p e r iod a st h e c ho sen Of f i n i

P agane l s c e r ta in ly f a rmed s ome o ft h e i r d eme sne i n S u r rey ( 10 ) , a nd a l though t h i s d oe s n o t d i r ec t ly i n f o rm u s o ft h e i r a c t ion s i nt h e w e s tm id land s , i ti st h e c a se t h a tt h e e s ta te s o f

c apu t , a nd B i rm ingham a st h a t o ft h e d e B i rm ingham f am i ly , i nb o th c a se s r e f lec ted i n ad eve lop ing mano r ia l l a nd scape . T he s ame p roce s s w a s a tw o rk i nt h e h ono r ia l c apu t , w he r e b y t h e l a te t we lf th c en tu ry D ud ley h ad ac a s t le , c hu r ch a nd c hape l , mona s te ry , f i shpond s ,p a rk land a nd p e rhap s am a rke t i fn o t ab o rough . I n a dd i t ion , t h e e a r ly t h i r teen th c en tu ry ,

t h e b i shop o f C oven t ry a nd L ichf ie ld w e r e s t i l l a tf a rm a s l a te a s 196 ( 1 1) , a sp e rhap sw e re t h e e s ta t e s o ft h e h ono ro f C oven t ry ( 12 ) . C o s s d e tec t ed t h e f i r s t s ip s o f t h e move t owa rd s d eme sne c u l t iva t ion i nt h e l a t te r l o rd sh ip d u r ing t h e 1 220 s , w hen S t ephen d e S eg rave c r ea ted f o r h im se lf an ew d eme sne c en t red a tC a ludon , a nd t h e t r end w a s g a the r ing

t h rough a ne xchange o f mano r sw i th K ing J ohn ,p rov ided t h e d e S ome ry sw i th a no ppor tun i ty t oa dd t ot h e i rw e s tm id land

p ace b yt h e 1 230 s . E conom ic d if i cu l t ie s m ay h ave p l ayed a p a r t i ne ncou rag ing i n t e re s t i nt h e d eve lopmen t o ft h e w e s t m id land d eme sne d u r ing t h ee a r ly t h i r teen th c en tu ry .

d eme sne . A l though n o t y e t a s i mpo r tan t a s i tw a s t o l a te r b ecome ,t h e r ei sn o th ing t os ugge s tt h a tt h eb a ron so fD ud ley h ad n eg lec ted t h e i rw e s tm id land i n te r se t s .

H oweve r , i ti sd oub t f u lt h a tt h e d e S ome ry sw e re a b le t or e ly h eav i ly u pon t h e i r w e s t m id land d eme sne i n t e rm s o f i t s d i rec t c u l t iva t ion . T he n a tu ra l f a c to r s t h a t h ad i n h ib i ted c u l t iva t ion i nt h e l a te e l even th c en tu ry w e r e s t i l l af e a tu re o f t h e e a r ly f ou r teen th c en tu ry , r e f lec ted i n C ampbe l l ' s o b serva t ion ( 1 3 )t h a td eme sne a r ab le w a sn o tw e l l d eve loped i n p a r t s o f t h e w e s t m id land s , n o tab ly S t af f o rd sh i re a nd

H a rvey h a sp e r sua s ive ly a r gued t h e i mpac tt h a t i n f la t ion h ad u pon E ng land d u r ing t h e l a te t we lf th a nd e a r ly t h i r teen th c en tu r ie s , a nd s eve ra l s t ud ie s , s uch a s t h a t b y C o s s o n t h e Wa rw ick sh i r e k n igh t , S i r G eof f rey d e L ang ley , h ave h igh l igh t ed t h e f i nanc ia l s t ra in s t h a tm igh tb e c au sed f o r t h e a r i s toc ra cy , p a r t icu la r ly t h e g en t ry ( 8 ) . H oweve r , t h e r e a r e d ange r s i no ve r s ta t ing t h e p i c tu re o f c r i s i s . I n O xf o rd sh i re , C a rpen t e r f ound t h a t t h e re w a s n o t s o much a c r i s i s f o r a c l a s s , b u t f o r s ome i n d iv idua l s w i th in i t . F u r the rmo re , t h e p a r t p l ayed b y i n f la t ion h a s r e cen t ly b een c ha l lenged b y J . L .Bo l ton , who h a sq ue s t ioned t h e s eve r i ty a nd e x ten to ft h e i n f la t ion , a nd s ugge s ted t h a t E ng l i sh p o l i t ica l s oc ie ty d i d n o t s uf f e rg r ev iou s ly o nt h i sc oun td u r ing t h et h i r t een th c en tu ry .

Wa rw ick sh i r e . T he I nqu i s i t ion s o ft h e l a te t h i r teen th c en tu ry r e f e r t o p oo r l a nd o n s eve ra l o f t h e d eme sne mano r s , a nd w h i l s t a l low ing f o r t h e t e ndency o f s u ch s ou rce s t o e xagge ra te t h e d i ff i cu l t ie s a nd u nderva lue t h e r e sou r ce s , t h e i mp re s s ion o f t h i s a s p oo r a r ab le i s c on s i s ten t w i th t h e e nv i ronmen ta l c on s t ra in t s . A t S edg ley t h e r e w a s i nd eme sne f ou r c a ruca te s o fd ry o r s t e r i le l a nd ( 14 ) ; t h e re w a s b ad , a s w e l l a sg ood l a nd a t Weo ley ( 1 5 ) , w h i l s t a t Me r e t h e s i x ty

7 9

a c res o f a r ab le w a s v a lued a t 6 d . a n a c re ( 16 ) , al ow v a lua t ion e ven a l low ing f o rt h e c u s toma ry d i s tor t ion o fs uch r e tu rn s . A t C rad ley t h e r e w a s a ccoun t o f f ou r teen a c re s o f i mpove r i shed l a nd ( 17 ) a nd a tC len t i tw a s s t a t ed t h a t t h e l a nd w a s t oo p oo r f o r t h e s ow ing o f a ny th ing o t he r t h an b a r ley a nd o a t s ( 18 ) . N o t u nexpec t ed ly u nd e r s uch c i rcum s tance s , t h e p roduc t ion o f o a t s s e em s t o h av e b een s ome th ing o f as t ap le c r op o n t h e mano r s o ft h e h ono r . T he c u s toma ry t e nan t s o f S edg ley a nd D ud ley r e nde red o a t s a mong t h e i rr e co rded s e rv ice s ( 19 ) a nd t h e w i l lo fG i lbe r t o f P enn , d a ted t o 1 260 , r e f lec t s t h e i mpo r tance o f t h i s c r op

a t tach p a r t icu la r s i gn if i cance t ot h i s ( F igu re 5 . 4 ) . E ven h e r e , w h i l s tt h e re w a s g ood l a nd , t h e r e w a s a l so p oo r l a nd a mong t h e o ne h und red a nd s even ty two ' g rea t a c re s ' r e co rded i n 1 291 ( 3 3 ) . F o r t h e b a ron s o f D ud ley , t h e o n ly r e a l i s t ic e xpec ta t ion s o f t h e i r d eme sne a r ab le i n t he w e s t m id land s w a st op rov ide p r ima r i ly f o rt h e i ro wn h ouseho ld . N one t h e l e s s , t h e I nqu i s i t ion v a lua t ion s ( Tab le 4 ) , w h ich o ne w ou ld i na ny c a se e xpec t t ob e u nd ere s t ima te s , g ive a n i mp re s s ion o f ag ene ra l ly p rof i tab le g roup o f d eme sne mano r sa nd i n c rea s ing r evenue s .

( 20 ) . I ndeed , a sl a te a s 1 845 i nS edg ley , a l though w hea t a nd b a r ley w e r e a l so c u l t iva ted , o a t s r ema ined t h e p r inc ipa l c e rea lc r op ( 2 1) .

S edg ley , f o r i n s tance , b e tween t h e l a te e l even th a nd l a t e t h ir t een th c en tu r ie s i mp roved i nf i nanc ia l v a lue a l i t t le o ve r s even f o ld , t ob ecome t h e mo s t v a luab le mano r h e ld b y t h e d e S ome ry s , o u t s t r ipp ing e ven N ewpo r t P agane l . T ak ing t h e se v a lua t ion s a s ar a the r c r ude g u ide , i t m igh t b e s ugge s ted t h a tJ ohn d e S ome ry e n joyed a n a nnua l i n come o f

I tm igh t b e p o s tu la ted t h a t i n 1 086 t h e re h ad b een a r ound t h ree h und r ed a c re s u nde rc u l t iva t ion o nt h e d eme sne , a nd i t w ou ld s e em t h a t , n o t s u rp r i s ing ly , b y c . 1270 a t temp t s h ad b een made t o i n c rea se t h i s . F o r i n s tance , a tS edg ley i tw a s s t a ted , ' A l so t h e re a r e t h e re 4 c a ruca te s o fd ry ( s t e r i le ) l a nd c on ta in ing 9 6 1 / 2 a c re s a nd t h ey a r e w or th y ea r ly £ 4 '( 22 ) . T he re a r es ome a mb igu i t ie si nt h i sd e sc r ip t ion ,a si n as im i la r o ne f o r K ing sw inf o rd ( 2 3 ) t h a t s t a te s , ' T he r e a r e t h e r e 2 c a ruca te s o f l a nd c on ta in ing 5 6 a c re s a nd o ne q ua r te r , a nd

n o t l e s s t h an a r ound £ 300 f r om h i s w e s t m id land s e s ta te , o f w h ich S edg ley r e p r e sen ted a r ound 2 1% . I nf a c t , t h ep re sence o fo t he r s ou r ce s o fi n come , b o th w i th in , a nd o u t s ide o ft h e w e s tm id land s , i n d ica te st h e c on serva t ive n a tu re o ft h i s a sa n e s t ima te o fa c tua l i n come . When D ud ley C a s t le w a s r a ided i nN ovembe r 1 320 , J ohn d e S ome ry c l a imed t h a tt h e r a ide r s

t h ey a r e wo r th y ea r ly 3 6 s .8d . ,a nd e ach a c r e i sw o r th 8 d . , a nd

h ad e s caped w i th £ 1 ,000 i nc a sh , a nd g ood s a nd c ha t te l s t o

2 5 1 / 2 f e e t b e long t o t h e p e r ch . ' T he l a t te r h i gh l igh t s l o ca l

t h ev a lue o f£ 200 ( 34 ) .

c u s tom i n m ea su remen t s w h ich u rge s c au t ion o n t h e c ompa r i son o fa r ea , wh i l s t t h e u se o ft h e 2 5 1 / 2 f oo t p e rch

T he e nv i ronmen ta l c ha rac te r i s t ic s o f t h e r eg ion made i t

s ugge s t s t h e l a rge r a c re s t h a t a r e c ha ra c te r i s t ic o ff o r e s t a nd

i n ev i tab le t h a t p a s to ra l f a rm ing w ou ld b e a n i mpo r tan t e l emen t w i th in t h e e conomy . I nt h e h ono r o fD ud ley , w h i l s t

w ood land a r ea s ,p e rhap sc ompen sa t ing f o rt h ep oo re rq ua l i ty o ft he l a nd . H oweve rb o th o ft h e se mano r ss e em t or ef l ec ta n a t temp ted e xpan s ion o ft h e a r ab le , q u i te as i gn if i can t o ne i n t h e c a se o fS edg ley , b u t i nb o th c a se s t h e s ucce s s w a s v e ry

t h e re i sl e s s d i r ec t e v idence f o rt h i s t han f o r o the r a c t iv i t ie s , l i ve s tock f a rm ing w a s n one t h e l e s s ap ar t o ft h e d eme sne e conomy . A l though o ne w ou ld n o t e xpec t t o f md r e f e r ence t or ough g raz ing l a nd s , t h e d e S ome ry I nqu i s i t ion s d o make f r equen tr e f e rence t op a s tu re a nd m eadow , wh i l s ta tS edg ley ,

l im i ted , o n ly s ome 1 52 1 / 2 a c re s b e ing r e ga rded a s o f a ny v a lue . S im i la r i mp re s s ion s c ome f r om o t he r mano r s , i n c lud ing C len t , wh ich h ad t wo v i rga te s c on ta in ing s i x teen

' h aymak ing ' w a s o ne o f t h e t e nan t s e rv ice s s pec if i ca l ly

a c res o fp oo r l a nd ( 24 ) , C rade ly a nd Me re . A c ro s s t h e e i gh t d eme sne mano r s , a nd a s sum ing t h a t t h e c a ruca te n o ted a t R ow ley w a s o ne h und red a nd t wen ty a c r e s ( 2 5 ) ,t h e r ew a s i n

m en t ioned . H i l ton h a s c ommen ted o n t h e c a t t le t r ade i n t h e w e s t m id land s ,t h a tp rov id ed B i rm ingham w i th af l ou r i sh ing c a t t le

1 273 s ome 6 62 3 / 4 a c re su nde rc u l t iva t ion ,a nd t h i si sa lmo s t c e r ta in ly a n o ve r -e s t ima te . T he r e may h ave b een f u r the r a t temp t st oi n c rea se t h i s . B y 1 291 Me re w a s s u rveyed a to ne c a ruca te o fl a nd ( 26 ) a nd B o rde s ley h ad s i x ty -one a c re s i n d eme sne ; C rad ley i n 1 322 h ad i n c rea sed i t s a r ab le t o s i x ty

ma rke t b y t h e e nd o f t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry ( 35 ) . C a t t le r e a r ing s e em st oh ave b een p r e sen ti nt h e h ono rs i nce a tl e a s t t h e t we lf th c en tu ry , G e rva se P agane l 's c ha r te r t o D ud ley P r io ry ( 36 ) i n d ica t ing w he re t h e monk s m igh t b e p e rm i t ted

a c re s ( 27 ) , a nd t h e a cqu i s i t ion o f H and swo r th b rough t a f u r the r c a ruca t e ( 28 ) . B y c on t ra s t h oweve r , i nK ing sw inf o rd

t o g raz e t h e i r c a t t le . I n t h e 1 273 S edg ley I nqu i s i t ion ( 37 ) c a t t le g raz ing w a s i n f e r red w i th in t h e mano r when i tw a s n o ted t h a t t h e v a lue o f t wo e nc lo sed meadows a nd t h e i r p a s tu rage w a s f o r ty s h i l l ing s , ' i f c a t t le b e n o t p u t t h e re in '

a nd S edg ley , t h e re w a s ar educ t ion i nt h e i r c omb ined a r ab le f r om s i x c a ruca te s t o t h ree ( 29 ) . I n s o f a r a s t h i s k i nd o f e v idence p e rm i t s aj udgemen t , t h e i mp r e s s ion i s o ne i n

( 38 ) , w h i l s t i n 1 307 J ohn d e S ome ry c omp la ined a bou t t h e t h ef to fc a t t le f r om o ne o fh i sp a rk s( 39 ) .

wh ich t h eo ve ra l lp i c tu re h ad c hanged l i t t le , a nd a l though t h e a r ab le i n d eme sne h ad p e rhap s d oub led s i nce r ema ined r e la t ive ly i n s ign if i can t .

1 086 , i t

F requen t r e f e r ence s i nt h e I nqu i s i t ion s t op annage a nd ma s t s ugge s t st h e i mpo r tance o fp ig s , w h i l s tt h e o b serva t ion i nt h e K ing sw inf o rd I nqu i s i t ion o f1 273 t h a tc ommon p a s tu re t h e r e

H oweve r , t h e mano r o f Weo ley d e serve s t ob e s i ng led o u t . D ome sday r ema rked o nt h e c u l t ivab le p o ten t ia l o ft h e mano r

c ou ld s uppor t o ne h und red s heep ( 40 ) c onf i rm s s heep f a rm ing i n t h e l o ca l e conomy . G oa t s may a l so h ave b een

( 30 ) a nd b y 1 273 , w h i l s t w i th t h ree h und red a c r e s ( 3 1) i t m igh t n o t y e t h ave f u lf i l led i t s p e rce ived D ome sday

a mong t h e l i ve s tock k ep t ; J ohn d e Woodf o rd a nd R obe r t j un io r w e r e c e r ta in ly r e co rded a sh av ing g oa t s i nt h e F o re s t

p o ten t ia l , i tn one t h e l e s s a ccoun t ed f o r a lmo s t h a lf t h e t o ta l c u l t ivab le d eme sne i n t h e h ono r . E xcava t ion s a t Weo ley

i nt h em id th i r t een th c en tu ry ( 4 1) .

h ave r ema rked o n f a rmya rd l i ke d epo s i t s i n t h i r teen th c en tu ry c on tex t s ( 32 ) , a l though t h e re s e em s n o r e a son t o

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TABLE 4 .

I nqu i s i t ion p os t mor tem v a lua t ions o fd eS omery d eme sne manor s : D eme sne Mano r : S edg ley D ud ley B o rde s ley C len t K ing sw inf o rd Me r e C rad ley Weo ley

1 273 £ 79 .13s .10d £ 11 .19 s .5d .

1 322 £ 64 .0 s .10d . £ 41 .6 s . .9 1 / 4d .

£ 18 .15s .7 3 / 4d . £ 25 .10 s .8 3 / 4d .

£ 30 .17 s .3 3 / 4d . £ 27 .12 s .2d . }£ 28 .3s .4 1 / 2d .

£ 26 .18s .6 3 / 4d . £ 26 .6 s .7d .

£ 40 .15s .3 1 / 4d .

£ 6 .10 s .6 3 / 4d . £ 55 .15s .10 1 / 2d .

£ 8 .2 s .11 1 / 2d . £ 53 .19 s .11 1 / 2d . £ 22 .7 s .4 1 / 2d .

R ow ley H and swo r th T o ta ls :

1 29 1 £ 89 .4 s .6 3 / 4d .

£ 24 1 .11s .2 1 / 2d .

£ 25 .13s .8d . £ 3 .7 s .8d . £ 6 .2 s .0d . £ 24 .15s . .8d . £ 7 .18 s .6 1 / 4d . £ 38 .4 s .2 1 / 2d .

£ 23 .19 s .10d .

£ 3 .15s .6d . £ 24 .11s .4d .

£ 325 .2 s .9 3 / 4d .

£ 239 .16 s .2d .

Wood land w a s a n i mpo r tan t f e a tu re o ft h e r eg ion i n 1 086 , a l though , a s R ackham h a s o b se rved , w ood s t e nded t o b e l a rge r a the r t h an n ume rou s ( 42 ) . H oweve r , w ood land w a s

b y D ud ley , a s t h e mano r s w i th t h e g rea te s t a s se t s i n w ood land a nd p a rk s . I n 1 29 1 t h e v a lua t ion o f t h e se r e sou r ce s i n t h e t h ree mano r s w a s a round £ 23 .0s .0d . , r e p r e sen t ing a n i mp rovemen t o n t h e v a lua t ion i n 1 273 a t

r e co rded o nt h e ma jo r i ty o f mano r sw i th in t h eh ono ri n1 086 ( 4 3 ) , a nd i ns o f a r a st h e f i gu r e s r e f lec t t h e r e a l i ty , s ome o f t h e a r ea s c ove r ed b y w ood land w e r e e x t en s ive . A s ton , f o r

£ 11 .16 s .0d . Wood land s e em s t o h ave made a s i gn if ican t c on t r ibu t ion t ot h er evenue so ft h ee s ta te .

e xamp le , h ad s ome 1 , 500 a c re s o f w ood land ( 44 ) b u t t h i s g rad ed d own t o mo r e mode s ta moun t s , s uch a ss even ty a c re s a t R u sha l l ( 45 ) o r f ou r teen a c r e s a t Mo se ley ( 46 ) . T he

S edg ley i n 1 291 p o s se s sed i r on m ine s a nd m ine s o fs e a c oa l v a lued t oge the r a t£ 9 .6s .8d ( 55 ) , w h i l s t i n 1 273 t h e re w e r e

d eme sne mano r sh ad as i gn if i can tp ropor t ion o ft h er e co rded w ood land , S edg ley f o r i n s tance h ad a r ound t wo t h ou sand a c r e s ( 47 ) , a bou t 2 7% o ft h e r e co rded a c reage o ft h e p a r i sh i n 1 845 ( 48 ) . Mo r f e ( 49 ) h ad s ome f ou rt h ou sand a c r e s , b u t t h e r e f e rence t o ' wa s te ' may r e f lec t t h a t i tw a s l a rge ly i n co rpo ra ted i n to t h e r oya l F o re s t . T he Wo rce s t e r sh i r e

f ou r c oa l p i t s o f ' s ea c oa l ' v a lued a t £ 4 .0s .0d . (56 ) . S uch r e f e r ence s h igh l igh t t h e f a c t t h a t t h e m ine ra l r e sou r ce s a nd i n du s t r ia l p o ten t ia l o f t h e d eme sne mano r s w e r e b e ing e xp lo r ed , a nd w e r e a ppa ren t ly v e ry p rof i tab le . T he me ta l w o rk ing t r ad i t ion s o ft h e B lack C oun t ry may b e t r a ced b ack c e r ta in ly t ot h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry , a nd p e rhap s e a r l ie r ( 57 ) ;

mano r sa l so p o s se s sed w ood land , b u tt h ee x t en to ft h i si ss t i l l mo r e u nce r ta in , d epend ing u pon w he the r c a lcu la t ion s a r e

t h er e f e r ence st o mak ing c ha rcoa l i nt h e S ome ry w ood s may a l so r e f lec t t h e se d eve lopmen t s ( 58 ) . S edg ley w a s n o t a l one

b a sed o nT hor n ' s' s ho r tl e ague ' o rR ound ' s' s ho r tl e ague ' ( 50 ) . H ow eve r , i tw ou ld s e em t h a t N o r thf i e ld p o s se s sed p e rhap s

i nt h e se r e sou rce s a si n1 291 m en t ion w a s made o fm ine s o f ' s ea c oa l ' a tC len ta nd K ing sw inf o rd ( 59 ) , a nd n o rw e re t h e se

s i x ty t o f o r ty a c r e s o fw ood land ( 5 1) a nd D ud ley b e tween

r e sou r ce s l im i t ed t o d eme sne mano r s . O ld sw inf o rd w a s n o t p a r t o f t h e d eme sne u n t i l a cqu i red b y J ohn d e S ome ry , a t w h ich t ime c oa lm ine sw e re a mong s ti t sa s se t s( 60 ) .

e i gh th und red a nd f ou r h und red a nd f i f ty a c re s ( 52 ) . Wh i l s t t h e v a lu e o fw ood land a s amano r ia l r e sou r ce i sw e l lk nown i ti sp robab le t h a t t h e se w ooded a r ea s w e r e a l so t o b e t h e s c ene o f much f u tu re c l ea rance . T he i mpor tance o f wood land a sa n e l emen t i nt h e m ano r ia l l a nd s cape i sr e f lec ted i nt h e f r equen t r e f e r ence s t o i ti nt h e I nqu i s i t ion s , a nd t h e v a r iou s i n f r ingemen t s o fi t ,p a r t icu la r ly a s e mpa r l cmen t p rog r e s sed d u r ing t h e t we lf th , a nd mo r e p a r t i cu la r ly t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry . B y t h e l a t te r p a r t o ft h e t h i r t een th c en tu ry t h e e xp lo i ta t ion o fa r ea s o fw ood land w a s i n t en se ,a si tw a s i nt h eh ono ro fC oven t ry ( 5 3 ) . H oweve r , i n D ud l ey , wh i l s t a n i mpo r tan t m ano r ia l r e sou rce , i ti s mo r e d i ff i cu l t t o e s t ima t e c onf iden t ly i t s i mpo r tance i nt e rm s o f t h e w id e r p a t te rn o f e s ta te i n come , g iven t h a t I nqu i s i t ion s f o rm t h e p r inc ipa l s ou rce o fe v idence , a nd t h a tt h e re s hou ld b e a lowance f o r aw ide r ange o fl a nd u se s w i th in p a rk s a nd w ood land , s uch a s i n du s t r ia l a c t iv i ty , o r t h e p r e sence , a se f t P en sne t t ,o ff i shpond s( 54 ) . W i th s uch r e se rva t ion si nm ind , c ompa r i son s m ay b e made b e tween t h e 1 273 a nd 1 29 1 v a lua t ion s ,w h ich h igh l igh t S edg ley a nd Weo ley , f o l lowed

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C oa l m igh t b e u sed t o f i re l ime k i ln s , b y med ieva l p o t te r s w o rk ing i nc oa lm in ing a r ea s , a nd i ni r on w o rk ing , w he re i t p rov ided a v i ab le a l ter na t ive t o c ha rcoa l ; a l though n o t s u i tab le f o r s me l t ing i tc ou ld b e u sed f o r f o rg ing w hen t h e i r on w a s s u i tab le ( 6 1) . A l l t h e n ece s sa ry r aw ma te r ia l s a nd r e sou rce sw e r e a va i lab le o nt h e d e S ome ry d eme sne m ano r s ; t h e r e f e rence s t of o rge s i nS edg ley i n 1 273 ( 62 ) , a nd t ot wo g r ea t s m i th ie s w or th £ 4 .0 s .0d . ay ea r i nD ud ley i n1 29 1 ( 6 3 ) r e f lec t t h e e s tab l i shmen t o ft h e se i n du s t r ia l a c t iv i t ie s o n t h e d eme sne , w he re D ud ley C a s t le i t se lf m igh t h ave b een i n vo lved a s ac en t re o fp roduc t ion ( 64 ) . D e sp i t e t h e se d eve lopmen t s , i n s o f a r a s I nqu i s i t ion s p o s t mo r tem c an a c tua l ly r e vea l s ou rce s o f i n come , i t may b e s e en t h a tt h e g r ea te s ts i ng le c on t r ibu to r s w e re t h et a l lage a nd r e n t s o f t h e p ea san t ry , p e rhap s s upp lemen ted b y t h e c ommu ted w o rk s o f t h e c u s toma ry t e nan t s , t oge the r w i th p l ea s a nd p e rqu i s i te s . I tw a s t h e se s ou rces t ha t p rov ided t h e

b a s i s o fb a ron ia l i n come , a nd i nt h i s t h ey w e re n o d i f f e ren t

Wh i l s t a s sa r t ing w a s i n p a r t ar e spon se t o d emog raph ic p re s su re s , i tw a s a l so a m ean s b y w h ich l a nd lo rd s m igh t i n c r ea se t h e r en t s t h ey c ou ld r a i se . I ti sn o tc l ea rt ow ha t e x ten t t h e p roce s s e ngaged t h e i n te re s t o f t h e d e S ome ry s ,

f r om mo s to t he r so ft h e i rc l a s s . T he p opu la t ion o ve rw hom t h e se r i gh t sw e re e xe r c i sed s e em s t of o l low w ha to ne m igh te xpec to ft h ew e s tm id land s d u r ing

b u t i tm igh t b e e xpec ted t h a t t h e i r a cqu ie scence a tl e a s t w a s n eeded . I n t h e c a se o f n e ighbou r ing Wo lve rhamp ton F r ee C hape l , t h e c a rv ing o u t o f a s sa r t s s e em s t o h ave b een p romo ted b y t h e C hu rch . F o r t h e l o rd s o f D ud ley , w h i l s t a s sa r t ing p e rhap s made l i t t le d i f f e rence t op roduc t ion f r om

t h i s p e r iod . I n 1 086 t h e b a ron ia l d eme sne h ad i n c luded t h e mo re p opu lou s mano r s , a l though n o t e xc lu s ive ly . H oweve r , w i th a d ju s tmen t f o r s l ave s a nd p r ie s t s , t h e r e co rded p opu la t ion o ft h e h ono r w a s a round 2 , 400 p eop le , o f whom 1 9% l i ved o n t h e d eme sne . I tw a s ap opu la t ion o f v i l le in s a nd b o rda r s , p re sen t i nb road ly s im i la r p ropo r t ion s o n b o th

t h e d eme sne , i td i d e x t end f u r the r t h e r a nge o f r en t s a nd f r anch i se st h a tt h e mano r ia l l o rd c ou ld c l a im .

t h e d eme sne a nd s ub tenan t mano r s . H oweve r , t h e h ono r d id d if e ri ns ome r e spec t sf r om t ha tp r e sen ted i no t he rs t ud ies a s

I ti sp robab le t h a t t h e move t o a s sa r t ing s e em s p a r t icu la r ly s t rong i n S edg ley b ecau se t h e l a nd scape , w i th much wood land a nd moo r land , l e n t i t s e lf t o t h i s p roce s s a s a n

t h e r eg iona l n o rm . F o r i n s tance , H am she re ( 6 5 ) f ound i nh i s s t udy o ft h el a nd so f t h eb i shop o f Wo r ce s te r aw e igh t ing i n

e f f ec t ive m ean s o fe s ta te d eve lopmen t a nd i n f i l l ing . H a l lam TABLE 5 . T he D ome sday P opu la t ion : D ud ley d eme sn e . D ud ley s u b t ena n t s . L ay s u b t enan t s a f t e rH am she r e .

%V i l l e in s . 5 5 3 .8 4 2

%C o t ta r /Bo rda r . 3 4 3 4 .6 3 5

%S l ave s . 8 9 . 7 1 8

%O th e r s . 3 1 . 9 5

t h e d i s t r ibu t ion o f v i l le in t e nan t s t owa rd s t h e b i shop ' s d eme sne . Mo re t e l l ing h oweve r a r e c ompa r i son s w i th

h a s e s t ima t ed t h a t t h e t e nan t s o f D ud ley C a s t le h ad a bou t 6 60 a c r e s o f a s sa r t , a l though t h e b a s i s o fh i s c a lcu la t ion i s

H am she r e ' s p rof i le s o f l a y s ub tenan t mano r s ( 66 ) , wh ich a ga in m a rk t h e h ono r o fD ud ley o u t a s al o rd sh ip i n wh ich t h e re w a s g r ea te r e qua l i ty i nt h e d i s t r ibu t ion o fp opu la t ion

u nc lea r( 72 ) . H oweve r ,t h e r e i s ar eg iona li mp re s s ion t h a tt h e a s sa r t s w e r e g ene ra l ly s ma l l a nd c heap , a nd t h a t t h ey p rov id ed t h e b a s i s f o r g row ing n umbe r s o f s ma l l s c a le f r eeho lde r s . I n S edg ley i n 1 273 t h e r en t s o ft h e f r eeho ld e r s w e re v a lued a t£ 10 .9 s .6 1 / 2d . , a s c ompa r ed t o £ 13 .0 s .9d . f r om s e ven ty -f ive h ou seho ld s o f c u s toma ry t e nan t s a nd

t ype s , t h e d eme sne n o t p o s se s s ing a s i gn if i ca n t ly h ighe r p ropo r t ion o fv i l le in s . T he p ropo r t ion s o fs ma l lho lde r s w e r e mo re c ompa rab le a nd c l ea r ly r e f lec t ar eg iona l n o rm , b u t

£ 5 .10 s .9d . f r om f o r ty -n ine c u s toma ry t e nan t s o ft h e a s sa r t ed l a nd . T h i s m ay b e c ompa r ed w i th B o rde s ley , w he re i n1 291

t h e re w e re f a r f ewe r s l ave s i n t h e h ono r o f D ud ley t han o ccu r r ed i nH am she re ' s s t udy ( Tab le 5 ) . T o t h i s e x ten t , t h e h ono r o f D ud ley , wh i l s t f o l low ing a b road r e g iona l n o rm ,

t h e r e w e re e i gh ty two f r eeho lde r s o f w hom s even ty -e igh t h e ld , w i thou t h ou se s , l a nd n ew ly b rough t i n to c u l t iva t ion ; t h e r e w e re a l so s i x teen c u s toma ry t e nan t s h o ld ing 6 1 / 2 y a rd land s ( 7 3 ) . B y a na logy w i th H i l ton ' s o b serva t ion t h a t

d oe s h ave s ome d i s t inc t ive e l emen t s i n i t s p rof i le t h a t a r e p e rhap sr e la ted t o as oc ie ty i n al a nd scape t h a tw a so n ly n ow b e ing o pened u p .

f r eeho lde r s o f t en p a id l ow r en t s ( 74 ) , i tm igh t b e s ugge s t ed t h a t s uch a g roup f o rmed a s i gn if ican t e l emen t i n t h e mano r ia l p opu la t ion . I nd iv idua l m en t ion i s made i n t h e

B y 1 273 , S edg ley , l i ke o t he r mano r s , s uch a s B o rde s ley i n 1 291 a nd Weo ley i n 1 322 , h ad ap opu la t ion t h a t w a s made u p o ff r eeho lde r s a nd c u s toma ry t e nan t s ; a mong s tt h e se t h e r e

S edg ley I nqu i s t ion o f f ou r p eop le w ho a ppea r t o b e f r eeho ld e r s . Moy s i t h e F o re s te r p a id r e n t s i n p eppe r a nd c um in , R oge r d e B r ie r ley i np eppe r , J ohn d e C ha sepoo l b y f ou ru nf ea the red ,b a rbed ,a r row s ,a nd J ohn t h eH aywa rd b ya p a i r o f g l ove s . T he se m en w e re p re sumab ly s i ng led o u t

w a s s pec if i c men t ion o fc u s toma ry t e nan t s o fa s sa r ted l a nd ( 67 ) , s ome o f whom m igh t b e e qua ted w i th c o t tage r s . I ti s l i ke ly h oweve rt ha tf r eeho lde r s a l so h e ld a s sa r ted l a nd . S uch r e f e rence s r e f lec t n ew l a nd t h a t h ad b een b rough t i n to c u l t iva t ion o n t h e mano r , a nd may b e c ompa red w i th s im i la r

b ecau se a p a r t o f t h e i r r e n t s w e re r ende r ed , o r a t l e a s t

t hough l e s s e x ten s ive d eve lopmen t s a t Weo ley a nd B o rde s ley . A s sa r t ing w a s c ommonp lace i nt h e r e g ion b y t h e t we lf th c en tu ry , a l though l a te a s sa r t ing w a s p a r t icu la r ly a

r epo r t ed , i nk i nd , r a the r t h an c a sh ; o n t h e i n f o rma t ion g i ven w i th in t h e I nqu i s i t ion , t h ey may b e v a lued , f o r e ach i nt u rn , a s t h e e qu iva len t o f 1s . 6d . , 1 s . 4d . , 2 d . , a nd 1 d . T he se a r e

f e a tu r e i n t h e B lack C oun t ry a nd a r ound C annock C ha se

mode s t a moun t s , b u t i tc anno t b e a s sumed t h a t t h ey d i d n o t a l so m ake c a sh p aymen t s . A pa r t f r om t h ese r e f e rence s , t h e d ocumen td oe sn o ts pec if yh ow m any f r eeho lde r sw e r et ob e f ound o n t h e m ano r o f S edg ley , l e av ing H i l ton 's mode l a s

( 68 ) . H oweve r , t h e ma in p e r iod o fa s sa r t ing i nS t af f o rd sh i re w a s c . 1190 -1280 ( 69 ) w h ich i sr e f lec ted a l so i nt h e h ono r o f D ud ley . A s sa r t ing may b e i n s tanced o n t h e mano r s o fs ome s ub tenan t sf r om t h em id twe lf th c en tu ry ( 70 ) , a nd b yt h e l a te

o u rb e s tg u id e .

t h i r teen th c en tu ry w a s f a i r ly w e l l a dvanced i n p a r t s o f s ou the rn S t af f o rd sh i re , a s a t S edg ley a nd Wo lve rhamp ton ( 7 1) , l e av ing a ni mp re s s ion o fl a rge s c a le c o lon i sa t ion .

T he p r eva i l ing s oc ia l a nd e conom ic c ond i t ion s w e re o ne s i n wh ich s ome p ea san t f am i l ie s c ou ld p ro spe r . J ohn d e T e rhu l l ,

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f o r i n s tance , w a s m en t ioned a s ac u s toma ry t e nan t i n 1 273 S edg ley ( 7 5 ) , a nd e i the r h e o rh i s s on s e em t ob e t a k ing o n l e a sed l a nd i n R ow ley i n 1 307 ( 76 ) . A w i l l o f S ep tembe r 1 260 , d ea l ing w i th t h e b eque s t s o f G i lbe r t , s on o f J ohn o f P enn , a l so i lu s t ra te s ap ea san t f am i ly t h a t w a s a b le t o

f ounda t ion a nd t h e e s tab l i shmen t o f p a rk land . H oweve r , i t m igh t b e c on jec tu red t ha t t h i s d eve lopmen t mu s t h ave e n ta i led c on s ide rab le e xpen se , a t at ime w h ich c o inc ided

p ro spe r . Among t h e a r rangemen t s t ha t G i lber t made , f o l low ing t h e p ra c t i se a mong m any m embe r s o ft h e g en t ry ,

c ha l lenge s a r i s ing f r om t h e i r h e igh tened a mb i t ion s . P e rhap s t h e s e t t lemen t o f Wombou rne o n t h e O ver ton s ( 82 ) a t ad a te b e tween 1 201 a nd 1 223 f o r a n a nnua l r en t o fs i x ma rk s w a s i n p a r t r e la ted t o f i nanc ia l n eed s ; t h i s s uppo s i t ion i s s t r eng thened b y t h e f a c t t h a t i nc . 1222 -3 , W i l l iam d 'Off in i

w i th t h e ' G r ea t I nf la t ion ' ; o ra tl e a s t , w i th at ime wh ich s aw s ome membe r s o f a r i s toc ra t ic s oc ie ty f a c ing f manc ia l

l i k e S i r N icho la s d e M i t ton i n 1 290 , w e re s eve ra l s ma l l b equ e s t st oc hu r che si nt h er eg ion ( 77 ) . U nf o r tuna te ly , t h e k ind o f d e ta i led d ocumen ta t ion t h a t i s

d em i sed h i s l a nd s i n We s t B romw ich t o H en ry d e A ud ley

a va i lab le f o rt h e d e S ome ry d eme sne i sn o t a va i lab le f o rt h e e s ta t e s o ft h eg en t ry . T he r e i sl i t t le t oc on su l to nt h e i n come s a nd v a lue o f g en t ry e s ta te s i n t h e h ono r , a l though t h ey

( 8 3 ) .

1 280 , C o s s f ound ( 78 ) t h a t t h e mano r ia l h o ld ing s o f t h e

T he re a r e o t he r i n s tance s i n t h e h ono r , w he re b y a na logy w i th o t he r s t ud ie s , as t r ing o fl e a se s o r s a le s q u i te p robab ly r e f lec t s t h e i mpac t o f f i nanc ia l d i ff icu l t ie s . T he F rank ley e s ta te , f o r i n s tance , w a s s ub jec t t o al e a se i n 1 286 , f o l lowed

g en t ry r a nged f r om ' c la s s ica l mano r s ' l i ke A l le s ley , amano r w he r e l o rd sh ip w a s s t rong a nd t h e mano r i t se lf w e l l c on t ro l l ed a nd p rof i tab le , t o w ha t h e t e rm s ' c omp lexe s o f

b y s a le s b e tween 1 299 a nd 1 302 , a nd a ga in i n 1 312 ( 84 ) . T he e a r ly f ou r t een th c en tu ry a l so s aw s ucce s s ive l e a se s a t H im ley a nd S w indon ( 8 5 ) . Mo s t o ft h e t r an sf e r s n o ted i nt h e

p rop e r ty ' , c on s i s t ing s ub s tan t ia l ly o fs ca t te red r e n t s a nd d ue s o f v a r iou s k ind s wh ich m igh t e ncompa s s b o th r u ra l a nd

h ono ro ccu r red b e tween c . 1270 a nd 1 330 .

u rban h o ld ing s , a nd i n wh ich t h e d eme sne w a s o f ten s ma l l , s o t h a t mo s t o f t h e i n come mu s t h ave c ome f r om o t he r s ou r ce s . S uch at e nu r ia lp rof i le s e ems l i ke ly w i th in t h eh ono r o f D ud ley . T he r e w e re r e la t ive ly l a rge m ano r s l i ke H and swo r th , We s t B romw ich a nd B i rm ingham , a nd much s ma l l e r m ano r s s uch a s H am s tead i n H and swo r th a nd t h e

T he O ff in i e xpe r ience w a s al i t t le d i f f e ren t h oweve r . I t i n vo lved af a i r ly p rom inen t f am i ly a nd o ccu r red e a r l ie rt h an o t he r p o s s ib le c a se s i n t h e h ono r , a l though t h i s w a s n o t w i thou t c oun te rpa r t s e l sewhe re i n t h e w e s t m id land s ( 86 ) .

Wod ehou se . Mano r s l i ke P a t t ingham r e f lec t c en t ra l i sed u n i t s i nw h ich l o rd sh ip a ppea r st oh ave b een s t rong , w h i l s tn ea rby

a nd e a r ly t h i r teen th c en tu ry , t h e p rob lem s f r om wh ich w e re p e rhap s f u r the r c ompounded b y ar e la t ive w eakne s s i nt h e

S w indon i nt h e 1 270 s s e em s t oh ave c on s i s ted o fo n t y s ome

e xe rc i se o fl o rd sh ip ( 87 ) . H oweve r , a l l o ft h i s d id n o t d r ive

t h i r teen m e s suage s , 61 / 2 v i rga te s a nd f i f t een s h i l l ing s i n

t h e O ff in i s f r om l o rd sh ip . I tw a s t h e e x t inc t ion o ft h e ma le l i ne i n a bou t 1 248 t h a t d i d ' t h i s , t h e mano r t h en b e ing

o bv iou s ly s ha red t h e s ame r eg iona l c on tex t a s t h e b a ron ia l d eme sn e . I n t h e l o ca l i ty o f C oven t ry b e tween 180 a nd

T he c on tex t i su nknown , a l though i tm igh tb e p o s tu la ted t h a t t h e f am i ly h ad o ve r reached i t sr e sou rce s d u r ing t h e t we lf th

r en t s ( 7 9 ) . T he r e co rd s o fl i t iga t ion t h a t h ave s urv ived f r om t h e t h i r t een th a nd f ou r teen th c en tu r ie s s im i la r ly c onf i rm t h e

p a r t i t ioned b e tween f ema le h e i r s .

w ide sp r ead b u t o f ten s ma l l s ca le p rope r ty i n te r e s t s o f many l a ndown e r s( 80 ) .

T he h ono ro fD ud ley b e tween 1 086 a nd 1 322 w a s s ub jec tt o n a tu ra l a nd e nv i ronmen ta l c on s t ra in t s t h a t i n ev i tab ly p u t

C o s s n o t ed t h a t w he re t h e g en t ry w e re r e l ian t o n s c a t t e red r en t s a nd d ue s ( 8 1) , t h ey w e r e p a r t icu la r ly v u lne rab le t o

c heck s u pon t h e v i ab i l i ty o f d eme sne p roduc t ion a nd i n f luenced l a nd u se . Y e t , a l though t h e d eme sne d i d n o t e xpand ma rked ly , t h e r e venue s a va i lab le t ot h e b a ron s d id . D eme sne f a rm ing w a sn o tt h ew ay f o rwa rd , l a rge ly r e s t r ic ted i tw ou ld s e em t o t h e i mmed ia te n eed s o f t h e h ou seho ld . Wh i l s t e xp lo i ta t ion o f t h e w ood land s o f f e red b e t te r a l t e rna t ive s , a nd d eve lop ing i n du s t ry p rov ided a ma rke r t o t h e f u tu re , i tw a s u pon r en t s a nd o t he r s ou rce s o f i n come , s uch a s t a l lage , t h a t t h e b a ron s o f D ud ley p l aced g r ea te r r e l iance .

i n f la t iona ry p re s su re s a nd d ec l ine , w h ich b rough t i ni t st r a in t h e d e c l ine o fs ome o ft hose f am i l ie s d ependen t u pon t h em a nd s t imu la ted f o r many a move t owa rd s mo re c ompac t e s ta t e s a nd amo re i n ten s ive e xp lo i ta t ion o fr e sou rce s . T ho se f am i l i es t h a t w e re u nab le t o r e s t ruc tu re t h e i r e s ta te s w he r e n ece s sa ry , o r f a i led t o s e cu re a dequa te r e sou rce s , w e r e s u scep t ib le t od ec l ine a nd w e re l i ab le t of a l l i n to d eb t ; i tw a s c ommon f o r f am i l ie s t o a t temp t t o r e cove r t h e i r s i tua t ion t h rough l e a se sa nd a l iena t ion sw h ich i ns ome c a se s l e dt ot h e e x t inc t ion o ft h ef am i ly i ns e igneu r ia lt e rm s . I tw ou ld b e u n rea sonab le t o s uppo se t ha t t h i s w a s n o t a l so t r ue o ft h eh ono ro fD ud ley . T he O f f in i f am i ly m ay b e ac a se i np o in t . T hey h ad as ca t t e red e s ta te t h a t w a s t h e p roduc t o f t h e l a t e e l even th-and t we lf th c en tu r ie s . T he c ho ice o f We s t B romw ich a st h e i r c apu t w a s ad ec i s ion t ha t h ad b een t a ken i n t h e d i f f e ren t c i r cums tance s o f t h e m id twe lf th c en tu ry . T he o ppor tun i t ie s f o r r e s t ruc tu r ing mu s t h ave b een l im i ted , a l though t h e mano r o f We s t B romw ich d oe s n o t a ppea r t o h ave b een p a r t icu la r ly u nv iab le , a nd h ad u nde rgone c on s id e rab le l a nd scape d eve lopmen t s i nce t h e s e cond h a lf o f t h e t we lf th c en tu ry , i n c lud ing a s sa r t ing , a mona s t ic

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NOTES : 1 . H .C .Da rby , F ig .41 .

Dome sday E ng land ( Camb r idge ,

1 977 ) ,

1 3 .

C i ted ,

C .Dye r , 'Documen ta ry E v idence :P rob lem s a nd

E nqu i r ie s ' , i nG .A s t i l l a nd A .G ran t( ed s ) , T he C oun try s id e o f Med ieva lE ng land ( Oxf o rd , 1 988 ) , 1 6 -17 ; f i g .2 .2 .

2 . D a rby ' s c o l lec t ion o f s t a t i s t ic s s ugge s t s at o ta l o f 5 , 216 p lough t e am s a c ro s s 8 64 ' s e t t lemen t s ' w i th in t h e t h ree

1 4 . Wedgwood ( e d ) ,I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 , 1 56 .

c oun t ie s , wh ich p roduce s a n a ve rage o f6 . 0p lough t e am s p e r s e t t lemen t ; i b id . , Append ix 1 .A s im i la r e xe rc i se w i th in t h e h ono ro fD ud ley p rov ide sa na ve rage o fa bou t4 . 1 . H oweve r , s uch c r ude a na ly s i s c an o n ly s ugge s t ab road t r end a nd s hou ld n o tb er e l ied u pon i nd e ta i l .

T he C oun ty o fW orce s te r , P a r tI .F rom t h e i rc ommencemen t i n 1 242 t o t h e e nd o f t h e 1 3 th . C en tu ty . (Wo rces te r sh i r e H i s to r ica lS oc ie ty , O xf o rd 1 894 ) , 3 6 .

1 5 . J .W .W i l l i s B und ( e d ) , T he I nqu i s i t ione s P o s t Mor tem f o r

3 .S o i l S u rvey o fE ng land a nd Wa le s , S o i l s o fE ng land a nd Wa le s , S hee t 3 ,M id land a nd W e s te rn E ng land ( Ha rpenden ,

1 6 . G raz eb rook ,' Ba ron s o fD ud ley ' , 2 7 .

1 983 ) ; S o i l S urvey o f E ng land a nd Wa le s , S o i l s a nd t h e i r U se i n M id land a nd W e s tern E ng land , B u l l e t in N o .12 ( Ha rpenden , 1 984 ) .

1 7 . Wedgwood ( e d ) ,I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 , 1 53 .

4 . Mo r r i s( ed ) , Dome sday B ook :W orce s te r sh i re ,177b .

1 9 .I b id , 2 02 ; W i l l i sB und ( ed ) ,I PM s , W o rce s te r , I ,3 5 .

5 .C ompa r i son w i th t h e f i tz A n scu lf d eme sne o u t s ide o ft h e w e s t m id land s r evea l s t h e r a t io o f d eme sne t o p ea san t

2 0 . S RO , 9 38 / 168 ; s e eA ppend ix .

p lough s a s2 1 1 / 2 :51 , t h a t i s , 3 0% :70% ; t h i s s ugge s t s t h a t i t w a st h e se mano r sw h ich f o rmed t h ea r ab le b a se i n1 086 .

2 1 . A p l an o f t h e P a r i sh o f S edg ley b y W i l l iam F ow le r , 1 843 , a nd a nE x ten to f1 845 ; L JRO B /A / 15 .

6 . J .D .Ham she re , 'Dome sday B ook :E s ta te S t ruc tu r e s i n t h e We s t M id la nd s ' , in J . C .Ho l t ( ed ) , Dome sday S tud ie s .Pape r s

2 2 . Wedgwood ( e d ) ,I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 , 1 56 .

r ead a t t h e N ovocen tenary C onf erence o f t h e R oya l H i s tor i ca l S oc ie ty a nd t h e I n s t i tu te o fB r i t i sh G eog raphe r s ,

2 3 .I b id , 1 57 .

W inche s t e r , 1 986 (Woodb r idge , 1 987 ) , 1 77 . H am she r e d ef ine s t h e w e s t m id land s a s Wo r ce s te r sh i re , Wa rw ick sh i r e a nd G louce s te r sh i re .

2 4 .I b id . , 1 52 ,153 ;G razeb rook ,' Ba ron so fD ud ley ' , 2 7 .

7 . H e n o te s 3 4% i n h i s d i scu s s ion o f s ub tenan t s o n l a y e s ta te s ;i b id . , 1 78 .

2 6 .I b id . ;B o rde s ley ; V .C .H . Wa rk s , V I I ,6 2 .

1 8 .I b id . , 1 52 .

2 5 . Wedgwood ( e d ) ,I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 ,2 01 .

2 7 . J .W .W i l l i s B und ( ed ) , T he I nqu i s i t ione s P o s t Mor t em f o r 8 . P .D .A .Ha rvey , ' The E ng l i sh I n f la t ion o f 180 -1220 ' , i n

T he C oun ty o fW or ce s te r , P a r t I . F rom 2 8 E dwa rd It o 1 9 E dwa rd I , AD .1300 t o AD .1326 (Wo rce s te r sh i re H i s to r ica l

R .H .H i l ton ( ed ) , P ea san t s , K n igh t s a nd H e re t ic s ( Camb r idge , 1 976 ) . H i l ton , A Med ieva l S oc ie ty , 5 0 . K ing ,

S oc ie ty , O xf o rd 1 909 ) , 1 33 .

' P e te rbo rough Abbey ' , 1 64 . C o s s , ' S i r G eof f rey d e L ang ley ' , 1 85 . C o s s , L ord sh ip , K n igh thood a nd L oca l i ty , C hap te r 8 ,

2 8 . Wedgwood ( e d ) ,I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 ,2 00 .

p a r t icu la r ly ,2 76 ,2 88 ,2 95 -9 ,3 02 -4 . 2 9 .I b id . ,2 02 ,2 03 . 9 .D .A .Ca rpen te r , ' Wa s t h e re ac r i s i s o ft h e k n igh t ly c l a s s i n t h e T h ir teen th C en tu ry? T he O xf o rd sh i re E v idence . EHR . , XCV ( 1980 ) , 3 49 -52 . J . L .Bo l ton , ' I nf la t ion , E conom ic s a nd P o l i t ic s i nT h i r teen th C en tu ry E ng land ' , T h i r teen th C en t ioy E ng land , I V( 1992 ) .

3 0 . S ee N o te 4 . 3 1 . W i l l i sB und ( e d ) ,I PM s , W orce s ter , I ,1 6 . 3 2 . A .O swa ld , ' I n t e r im R epo r t o n E xcava t ion s a t Weo ley C a s t le , 1 955 -60 ' , T BAS . , LXXV I I I , ( 1962 ) ,6 7 -8 .

1 0 . P add ing ton w a s p u t o u t t of a rm . No th ing i sh ea rd o ft h e mano r a f t e r 1 086 u n t i l 188 , w hen i tw a s i nt h e h and s o f

3 . W i l l i sB und ( e d ) ,I PM s , W o rce s te r , I ,3 6 .

W i l l iam B uf f a re p ay ing £ 7 .14s .0d . t owa rd s i t s f a rm ; V .C .H . , S ur rey , I I , 1 32 .

3 4 . A ccoun t h a s t ob e t a ken o ft h e l i ke ly u nde re s t ima t ion i n t h e I PM r e tur n s , o f i n come f r om s ho r t t e rm g ran t s a nd l i f e

1 . C o s s ,L o rd sh ip ,Kn igh thood a nd L oca l i ty , 8 2 .

l e a se s , a nd o t he r u n r eco rded s ou rce s o f i n come . F o r e xamp le , R oge r d e S ome ry w a s f a rm ing t h e G o sco te w apen take i n L e ice s te r sh i r e w hen h e c omp la ined t h a t

1 2 .I b id . , 8 2 , 9 3 .

b e tween N ovembe r 1 263 a nd A ugu s t 1 264 , S t ephen d e N ev i l l , t h e s t ewa rd o f N icho la s d e S eg rave , a nd P e te r

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B a s ta rd , i mpeded h i s r e ce ip t o ft h e r evenue s t h a t w e r e d ue .

3 8 .I b id .

R oge r c l a imed £ 10 i n d amage s . V .C .H . L e i c s . , I , 8 ; E .F .Jacob , S tud ie s i n t h e P e r iod o fB a ron ia l R ef orm a nd

3 9 . Wro t te s ley ( e d ) ,P l ea R o l l s , 1 294 -1307 , 1 58 .

R ebe l l ion , 1 258 -1267 ( Oxf o rd , 1 925 ) , V o lume V I I I o f P .V inog ,r a dof f ( e d ) , O xf ord S t ud ie s i n S oc ia l a nd L ega l H i s to ry , 2 69 . I t w a s a l so t h e c a se t h a t t h e b a ron s h ad o ppo r tun i t ie s t oe xp lo i t t h e i rr i gh t s o fw a rd sh ip . I n 1 268 , i n k eep ing w i th t h e D ic tum o f K en i lwo r th , R oge r d e S ome ry

4 0 . Wedgwood ( e d ) ,I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 ,157 . 4 1 . G .W ro t t e s ley ( e d ) , T he S taf f o rd sh i re Hund red R o l l s t emp . H enry I Ia nd E dwa rd I ,( SHC , V , i ,1 884 ) , 12 .

r edeemed t h e mano r o f B i rm ingham f r om a n a ppa r en t ly r e luc tan t R oge r d e C l if f o rd , w ho h ad made w a s te i n t h e mano r . T he l a t e W i l l iam d e B i rm ingham ' ss on , a nd R oge rd e S ome ry ' s g rand son , w a s s t i l l am ino r , w h ich a lowed t h e

4 2 . O .Rackham , A nc ien t W ood land , i t s h i s to ry , v ege ta t ion a nd u se s i nE ng land ( London , 1 980 ) , 17 .

b a ron t o r e ta in t h e c u s tody o ft h e mano r , v a lued a t£ 40 i n 1 265 , u n t i l W i l l iam ' s s on c ame o fa ge . H e h ad d one s o b y

4 3 . T h i r ty o ft h ef i f ty h ad w ood land r e co rded .

F ebrua ry 1 283 , w hen h e r e ce ived ag ran t o ff r ee w a r ren o n h i s d eme sne l a nd s . K now le s , ' Mon tf or t ian d i s inhe r i ted ' , 1 26 7 ;C a LI nq .M i sc . ,I , 1 219 -1307 ( London , 1 916 ) , 2 78 , N o .928 ;

4 4 . 3l e ague s x 1 / 2 l e ague ; c onver ted u s ing R ac i cha rn ' s f o rmu la , R ackham ,A nc ien t W ood land , 13 15 .

C a LC .R , 1 257 -1300 , ( London , 1 906 ) , 2 64 . N o r s hou ld t h e f a c t b e o ve r looked t h a t t h e b a ron s o f D ud ley h e ld m ano r s o u t s id e o ft h ew e s tm id land r e g ion f r om w h ich t h ey d r ew a n

4 5 . Wood land p a s tu r e 5f u r long s l o ng a nd 2f u r long sw ide . 4 6 . 2f u r long s l o ng a nd 1w ide .

i n come ,s uch a st h em ano ra nd b o rough o fN ewpor tP agane l , o r s ho r t t e rm i n he r i tance s l i ke t h e mano r a nd b o rough o f C h ipp ing C amden . W i th r ega rd s t o t h e a t tack o n D ud ley

4 7 . 2l e ague s l o ng a nd 1w ide .

C a s t le , s e e ; Wro t te s ley ( e d ) , C o ram R ege R o l l s a nd P lea s o f t h e C rown ,1307 -1327 , 3 9 , 4 0 , 4 3 ; Wro t te s ley ( e d ) , A s s i ze

4 8 . E x ten to f1 845 ; s e en o te 2 1 .

R o l l s a nd D e B anco R o l l s , 1 307 -1327 , 8 8 . L ike m any o f

4 9 . 2l e ague sl e ng th a nd a s much w id th .

t h e i r c on tempo ra r ie s , t h e d e S ome ry s a l so b o r rowed money a nd f e l l i n to d eb t . I n 1 246 , R oge r d e S ome ry p a id i n to t h e E xcheque rt h ed eb t so fD av id ,f o rme r ly aJ ew o fO xf o rd , a nd t h e s ame a moun t w a s p a id a ga in i n 1 257 f r om a d eb t t o A a ron , aJ ew o f L ondon . I n 1 278 , R oge r I I d e S ome ry r e ce ived a t empo ra ry r e sp i te o n ap aymen t o f £ 30 t o t h e

5 0 . Mo r r i s (ed ) , D ome sday B ook , W orce s te r sh i re , No te 1 , 1c ; J .H .Round , ' T he D ome sday S u rvey ' , V .C .H . W orc s . , I ,2 71 .

E xcheque r , w h i l s t i n 1 316 h i s d e scendan t , J ohn , w a s a l so

5 2 . 2l e ague s .

5 1 . 1 / 2 l e ague l o ng a nd 3f u r long sw ide .

g i ven r e sp i te . I n 1 280 , R oge r I I a cknow ledged a d eb t o f t h i r ty m a rk st o Nu tu s , am e rchan to fF lo rence ,w h i l s ti n1 282 h e w a s a mong o t he r s w ho o wed s even ty ma rk s t o an umbe r

5 3 . C o s s ,L o rd sh ip , K n igh thood a nd L oca l i ty ,2 66 .

o f F lo r en t ine m e r chan t s . L e s se r d eb t s t h a t R oge r a cknow ledged i n c luded t wen ty -n ine ma rk s t o T homa s l e

5 4 . Wedgwood ( e d ) ,I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 , 2 10 .

R aggede i n1 282 , a nd t wen ty m a rk st oW i l l iam d e H ame l ton i n 1 287 , w ho b y 1 293 w a s o wed f o r ty ma rk s . B y 1 3 10 , t h e

5 .I b id . ,2 02 .

d e S ome ry s h ad a c c rued d eb t s t ot h e E xcheque r o fa tl e a s t £ 200 , w h ich E dwa rd I p a rdoned . H oweve r , a t t h e s ame

5 6 .I b id . , 1 56 .

t ime , t h e f am i ly w e re a b le t o l o an money . R oge r I d e S ome ry l o aned money t oh i s s on i nl aw , R a lph I V B a s se t o f D ray ton . I n 1 300 , J ohn d e S eg rave a cknow ledged ad eb t o f

5 7 . Mo r r i s ( e d ) , D ome sday B ook , Wo rce s ter sh i re , 1 77b , s p ec if i ca l ly m en t ion s as m i th i nD ud ley w h ich may p o in t t o i r on p roduc t ion w i th in t h e h ono r a s e a r ly a s t h e e l even th

£ 200 t oA gne s , t h e w idow ( d .1308 ) o fR oge r I I , w h i l s t i n

c en tu ry ; p l ace n ame s s uch a s Sme thw ick , a l so p re sen t b y 1 086 , s im i la r ly p o in tt ot h e p re sence o fm e ta lwo rke r s i nt h e w e s tm id land s .

1 307 R icha rd d e S u t ton a cknow ledged a m a s s ive d eb t o f £ 5 ,000 t o h e r . I n 1 322 , R icha rd d e G rey o wed J ohn d e S ome ry e i gh ty ma rk s ; C aLL .R . , I I , 1 245 -1251 , 3 4 ; C a LL .R . , I V , 1 251-1260 , 3 57 , 4 85 ; C a LC LR . , 1 272 1279 , 5 15 ; C a LC LR . , 1 279 -1288 , 5 0 , 1 93 , 4 86 ; C a LC LR . , 1 288 -1296 , 3 29 ; C a LP .R . , 1 307 1313 , 2 70 ; C aLC LR . , 1 296 1302 , 3 86 ; C a LC LR . , 1 302 1307 , 5 86 ; C a LC LR . , 1 3 13 1318 , 4 4 1 ; C a LC LR . , 1 318 -1323 , 6 71 ; Wro t te s ley ( e d ) , P l ea R o l l s , H enry I I , 1 56 ;H un t ,' F am i l ie sa t Wa r ' ,2 6 ,2 8 . \

5 8 . Wedgwood ( e d ) ,I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 ,2 09 . 5 9 .I b id . ,2 03 . 6 0 . W i l l i sB und ( e d ) ,I PM s , W orce s ter , I , 14 .

3 5 . H i l ton , A Med ieva lS oc ie ty , 1 2 .

6 1 . J . B la i r a nd N .Ram sey ( e d s ) ,E ng l i sh Med ieva lI ndu s t r ie s ( London , 1 991) , 1 7 1 ,2 03 ,2 23 .

3 6 . D ugda le , Mona s t icon , V , 8 3 -4 , i .

6 2 . Wedgwood ( e d ) ,I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 , 1 56 .

3 7 . Wedgwood ( e d ) ,I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 , 1 56 .

6 3 . W i l l i sB und ( e d ) ,I PM s , W o rce s ter , I ,3 5 .

8 5

6 4 . E xcava t ion s a tD ud ley C a s t le h ave p roduced i r on s l ag a nd c oa l i nm ed ieva l c on tex t s . S l ag w a s r e cove r ed f r om t h e i n ter io r o ft h e k eep w he re i th ad b een d epo s i ted b y t h e l a te t h i r teen th c en tu ry . T he d epo s i t i s i n te rp re ted a s b a ckf i l l l i nked w i th t h e b u i ld ing o ft h e k eep . S im i la r d epo s i t s w e re

1 272 . W i l l iam B ago t h e ld o ne t h i rd o f am e s suage a nd a c a ruca te a nd ah a lf o f l a nd i nB a r re ; Wro t te s ley ( ed ) , P l ea R o l l s , 1 272 -1294 ,6 1 . I n 1 284 t h e re w a s as u i t o fd i s se i s in i nw h ich Ma rga re t , t h e w if e o fW i l l iam d e O seney , c l a imed h a lf o ft wo p a r t s o ft h e mano r o fH im ley a nd h a lf o ft wo a s sa r t s i n S edg ley ; i b id . , 1 56 .

f ound i n A rea 2 a s t h e c hape l w a s b u i l t ; p e r s .comm . , P .Bo land . T he se d epo s i t s m igh t r e f lec t t h e d e t r i tu s o f b u i ld ing w o rk s o n t h e c a s t le s i te a s r e ad i ly a s i n du s t r ia l p roduc t ion .

I n 1 313 J ohn d e H amp ton h e ld o ne me s suage , t wo c a ruca te s o fl a nd ,t wen ty a c re s o fm eadow ,t wen ty a c re so fp a s tu re a nd t e n a c re s o f moo r a c ro ss Wo lve rhamp ton , Wedne sf i e ld ,

6 5 . J .D .Ham she re , ' T he s t ruc tu re a nd e xp lo i ta t ion o f t h e D ome sday B ook e s ta t e o f t h e C hu rch L and scape H i s tory , 7 ,( 1985 ) ,4 6 , 5 1 .

Wa l sa l l , H u l ton a nd B u shbu ry ; A non ( e d ) , F ina l C onco rd s , E dwa rd Ia nd E dwa rd I ,7 8 -9 .

o f Wo r ce s te r ' ,

8 1 . C o s s ,L ord sh ip , K n igh thood a nd L oca l i ty ,3 06 . 6 6 .I b id . ,4 8 . 8 2 . Wro t te s ley ( ed ) ,S taf f ord sh i re C ha r tu la ty , I I ,2 20 . 6 7 . Wedgwood ( ed ) ,I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 , 1 56 . 8 3 . W i l l iam , t h e b ro the r a nd h e i r o f R icha rd d 'O fm i , c l a imed t h a t h e w a s u nab le t o make w a r ran ty i n ad i spu t e o ve r d owe r , a sh e h ad n o l a nd b y wh ich t od o s o a tt h e t ime

6 8 . H .E .Ha l lam ,R ura lE ng land 1 066 -1348 ( G la sgow , 1 981) , 1 41 .

t h e p l ea w a s h ea rd ; h e h ad d em i sed i tt oH en ry d e Aud ley a f t e r C h r i s tma s D ay ; Wro t te s ley ( ed ) , P l ea R o l l s , H enry I I , 2 9 .

6 9 .I b id . , 1 43 . 7 0 . We s t B romw ich , f o r W orce s te rC a r tu la ry ,N o .190 .

e xamp le ;

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( e d ) , 8 4 . V .C .H . , Wo rcs . ,I I , 1 20 -2 .

7 1 . Wedgwood ( ed ) ,I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 , 2 28 -32 .

8 5 . H im ley , 1 306 a nd 1 316 ; Wro t te s ley ( e d ) , P lea R o l l s , 1 294 -1307 , 1 49 ; C a LIP M , V I , No .428 . S w indon ,1306 a nd

7 2 . H a l lam ,R ura lE ng land , 1 42 .

1 316 ; i b id . ; V .C .H . , S taf f s . , XX ,2 07 .

7 3 . V .C .H . , W a rk s . ,V I I ,6 2 .

8 6 . H i l ton , A Med ieva lS oc ie ty , 5 0 -1 .

7 4 . R .H .H i l ton , ' Lo rd a nd P ea san t i n S t af f o rd sh i r e i n t h e M idd le Age s ' , NSJFS . ,X , ( 1970 ) , 8 -9 .

8 7 . P e rhap s s ugge s ted b y t h e mu l t ip l ic i ty o fc l a ims mad e b y G eva B a s se t i nl i t iga t ion i n 1 223 a nd 1 224 ; Wro t te s ley ( e d ) , P lea R o l l s , H enry I I , 2 4 , 2 6 , 2 7 , 2 9 , 3 1 , 3 3 , 3 5 -6 , 3 9 . A l so ,

7 5 . G raz eb rook , ' Ba ron s o f D ud ley ' , 2 8 ; Wedgwood ( e d ) , I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 , 1 54 .

i n1 242 , R obe r tt h eM i l le rw a s c ha rged w i th d i s rega rd ing t h e l i m i ta t ion s o fv i l le inage u pon h i sr i gh t s ; Ma rge ry ,t he w idow

7 6 . S RO ,D 593 B / 1/ 17 / 1/2 / 1 .

o f R ober t , s ued t h e A bbo t o f H a le s f o r d owe r i n We s t B romw ich , b u t R icha rd f i tz W i l l iam , c a l led t o w a r ran ty ,

7 7 . S RO 9 38 / 168 ; c f . t h e w i l l o f S i r N icho la s d e M i t ton ,

s t a ted t h a tR obe r tc ou ld n o te ndow h i sw if e a sh e h ad h e ld i n v i l le inage ; i b id . , 9 5 .

1 290 ; J .W .W i l l i s -Bund ( e d ) , E p i scopa lR eg i s te r s , D ioce se o f W orce s te r . R eg i s te r o fB i shop G odf rey G if f a rd , S ep t embe r 2 3rd , 1 268 , t oA ugu s t 1 5 th , 1 301 (Wo rc s . H i s t . S oc . , O xf o rd 1 902 ) ,3 88 -90 . 7 8 . C o s s ,L o rd sh ip , K n igh thood a nd L oca l i ty , 7 1 ,120 , 3 05 -6 ; A l les ley c ame i n to d e S ome ry p o s se s s ion v i ai n he r i tance . 7 9 . V .C .H . , S taf f s . , XX ,2 07 ; S w indon w a sh e ld t oge the rw i th t h en e ighbou r ing mano ro fH im ley . 8 0 . R e f lec t ed f o re xamp le i nG eva B a s se t ' s c l a im s f o r d owe r a f t e rt h e d ea th o fh e rh u sband , R icha rd f i t zW i l l iam d 'Offm i ; Wro t t e s ley ( e d ) , P lea R o l l s , H enry I I ,2 4 ,2 7 ,2 8 ,2 9 , 3 1 , 3 , 3 5 I n 1 244 R oe s ia d e V e rdun h e ld t wo c a ruca te s i n S edg ley ; i b id . , 1 02 . 1 251 . W i l l iam d e Wav re h e ld a t e nemen t i n H and swor th ; i b id . , 1 23

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CHAPTER F IVE . CASTLES I N THE HONOR OF DUDLEY . T he c a s t le w a s b o th t h e i n s t rumen t a nd t h e s ymbo l o f l o rd sh ip , i n t r in s ica l ly a s soc ia ted b y c on tempo ra r ie s ( 1 ) w i th i t s s t r eng th a nd p re s t ige ; a s C hape lo t a nd F o s s ie r n o ted , i t

r e f e rence s t o ac a s t le i n Wa l sa l l b ef o r e t h e l a te f ou r teen th c en tu ry ( 14 ) , a nd t h e se a r e a ga in u nce r ta in . T he ref o re , n o t o n ly a r e c a s t le s r e la t ive ly f ew i n g ene ra l t h roughou t t h e h ono r , b u t t h o se t h a t c an b e g enu ine ly a s soc ia ted w i th t h e

w a s o f t en t h e c a se t h a t ' t he p r ima ry c oncer n o ft h e b u i lde r w a s t o d emon s t ra te h i s w ea l th a nd p owe r b y t h i s e x ter na l s ymbo l ' ( 2 ) . Wh i l s t t h e se a t t i tude s w e re o f ten mo s t

f o rma t ion a nd d eve lopmen t o f t h e h ono r w e r e e ven f ewe r ( 15 ) . ( F igu r e5 . 2 ) .

c ohe ren t ly e xp re s sed i n t ime s o f w a r a nd c onque s t , t h ey s e em t o h ave d rawn u pon a d eep ly r oo ted p sycho logy o f l o rd sh ip .

T h i s s t and s i n ma rked c on t ra s t t o t h e h eav i ly c a s te l la ted r eg ion o ft h e We l sh Ma r ch , o n ly s ome t h i r ty m i le s o r s o t o

H oweve r , p e rhap s mo re t a ng ib le a r e t h e r ead i ly i d en t if iab le f unc t ion s o f c a s t le s , w h ich f o r c onven ience m igh t b e a r b i t ra r i ly i s o la ted a nd i d en t if i ed a sm i l i ta ry , r e s iden t ia l a nd

t h ew e s t( 16 ) , w he r e t h e ma jo r i ty o fc a s t le s i te s s e em t oh ave b een e s tab l i shed b y t h e e a r ly t h i r teen th c en tu ry ( 17 ) a nd p o s s ib ly b yt h e e l even th ( 18 ) . T h i s c on t ra s t i nt h e d en s i ty o f s i te sh igh l igh t sd i f f e r ence s i nt h eN o rman c o lon i sa t ion o ft h e

a dm in is t ra t ive . A n e xam ina t ion o f c a s t le b u i ld ing a nd f unc t ion w i th in a n h ono r o f f e r s a n o ppor tun i ty t oa s se s s t h e

t wo a r ea s . T he h ono rw a s i na n a r ea t h a t s e em st oh ave b een f a i r ly r e ad i ly p ac if ied a f t e r t h e r e be l l ion s e a r ly i n t h e C onque ro r ' s r e ign , a nd c l ea r ly w a s n o t ap a r t o ft h e Ma rche r e xpe r ience . T he b u i ld ing o fD ud ley C a s t le a nd t h e f o rma t ion o f ac a s t le ry h ad i t sc on tex to u t s ide o ft h ep rov i s ion made f o r t h e We l sh Ma rch .

r e la t ive i mpo r tance o f t h e se f a c to r s w i th in a p a r t icu la r l o rd sh ip , a nd t o i n ve s t iga te t h e e x ten t t o wh ich t h e re w a s c hange o ve rt ime . A n e xamp le s uch a st he h ono r o fD ud ley s e em s a l l t h e mo re a pp rop r ia t e i n t h a t i tw a s n o t s i tua t ed w i th in a n a r ea o fp ro l if i c c a s t le b u i ld ing , s uch a st h e We l sh Ma rch . C on sequen t ly , t h e h ono r o fD ud ley m igh t p rov ide a mo re b a lanced v i ew o f t h e r o le o f t h e c a s t le w i th in a n ' o rd ina ry 'l o rd sh ip .

D ud ley c a s t le i s f i r s t m en t ioned i n 1 086 b u t i t s e em s p robab le t h a ti t so r ig in s l a y i nt h e 1 070 sw hen t h eh ono rw a s b e ing f a sh ioned a nd D ud ley i t se lf f unc t ioned a s t h e ' c apu t

T he r e w e re f ew c a s t le s i te s w i th in t h e h ono r . O f t h e n i ne

h ono r i s ' . T he c a s t le i so f mo t te a nd b a i ley t ype , p re sumab ly l a id o u t i nt h e e l even th c en tu ry , a l though r e cen t e xcava t ion s

s i te s t h a t m igh t w a r ran t d i scu s s ion ( 3 ) , o n ly D ud ley a nd

h ave p roduced o n ly l im i ted i n f o rma t ion o n t h e c a s t le o ft h e

C a s t le B romw ich , a nd t o a l e s se r e x ten t Weo ley , a r e u nequ ivoca l . D ud ley i st h e o n ly s e cu re c and ida te , i n t h e s en se t h a ti tw a s c e r ta in ly p r e sen tb y 1 086 ( 4 ) ;t h e mo t te a nd

e l even th a nd t we lf th c en tu r ie s . T he e a r l ie s t c a s t le i s p re sumed t oh ave b een o ft imbe r , a l though t h e re m ay h ave b een s t one f e a tu re s w i th in i t .T he l a t te r i ss ugge s ted b y t h e e xcava t ion o f ad eep ma son ry s haf t ( F igu re 5 . 3 ; A rea 3 ) w h i l s t e xam in ing t h e e a r ly e n t rance a r rangemen t s t o t h e

b a i ley s i te a tC a s t le B romw ich i sn o t d ocu men ted u n t i l 1 287 ( 5 ) , a l though e xcava t ion s h ave s hown t h a t t he re w a s ac a s t le s i t ed h e r eb yt h e l a te e l even th o re a r ly t we lf th c en tu ry ( 6 ) . I n t h e c a se o f Weo ley , w h i l s t e xcava t ion h a s s ugge s ted t h e s i t e t oh ave b een i nu se s i nce t h e e a r ly t we lf th c en tu ry ( 7 ) , t h e f o rm i tt ook i su nknown . B i rm ingham t oo h ad ac a s t le b yt h e

mo t te . B enea th t h e ma son ry o ft h e f ou r t een th c en tu ry c u r ta in w a l lw a sf ound af r agmen to fa n e a r l ie rc ur ta in , o ve r la in b ya

m id twe lf th c en tu ry ( 8 ) a l though i t s p rec ise l o ca t ion a nd f o rm r ema in s u nce r ta in ; i ti sp o s s ib le h o weve r t h a t t h e s i t e s hou ld b e i d en t if i ed w i th t h e B i rm ingha m Moa t , i nw h ich c a se i tw a s p e rhap s a' r i ngwo rk ' o r ' e nc losu r e ' c a s t le . T he

H en ry I i n 175 . H oweve r , b e low t h i s w a s d e s t ruc t ion ma te r ia l t h a t s e a led t wo p a ra l le l w a l l s o f u nmo r ta red s and s tone b l ock s , s ugge s t ing ap a s sageway o r c o r r ido r ( 19 ) , w i th in w h ich w e re t r ace s o f h eavy c obb l ing s e t i n to t h e n a tu ra l c l ay . T h i s f e a tu r e p r e -da te s t h e t we lf th c en tu ry a nd

d ump o f c l ay a nd r ubb le . I ti st hough t t h a t t h i s f r agmen t r e p r e sen t s t h e t we lf th c en tu ry c u r ta in , s l igh ted b y o rde r o f

p o s tu la t ed s i te a t C hu r chove r i sp rob lema t ic , a s t h e s ma l l mound p r e sumed t ob e t h e r ema in s o f amo t te ( 9 ) h a s b een a l t er na t ive ly i d en t if ied a s am i l l mound ( 10 ) . ( F igu re s 5 . 1 ; 5 . 2 ) .

may r e p re sen t t h e e n t rance a r rangemen t s o f t h e e l even th c en tu ry c a s t le ,b u tt h i sc anno tb e f i rm ly e s tab l i shed . B e tween t h eC hape la nd t h eG a tehou se ( A r ea 2 ) , e xcava t ion s h ave r e vea led s ucce s s ive b u i ld ing s , a ppa r en t ly a m id s i x t een th c en tu ry s t ruc tu re p r eceded b y o ne t h a t s e em s t o h ave b een d emo l i shed i nt h e f ou r teen th c en tu ry , p e rhap s t o make w ay f o rb u i ld ing w o rk o nt h e C hape l . H oweve r , b e low t h i s w a s al a ye r o fb rown c l ay t h a t h ad p robab ly b een u sed f o r l e ve l l ing t h e c ou r tya rd a r ea , a nd t h i s s e a led a s e r ie s o f p i t s d ug i n to t h e n a tu ra l c l ay a nd b ed rock . T he se h ave b een a s soc ia ted b y t h e e xcava to r s w i th aw ooden s t ruc tu r e o ft h e e l even th c en tu ry ( 20 ) , w h i l s t i n t h e a d jacen t A rea 7 ,i t

A d i s t inc t ion mu s t b e d rawn b e tween t he f i ve s i te s l i s t ed a bove a nd t h e r ema in ing f ou r s i te s a t Al le s ley , S tud l ey , S t ou r ton a nd Wa l sa l l . A l le s ley w a s n o t b rough t i n to t h e h ono r u n t i l 1 244 ( 1 1) a nd w h i l s t t h e e a r thwo rk c a s t le a ppa r en t ly p reda te s t h i s , i t s c on tex t i s u ncer ta in ( 1 2 ) . H oweve r , t h i s c a s t le h ad n o b ea r ing u pon t h e e a r ly d eve lopmen t o ft h e h ono ro fD ud ley . S im ila r ly , S tud ley a nd K inve r r e p re sen t l a te a cqu i s i t ion s , b o th b e ing t empo r a ry p o s se s s ion s a s ar e su l t o f r oya l g ran t s , a nd h ad n o r o le t o p l ay i n t h e f o rma t ion o f t h e h ono r ( 13) . T he re a r e n o

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h a s b een s ugge s ted t ha t l a rge c i r cu la r p o s tho le s may a l so b e a s soc ia t ed w i th t h e e l even th c en tu ry c a s t le ( 2 1) . T he s t ruc tu re o ft h e mo t te h a s a l so b een i n ve s t iga t ed , r evea l ing t h a t i tw a s , a tl e a s t i np a r t , b u i l t u p o fs ucce s s ive d ump s o f ma te r ia l d epo s i ted f r om t h e c i r cumf e rence , p roduc ing a s e r ie so fi nwa rd s l op ing l a ye r so fe a r th .

e nf eo i n ent r e po r ted i n t h e C a r ta B a ronum o f G e rva se P agane l . T he om i s s ion o f t h e mano r f r om D ome sday ( 32 ) m igh t b e e xp la ined i fi tw e re ap a r t o ft h e l a rge mano r o f A s ton . S i nce c a s t le b u i ld ing w a s a n i n f requen t a c t iv i ty i nt h e h ono r o f D ud ley , t h e p r e sence o f ac a s t le h e r e , a ts uch a n e a r ly d a t e , d e se rve s f u r the r c on s ide ra t ion . I nt h i s , t h e r e la t ion sh ip

I ti sg ene ra l ly p re sumed t h a t b y t h e t we lf th c en tu ry D ud ley w a s l a rge ly , i fn o t e n t i re ly , as t one c a s t le , c on t r ibu t ing t oi t s s ucce s s i nr e s i s t ing t h e b r ief s i ege o fK ing S t ephen i n 138 .

b e tween t h e m ano r o f C a s t le B romw ich a nd t h e e s ta t e o f A s ton m ay b e c r uc ia l , a s t h e c a s t le m igh t f i nd i t s c on t ex t

T he s urv iv ing f a b r ic i np a r t s o ft h eG a tehou se a nd t h e s ou th e a s t c u r ta in w a l l ( 22 ) , t oge the r w i th e xcava t ion s i nA rea s 2 a nd 3 ,c on f i rm t h a tp a r t s o ft h et we lf th c en tu ry c a s t le w e r eo f ma son ry , b u t at we lf th c en tu ry s t one k eep h a s n o t b een p o s i t ive ly e s tab l i shed ( 2 3 ) . B y

l i nked t ot h e t e nu r ia l h i s to ry o fA s ton . I ti sp o s s ib le t h a tt h e s i t e w a s a s soc ia ted w i th G odmund , t h e D ome sday t e nan t o f A s ton , i nw h ich c a se i tw ou ld b e n o tab le a st h e o n ly c a s t le s i te a s soc ia ted w i th aD ome sday t e nan t ; o r , t h a t i tw a s h e ld b y t h e b a ron s o f D ud ley t h em se lve s , e i the r W i l l iam f i t z A n scu lf o rF u lk P agane l , a nd g ran ted t oG odw in b yt h em id t we lf th c en tu ry , w i th w ho se d e scendan t s t h e l a te r p ha se s o f

1 086 t h i s c a s t le w a s t h e f o ca l p o in t o f af e uda l ly

o rgan i sed d i s t r ic t , a' c a s te l la r ia ' ( 24 ) , w h ich w a s i t se lf b e ing c r ea ted d u r ing t h e 1 070 s a nd 1 080 s . I nt e rm s o fb o th c a s t le

t h ec a s t le m igh tb ea s soc ia ted .

b u i ld ing a nd t h es e cu r ing o f No rman l o rd sh ip , D ud ley w a s a f o ca lp o in t .T he d ef en s ive a r rangemen t so ft h eh ono rs e em t o

F o rd ( 3 3 ) h a s s ugge s ted t h a t t h e c ho ice o fs i t e w a s d i c ta ted b yt h e s t ra t eg ic c r o s s ing p o in to ft h e L ondon t oC he s te rr oad o ve r t h e R ive r T ame . I tm igh t b e c on jec tu red t h a t , f o r t h e b a ron s , ar e s idence o n t h e e a s te rn f r inge o ft h e h ono r w ou ld

h ave f o cu s sed a lmo s t e n t i re ly o n D ud ley i t s e lf a nd i ts e em s p robab le t h a ti tw a s h e re t h a t a ny m i l i ta ry o b l iga t ion sh ad t o b e f u lf i l led . A l though n o d ocumen ta ry r e f e r ence s s u rv ive , i t

h ave e a sed t r ave l l ing b e tween D ud ley a nd N ewpo r t P ag a n e l , w h i l s t i t s l o ca t ion w ou ld h ave made i ts ome th ing o f a b ounda ry ma rke r t o t h e h ono r , n o t u n l ike t h e e a r l o f C he s te r ' s l a te r b u i ld ing c ampa ign s a tB ee s ton i n C he sh i r e . T he c a s t le may a l so h ave b een i n tended t o o ve r see t h e e a s te rn h a lf o f t h e h ono r , a nd t h e f a c t t h a t A s ton h ad p r ev iou s ly b een h e ld b y E a r l E dw in m ay h ave i n f luenced t h i s c ho ice , a si tl i ke ly d i d a tD ud ley . T he l a te rp ha se s o ft h e

i sp robab le t h a t t h i s w a s r e gu la r i sed i n t h e f o rm o f c a s t le g ua rd ,a sw a s l i ke ly t h e c a se a tS t af f o rd C a s t le , n o tl a te rt h an t h ee a r ly t we lf th c en tu ry ( 2 5 ) . T h i sw r i te rh a s a r gued t h a tt h e e s tab l i shmen t o f t h e h ono r , a nd w i th i tt h e b u i ld ing o f D ud ley C a s t le , w a s ar e spon se t o t h e n eed t o p ac if y a nd s t ab i l i se t h ew e s tm id land r e g ion i nt h e w ake o ft h e Me r c ian r ebe l l ion ( 26 ) . T h i s c on tex t , a nd t h e f e uda l o rgan i sa t ion t h a t f o cu s sed o n t h e c a s t le , w ou ld s ugge s t t h a t i n i t ia l ly t h e

C a s t le , a f t e r t h e l a t e t we lf th c en tu ry , s e em mo s t r e ad i ly u nde r s tood a s t h e c apu t o f a n e s ta te ; t h e e x ten s ion o f t h e

p r ima ry r o le o f D ud ley C a s t le w a s m i l i ta ry a nd d ef en s ive , a l though i t s a dm in i s t ra t ive a nd r e s iden t ia l f unc t ion s c anno t

o u te r b a i ley s ugges t s an eed f o r mo r e r oom , p e rhap s r e f lec t ing t h i s c on t inued r o le i n to t h e f ou r teen th c en tu ry

b e d i s rega rded . B ecau se o ft h i s e mpha t ic f o cu s o n D ud ley , t h e re w a s n o t ap e rce ived n eed f o r an e two rk o f c a s t le s a c ros s t h e l a te e l even th c en tu ry h ono r , a nd t h e re i s a n

( 34 ) .

i mp re s s ion t h a tt h e a r rang emen t s f o rd ef ence w e r e l e f t i nt h e h and s o ft h e t e nan t i nc h ief o r h i s a ppo in tee , d r aw ing u pon c o l lec t ive r e sou rce s ,r a the rt h an u pon i nd iv idua lt e nan t s .

Weo ley ( F igu r e 5 . 4 ) w a s a no the r b a ron ia l p o s se s s ion t h a t w a s i n u se b y t h e e a r ly t we lf th c en tu ry , b u t i t s s t a tu s i s u nce r ta in a nd i t s f unc t ion a ppea r s t o h ave b een e s sen t ia l ly a dm in i s t ra t ive a nd r e s iden t ia l . I t s e em s mo s t r e ad i ly u nde r s tood w i th in t h e c on tex t o f as e cond a nd s l igh t ly l a te r p ha se o f c a s t le b u i ld ing . Weo ley h a s b een t h e s ub jec t o f s eve ra le xcava t ion s s i nce t h e 1 930 s ( 3 5 )b u th a sn o ty e tb een f u l ly i n ve s t iga ted , w h ich l e ave s u nan swe red q ue s t ion s a bou t

T he s i te a tC a s t le B romw ich i sa no the rw h ich m igh tr e la te t o t h ep r ima ry p ha se o fc a s t le b u i ld ing i nt h eh ono r . E xcava t ion ( 27 ) h a s e s tab l i shed t h e ma in p ha se s o f t h e s i te ( 28 ) . A p a l i sade t r ench o fu nknown d a te w a s f o l lowed b y at imbe r r e ve t ted p r emo t te d i tch ; t wo s epa ra te s t age s ( 29 ) o fv e r t ica l t imbe r ing s ugges t s t h e c on s t ruc t ion a nd r e bu i ld ing o f a n e a r l ie rt owe r ( 30 ) i ne i the rt h e l a t e e l even th o re a r ly t we lf th c en tu ry ,p l ac ing t h e c a s t le w i th in t h ep r ima ry p ha se o fc a s t le

a ny p r e -Conque s t u se o ft h e s i te . D u r ing P e r iod 1( c .1100 1 200 ) Weo ley w a s as ub rec tangu la r s i t e , w i th in w h ich w a s t r aced a r e c tangu la r b u i ld ing , p i t s a nd h ea r th s . I th a s b een p o s tu la ted t h a t t h e re w a s as t one b u i ld ing i n t h i s p ha se , p e rhap s ac hape l , a nd t h e s i te w a s s u r rounded b y ap a l i sade a nd d i t ch . I nt h e n ex tt wo p ha se s , b e tween c . 1200 a nd 1 260 , t h e a r ea o ft h e p l a tf o rm w a s s l igh t ly i n c r ea sed a nd e nc lo sed b y an ew d i tch , w i th a p a l i sade o n ab ank . I n a dd i t ion t o t imbe r b u i ld ing s , t h e re w a s n ow a s t one h a l l a nd p robab le s t one t owe ra bove t h eg a rde robe s .

b u i ld ing i nt h e h ono r . T he c on s t ruc t ion o ft h e p r e sen t mo t te i s d a t ed b y t h e e xcava to r t o t h e l a te t we lf th o r e a r ly t h i r teen th c en tu ry , a nd w a s a ppa r en t ly p a r t o f a c on tempo raneou s p rog ramme o f c on s t ruc t ion t h a t a l so i n c lud ed t h e b a i ley . A n e x ten s ion o f t h e s i te b y t h e c on s t ruc t ion o f a n o u te r b a i ley , w i th a s soc ia ted t imbe r s t ruc tu re s ,w a su nde r taken i nt h e f ou r teen th c en tu ry .

Mo re d if i cu l t i s B i rm ingham , p o ten t ia l ly t h e o n ly n on A l though t h e re w ou ld s e em t oh ave b een b e ac a s t le h e r e b y 100 , t h e mano r h a s i t s f i r s t d ocumen ted t e nu r ia l a s soc ia t ion sw i th ' Godw inu s d ap if e r ' a nd h i sb ro the r , G uy d e B romw ic , i n c . 1168 ( 3 1) , a nd may r e p re sen t t h e ' n ew

b a ron ia l c a s t le i n t h e h ono r , u n t i l t h e t r an sf e r o f C a s t le B romw ich . T he f i r s t d ocumen ta ry r e f e r ence t o ac a s t le i n B i rm ingham o ccu r s i nt h e ma rke t g ran t o f 166 , ar e f e r ence

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w h ich i so fl im i ted v a lue i nd a t ing t h e o r ig ina l c on s t ruc t ion o f t h e c a s t le ( 36 ) . H oweve r , i ts e em s p robab le t h a t t h e c on s t ruc t ion o f ac a s t le i nB i rm ingham o ccu r red i nt h e f i r s t h a lf o ft h e t we lf th c en tu ry a nd wa s l o ca ted i n as e conda ry p ha s e o fc a s t le b u i ld ing i nt h e h ono r . Ap e r sua s ive c on tex t f o r s u ch a s cheme m igh t b e t h e a ppa ren t t e nu r ia l r e o rgan i sa t ion i nt h e h ono r d u r ing t h e t we lf th c en tu ry , a nd p a r t i cu la r ly t h e e xpan s ion o f t h e i n t e r e s t s o f t h e d e B i rm ingham f am i ly .

a nd u nf in i shed ( 44 ) . T he w o rk t h a tw a su nde r taken e nhanced b o th t h e c a s t le ' s d ome s t ic p rov i s ion a nd i t s d ef ence s , a nd p e rhap s mo re d i rec t ly , i t sa ppea rance . T he v igo rou s b u i ld ing w o rk w i th wh ich J ohn d e S ome ry i n p a r t icu la r w a s a s soc ia ted , a nd wh ich a r ou sed s uch c omp la in t , s e em st oh ave h ad l e s s t od o w i th a ny m i l i ta ry p u rpose f o r t h e c a s t le , t h an w i th d i sp lay , e nhanc ing d e S ome ry s t a tu s a nd i mpor tance i n t h el o ca l i ty . T he c a s t le s o fD ud ley a nd Weo ley w e re a tt h e c en tr e o ft h e p o l i t ica l a nd s oc ia l l i f e o f t h e h ono r . D ud ley i n c rea sed i n i mpor tance a st h e d e S ome ry f am i ly s h if t ed t h e i r i n te r e s t st o t h e w e s t m id land e s ta te . I n b o th 1 255 a nd 1 262 t h e r e w e r e d i spu t e s b e tween t e nan t s a nd t h e l o rd o f D ud ley w h ich

T hu s , o f t h e f ou r c a s t le s t ha t may b e a s soc ia ted w i th t h e h ono r o f D ud ley b y t h e m id twe lf th c en tu ry , t wo , a nd p e rhap st h r ee ,w e re a s soc ia ted w i th t h eb a ron ia lf am i ly i t se lf . B y t h e 160 s t h i s p a t te rn h ad c hanged i n t h a t t h e re w a s c e r ta in ly ac a s t le a tB i rm ingham , w h ich t oge the rw i th t h a t a t

i lu s t ra te t h e i mpo r tance t h a t t h e b a ron s a t tached t or egu la r s u i to fc ou r ta tD ud ley ( 45 ) . T he r ebu i ld ing t h a tt ook p l a ce a t

C a s t le B romw ich , w e r e h e ld b y t e nan t s o ft h e h ono r . Wh i l s t

D ud ley s ugge s t s c on t inued u se a s ar e s idence a nd i t s r o le a s af o ca lp o in tf o rt h e i rl o rd sh ip , wh i l s tt h e a t tack o nD ud ley i n

B i rm ingham c an b ea s soc ia ted w i th af am i ly o fs ome t e nu r ia l i mpo r tance w i th in t h e w e s t m id land s , t h e s ame c anno t b e s a id o fG odw in a nd h i s f am i ly , w ho se i n te r e s t s i nt h e w e s t m id land s s e em t oh ave b een l a rge ly r e s t r ic t ed t oB romw ich i t s e lf . H oweve r , b o th B i rm ingham a nd C a s t le B romw ich w e re h e ld b y ' d ap if e r s ' o f G erva se P agane l . T he P agane l

Novembe r 1 320 a l so s e em s t oh igh l igh t t h e s i gn if icance o f t h e c a s t le i nt h e e yes o fc on tempo ra r ie s . T ha t s o f ew m en a bou t ad ozen -w e re a b le t os ucce s sf u l ly a nd p rof i tab ly r a id D ud ley C a s t le , s e ems t ou nde r l ine t h e p o in tt h a tt h e m i l i ta ry f unc t ion o ft h ec a s t le w a sn ow l e s sc r i t ica l .

e s ta t e w a s a dm in i s te red a st wo b a i l iw ick s ( 37 ) , o ne c en t red o n D ud ley a nd t h e o t he r o n N ewpo r t , e ach u nde r t h e d i r ec t ion o f t h e i r o wn d ap if e r ; t h i s a r rangemen t , C h ibna l l

B o th D ud ley a nd Weo ley w e re s ub jec t t op ha se s o fb u i ld ing

s ugg e s t s , i sr e f lec ted i nt h e w i tne s s l i s to f ac ha r te ro fc . 1155 b y w h ich W i l l iam d e A b inge r w a s f o rg iven a n o u t s tand ing d eb t ( 3 8 ) . Wh i l s t P e te r d e B i rm ingham w a s t h e ' d ap if e r '

a c t iv i ty a nd e nhancemen t , mo s t e v iden t f r om t h e 1 270 s o nwa rd s , t h a tc on t inued i n to t h e e a r ly f ou r teen th c en tu ry . A t D ud ley t h e wo rk w a s c omp rehen s ive a nd i s g ene ra l ly a s soc ia ted w i th J ohn d e S ome ry , a l though c l ea r ly h e w a s

a s soc ia t ed w i th t h e h ono r o f Dud ley , G odw in w a s r e spon s ib le f o r N ewpo r t . T hu s t h e c a s t le s o f t h e t we lf th c en tu ry h ono rw e re a s soc ia ted w i th e i the rt h eb a ron s o rt h e i r p r inc ipa lh ono r ia lo ff ice r s .

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f o l low ing t h e g ran tt oR oge r d e S ome ry i n1 264 o f al i cence t oc r ene l la te a tD ud ley a nd Weo ley . T he k eep o fc . 1300 i so f l ime s tone f a ced w i th r edd i sh s and s tone , a nd i se s sen t ia l ly r e c tangu la r w i th s em i -c i r cu la r t owe r s a t t h e a ng le s . I ti s d i s t inc t ive i nf o rm a nd a l though mod if i ed , t h e e xcava to rh a s r e ca l led s im i la r i t ie s i ni t s d e s ign t oc on t empo ra ry g a tehou se s ( 46 ) . N o f our t een th c en tu ry f l oo r s u r f ace s s u rv ived t h e l a y ing o ft h e s i x teen th c en tu ry p l a s te rf l oo r , b u t a r ch i t ec tu ra l

O ne o f t h e c l a s s ic e xcava t ion s o f a ma te w a s t h a t u nde r taken a tA b inge r i nS u r r ey d u r ing 1 949 ( 39 ) , amano r t h a ti n1 086 w a sh e ld i nd emesne b y W i l l iam s on o fA n scu lf . T he e xcava t ion f ound t h a t t h e mo t te h ad b een c on s t ruc ted c . 1100 , w i th f u r the r b u i ld ing a c t iv i ty i n t h e m id twe lf th

mou ld ing s f r om w indow s s ugge s t t h e k eep w a s r e la t ive ly or na te , a nd i t may h ave h ad h e ra ld ic w indow s ( 47 )

c en tu ry . T he t e nu r ia l c on tex t f o r t h e c on s t ruc t ion o f t h i s c a s t l ew a s s ub sequen t ly i nve s t iga ted b y J ohn B la i r( 40 ) w ho f ound t h a t R obe r t o fA b inge r w a s e s tab l i shed i nt h i s mano r

d i sp lay ing t h ed e S ome ry a rm s( o r , t wo l i on sp a s san t , a zu re ) . T he e xcava t ion s h ave a l so e xam ined t h e e n t rance a r r angemen t s t ot h e mo t te , d a t ing t o c . 1300 , c omp r i s ing a n a r chway t ha t g ave a cce s s t o af l igh t o f s t a i r s ( 48 ) , u n t i l

i nt h e 1 090 s o re a r ly 100 s , s ugge s t ing t h a tt h e c on s t ruc t ion o fA b inge rC a s t le w a su nde r taken b ye i the rR obe r to rh i ss on t op r ov ide t h e ' c apu t ' o ft h e i rn ew l o rd sh ip . H oweve r , i nt h e w e s tm id land st h e re i sn o th ing t os ugge s tt h a tt h ep rog re s s o f

mod if i ed l a te r i n t h e f ou r teen th c en tu ry . I n t h i s b u i ld ing p ha se , t h e G a tehou se w a s mod if ied , a dd ing ab a rb ican , a nd t h e r e w a s w o rk o n t h e c u r ta in w a l l s . P a r t s o ft h e d ome s t ic

c a s t le b u i ld ing i n t h e h ono r w a s g ene ra l ly l i nked t o n ew e nf eof fmen t s , a l though t h e r e p e rhap s w a s a l i nk t o a cknow ledg ing s t a tu so ro ff ice .

r ange a l ong t h e e a s te rn s i de o ft h e b a i ley ( 49 ) a l so d a te t o t h i sp e r iod , a l though t h i sw a s much a l te red b y l a te rb u i ld ing ;

A ny m i l i ta ry s i gn if icance t h a t t h e c a s t le s o f t h e h ono r o f D ud ley may h ave p o s se s sed o r ig ina l ly w a ss ho r tl i ved , a st h e r e g ion w a s p ac if i ed , a nd No rman l o rd sh ip e s tab l i shed . T o t a ke S ou the rn ' s p h ra se o u t o f c on tex t ( 4 1) , h i s o b serva t ion

i ti sa l so p robab le t ha t J ohn d e S ome ry ' s w o rk s i n c luded t h e

t h a t c a s t le s made l o ya l ty e a sy , h igh l igh t ing t h e i r m i l i ta ry d om ina t ion , s e em s n o t t o h ave b een a c on s ide ra t ion w i th in t h e h ono r o f D ud ley , s i nce a tl e a s t t h e e nd o f t h e t we lf th

A t Weo ley , b e tween c . 1270 a nd 1 280 ( Pe r iod 4 ) t h e a r ea e nc lo sed b y t h e moa t wa s a ga in e n la rged ( 5 1) , r e ach ing i t s p re sen t s i z e . T o t h i s w a s a dded a s t one c u r ta in w a l l a nd t owe r s , f o l lowed i n P e r iod 5 ( c .1280 -1320 ) b y t h e c on s t ruc t ion o f t imbe r b u i ld ing s a nd a s t one b a rn ( F igu re 5 . 4 ) .

c on s t ruc t ion o f t h e c hape l b l ock . T he who le c a s t le w a s p robab ly l i gh t ly p l a s te red o rl imewa shed ( 50 ) .

c en tu ry , i fn o t b ef o re . T h i s d i d n o t s t op k ing s t a k ing c a s t le b u i ld ing s e r iou s ly h oweve r , a s i n 1 262 w hen H en ry I I o rde r ed R oge r d e S ome ry t o c ea se b u i ld ing w o rk o n h i s c a s t l e( 42 )a tD ud ley ; wo rk w a sr e sumed a f t e r 1 264 ( 4 3 ) , b u t p rog r e s sed s l ow ly , s t i l l n o ted i n 1 273 a sn ew ly c ommenced

I ti sp e rhap sn o ts u rp r i s ing t h a tt h i sb u i ld ing a c t iv i ty t e nded

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t o c o inc ide w i th a p e r iod o f r i s ing i n come s ( 52 ) , u n t i l f a l te r ing i nt h e e a r ly f our teen th c en tu ry . I tm ay b e t h a t t h e c ha rge s l e ve l led a ga in s t J ohn d e S ome ry ( 53 ) i n 1 3 10 -11 o f

a s soc ia t ion w i th e i the r D ud ley o r Weo ley C a s t le r e f lec t ed e x i s t ing a dm in i s t ra t ive a r rangemen t s , b u t t h i s i s n o t d emon s t rab le .

e x to r t ing l a rge s um s o f money f r om t h e l o ca l c ommun i ty , a nd o f f o r c ing men t o w o rk o n t h e b u i ld ing o f h i s c a s t le , r e f lec tn o to n ly h i s i n t im ida tory s t y le o fl o rd sh ip ,b u ta l so t h e g row ing f i nanc ia l s t ra in s i n t h e o pen ing d ecade s o f t h e c en tu ry . F ur the rmo re , i n t h e s ame p e r iod , t h e l o rd s o f Dud ley m ay b e s een t ob e a c t ive ly s e ek ing t od eve lop t h e i r l o ca la ff in i ty .

C a s t le b u i ld ing i n t h e h ono r w a s , a t f i r s t , a ppa ren t ly a s soc ia ted w i th t h e b a ron ia l f am i ly , t o b e j o ined i n t h e t we lf th c en tu ry b y s ome o f t h e i r t e nan t s , b u t t e nan t s w ho s e em t oh ave b een o ff i c ia l s o ft h eb a ron s . D ud ley c a s t le w a s , f r om t h e e a r l ie s td ay s o ft h eh ono r , t h e c apu to ft h e l o rd sh ip , a n a dm in i s t ra t ive c en t r e a nd t h e f o cu s f o r i t s d ef en s ive a r rangemen t s . I t t hu s p l ayed a r o le c en t ra l t o t h e

C a s t le s w e re a n i n teg ra l p a r t o f aw ide r l a nd scape a nd b u i l t

e s tab l i shmen to ft h eh ono r .

e nv i ronmen t t ha t m igh t t a ke g ene ra t ion s t o d eve lop . I n t h e C a s t le sw e r e i n he r en t ly a s soc ia ted w i th m i l i ta ry o rd ef en s ive

c a se o fD ud ley i t se lf , t h e e s sen t ia l e l emen t s o fs uch aw ide r l a nd scape s e em t o h ave b een e s tab l i shed i nt h e s e cond h a lf

r equ i remen t s , a nd t h e s ymbo l i sm o f l o rd sh ip . T h i s w a s s o t h roughou t t h e p e r iod u nde r r ev iew , b u t i tm ay b e s e en t h a t t h e m i l i ta ry d emand s o n t h e c a s t le s o f t h e h ono r w e re

o ft h e t we lf th c en tu ry . C ha r te r s o fp e rhap s c . 1180 ( 54 ) a nd c . 1182 ( 5 5 ) c onf i rmed t h e e ndowmen t s o f D ud ley P r io ry . Among t h e g ran t s t o t h e p r io ry w e r e t h e c hu r che s o f

r e la t ive ly s hor t l i ved . Wh i l s t t h e f a b r ic o f t h e d ef ence s a t

S t .Edmund a nd S t .Thoma s ( 56 ) , b o th i n D ud ley . I t i s p robab le , o n t h e b a s i s o f t h e d ed ica t ion , t h a t t h e f o rme r ,

D ud ley w e r e m a in ta ined , b y t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry , a nd p e rhap s s i nce t h e s e cond h a lf o ft h et we lf th , i ts e em s t h a t i t s r o le i n t h e h ono r w a s mo re c l o se ly a s soc ia ted w i th

s i tua ted a t t h e f oo t o f t h e c a s t le , w a s a n A ng lo -Saxon f ounda t ion a nd i ne x i s tence when t h e No rman s f i r s t c ame t o

a dm in i s t ra t ive , r e s iden t ia l a nd s ymbo l ic f unc t ion s t han w i th d ef ence . T he r e i sn o r e a son t or e ga rd t h e o t he r c a s t le s i nt h e h ono r , C a s t le B romw ich , Weo ley a nd B i rm ingham , a s

Dud ley , w h i l s t t h e d ed ica t ion o f t h e l a t te r s ugge s t s t h a t i t c anno th ave b een e s tab l i shed b ef o re F eb rua ry 173 ( 57 ) .

d i ve rg ing f r om t h i sp a t ter n . T he re w a s c er ta in ly a b o rough a nd ma rke t i n D ud ley b y 1 261 ( 58 ) , a nd i ndeed b y t h e e a r ly t h i r teen th c en tu ry , a s i n 1 221 D ud ley w a s r ep re sen ted a s ab o rough , v i l l a nd m ano r b y i t s o wn j u ry a tt h e e y r e ( 59 ) . T ha tt h e t own w a s l a id o u t b e tween t h e t wo c hu rche s , p re sen t b y c . 1180 , m igh t s ugge s t ad a te i n t h e t we lf th c en tu ry f o r t h e e s tab l i shmen t o f a ma rke t , i fn o t ab o rough . I t i s p o s s ib le t h a t t h i s w a s a s econda ry p ha se e x tend ing w ha tP ound s r e f e r s t oa s a' c a s t le g a te t own ' ( 60 ) w i th t h e e a r l ie s t s e t t lemen t mo s t p robab ly c l u s te r ed a r ound S t .Edmund sa tt h eb a se o ft h ec a s t le . G erva se P agane l 's c har te ro fc . 1180 m en t ioned h i sp a rk s a nd t i the o ff i sh . Ap a rk c an c e r ta in ly b et r aced b ack t ot h e 1 270 s ( 6 1) a nd i ts e em s t ha t i tw a s a l ready i n e x i s tence c . 1180 . Wh i l s t o ne m igh t e xpec t f i shpond s i nD ud ley s i nce a tl e a s t t h e t we lf th c en tu ry , ac l ea r r e f e rence t o s e igneu r ia l p ond s d oe s n o t o ccu r u n t i l 1 322 ( 62 ) , a tw h ich t ime af i shpond i s r e co rded a sb e long ing t ot h ec a s t le . T he d i v i s ion o f h ono r s i n to b a i l iw ick s f o r p u rpo se s o f a dm in i s t ra t ion i sw e l ld ocumen ted , a si nt h ec a se o fL e ice s te r a nd P on t ef rac t ( 63) . T he h ono r o fD ud ley w a s much s ma l le r i ns i ze a nd may n o t h ave r equ i red a ny th ing a s e l abo ra te a s t h e se , b u t s ome f o rm o fh ono r ia l a dm in i s t ra t ion mu s t h ave e x i s ted . C e r ta in ly d u r ing t h e P ag a n e l l o rd sh ip , t h e r e w e re s epa ra te a dm in is t ra t ion s , e ach u nde r t h e i r o wn s t ewa rd s , f o r t h eh ono r so f Dud ley a nd N ewpor t . I n t h e d i sbu r semen t o fJ ohn d e S ome ry ' s e s ta te a mong h i s h e i r s i n 1 322 , t he S u t ton s r e ce ived D ud ley C a s t le , w i th wh ich c ame S edg ley , K ing sw inf o rd , P re s twood a nd R ow ley S ome ry ; t o T homa s B o te tour t w en t Weo ley C a s t le w i th C len ta nd H and swor th , a nd t h e mo r e d i s tan t m ano r s o f Me re a nd B obb ing ton . O ld sw inf o rd w a s g i ven t oL ucy , t h e w idow o fJ ohn d e S ome ry , b u tt h e re wa s n o r e f e rence t oC rad ley o r B o rde s ley . P e rhap s t h e a l loca t ion o f t h e mano r s i n

9 4

NOTES : 1 .T he p o in ti sr e f lec ted i nt h e d e r iva t ion o ft h et e rm ' d on jon ' f r om ' d om in iu s ' . H oweve r , c f . a l so W i l l iam o f J um iege s , B ook V I I , c . v i i , 1 22 -4 , i n R .A .B rown , T he N orman C onque s t :Documen t s o f Med ieva lH i s to ry 5( London , 1 984 ) ,

t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry , a l though t h e r e w a s a l so amoa ted s i te n ea rby . 1 3 . S tud ley C a s t le i s amo t te a nd b a i ley s i t e ; e xcava t ion s i n 1 967 s howed t h e c a s t le t o b e e s tab l i shed b y c . 1150 -1200 , a nd i ti st hough tt ob et h e r e s idence o ft h e C o rbuc ion f am i ly ;

1 0 -11 ; C h ibna l l ( ed ) , T he E cc l e s ia t i ca l H i s to ry o fO rd er i c V i ta l i s ,I , B ook I V , i ,2 64 , 3 18 -19 ; V I , B ook X I I , i v , 3 15 , 1 88 -9 ; B ook X I I I , v , 6 8 -9 , 4 66 -9 ; C a l .a .R . ,1247 -1251 ( London , 1 922 ) , 8 ; D .S imon E van s , A Med ieva l P r ince o f

SMR . Wa rk s . P RN 5 70 ; P e r s

c omm , G .E .Sav i l le , 4 . 6 .92 ;

S t ou r ton , SMR . S t af f s . , P RN 0 1230 , w a s a rguab ly n o t a c a s t le u n t i l a f t e r 1 223 w hen J ohn f i t z P h i l ip b egan t of o r t if y t h eh ou se . I tw a sc l o se ly a s soc ia ted w i th r oya l i n te re s t s i nt h e F o r e s t o f K inve r a nd t h e k eepe r sh ip o f t h e F o r e s t . H .M .Co lv in ( e d ) , T he H i s to ry o f t h e K ing ' s W ork s , I ( London , 1 963) , 9 78 .

Wa le s :T he L if e o fG ruf f udd a p C ynan ( Lampe te r , 1 990 ) , 7 0 ; T iones ( ed ) , B ru t yT ywy sogyon o r T he C hron i c l e o ft h e P r ince s . P en ia r th Ms 2 0 V e r s ion ( Ca rd if f , 1 952 ) s a .1093 ; C .Cou lson , ' S t ruc tu ra l S ymbo l i sm i n Med ieva l C a s t le A rch i tec tu re ' ,J .B .A .A . , CXXX I I , ( 1979 ) ;R .A .B rown ,E ng l i sh C a s t le s ( London ,1976 ) , 2 7 -39 ; R .A .B rown , T he A r ch i tec ture o f C a s t le s : A V i sua l G u id e ( London , 1 984 ) , 1 2 -15 ; D .Crouch , T he I mage o fA r i s tocracy i nB r i ta in 1 000 -1300

1 4 . S ugge s t ed b y ar e f e r ence o f 1 385 -6 t o a' n ovo c a s t ro ' , a l though i tm ay r e f e rt ot h e Wa l sa l l Moa t , SMR . We s tM id s . , P RN 2 632 ; S . and S .W ra t iune l l , ' E xcava t ion s a t t h e Moa t S i t e , Wa l sa l l , S t af f o rd sh i r e .1972 1974 ' , T .S .S .A .H .S .,XV I ,

( London , 1 992 ) ,2 57 -64 . 2 .J .Chape lo ta nd R .Fo s s ie r , t r an s .H .C lee r e , T he V i l lage a nd House i nt h eM idd le Age s( London , 1 985 ) , 1 32 .

( 1 974 1975 ) ; S RO . D 641 / 1/2 / 32 . 1 5 . j e . ,D ud ley , Weo ley , C a s t le B romw ich a nd B i rm ingham .

3 . D ud ley , Weo ley , B i rm ingham , C a s t le B romw ich , S t ou r ton , Wa l sa l l , S tud ley ,A l le s ley , C hu r chove r .

1 6 . c f . S .C .S tanf o rd , T he A rchaeo logy o ft h e W e l sh Ma rche s , ( London ,1980 ) ,2 06 .

4 . Mo r r i s( ed ) ,D ome sday B ook , W o rce s te r sh i re , 1 77b . 1 7 . C .P la t t , Med ie va l E ng land . A S oc ia l H i s to ry a nd A rchaeo logy f rom t h eC onque s tt o1 600 AD ( London , 1 978 ) , F igu re 6 .

5 .H em-y d e C ha s te l d e B romv vych i sm en t ioned , C a LC I .R . , 1 279 -1288 ,4 42 ; C a l .I PM ,I , No .813 . 6 . P e r s c omm , W .Fo rd , 1 8 .6 .92 ; R .H igham a nd P .Ba rke r , T imbe r C a s t le s ,( London , 1 992 ) ,2 96 -8 .

1 8 . S t anf o rd , W e l sh Ma rche s ,2 07 .

7 . A .Oswa ld , ' I n te r im R epor t o n E xcava t ion s a t Weo ley C a s t le ,1955 -60 ' , T BAS . , LXXV I I I , ( 1962 ) , 6 6 -7 , 6 9 -70 ; W eo ley C a s t l e , ( B i rm ingham Mu seum s a nd A r t G a l le ry , 1 974 ) .

S umma ry R epor t 1 984 1985 ' , W .M .A . , 2 8 , ( 1985 ) , 2 8 -30 ; P .Bo land e ta l , Dud ley C a s t l e A rchaeo log ica l P ro jec t , A n I n t roduc t ion a nd S umma ry o f E xcava t ion s 1 983 -1985 ( Dud ley , 1 985 ) ,2 3 .

8 .I n 166 P e te r d e B i rm ingham w a s g ran ted ma rke t r i gh t s ' a pud c a s t rum s uum d e B u rm ingeham ' , C onway D av ie s ( e d ) ,

2 0 . B o land e ta l , Dud ley C a s t le E xca va t ion s , 1 983 -1985 , 3 14 .

1 9 .

P .Bo land ,

' Dud ley

C a s t le

A rchaeo log ica l

P ro jec t -

C a r tae A n t ique R o l l s , 1 90 , N o .613 . T h i s w r i te r t a ke s t h e v i ew t ha t a t t emp t s t o m in im i se t h e s i gn if icance o f t h e r e f e rence a r e m i sp laced , a nd t h a t i t w a s t h e v i ew o f c on tempo ra r ie s t h a t t h e r e s idence i n B i rm ingham w a s a c a s t le . c f . L . Wa t t s , ' B i rm ingham Moa t : i t s h i s to ry , t opog raphy a nd d es t ruc t ion ' , e spec ia l ly 2 7 ,3 1-2 .

T B WAS . ,

2 1 . M .Locock , ' Dud ley W .M .A . , 3 1 ,( 1988 ) ,4 5 .

C a s t le

A rchaeo log ica l

P ro jec t ' ,

2 2 .B o land e ta l ,D ud ley C a s t l eE xcava t ion s , 1 983 -1985 ,9 .

8 9 , (1978 1979 ) , 2 3 . B o land , ' Dud ley C a s t le S umma ry R epor t , 1 984 -1985 ' , 2 7 -8 .

9 .e g_D .J .Ca thca r t K ing , C a s te l la r ium A ng l icanum , I( New Y o rk , 1 983 ) ,4 82 , whe r et h e s i te i sd e sc r ibed a s amo t t e w i th aw e td i tch .

2 4 . Mo r r i s ( e d ) , B e l l ing ton , 1 77b .

1 0 . SMR . Wa rk s . ,P RN 2 779 .

D ome sday

B ook ,

Worce s te r sh i re ,

2 5 . Memo randum r e la t ing t ot h e f e of fmen t s o f Noe l a nd h i s s on , R obe r t f i t zN oe l , b yt h e b a ron s o fS t af f o rd ; E y ton ( e d ) , S taf f ord sh i re C ha r tu la ry , S e r ie s I , 2 19 ; d i scu s sed F .M .S ten ton , T he F i r s t C en tu ry o fE ng l i sh F euda l i sm 1 066 -

1 . C a l .C l .R .,1 242 -1247 ( London , 1 9 16 ) ,2 51 . 1 2 . SMR . We s tM id s . , P RN 2 013 . I th a s b een p o s tu la t ed t h a t i tw a s a n a du l te r ine c a s t le , b u t t h i s c anno t b e v e r if ied . I t m igh t b ee i the r ar i ngwo rk o r ad enuded mo t t e ,a nd may

166 ( Oxf o rd ,1932 ) , 1 70 ; T .K .Keef e , F euda l A s se s smen t s a nd t h e P o l i t ica l C ommun i ty u nd er H en ry I a nd H i s S on s ( Lo sA nge le s , 1 983 ) ,2 1 .

h ave s e rved a s t h er e s idence o f t h eH a s t ing s f am i ly d u r ing

9 5

2 6 . C hap te rO ne .

4 4 . T he I PM o f 1 273 d e sc r ibed D ud ley C a s t le a s ' n ew ly c ommenced . . .wh ich c anno t b e v a lued b ecau se i t i s u nf in i shed . ' C a LI PM , I , N o .16 ; Wedgwood ( ed ) , I nqu i s i t ion s ,1223 -1327 , 1 54 . B reak s i nt h e f abr ic o ft h e k eep may r e f lec t f i t f u l p ha se s o f b u i ld ing a c t iv i ty a nd s ome c hange s o fm ind .

2 7 . W .Fo rd , ' Ca s t le B romw ich C a s t le ' , W e s t M id land s A rchaeo log ica lN ew sS hee t ,N o .12 , ( 1 969 ) ; Med . A rch . , XV , ( 1971) , 1 48 ; SMR . We s t M id s . , P RN 2 012 ; H igham a nd B a rke r , T imbe rC a s t le s ,2 96 -8 . 2 8 .I b id . ;p e r sc omm . , W .Fo rd .

4 5 . Wro t te s ley ( ed ) , F ina l C oncord s , H enry I I , 2 46 , 2 62 . C aLIP M , I I( London , 1 9 12 ) , No .444 . R oge rd e S ome ry w a s d emand ing a t tendance a tt h e c ou r t o f D ud ley e ve ry t h ree

2 9 . H igham a nd B a rke r , T imbe rC a s t l e s ,2 96 -8 .

w eek s . 3 0 . O r mo t t e ; i b id 4 6 . B o land ,p e r s .comm . 3 1 . Guy d eB romw ic w a s m en t ioned i nt h e P ipe R o l l s ; A non ( ed ) , P ipe R o l l s , 1 5 H enr yI , 2 6 ; t h e a s soc ia t ion o fG odw in w i th C a s t le B romw ich i ss ugge s ted i n , Wro t te s ley ( e d ) , T he L iber N ig e r S cacca r i i , 2 04 . T he r e la t ion sh ip b e tween G uy

4 7 . B o land e ta l , Dud ley C a s t le E xca va t ions , 1 983 -1985 , 1 7 ; n s ome e xcava ted S . J .L innane , ' Dud ley C a s t le :A n o te o w indow g l a s s ' , W . MA . , 3 4 , ( 1991) , 9 1 .

a nd G odw in i ss ugge s t ed b y ap l ea o f1 262 ; V .C .H . , W a rk . s . , V I I , 6 6 .

4 8 . B o land e ta l , i b id . ,2 8 .

3 2 . I n 1 086 C a s t le B romw ich w a s w i th in t h e mano r o f A s ton . T he r e i s ad i sp la ced e n t ry f o r aB romw ich i n t h e

4 9 .I b id ,9 .

No r thamp ton sh i re f o l io s o fD ome sday , 2 26b . I ti sg ene ra l ly

5 0 .I b id , 1 8 .

a ccep t ed ,a s i ti sb y t h i s w r i te r , t h a t t h i s e n t ry r e f e r s t o We s t 5 1 . O swa ld , ' E xcava t ion sa t Weo ley C a s t le ' , 6 8 ,70 .

B romw ich i nS taf f o rd sh i r e . J .Mo r r i s ( e d ) , D ome sday B ook , N o r thamp ton sh i re ( Ch iche s te r , 1 979 ) .

5 2 . R e f lec ted i n i n c rea sed d eme sne v a lua t ion s . c f . C .Dye r , S tanda rd s o fL iv ing i nt h eL a ter M idd le A ge s .Soc ia lC hange

3 . P e r sc omm . , W .Fo rd .

i nE ng land c . 1200 -1520 ( Camb r idge , 1 989 ) , 3 5 . 3 4 . A l though t h e re i s ar e f e rence t o aH en ry d e C a s te l lo i n 1 287 a nd 1 291 , a nd i n 1 322 t o aT homa s d e C a s te l lo , i t

5 3 . C a LP .R . ,1307 -1313 , 3 69 .

s e ems p robab le t ha t t h e c a s t le m igh t b e a s soc ia ted w i th t h e mo re s ub s tan t ia l l a ndho lde r ,A n se lm d eB romwych ,w ho h ad

5 4 . D ugda le , Mona s t icon , V , No . i i , 8 3 .

r e ce ived h a lf t h e l a nd s o fh i s s i s te rJ u l iana b y 1 287 ;h em igh t h ave u nde r taken b u i ld ing w o rk s a tt h e c a s t le i na s soc ia t ion w i th h i s n ew ly a cqu i r ed e s ta te , b u tt h i s c anno t b e s hown t o

5 .I b id ,N o . i , 8 3 .

b e s o . C a l .C LR . ,1 279 -1288 , 4 42 ; C aLIP M , I , N o .813 ; V I , No .428 ; V .C .H . , Wa rk s . , I V ,4 3 .

5 6 .I b id

3 5 . O swa ld , ' E xcava t ion sa t Weo ley C a s t le ' .

5 7 . A l though t h e p o s s ib i l i ty o f a n e a r l ie r c hu r ch o r c hape l c hang ing i t sd ed ica t ion c anno tb eo ve r looked .

3 6 . S ee n o t e 8 .

5 8 . Wro t te s ley ( ed ) ,F ina lC oncord s , H en ry I I ,2 50 -51 .

3 7 . C h ibna l l ,B eyond S he r ing ton , 3 9 .

5 9 . R ope rh a s n o ted as even teen th c en tu ry c opy o f ac ha r te r p u rpo r t ing t od a te t o 1 218 , b u t i ti sa n u n re l iab le d ocumen t .

3 8 . Mande r( e d ) , C ha r t er so fG er va se P agane l , 5 9 -6 1 .

J . S .Rope r , D ud ley ; T he Med ieva l T own ( Dud ley , 1 973 ) , 2 . F o r t h e d a te o f 1 221 , s e e M .Be re sf o rd a nd H .P .R .F inbe rg , E ng l i sh Med ieva lB o rough s : A Hand l i s t( New J e r sey , 1 973 ) ,

3 9 . B .Hope T ay lo r , ' The E xcava t ion o f aMo t te a tA b inge ri n

1 83 , c i t ing P RO J 1 1 / 102 1 m9 d .

S u r rey ' ,A r chaeo log ica lJ ourna l , CV I I , ( 1952 f o r 1 950 ) , 1 5 4 4 .

6 0 . N . J .G .Pound s , T he Med ieva l C a s t l e i n E ng land a nd W a l e s . A s oc ia l a nd p o l i t ica l h i s tory ( Camb r idge , 1 990 ) , 2 15 -21 ; D ud ley b road ly c onf o rm s w i th h i s 2 b mode l , i b id ,

4 0 . B la i r , ' W i l l iam f i tz A n scu lf a nd t h eA b inge r Mo t te ' , 1 46 8 .

2 18 . 4 1 . R .W .Sou the rn , T he Mak ing o ft h eM idd l eA ge s ( London , 1 953 a nd 1 973 ) , 8 3 .

6 1 . A n I nqu i s i t ion o fO c tobe r 1 292 r e f e r red t o f o re s t e r s o f t h e c a s t le o fD ud ley , t ot wo p a rk s i nD ud ley , o ne o fw h ich

4 2 . C a LC LR . ,1 26 1-1264 ,( London , 1 935 ) , 1 29 -30 .

w a s t h e O ld P a rk , a nd t h e o t he r t h e N ew P a rk ; Wedgwood ( e d ) , I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 , 2 09 -12 ; o ne o ft h e se s e ems t o h ave b een l o ca ted w i th in t h e mano r o f S edg ley r a the r t h an D ud ley ; W i l l i s B und ( e d ) , I PM s , W o rce s ter , I , 3 4 . A n

4 3 . C a LP .R . ,1258 -1266 ,3 07 .

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e nc lo sed p a rk w a s r e f e r red t o i n D ud ley i n 1 273 ; W i l l i s B und , i b id . , 1 6 . 6 2 .

C aLIP M ,

V I ,

No .428 ;

Wedgwood

I nqu i s i t ion s ,1223 -1327 , 3 51 . T he re w e re m en t ioned i n1 293 o nP en sne t tC ha se ; i b id . ,2 10 .

( ed ) ,

f i shpond s

6 3 .P ound s , T he Med ieva lC a s t le , 1 33 -6 .

9 7

CHAPTER S IX . MOATED S ITES AND MANOR HOUSES I N THE HONOR OF DUDLEY . A l though m oa ted s i t e s a r e t h e mo s t c ommon o f m ed ieva l f i e ld m onumen t s , t h ey e xh ib i t ad i ve r s i ty t h a t m ak e s t h em d i ff i cu l t t o d ef ine ( 1 ) a nd a n a nonym i ty t h a t h i nde r s i n t e rp r e ta t ion . A u s t in h i gh l igh ted ( 2 ) t h e a ten t ion g i ven t o m oa ted s i te s a s as e t t lemen tt y pe , a nd t h e a s soc ia t ion o ft h i s f o rm w i th w ood land , f o r e s t a nd c o lon i sa t ion h a s b een f r equen t ly n o ted ( 3 ) . T h e c on tex t f o r s u ch s t ud i e s h av e g ene ra l ly b een r eg iona l , o r l o ca l i sed o n ap a r i sh ( 4 ) . H oweve r , t h e f o cu s o n m oa t ed s i t e s a s s e t t lemen t f o rm s , w h i l s ti mpo r tan t ,t e nd st oo ve r shadow o t h e rd imen s ion s . T h e e xam ina t ion o f moa t ed s i t e s w i th in t h e c on t ex t o fa n h ono r o f f e r s a n o ppo r tun i ty t ol o ok a tt h em w i th in ac on t empo ra ry s o c io -po l i t ica l u n i t t h a t t a ke s u s b eyond q ue s t ion s o f s e t t lemen t f o rm . T he d i s t r ibu t ion a nd m o rpho logy o ft h e se s i t e sw i l lb ee xam ined ,a nd t h eq ue s t ion o fh ow t h ey r e la t et o t h e s o c ia l , e conom ic a nd l a nd scape d eve lopmen t s w i th in t h e h ono ro fD ud l ey w i l lb ec on s id e red ( F igu r e s6 . 1 ;6 . 2 ) .

w e r e a l so o t he r f a c to r s a tw o rk . I n Wombou rne p a r i sh , f o r i n s tance , a l though t h e r e i s e v idence f o r c l ea rance a nd a s sa r t ing s i nce t h e t we lf th c en tu ry ( 8 ) t h e r e a r e n o r e co rd ed m oa ted s i t e s . Whe r ei ti sp o s s ib le t om ake ad e te rm ina t ion ,t h em a jo r i ty o f t h e s i t e s i nt h e h ono r w e r e r e c tangu la r , s ub r ec tangu la r o r s qua r ei nf o rm , a nd m o s tc ommon w a st h eu s e o f aw e tm oa t ( Tab le 6 ) . T h i sm o rpho logy r e f lec t st h en o rm i nE ng land a nd f o l low s , f o r e xamp le , t h a t f o und b y B ond i n Wo r ce s te r sh i r e ( 9 ) a nd b y L a rkham i ns ou th S t a f f o rd sh i r e ( 1 0 ) , a l though i n t h e c a se o f t h e l a t t e r t h i s m igh t b e e xpec t ed s i nce t h e g eog raph ica l a r ea o f h i s s t udy d oe s o ve r lap a s ub s tan t ia l p o r t ion o ft h e h ono r . T he r e a r e n on e t h a t m ay b e d e sc r ibed a s c omp l ex m oa t s , a l though i na tl e a s t t e n i n s tance s m oa t s a r e r e co rd ed i n a s soc ia t ion w i th f i shpond s , a l though i n r e a l i ty t h e r e m u s t h ave b een m any mo re . A t Me r e , S edg ley a nd We s tB romw ich ,t h el a t t e rp a r i sh c on ta in ing t wo moa t ed s i t e s ,t h e r ea r ed ocumen ta ry r e f e r ence st of i shpond s( 1 1) t h a t h av en o tb een i d en t if i ed a r cha eo log ica l ly .

T he moa t ed s i t e s w i th in t h e h ono r ( 5 ) r e p r e sen t a bou t 2 5% o f t h e t o ta l i d en t if i ed w i th in Wo r ce s t e r sh i r e , S t a f f o rd sh i r e a nd Wa rw i ck sh i r e ( 6 ) a l though s uch l i s t s c anno tb e a s sumed t or e f l ec t t h e t o ta l n umbe r t h a t w e r e o r ig ina l ly p r e sen t . O f t h e h ono r ia l g r oup , o n ly 6 . 8% c an c l a im a ny e xcava t ion ( 7 ) , m o s t ly i nt h ef o rm o fe va lua t ion s ; o n ly af u r the r 2% h ave s o f a rp roduced a s soc ia t ed m a t e r ia l a s ar e su l t o ff i e ld w a lk ing a nd o b se rva t ion .A l though moa ted s i t e so ccu rt h roughou tt h e h ono rt h e i rd i s t r ibu t ion i su neven . Wh i l s tt h e re i s as t a t i s t ica l m ean o f2 . 7 k nown s i te s p e r p a r i sh , t h e r e a r e s e ve ra l w he r e n one a r e k nown a ta l l . T he r e a r e h oweve r o t he r p a r i she s , s u ch a s H a le sowen , A s ton , Wa l sa l l , B u shbu ry , N o r thf i e ld , S ha r e sh i l l , a nd a bove a l , Wo lve rhamp ton , w h e r e t h e f r equency o f moa ted s i t e s i sa bove a ve rage . A l though i t s e em s p robab le t h a t t h i s d i s t r ibu t ion r ef l ec t s i n p a r t t h e c l ea rance o fw ood land ,t h e r e i sr e a son t os ugge s tt h a tt h e r e

I t h a s r e cen t ly b een a r gued t h a t u n l ik e mo s t d i spe r sed s e t t lemen t , m oa t ed s i t e s a r e f a i r ly c l o s e ly d a tab le , t o t h e p e r iod 180 1320 ( 1 2 ) . T h i s w r i t e r d oe s n o t s h a r e t h e v i ew t h a t t h i s r e p r e sen t s c l o se d a t ing , a nd i n f a c t , t h e s t udy o f moa t ed s i t e s i sb edev i l led b y t h e v e ry l a ck o fs e cu r e d a t ing . L e P a tou r e l a nd R obe r t s ( 1 3 ) h ave c onf id en t ly a dvanced d e ta i led c h rono log ie s a nd w h i l s t t h e se s e em t o h ave b een w id e ly a c cep t ed t h ey a r e a c tua l ly b a sed o n i n secu r e f o und a t ion s . T he s amp le o f o ne h und red a nd f ou r t een ' s ecu r e ly ' d a t ed s i t e s o n w h i ch t h e i r c h rono logy i sb a sed c on s t i tu t e sf ewe rs i t e st h an o ccu rw i th in t h e h ono ro fD ud ley a l on e , a nd 3 0% o ft h e se a r e d r awn f r om o n e r e g ion , t h a t i s , Y o rk sh i r e . A t t emp t s h av e b een m ade t oc o r r e la te s hape a nd d a t e ,w h ich l e dR obe r t s( 1 4 )t os ugge s tt h a ti nt h em id land s

T ABLE 6 : S i t e Morpho logy : S qua r e

7

( 5% )

D ry Moa t

4

R ec tangu la r

4 9

( 3 3 .8 % )

We t Moa t

5 8

S ub rec tangu la r

4

( 2 .7% )

U nknown

7 7

C i rcu la r

3

( 2 .1 % )

S ub -c i rcu la r

3

( 2 .1 % )

E x te rna lB ank s

7

( 5% )

T r iangu la r

1

( 0 .7 % )

I n te rna lB ank s

3

( 2 .1 % )

P o lygona l

1

( 0 .7% )

U nknown

7 3

( 5 2 .9% )

9 8

F igu re 6 . 1 .

9 9

F igu re 6 . 2 .

1 00

t h e e a r l ie s ts i te sw e r e g ene ra l ly s ub rec tangu la r . E xcava t ion c anno t b e r e l ied u pon t o r e so lve t h e se p rob lem s ( 1 5 ) . A l though t h e re a r es i xs i te sw i th in t h ea r ea o fs t udy t h a th ave b een s ub jec tt o ma jo r a r chaeo log ica l i n ve s t iga t ion s ( 1 6 ) t h i s s ma l ls amp le r ef l ec t sd i ve r s i ty . T he i ro r ig in s may r a nge f r om t h e e a r ly t we lf th t ot h e l a te r t h i r teen th c en tu ry . S ome w e r e moa t ed f r om t h e o u t se tw h i l s t o t he r sh ad amoa t a dded l a te r . S ome s i t e s h ave r e vea led a ma rked t e ndency f o r e nhancemen t d u r ing t h e m id th i r teen th c en tu ry , s ome al i t t le l a t e r , a nd s ome n o t a ta l l , a t l e a s t i n s o f a r a s ' d ef en s ive f e a tu r es 'w e re c once rned .

s ma l le r s i t e s w e r e c o lon i sa t ion s i t e s a nd t h e l a rge r o ne s mano r ia l . Wh i l s tt h e se a r e c onven ien t d i s t inc t ion s s e em ing ly b a sed u pon ' c ommon s en se ' , a nd may w e l l o f ten b e c o r rec t , t h ey a r e n o th ing mo r e t h an a s sump t ion s . T he d i s t inc t ion b e tween s e igneu r ia l a nd h ome s tead s i te s i sd if i cu l tt om ake ; t h e i mp re s s ion ( 20 ) o ft h e h ono r o fD ud ley i st ha t s i t e s n o t o n ly c ome i n many s hape s , t h ey a l so c ome i n many s i ze s , s ome r e la t ive ly s ma l l . I n s o f a r a s s e igneu r ia l o r h ome s tead s i te s c an b e d i s t ingu i shed , i ta ppea r s t ha t b o th c a tego r ie s o ccu r i n ar ange o fs i ze st h a t i n c luded s ma l l s e igneu r ia l s i te s a nd r e la t ive ly l a rge h ome s tead s i te s ; o fi t se lf , s i ze c anno t b e s e en a s ar e l iab le i n d ica to r( Tab le 7 ) .

O the r s t ud ie s h ave a l so l o oked f o r c o r re la t ion s b e tween s hape a nd o wne r sh ip , a nd b e tween s i ze a nd s t a tu s , i n ve s t iga t ion s t h a t p roved f r u i t le s s f o r B ond i n Wo r ce s t e r sh i re ( 17 ) . L e P a tou r e l ( 1 8 ) a r gued t h a tt h e ' l a rge r

I ti sc onven t iona l t oe xam ine t h e d i s t r ibu t ion o f moa t ed s i te s w i th in t h e c on tex t o f t opog raphy , s o i l t ype a nd t h e p a r i sh . L a rkham ( 2 1) f ound t h a tt h es i te s h e s t ud ied w e re d i s t r ibu ted e qua l ly b e tween l ow land a nd u p land a r ea s , t h e l a t te r d ef ined a s a r ea s a bove a bou t 1 20 m e t re s , w he rea s R ober t s ( 22 ) c on s ide red moa ted s i te s al ow land p henomenon . I nt h e c a se

a nd mo r e c omp lex moa t s ' s hou ld b e a s soc ia ted w i th ' t he mo re i mpo r tan t l a ndowne r s ' w h i l s t L a rkham ( 19 ) t o ok a s im i la r l i ne i n s ou th S t af f o rd sh i re , s ugge s t ing t h a t t h e TABLE 7 :

A rea lC ompar i son : P la tf o rm D imen s ion s( s q .m . ) S i te

S ta tu s

S t .3546 S t .1074 S t .1690

O ve ra l lD imen s ion s( s q .f t . ) A rea 4 000

8 1 /0 1

2 842

WM .2928 WM .2687

2 750 2 500

WM .3106 S t .2713 S t .0189

2 000 1 720 *

HW .0248

1 458

S t .1334 S t .2186

1 250 155 140 134 9 40 7 30 6 75

S t .3644 WM .2955 S t .1143 S t .1117 S t .1114 S t .1164

S i te

5 00

S t a tu s

2 02 ,500 1 80 ,180 9 6 ,760 8 7 ,000

WM .2649 WM .3959

7 5 ,000

WM .2535 WM .2553 *

6 7 ,600 5 6 ,700 *

WM .2537 3 1/04

4 9 ,400 4 7 ,500

WM .2249 WM .2824 WM .2689 WM .2947

3 8 ,416 3 4 ,322 3 4 ,040 3 4 ,000 3 2 ,400 2 7 ,709 2 6 ,600

HW .3699 WM .2648 WM .2539 WM .2644 WM .2647

HW . :He r ef o rd a nd Wo rce s te r SMR .

2 2 ,800 2 1 ,600

HW .0374

2 1 ,484

S t .1073 WM .2979

2 1 ,000 1 9 ,257

WM .2523 WM .2533

1 6 ,758 6 , 500

*( Mean ) :1 ,652 N o te s : S t . :S ta f f o rd sh i r e SMR . WM . : We s tM id lands SMR

A rea

*( Mean ) :53 ,022

S . :Po s s ib le s e igneu r ia l s i te . H . :Po s s ib le h ome s tead s i te . 0 0 /00 :La rkham 's G aze t tee r( 1982 /3 )

1 0 1

o ft h e h ono ro f Dud ley , ( Tab le 8 ) 1 50 m e t re s i st a ken a st h e d iv id ing l i ne b e tween l ow land a nd u p land , w i th t h e r e su l t t h a t 7 4% o ft h e s i te s f e l l w i th in t h e l ow land a r ea . E ven s o , t h e p ropo r t ion o fs i te s i nt h e u p land i sn o t i n s ign if ican t , a nd af ew , i n c lud ing G annow G reen a nd B rand H a l l , O ldbu ry ,

a bove 1 50 m e t r e s f o rmed a s i gn if i can t p ropor t ion o f t h e l a nd scape i n an umbe ro fp a r i she s . I tw a st hu s i n ev i tab le t h a t s e t t lemen tw ou ld o ccu ri nt h e se u p land a r ea s , s ome o fw h ich w a s o l d e s tab l i shed , a nd s ome r e p r e sen t ing l a te t we lf th a nd t h i r teen th c en tu ry d eve lopmen t . T he s o i l s a bove 1 50 m e t re s

b o th s e igneu r ia l a nd t h e l a t te rp robab ly t h e c ap i ta l m e s suage o ft h e F oke rham e s ta te ( 2 3) , w e re l o ca ted a bove 2 00 m e t r e s . T he se s i t e s m igh t b e a s soc ia ted w i th e s ta te d eve lopmen t

w e r e n o t i n f e r io r t o t ho se a t l owe r l e ve l s a nd t h e r e i sn o r e a son t o e nv i sage s i te s a ta bove 1 50 m e t re s a s n ece s sa r i ly r e f lec t ing t h ec o lon i sa t ion o f ma rg ina ll a nd .

d ur ing t h e l a te r t h i r teen th c en tu ry ( 24 ) . A moa t a nd f i she ry w e re m en t ioned a tB rand H a l li n1 485 ( 2 5 ) . S i te s a tb e tween 1 50 a nd 2 00 m e t r e s r anged f r om g r ange s s uch a st ho se o fH a le sowen Abbey a tH ow ley a nd U ff inoo r ( 26 ) , s e igneu r ia l s i te s s uch a sF rank ley H a l l a nd H i l ton P a rk , t o s i te s i n N or thf ie ld p a r i sh wh ich a r e p e rhap s a s soc ia t ed w i th f r eeho ld t e nu re s . Mo s t s i te s f e l l i n to t h e 1 00 t o 1 50 m e t re s b and , r ef lec t ing t h e ' l ow land ' p ref e rence n o ted i n o t he rs t ud ie s .

R ober t s a nd o t he r s ( 27 ) h ave c ommen ted o n at e ndency f o r moa t ed s i te s t o f a vou r h eavy c l ay s o i ls , a nd a l though L a rkham ( 2 8 ) d i dn o t f i nd s uch ap ronounced p a t te rn , i tw a s n o ted t h a t b ou lde r c l ay s w e re a f r equen t l o ca t ion . I n t h e h ono r o fD ud ley t wo s o i l g roup s t e nd t o p r edom ina te ( 29 ) ( Tab le 9 ) . O ft h e 4 8% o fs i te s o n s o i l s t h a t a r e k nown , t h e mo s t f r equen t d i s t r ibu t ion i so n t h e s l ow ly p e rmeab le 7 11 s o i l a s soc ia t ion , o f w h ich t h e mo re r e ad i ly w o rked a nd c r opped C l if ton p rof i le s w e re p r eva len t . T h i s r e i te ra te s t h e g ene ra l i mp r e s s ion t h a t i mpe rmeab le s o i l s w e re f a vou red ,

H oweve r , i ti s a moo t p o in t a s t o h ow s i gn if i can t t h e d i s t inc t ion b e tween l ow land a nd u p land r e a l ly w a s , a sl a nd

p e rhap sb ecau se t h ey h o ld w a te r .

TABLE 8 : T opography : 5 0 100 me t r e s :

2 3 s i te s

( 16 .5 % ) .

1 50 -200 m e t re s :

3 3 s i te s

( 2 3 .7% ) .

1 00 150 me t re s :

8 0 s i te s

( 57 .5 % ) .

2 00 -300 m e t re s :

3s i te s

( 2 .1 % ) .

TABLE 9 :

S i t eL o ca t ion R e la ted t oS o i lT ype : U nknown

7 3 s i te s

( 52 .5% )

5 4 1r

6s i t e s

( 4 .3 % )

7 11n

1 5s i te s

( 10 .8% )

5 51a

2s i te s

( 1 .4% )

7 11b

6s i te s

( 4 .3% )

5 51g

2s i te s

( 1 .4% )

7 11c

5s i te s

( 3 .6% )

5 51d

1s i te

( 0 .7% )

7 12a

6s i te s

( 4 .3 % )

9 2c

1s i te

( 0 .7% )

5 72m

1s i te

( 0 .7% )

5 27c

1s i t e

( 0 .7% )

5 72f

2s i te s

( 1 .4% )

8 21b

2s i t e s

( 1 .4% )

5 72c

2s i te s

( 1 .4% )

8 6 1b

1s i t e

( 0 .7% )

5 4 1b

9s i te s

( 6 .5% )

5 43

2s i t e s

( 1 .4% )

5 4 1g

1s i te

( 0 .7% )

8 13e

1s i t e

( 0 .7% )

No te : t h ef i r s tc o lumn sr e f e rt ot h es o i la s soc ia t ion a sc l a s s if ied i n' S o i ls o fE ng land a nd Wa le s ' , S hee t3 ,M id land a nd Wes t e rn E ng land , S o i l S u rvey o fE ng land a nd Wa les ( Ha rpenden , 1 983 ) .

1 02

TABLE 1 0 :

F requency o f Moa ted S i te s b yP ar i sh : F o r ton

1

M inwo r th H a le sowen

2 1 0

C od sa l l

8 2 1 2

B roome S edg ley P a t shu l l

0 0 1

H a rbome C hadde s ley T ip ton

2 3 3

Nor thf ie ld

7

P a t t ingham

B rom sg rove D ud ley

3 0

E dgba s ton Wa lsa l l

3 1 8

P enn A s ton Wedne sbu ry

2 9 4

K ing sw inf o rd Womboume

O ld sw inf o rd

0

E nv i l le D unchu rch H and swo r th C hu rch i l l

1 2 5 0

B u shbu ry Wo lve rhamp ton

C a s t le B romw ich We s tB romw ich P edmo r e K inve r C hu rchove r S u t ton C o ldf ie ld

C rad ley

1

C len t D a r la s ton T e t tenha l l

0 0 1

F rank ley

2

B e lb rough ton H im ley

2 1

T ry su l l B i rm ingham

1 3

1 0 4 3

R u sha l l R ow ley R eg i s B obb ing ton A l le s ley

2 0 0 1

3

A ld r idge H ag ley

4 0

0 5

S ha r e sh i l l S tud ley

7 4

TABLE 1 : S i te L oca t ion i nR e la t ion t oP ar i sh C en tre sa nd B oundar ie s : S i te l o ca t ed a tt h e' c en t re 'o ft h ep a r i sh a sr ep r e sen ted b y ac hu r ch S i te w i th in 1 / 2 km o f' c en t re '

1 2 ( 8 .6 % )

S i te l o ca t ed b eyond 1 / 2 km o f' c en t r e '

8 4 ( 60 .4% )

S i t e l o ca ted a te dge o fp a r ish

3 0 ( 2 1 .6% )

T he o t he rs o i lt ype p a r t icu la r ly a s soc ia t ed w i th moa t ed s i t e s , 5 4 1 ,

1 3 ( 9 .4% )

i n c lude s

t h e

B rom sg rove

a s soc ia t ion

w h ich

T he r e la t ion sh ip t o p a r i sh c hu rche s h a s o f t en b een r e ga rd ed a s d i agno s t ic ; n o t ing D uby ' s o b serva t ion t ha t i n

w a s

a mong s t t h e b e s t a g r icu l tu ra l l a nd i nt h e r e g ion . T he t h i rd m a in g roup a r et h es l ow ly p e rmeab le 5 72 s o i l s . Wh i l s t s ome 2 9% o ft h e moa ted s i te s i nt h e h ono r o ccu r o n c l ayey o r s l ow ly p e rmeab le s o i l s , t h e 1 7% o f s i te s t h a t a r e f ound o n w e l l d ra ined s o i l s s ugge s t s t h a t t h e r e la t ion sh ip i s n o t as imp le d e te rm in i s t ic o ne . S ome s t ud ie s h ave t a ken a ccoun t o f t h e d i s t r ibu t ion o f moa ted s i te s w i th in i n d iv idua l p a r i she s ( Tab le 1 0 ) , o f t en f o cu s s ing u pon t h e d eg r ee o f t h e i r ' i s o la t ion ' ( Tab le 1 ) . I ndeed , t h i s h a s b een u sed t o d e te rm ine t h e f unc t ion o f a moa t ed s i te , t ho se w i th in v i l lage s b e ing p r e sumed t o b e m ano r h ou se s , a nd t ho se a t t h e p e r iphe ry o f p a r i she s o r t own sh ip st ob es ub -mano r so rs e conda ry m ano r s( 30 ) . T he p a r i sh i st r ea ted a s au n i t a nd t h e d i s t r ibu t ion o f moa t s w i th in i t c on s ide r ed i n r e la t ion t o t h e c en t re a nd t h e

t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry Mäconna i s t h e re w a s at e ndency ' f o r k n igh t s t o r emove t h e i r d we l l ing s f r om t h e v i c in i ty o f t h e c hu r ch t o t h e o u t sk ir t s o f t h e v i l lage w he re t h ey c ou ld r e ad i ly s u r round t h em w i th moa t s ' ( 32 ) , L e P a tou re l ( 3 3 ) s ugge s ted a p a ra l le l p henomenon i n E ng land . A p rob lem w i th s uch mode l s h oweve r i s t h e a s sump t ion t ha t t h e s e igneu r ia l r e s idence w a s a lway s i n i t ia l ly i nt h e v i c in i ty o f t h e c hu rch , a nd i to ve r look s t h a t s uch ' i s o la ted ' s i te s m igh t a l so a r i se f r om o t he r f a c to r s , s uch a s n on se igneu r ia l c o lon i sa t ion , t h e d e se r t ion o r movemen t o f t h e v i l l , t h e c r ea t ion o f s ub -mano r s ( 34 ) , o r a s i n t h e c a se o f We s t B romw ich ,t h ed i v i s ion o ft h e mano rb e tween h e i re s se s . R e se rva t ion s m igh t a l so b e e xp re s sed o n t h e n o t ion o f c en t ra l i ty t h a t s uch mode l s i n f e r . T he a s sump t ion g ene ra l ly m ade i st h a t t h e p a r i sh c hu r ch r ep re sen t s t h e c en t re , b u t t h e c en t r e o f w ha t ? I tm ay , o r may n o t , b e c en t ra l t o h uman s e t t lemen t , b u t t h e r e a r e o t he r c oncep t s o f c en t ra l i ty t o c on s ide r . T he movemen t' away ' may b e amovemen tt owa rd s an ew ' c en t re ' , an ew e conom ic c en t r e i nt h e mano r , a sw a s t h e c a se a t We s t B romw ich . I n s uch ma t te r s , t h e p ar i sh c hu rch d i dn o tr ep r e sen t ac en t r e o fp a r t icu la r i mpo r tance f o r t h e moa tbu i lde r s , a nd i f s o i ti s d eba tab le a s t o h ow

b ounda ry . Wa t son ( 3 1) , f o ri n s tance , d ef ined a n i s o la ted s i te a s o ne ' a t l e a s t h a lf a m i le f r om ( c on t empo ra ry m ed ieva l ) s e t t lemen to rp a r i sh c hu r ch ' .

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C on jec tured S i te S ta tus : S e igneu r ia l

3

( 2 3 .7% )

G range s

4

( 2 .9% )

P a r sonage

3

( 2 .2% )

U nknown

9 1

( 6 5 .5 % )

H ome s tead

8

( 5 .7% )

m ean ingf u l i n m ed ieva l t e rm s t h i s d efm i t ion o f ' i s o la t ion ' a c tua l ly i s . W i t ton H a l l ( 3 5 ) m ay w e l l a ppea r ' i s o la t ed ' i n t e rm s o f t h e ' c en t r e ' o f A s ton p a r i sh , b u t i tw a s v e ry a pp rop r ia t e ly l o ca t ed w i th in t h e c on t ex t o f t h e m ano r o f W i t ton . T ak ing Wa t son ' s g u ide l ine , L a rkham ( 3 6 ) c on s id e r ed 3 4 .7% o ft h em oa t ed s i te si nh i ss amp le t oh ave b een i s o la t ed . I nt h e h ono r o fD ud ley , t a k ing h a lf ak i lome t r e a s t h e t h r e sho ld , s ome 8 2% o f t h e s i t e s m igh t b e c on s ide r ed a s ' i s o la t ed ' . L eav ing a s ide t h e v a l id i ty o f t h e c oncep t o f ' i s o la t ion ' , i t n one t h el e s sr ema in st h ec a se t h a tt h e se m oa t ed s i t e sr e qu i r e s ome e xp lana t ion . S ub inf euda t ion w a s p o t en t ia l ly a n i n f luence o n t h e c on s t ruc t ion o f moa t ed s i t e s , a sp e rhap s a t E rd ing ton a nd D udd e s ton i nt h e p a r i sh o fA s ton , o r i nt h e m ano r s o f F rank ley , B u shbu ry , E s s ing ton , Mo se ley a nd C a s t le B romw ich .H ome s t ead moa t sr e p r e sen ta no the r . L a rkham ( 3 7 ) d r ew a t t en t ion t o ar e la t ion sh ip b e tween m any o ft h e se ' i s o la ted ' s i te s a nd a r ea s o fR oya l F o r e s t . W i th in t h e h ono ro fD ud ley a l so , m any s i t e s a r e f o und n o to n ly c l o se t o t h e F o r e s t b ounda r ie s , b u t a l so w e l l w i th in t h e F o r e s t . I t s e em s p r obab le t h a t m any o f t h e se s i t e s r e p r e sen t e i the r e nc roa chmen t s , w h ich t h e p e rambu la t ion o fC annock F o r e s t ( 3 8 ) s ugg e s t s w e r e w e l l a dvanced , o rt h ey r e f lec t s e t t lemen t a f t e rd i saf f o r e s ta t ion w a sc onf i rmed . T he s t a tu s o ft h e m a jo r i ty o ft h e b u i lde r s a nd o wn e r s o ft h e moa ted s i t e s i nt h e h ono r o fD ud ley i su nknown ; o n ly a bou t 2 0% c an b e a s soc ia t ed w i th k nown b u i ld e r s o r o wne r s , m o s t ly s e ign eu r ia l ; w he r e i d en t if i ca t ion m ay b e c on jec tu r ed , al i t t le u nd e r2 4% a r el i k e ly t oh av eb een s e igneu r ia l , s im i la r t ot h e2 2 .7% i nL a r l cham ' ss t udy ( 3 9 )( Tab le 1 2 ) . T h i s o b se rva t ion h a s t ob e e xam ined w i th in t h e c on t ex t o f t h e d i s t r ibu t ion o f b o th moa ted s i t e s a nd o f s e igneu r ia l r e s idence s a c ro s st h e h ono r . Al a ck o fm oa t ed s i t e s d oe s n o t i mp ly al a ck o fl o rd s .

o fR obe r t d e E l f o rd , f e l l f r om t h e d r awb r idge o fW i l l iam d e P a r l e sa nd d r owned i nt h ew a t e r( 4 3 ) . N on -moa ted m ano r ia l s i t e s t e nd t o b e r e co rd ed o n ly i n d ocumen ta ry r e f e r ence s . I n t h e p a r i sh o f F o r ton t h e r e i sa moa t ed s i t ea tt h e e dge o ft h ep a r i sh ( 4 4 ) ,b u t a ppa r en t ly t h i s w a sn o tt h em ano r ia l c apu ta si n1 283 t h eh a l lo fW i l l iam d e Me r ew a s l o ca t ed a tt h eh ead o ft h e v i l lage o f Me r e , w i th a n a s soc ia t ed f i she ry ( 4 5 ) . Mano r h ou se s a r e m en t ioned a t A sp ley ( 4 6 ) , K ing sw inf o rd ( 4 7 ) , R ow ley ( 4 8 ) , C len t ( 4 9 ) , D ud ley ( 5 0 ) , P a t t ingham ( 5 1) , T ry su l l ( 5 2 ) , Amb leco t e ( 5 3 ) a nd Wombou rne ( 5 4 ) . H oweve r , i ti st h e c a se , w he the r b y a c c iden t o ft h e s u rv iva l o fr e f e r ence s , o r g enu ine r e g iona l p r ef e r ence s , t h a t r e la t ive ly f ew n on -moa ted m ano r h ou se s a r e m en t ioned o r i mp l ied . Wh i l s t t h ey t e nd t o o ccu r i n p a r i she s w he r e t h e r e a r e f ew o r n o r e co rd ed m oa ted s i t e s , t h i sp a t t e rn i sn o te xc lu s ive ; i ti sp o s s ib le t od e t ec tm o r en on m oa t ed m ano r h ou se s i nt h e w e s ter n p a r i sh e s o ft h e h ono r , b u tt h ed i s t r ibu t ion o fm ano rh ou se sd i dn o ts t and a pa r tf r om t h a t o ft h e m oa t ed s i t e s ; t h e i mp r e s s ion i st h a t t h e r e w a s a n o ve rwhe lm ing p r ef e r ence f o rs e igneu r ia ls i te st ob em oa t ed . T he r ei sh oweve r am a rk ed s c a r c i ty o f moa t ed s i t e so nt h ed e S ome ry d eme sne m ano r s . N one a t a l l a r e n o t ed i n B obb ing ton , C l en t , S edg ley , D ud ley , R ow ley R eg i s o r O ld sw inf o rd . H and swo r th a nd K inve r p a r i she s b o th h ave s e v e ra l s i t e s , b u t t h e d e S ome ry m ano r s h e r e w e r e b o th r e la t iv e ly l a t e a cqu i s i t ion s . T he p r inc ipa l e xcep t ion s t ot h i s p a t t er na r e F o r ton p a r i sh , a nd mo r e p a r t icu la r ly , N o r thf i e ld , w i th i t sr e la t ive ly h i gh c oncen t ra t ion o f moa t ed s i t e s . S e igneu r ia l moa t ed s i t e s s e em t ob e mo r e c l o se ly a s soc ia t ed w i th t h e t e nan t s o ft h e h ono r r a the r t h an w i th t h e h ono r ia l l o rd s t h em se lve s ( 5 5 ) a nd t h e p a t t er n o f s ub inf euda t ion s e em s t oh ave s ome b ea r ing o n t h e d i s t r ibu t ion o f m oa t ed s i t e s . F o r i n s tance , w i th in B u shbu ry p a r i sh w i th i t s e i gh t m oa t ed s i t e sw e r et h e m ano r s o fB u shbu ry , E s s ing ton a nd Mo se ley , a l o fw h i ch h ave e v id ence o fe x t en s ive s ub inf euda t ion . A s e a r ly a s 1 2 10 H en ry l eN o t te ( 5 6 ) w a s h o ld ing i nB u shbu ry a nd P enn , a nd t h e m ano ro fB u shbu ry i t s e lf w a s h e ld b y t h e B u shbu ry f am i ly o f t h e d e B i rm ingham s ( 5 7 ) . I t i sn o t k nown i fR oge r P u r ce l ' s r e s id ence i nB u shbu ry , a t ta cked i n 1 308 ( 5 8 ) b y R a lph d e B u shbu ry , w a s moa ted , b u t i ti s p r obab le t h a t t wo moa ted s i t e s i n B u shbu ry m igh t b e a s soc ia t ed w i th t h e B u shbu ry f am i ly i t se lf , o ne a s a p a r sonage m oa t ( 5 9 ) a nd t h e o t he r a st h e f am i ly c apu t ( 6 0 ) . R ob e r td eE s s ing ton c l ea r ly h ad as ub s tan t ia lr e s id ence i nh i s m ano r ,a si tt o ow a sa t tacked , i n1 3 14 ( 6 1) , a tw h ich t i me t h e

D ocumen ta ry r e f e r ence s t o s e igneu r ia l s i t e s a r e n o t v e ry s p ec if i c ;t h ef o rmu la ' c ap i ta lm e s suage w i th c u r t i lage s 'm igh t m ean a ny th ing a nd B ond ( 4 0 ) i n h i s s u rv ey o f Wo rce s t e r sh i r e c ou ld o n ly f md o ne c l ea r r e f e r ence , a' f o s se a r ound t h em e ssuage ' , a tC hu r ch i l lC ou r t i n1 3 33 . T he d eed s r e la t ing t o E s s ing ton i n c lude s r e f e r ence s i n 1 325 t o a g r icu l tu r a ll a nd ( 4 1) ' e nc lo sed w i th d i t che sa nd h edge s ' ,a nd t h e re a r e a l so e a r l ie r a nd mo r e a mb iguou s r e f e r en ce s t ot h e m ak ing o fp oo l s a nd p ond s ( 4 2 ) . T he o n ly c l ea rr e f e r ence t o a moa t i st h e mano r h ou se a tH and swo r th ,w he r eJ ohn ,s on

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b reak ing d own o fi t s g a te s a nd d oo r s wa s r e co rded , t oge the r w i th c u t t ing d own t r ee s a nd p oa ch ing t h e f i shpond s ( 62 ) . T he m ano rh ad b een s ub inf euda ted , b u t n o t t ot h e e x ten t o f n e ighbou r ing Mo se ley w he re b y 1 284 ( 63 ) t h e r e w e re f ou r

a s sa i led l a nd s . S ome t ook t h e l a nd a nd r en ted i to nt oo t he r s , w h i l s t s ome r e ta ined t h e l a nd t h em se lve s . S ome o f t h e r e c ip ien t s , l i ke R a lph d e B u shbu ry , w e re membe r s o f t h e l o ca l g en t ry ; s uch l a ndowne r s w e r e f u l ly i n vo lved i n t h e move t owa rd s a s sa il ing a nd c o lon i sa t ion . T he d en s i ty o f moa t ed s i te s i n Wo lve rhamp ton p a r i sh , s e t a l ong s ide t h e f r equency o fa s sa i l ing , s ugge s t s t h a t i ti sl i ke ly t h a t s ome o f t h e se moa t sw e re c r ea ted i nt h ec ou r se o fa s so r t ing .

m en h o ld ing t h e re o fR obe r t d e E s s ing ton , a nd h e o fR obe r t d e Wy s tan . S ome o ft h e se m en m ay w e l l h ave i m i ta ted t h e i r n e ighbou r , S i r J ohn d e Swynne r ton i nt h e mano r o fH i l ton , who i n 1 3 10 -30 w a s d e sc r ibed a sh o ld ing a' c u r ia ' e nc lo sed b yh edge a nd d i tch ( 64 ) .

I ti sp o s s ib le t h a tt h e F oke rham e s ta te w h ich f ocu s sed o nt h e moa ted s i t e a tB rand H a l l r ep r esen t s m ano r ia l d eve lopmen t

A r i s toc ra t ic e s ta t e c r ea t ion a nd s ub inf euda t ion a r e f a c to r s i n u nde r s tand ing t h e d eve lopmen t o f moa ted s i te s i n s eve ra l p a r i shes w i th in t h e h ono r ( 65 ) . T he mano r o f L u t ley w a s

t h rough a s sa i l ing , a s m igh t G annow G r een ( 8 3 ) . S im i la r ly mona s t ic g range s s uch a st h e moa ted s i te k nown a sB reach F a rm i nH a le sowen , k nown a s ' l e B reche ' i n 1 282 a nd 1 294 ( ' b r ec ' :b roken l a nd ) , i sl i ke ly t or e f e rt oa s so r t ing ( 84 ) .

h e ld i n 1 284 b y P h i l ip d e L o r t i l o fH enry d e H ag ley ( 66 ) , a nd i ts e em s p robab le t h a t t h e s i ng le moa ted s i te i nE nv i l le p a r i sh , k nown a s L u t ley Mano r ( 67 ) , a nd s i tua t ed n ea r t h e c hu r ch a nd ad e ser ted s e t t lemen t , s hou ld b e a s soc ia t ed w i th t h e L o r t i l f am i ly . B e tween 1 29 1 a nd 1 322 C a s t le B romw ich r e co rded a tl e a s t s even i n d iv idua l s h o ld ing l a nd s b y k n igh t s e rv ice ( 6 8 ) , w h i l s ti nt h e l a rge p a r i sh o fA s ton , w he r e s ome

A s sa i l ed l a nd p r e sen ted o ppor tun i t ie s f o rp ea san t s , l i ke t ho se m en t ioned i n t h e Wo lve rhamp ton I nqu i s i t ion ; J ohn t h e M i l le r , W i l l iam C ook , W i l l iam G od r ich , T homa s l e B u t , R icha rd l e N euhey s , J ohn d e No r thco te a nd h i s b ro the r

n ine moa ted s i te s a r er e co rded , s eve ra l mano r sw e r e c r ea t ed . T h ree mano r s h ad b een f o rmed i nE rd ing ton b y 1 2 18 ( 69 ) a nd b y 1 291 t h e re h ad b een f u r the rs ub -d iv i s ion ( 70 ) . W i t ton w a s h e ld b y J ohn d e D yxe l i n 1 291 ( 7 1) a nd t h e s i te k nown

R oge r . T he se m en , o fo b scu re o r ig in , s e ized t h e o ppo r tun i ty t o e s tab l i sh f r eeho ld ing s f o r t h em se lve s o n c l ea red

a s W i t ton H a l l may w e l l b e a s soc ia ted w i th t h i s t e nu re ; B o rd e s l ey w a s h e ld a s ad eme sne mano r ( 72 ) a nd t h e re w a s

o ccu r r ed t h roughou tt h e h ono r o fD ud ley , moa ted s i te s w e r e n o t a lway s a s soc ia ted w i th t h e p roce s s . Wombou rne , f o r i n s tance , w a s s ub jec t t o a s sa il ing b ef o re t h e e nd o f t h e

l a nd ,wh ich may w e l lp rov ide t h e c on t ex tf o ra tl e a s t s ome o f t h e moa t ed s i te s , a s a rgued b y R obe r t s . A l though a s sa i l ing

a l so am ano r a tS a l t ley ( 7 3 ) . P e rhap s n o t a l l o ft h e moa ted

t we lf th c en tu ry ,b u tt h e re a r en ot r ace so f moa ted s i te s .

s i te s i nt h i sp a r i sh w e re s e igneu r ia l ,b u t many o ft h e s i t e s a r e l i k e ly t o h ave b een c onnec ted w i th t h i s p ro l if e ra t ion o f mano r s .

T he s ame i st r ue o f S edg ley , o ne o ft h e d eme sne mano r s . T he l ow l e ve lo fs ub inf euda t ion a nd t h ep rox im i ty o fD ud ley C a s t le m igh th e lp e xp la in t h e a b sence o f moa ted s e igneu r ia l

I n F rank ley p a r i sh , t h e moa ted s i te n ea r t h e c hu rch , k nown a s F rank ley H a l l ( 74 ) , w i th a s soc ia ted f i sh p ond s , w a s t h e c ap i ta l m e s suage o ft h e m ano r , b u t t h e s t a tu s o f Wa r s tone F a rm i sl e s s c er ta in ; i th a s b een i n te rp re t ed a s ac l ea rance h ome s tead ( 75 ) b u t t h e re i s e v idence o f s ub inf euda t ion

s i te s , b u t i ts e em s s t range t ha t t h e re a r e n o moa t ed s i te s a s soc ia ted w i th f r eeho lde r sa nd a s sa r te r s . Al a ck o f moa ted s i te s o n d eme sne m ano r s wa s n o t a lway s

w i th in t h e mano rf r om t h el a te t we lf th c en tu ry ( 76 ) .

t h ec a se , a si ss hown b yN o r thf i e ld . T he l a t t e rc on ta in s s even moa t ed s i te s , n o t i n c lud ing Weo ley C a s t le i t se lf W i th S e l ly O ak a s as epa ra t e mano r w i th in t h e p a r i sh , a nd w i th

T he re w e re t wo l o rd s h o ld ing i nH im ley i n 1 243 ( 77 ) a nd t h r ee b y 1 284 ( 78 ) b u t o n ly o ne moa ted s i te h a s b een r e co rded ( 79 ) . S ub inf euda t ion d i dn o tn ece s sa r i ly l e ad t ot h e c r ea t ion o f moa ted s i te s . N e i the r t h e mano r s o f Mo rf e n o r O r ton , b o th s ub jec t t o s ub inf euda t ion , h ave moa ted s i te s r e co rded .

s ub inf euda t ion i n M idd le ton ( 85 ) , t oge the r w i th Weo ley i t se lf , s ome o ft h e se w e r e c l ea r ly s e igneu r ia l r e s idence s , b u t t h i s d oe s n o t e xp la in a l l o ft h em ; s ome mus t r ep re sen t t h e h ome s tead s o f f r eeho lde r s . I t i s u nc lea r h oweve r w hy

T he t wen ty -one moa t ed s i t es i n Wo lve rhamp ton r ep re sen t a d ens i ty f a r i n e xce s s o f mo s t o t he r p a r i she s . S e igneu r ia l b u i ld ing d oe s n o t a d equa t e ly e xp la in t h e f r equency o fs uch s i te s . S im i la r o b se rva t ion s h ave b een made e l sewhe re , a s i n

N o r thf i e ld s hou ld h ave d if e red s o ma rked ly f r om t h e g ene ra l p a t te rn o f a n a b sence o f moa ted s i te s o n d eme sne mano r s . I ti sp o s s ib le t h a tN or thf i e ld a cqu i red t h i s d i s t inc t ive e l emen t i nt h e l a te f ou r teen th c en tu ry o r l a te r , b u t t h i s i s s pecu la t ion .

t h e f r equency o f moa ted s i te s o n t h e B edf o rd sh i r e c l ay land s ( 80 ) . A 1 293 I nqu i s i t ion o f t h e F ree C hape l o f

T he a n swe rt ot h e g ene ra l a b sence o f moa ted s i te s may l i e i n a c omb ina t ion o f f a c to r s . A l though t h e re w a s s ome

Wo lve rhamp ton ( 8 1) m en t ion s Ma s te rA nd rew d eJ auna w ho a s sa i l ed t h e f ou r th p a r t o fo ne r ood o fl a nd b e long ing t ot h e D ean ' s d eme sne , a f t e r w h ich W i l l iam A y lme r o f Wo lve rhamp ton e nc lo sed i tw i th ah edge a nd d i tch a nd m ade ac u r t i lage o fi t( 82 ) .T h i sm igh tr e f e rt ot h e c on s t ruc t ion o fa moa ted s i te o n a s so r ted l a nd , a l though c ur t i lage s w e re n o t n ece s sa r i ly i n hab i ted . T he I nqu i s i t ion s ub sequen t ly d e sc r ibe s w a s te s , 'new ly a s sa i l ed b y t h e b a i l if f s o ft h e D ean t oc e r ta in r en t s a nd s e rv ice s ' . A l though i n comp le te , t h e d ocumen t m en t ion s a tl e a s tt h i r ty two i n s tance s o fm en t a k ing o n t h e se

s ub inf euda t ion i nt h e d eme sne mano r s , i ts e em st oh ave b een a t ar e la t ive ly mode s t l e ve l , a nd w h i l s t t h i s m ay h ave

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p roduced s ome moa ted s i te s , t h i s w a sn o t a lway s s o ;t h e r e i s n o r e a son , f o r e xamp le , t o a s sume t h a t t h e B u rne l l m ano r h ou se i n D ud ley ( 86 ) w a s moa ted . T he o the r p r inc ipa l c r ea to r s o f moa ted r e s idence s , f r eeho lde r s , a l though c e r ta in ly p r e sen t a tS edg ley , may n o t h ave b een p ro spe rou s e nough t o b e a b le t o a f o rd t h em . T he No r thf i e ld g roup s ugge s t s t h e p re sence o f af ew mo r e p ro spe rou s p ea san t s , w ho w e r e a b le t o e xp lo i t l o ca l c ond i t ion s ( 87 ) .

I th a s b een s ugge s ted t h a t , ' Low d en s i t ie s ( o f moa ted s i t e s ) a r e g ene ra l ly f ound w he re t h e l o rd o f t h e m ano r w a s a n e cc le s ia s t ica lb ody a nd o n t ho se l a y mano r s w he re d eme sne f a rm ing a nd v i l le in r en t sw e re ap r edom inan tp a r to ft h et o ta l i n come . I n c onve r se , moa ted s i te s a r e mo s t n ume rou s o n t h o se m ano r sw i th ah igh p ropo r t ion o ft h e i ri n come s d er ived f r om f r ee r e n t s '( 88 ) . T he d e S ome ry d eme sne r e f lec t st h i s i n p a r t . I n 1 273 t h e r en t s o f f r eeho lde r s a moun ted t o £ 9 .2 s .9 1 / 2d . f r om S edg ley , w i th a f u r the r £ 1 .3s .7d f r om f r eeho ld r e n t s a t tached t o t h e mano r ( 89 ) ,

c ommun i ty . I n Wa rw ick sh i re , C o s s ( 99 ) n o t ed a s im i la r p henomenon , i lu s t ra ted f o r i n s tance b y t h e E rn i s f am i ly o f A t toxha l l , who d u r ing t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry b u i l t u p t h e i r l a nded i n te re s t s a nd c on s truc ted amoa ted h ou se , ' a s as t a tu s s ymbo l a nd a s am ean s o f d i f f e r en t ia t ing t h em f r om t h e i r t e nan t s ' ( 100 ) . T he s e igneu r ia l moa t b u i lde r s o f t h e h ono r w e re c oncer n ed , i nt h e i r o wn t e rm s , t or e f lec t t h e i r s t and ing i nt h e l o ca l i ty ,j u s t a sJ ohn d e S ome ry w a s i nh i s b u i ld ing a t D ud ley C a s t le .

c ompa r ed w i th t h e

£ 13 .0s .9d i n r en t s f r om t h e c u s toma ry t e nemen t s a nd a f u r the r £ 5 .10 s .9d f r om t h e a s sa r t ed t e nemen t s ( 90 ) . T he p o in t i ss t i l l c l ea re r i nt h e c a se o f Weo ley w he re f r eeho lde r r en t s a moun ted i n1 273 t o£ 3 .17s .9 1 / 2d . a sc ompa red t ot h e £ 19 .0s .1d . d e r ived f r om o the rr en t s( 9 1) . A l though t h e re a r e s ome n o tab le e xcep t ion s , t h e w ide r i mp re s s ion o ft h e h ono r o fD ud ley i st ha t moa t ed s i te s a r e a r e f lec t ion o f s e igneu r ia l s oc ie ty . F o r t h e mo s t p a r t t h ey f o rmed l o rd ' s r e s idence s a nd i n s ome p a r i she s m ay b e a s soc ia t ed w i th t h e p ro l if e ra t ion o f m ano r s a nd s ub inf euda t ion . T he s e cond h a lf o ft h et we lf th c en tu ry w a s a p e r iod o ft e nu r ia l r eo rgan i sa t ion i nt h e h ono r , a nd t h e l a t e t we lf th c en tu ry h a s p roduced e v idence o fs ub inf euda t ion o n s ome m ano r ss uch a sF ran I c ley ,M idd le ton ,U ppe ra nd L owe r P enn , B u shbu ry a nd O r ton , mo s t o f wh ich l i e i n p a r i she s w he r e moa ted s i te s may b e f ound . H oweve r , s ub inf euda t ion a nd d i v i s ion s e ems t o h ave b ecome mo re e x ten s ive b y t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry , c o inc id ing w i th r eg iona l a nd h ono r ia l h ighpo in t si na s so r t ing a nd i mp roved mano r ia l i n come s . T h i s c omb ina t ion o fc i rcum s tance s may h ave l e d t ot h i sp e r iod a s o ne o fe x ten s ive moa t c on s t ruc t ion ; i fs o , i ta g ree s w i th L e P a tou r e l a nd R obe r t s ' c h rono logy ( 92 ) t h a t t h e p e r iod c . 1200 -1325 w a st h e a pogee o f moa tb u i ld ing . I tw a s d u r ing t h i s p e r iod t h a t e xcava ted s i te s s uch a s Weo ley ( 9 3 ) , S ha r esh i l l ( 94 ) , We s t B romw ich ( 9 5 ) a nd p e rhap s B i rm ingham ( 96 )

a l l r e f lec t b u i ld ing

a c t iv i ty a nd s i te

e nhancemen t . Wh i l s t i th a s b een s ugge s ted t h a tt h e se p ha se s w e re l i nked w i th p e r iod s o f p o l i t ica l u nce r ta in ty ( 97 ) , i t s e em s mo re p robab le t h a t i ts hou ld b e v i ewed a l ong w i th c a s t les , mona s t ic h ou se s a nd l o ca l c hu rche s . I na l l c a se s , t h e s e cond h a lf o f t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry a nd e a r ly f ou r teen th c en tu ry ma rked a nu p tur ni ne conom ic a nd b u i ld ing a c t iv i ty . Moa ted s i te sa l so r e f lec tt h e g row ing a s ser t ivene s s a nd s en se o fi mpo r tance o ft h e g en t ry w i th in t h e h ono r . T he d e Pa le s f am i ly , c on te s t ing t h e i r o b l iga t ion s t ot h e b a ron s o fD ud ley b y 1 255 , p o s se s sed a moa ted r e s idence a t H and swo r th , p r e sen t b ef o re 1 272 . D i sp lay w a s a n i mpor tan t a spec t o f l o rd sh ip ( 98 ) a nd t h e s e em ing e n thu s ia sm o f s o m any m embe r so ft h eg en t ry f o rt h eb u i ld ing o f moa ted s i te s s e em s mo s t r e ad i ly e xp la ined b y t h e i r a ppa r en t c onno ta t ion s o f s t a tu s . S uch s i te s w e re e xpen s ive t oc on s t ruc t a nd ma in ta in , b u t t h e w i l l ingne s s t o u nder take s uch e xpend i tu re s ugge s t s t h e i mpo r tance o f t h e mano r h ou se , f o r t h e f am i l ie s c oncer n ed , a s av i sua l c onf i rma t ion o f t h e i r s t a tu s a nd l o rd sh ip ; e conom ic a nd s oc ia l f o r tune s may h ave i mp roved , a nd s ome f am i l ies , s uch a s t h e d e B i rm ingham s , t h e d e B u shbu ry s , o r S i r J ohn d e S wynne r ton o f H i l ton , w e re i mpo r tan t f i gu re s i n t h e p o l i t ica l l i f e o f t h e l o ca l

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NOTES : 1 . F o r e xamp le , H .E .J .Le P a tou r e l , T he Moa ted S i te s o f Y o rk sh i re , S oc ie ty F or,Med ieva l A rchaeo logy , Monog raph S e r ie s : 5 , ( London , 1 973 , 1 ; F .A .Abe rg ( e d ) , Med ie va l Moa ted S i t e s , CBA R e search R epo r t N o .17 , ( London ,1978 , 1 ; C .C .Tay lo r , ' Moa ted s i te s : t h e i r d ef in i t ion , f o rm a nd c l a ss if i ca t ion ' , i n Abe rg ( ed ) , i b id , 5 ;E .Bu l t , ' Moa t ed s i t es i n t h e i r e conom ic a nd s oc ia l c on tex t i n D e lf l and ' , C ha teau G a i l la rd ,X I I I ,( 1986 ) ,2 2 . 2 . D .Au s t in , ' The E xcava t ion o f D i spe r sed S e t t lemen t i n Med ieva l B r i ta in ' , i nM .A s ton , D .Au s t in , C .Dye r ( e d s ) , T he R u ra lS e t t lemen t s o f Med ieva lE ng land ( Oxf o rd , 1 989 ) , 2 39 4 0 .

1 5 . T he e xcava ted s amp le i s s ma l l a nd t h e i n f o rma t ion r e cove r ed g ene ra l ly l i m i t ed . 1 6 . T he Mano r H ou se , We s t B romw ich ; S .R .Jone s , ' We s t B romw ich Mano r H ou se ' , T SSAHS . , XV I I , ( 1975 1976 ) . S ha re sh i l l , S t af f o rd sh i r e ; A .O swa ld , ' Excava t ion s a t S ha re sh i l l , S t af f s ,1959 ' , T PBAS . , 7 7 , ( 1959 ) . Wa l sa l l , S t af f o rd sh i re ; S&S Wra thme l l , ' E xcava t ion s a tt h e moa t s i te , Wa l sa l l , S t af f s 1 972 -4 ' , T SSAHS . , XV I , ( 1974 -5 ) . G annow G reen , Wo r ce s te r sh i r e ; B .K .Robe r t s , ' Moa ted S i te s i n M id land E ng land ' ; SMR HW P RN 2 48 . Weo ley C a s t le , Wa rw ick sh i r e ; A .O swa ld , ' I n ter im R epo r t o n E xcava t ion s a t Weo ley C a s t le ,1955 -60 ' , T BAS . , LXXV I I I , ( 1962 ) . B i rm ingham , Wa rw ick sh i re ; L . Wa t t s , ' B i rm ingham Moa t :

3 . F o r e xamp le , B .K .Robe r t s , ' Moa ted S i te s i n M id land

i t sh i s to ry , t o pog raphy a nd d e s t ruc t ion ' , T B WAS . , 8 9 , ( 1978 -

E ng l and ' , T B WAS . , ( 1965 ) , 3 4 ; D .W i l son , Moa ted S i te s ( Ay le sbu ry , 1 985 ) , 2 9 ; P . J .La rkham , ' Moa ted S i t e s i nS ou th

1 979 ) .

S taf f o rd sh i re ' , T .S .S .A .H .S . , XX IV , ( 1982 -1983 ) , 1 3 ; L .Can to r ( ed ) , T he E ng l i sh Med i eva l L and scape ( London , 1 982 ) , 1 42 ; H .E .J .Le P a tou re l a nd B .K . R obe r t s , ' The

1 7 . B ond , ' Moa ted S i te s i n Wo rc s . ' , i nA be rg ( ed ) , Med ieva l Mowed S i te s ,7 7 .

s i gn if i cance o f moa ted s i tes ' , i n A be rg ( ed ) , Med ie va l Moa t ed S i te s ,4 9 .

1 8 . L eP a tou r e l , Moa t ed S i te so fY o rk sh i re , 1 5 . 1 9 . L a rkham ,' Moa t ed S i te s i nS ou th S t af f s . ' ,2 2 .

4 .L e P a tou re l , Moa ted S i te s o fY ork sh i re ; W i l son , Moa ted S i t e s , 3 ; H .E .J . L e P a tou re l , ' Documen ta ry E v idence ' , i n A be rg ( e d ) , Med ieva l Moa ted S i t e s , 2 6 -8 ; A .E .B rown a nd

2 0 . B a sed o nL a rkham , i b id . ,a nd SMR l i s t ing s .

C .C .Tay lo r , Moa ted S i t e s i nN or the rn B edf ord sh i re , V aughn P ape rN o .35 ( Un ive r s i ty o fL e ice s te r , 1 991) .

2 1 . L a rkham , i b id . ,2 8 . 2 2 . R obe r t s ,' Moa t ed S i te s i nM id land E ng land ' , 3 4 .

5 . 1 40 moa ted s i te s c omp i led f r om SMR l i s t ing s f o r S t af f o rd sh i re , Wa rw ick sh i re , H e r ef o rd a nd Wo rce s te r , a nd We s tM id land sC oun ty , s upp lemen ted b yt h es i t eg az e t tee ri n

2 3 . C a l . I PM , I , N o .813 ; V .C .H . , W or c s . , I I , 1 45 -6 ; SMR WM P RN 2 816 .

L a rkham ,' Moa ted S i te s i nS ou th S t af f s . ' . 6 . A be rg l i s t s 5 63 k nown s i te s ; F .A .Abe rg , ' I n t roduc t ion ' ( Tab le 1 ) , i nA be rg ( ed ) , Med ieva l Moa ted S i te s , 3 .

2 4 . T he p l ace n ame ' B rand ' may b e d e r ived f r om ' b room ' o r ' b u rn t ' , a nd m igh t b e p a r t icu la r ly a s soc ia ted w i th t h e p roce s s o fa s sa r t ing a nd c o lon i sa t ion .

7 .S MR S t af f s PRN 0 2523 , 0 1074 ; SMR We s t M id s .PRN 2 553 , 2 643 , 2 687 , 2 641 , 3 959 , 2 647 , 2 833 , 2 648 , 2 824 , 2 248 ,2 257 ,3 015 ,3 106 , 154 ; SMR HW P RN 2 48 .

2 5 . SMR W M P RN 2 816 .

8 . Mand e r( ed ) , W od ehou se D eed s ,N o s .1 ,3 .

2 7 . R obe r t s , ' Moa ted S i t e s i nM id land E ng land ' , 3 4 ; L ew i s , M i tche l l -Fox a nd D ye r , V i l lage , Ham le ta nd _F ie ld , 1 33 .

2 6 . SMR W M P RN 2 711 ,2 712 .

9 .C .J .Bond , ' Moa ted S i te s i n Wo r ce s te r sh i re ' , i nA be rg ( ed ) , Med ie va l Moa ted S i te s , 7 1-7 .

2 8 . L a rkham , ' Moa ted S i te s i nS ou th S t af f s . ' , 1 7 . 2 9 . S o i l S u rvey o fE ng land a nd Wa le s , S o i l s o fE ng land a nd W a le s , S hee t 3 ,M id land a nd W e s t e rn E ng land ( Ha rpenden , 1 983 ) ;S o i l sa nd t h e i r U se i nM id land a nd W e s te rn E ng land ,

1 0 .L a rkham , ' Moa ted S i te s i nS ou th S t af f s ' . 1 .

Wro t t es ley

( ed ) ,

P lea

R o l l s ,

H enry

I I ,

2 9 ,

8 6 ;

B u l le t in N o .12 ( Ha rpenden , 1 984 ) , e spec ia l ly 1 32 -7 ,116 1 8 ,120 -4 ,3 23 -7 ,2 75 -9 ,2 90 -4 , 3 19 -23 ,2 12 16 .

Wedgwood ( ed ) ,I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 ,2 02 . 1 2 . C .Lew i s , P .M i tche l l -Fox , C .Dye r , V i l lage , Ham l e t a nd F ie ld . C hang ing m ed ieva l s e t t lemen t s i n c en t ra l E ng land ( Manche s te r , 1 997 ) , 1 33 .

3 0 . No te 4 a bove . L ew i s , M i tche l l -Fox a nd D ye r , V i l lage , Ham le ta nd F ie ld , 1 40 .

1 3 . L e P a tou re l a nd R obe r t s , ' S ign if i cance o f Moa ted S i te s ' , i nA be rg ( e d ) , Med ieva l Moa ted S i te s , 5 1 .

3 1 . M .D . Wa t son , ' Med ieva l Moa ted S i te s i n S h rop sh i re ' , WMA . ,2 4 , ( 1981) , 3 6 .

1 4 . R obe r t s , ' Moa ted S i te si nM id land E ng land ' ,2 7 .

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3 2 . G .Duby , R ura l E conomy a nd C oun try L if e i n t h e Med ie va l W e s t ,( Pa r i s , 1 968 ) , 8 2 . 3 . L eP a tou re l , Moa ted S i te so fY ork sh i re , 1 -12 . 3 4 . C .Dye r , Hanbu ty :S e t t lemen t a nd S oc ie ty i n aW ood land

5 5 . W 'eo ley w a s , o f c ou r se , a moa ted s i te , b u t i tw a s a l so l o oked u pon a s a c a s t le . T he re w a s a moa ted s i te i n B o rde s ley , R av enhu r s t Moa t , SMR W M P RN 2 918 , o f w h ich n ot r ace sr ema in , b u ti t so wne r sh ip i su nknown . T he r e w a s e x ten s ive a s sa r t ing i nt h e mano r o fB o rde s ley ; C a LIP M , I ,N o .813 .

L and scape ,( Le ice s te r , 1 991) , 2 9 , 3 6 . 3 5 . SMR . WM P RN 1 67 1 .

5 6 . Wro t te s ley ( e d ) , S taf f ord sh i re S u i t s , R ichard Ia nd K ing J ohn , 1 47 ,148 .

3 6 . L a rkham , ' Moa ted S i te s i nS ou th S t af f s . ' , 1 2 ,T ab le 1 .

5 7 . Ma ske lyne a nd L y le ( e d s ) ,F euda lA id s , V ,1 0 .

3 7 .L a rkham , i b id . , 1 3 .

5 8 . Wro t te s ley ( ed ) , C oram R ege R o l l s a nd P lea s o f t h e C rown , 1 307 -1327 , 3 .

3 8 . Wro t te s ley ( ed ) ,P lea so ft h eF ore s t ,S taf f ord sh i re , 1 78 . 3 9 . L a rkham ,' Moa ted S i te s i nS ou th S t af f s . ' ,2 4 , T ab le 8 . 4 0 . B ond , ' Moa t ed S i te s i n Wo r c s . ' , i nA be rg ( e d ) , Med ie va l Mowed S i t e s , 7 1 .

5 9 . SMR W M P RN 2 540 , s i tua ted a bou t6 0y a rd sw e s to ft h e c hu rch ; i n c . 1300 t h e p a r son w a s R oge r d e B u shbu ry , b ro the r o f R a lph ; Mande r ( ed ) , Wod ehou se D eed s , 9 4 , N o .186 . 6 0 . L a rkham ' s g aze t tee r , ' Moa ted S i te s i n S ou th S t af f s . ' ,

4 1 . S RO D 1790 /A /2 /67 .

8 0 / 15 . S haw b e l ieved t h i st ob et h e s ea to ft h e d e B u shbu ry s ; S haw ,H i s to ry a nd A n t iqu i t ie so fS taf f ord sh i re , I , i ,1 81 .

4 2 . S RO D 1790 /A /2 /72 ;D 1790 /A /2 /31 ; D 1790 /A /2 /29 . 4 3 . Wro t te s ley ( ed ) ,P l ea R o l l s , H enry I I ,2 14 .

6 1 . Wro t te s ley ( e d ) , C oram R ege R o l l s a nd P lea s o f t h e C rown , 1 307 -1327 , 2 1 .

4 4 . SMR S t af f sP RN 0 3657 .

6 2 .I b id .

4 5 . Wro t te s ley ( ed ) ,P l ea R o l l s , 1 272 -1294 , 1 27 .

6 3 . Ma ske lyne a nd L y le ( ed s ) ,F euda lA id s , V , 1 0 .

4 6 . C a l .P .R . ,1258 -1266 ,4 80 .

6 4 . S RO D 1790 /A /3 /7 .

4 7 . Wedgwood ( ed ) , i nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 , 1 57 , 2 03 . A

6 5 . c f . D ye r , Hanbu ty , 3 2 -3 .

r e f e rence o f 1 286 s ugge s t s t ha t t h i s h ou se w a s p robab ly c onven ien t ly p l aced f o r h un t ing i nB agge r idge ; Wro t te s ley

6 6 . Ma ske lyne a nd L y le ( ed s ) ,F euda lA id s , V ,1 0 .

( ed ) , P l ea s o ft h e F ore s t , 1 60 . I ti sp e rhap s t ob e i d en t if ied w i th S hu t t E nd ; t h e p lace n ame ' S hu t t ' i sr e la ted t oS hu te o r S hea ta nd m ay b ea s soc ia ted w i th ap a rk , s ugge s t ing t h a tt h e h ou se f unc t ioned a l so a s ah un t ing l o dge . E .E l cwa l l , T he C onc i se O xf ord D ic t iona ry o fE ng l i sh P lace N ame s( Oxf o rd , 1 974 ) ,4 15 ,4 2 1 .

6 7 . SMR S t af f sP RN 0 1164 . 6 8 . C a LIP M , I ,N o .813 ;V I , No .428 . 6 9 . V .C .H . , W a rk s . , V I I , 6 3 ; Wro t te s ley ( ed ) , P lea R o l l s , H enry I I , 1 05 .

4 8 . Wedgwood ( ed ) ,i nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 ,2 01 . 7 0 . C a LIP M , I ,N o .813 . F ive i n d iv idua l sa r e n amed h o ld ing i nE rd ing ton b y k n igh t s e rv ice . T he moa ted s i te k nown a s

4 9 .I b id . , 1 52 .

E rd ing ton H a l l , SMR W M P RN 2 953 , i sa s soc ia ted w i th t h e 5 0 . j e .t h eB u rne l mano rh ou se ; C a LIP M , I I , 1 94 .

d e E rd ing ton f am i ly , a nd t h a t k nown a s P ype H a l l , SMR WM P RN 2 955 , w i th t h e mano r t ha t h ad b een a s s igned t o

5 1 . A h a l l a nd c hambe r w a s m en t ioned i n 1 336 ; V .C .H . , S taf f s . , XX , 1 75 .

Wa l te r Maun se la nd d e scended t oR icha rd d eP ype . / 7 1 .I b id .

5 2 . C ha r te ro fJ ohn d e T re se l l , a th i s c ou r ta tT r e se l ; Mande r ( ed ) , W od ehou se D eed s , No s .8 ,15 .

7 2 .I b id .

5 3 . Wedgwood ( ed ) ,I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 ,2 11 .

7 3 .I b id . ; V .C .H . , . Wa rk s . ,V I I , 6 5 .

5 4 . A c ha r te r o f t h e m id th i r teen th c en tu ry r e f e r s t o t h e

7 4 . SMR HW P RN 0 3237 .

h ou se o f Maud , l a dy o f Wombou rne , a nd a no the r r e f e r s t o N icho la s o f t h e H a l l ( de a u la ) ; Mande r ( e d ) , W od ehou se D eed s , No s .6 a nd 1 4r e spec t ive ly .

7 5 . SMR HW P RN 0 3238 .

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7 6 . V .C .H . , W o rc s . , I I , 1 20 . 7 7 . P e te r d e ' S e i le ' a nd W i l l iam d e E ng lef eud ; Wedgwood ( e d ) , T e s ta d eN ev i 1 1 ,4 00 . 7 8 . Ma ske lyne a nd L y le ( ed s ) , F euda lA id s , V ,1 0 . 7 9 . SMR S t af f s P RN 0 1149 . T he p r e sence o ft wo s epa ra t e f i shpond s m igh t r e f lec t t h e s i te s o ft h e o t he r r e s idence s , b u t n o tn ece s sa r i ly . 8 0 . L ew i s , M i tche l l -Fox a nd D ye r , V i l lage , Ham l e t a nd F ie ld , 1 40 . 8 1 . Wedgwood ( ed ) ,I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 , 2 28 -32 . 8 2 .I b id . ,2 29 . 8 3 . R obe r t s , ' Moa ted S i te s i n M id land E ng land ' , 3 ; SMR HW P RN 2 48 . 8 4 . SMR HW P RN 0 3699 . 8 5 . V .C .H . , W a rk s . , I I , 1 97 . 8 6 . C a LIP M , I I , No .194 . 8 7 . T ha ti s ,t h es t ronge ra r ab le p rof i le o ft h e mano r . 8 . L e P a tou re l a nd R ober t s , ' The S ign i f icance o f Moa ted S i t e s ' , i nA be rg ( ed ) , Med ieva l Moa ted S i t e s ,5 0 . 8 9 . Wedgwood ( ed ) ,I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 , 1 54 . 9 0 . I b id . ;4 9 c u s toma ry t e nan t s o f t h e a s sa r ted l a nd a r e r e f e r red t o . 9 1 . W i l l i sB und ( ed ) ,I PM s , Worce s te r , I ,1 7 . 9 2 . L e P a tou re l a nd R ober t s , ' The S ign if icance o f Moa ted S i t es ' , i nA be rg ( ed ) , Med ie va l Moa ted S i te s , 5 0 9 3 . O swa ld ,' Weo ley C a s t le ' . 9 4 . O swa ld ,' Excava t ion sa tS ha re sh i l l ' . 9 5 .J one s , ' W e s tB romw ich Mano rH ou se ' . 9 6 . Wa t t s ,' B i rm ingham Moa t ' . 9 7 . C .P la t t , Med ie va l E ng land . A S oc ia l H i s tory a nd A rchaeo log yf rom t h eC onque s tt o1 660 AD ( London , 1 978 ) , 13 -4 ;O swa ld ,' Excava t ion s a t ha r e sh i l l ' ,4 9 . 9 8 . c f .E .K ing ,E ng land , 175 -1425 ( London , 1 979 ) ,4 6 . 9 9 . C o ss ,L ord sh ip , K n igh thood a nd L oca l i ty , 1 56 . 1 00 .I b id . , 1 51 .

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CHAPTER S EVEN . PARKS , CHASES , WARRENS AND F ISHPONDS I N THE HONOR OF DUDLEY . Why w a s p a rk land s u ch a p rom inen t e l emen t i n t h e l a nd scape o ft h e h ono r , p a r t icu la r ly o n t h e d eme sne mano r s

H oweve r , t h e f r equency w i th wh ich g en t ry f am i l ie s , s uch a s t h e l o rd s o f B u shbu ry , E s s ing ton , Wombou rne , H ag ley ,

o f t h e d e S ome ry s? T he r e w e re a tl e a s t t wen ty -f ou r p a rk s w i th in t h e s t udy a r ea b y 1 450 , w i th f ou r teen k nown b ef o r e 1 325 ( 1 ) ( F igu re 7 . 1) . I n a dd i t ion , a n I nqu i s i t ion o f 1 275 r e co rded t h a t R oge r d e S ome ry ' a cqu i r ed h i s n ew c ha se a t P en sne t ti nt h et ime o fK ing H en ry , f a the ro ft h ep r e sen tl o rd K ing , a nd made t h e n ew p a rk b e tween t h e a f o re sa id w ood land o f P en sne t t a nd t h e v i l l o f D ud ley ' ( 2 ) . T he p o s se s s ion o f ac ha se , ap r iva te f o re s t , w a s ar a re d i s t inc t ion , C an to r ( 3 ) h av ing n o ted o n ly t wen ty s ix i n E ng land , a t

A ld r idge a nd E rd ing ton , w e re a ccu sed o f p oach ing r oya l f o r e s t s a nd s e igneu r ia l p a rk s , r e f lec t s t h a t f o r mo s t o f t h e a r i s toc racy , l e g i t ima te a cce s s t os uch r e sou r ce s w a s l im i t ed .

d i f f e ren t t ime s i n t h e M idd le A ge s . Why t h e d e S ome ry s

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H en ry f i tz Emp r e s s ' ( 18 ) . S im i la r ly , i n K inve r F o re s t i n 1 300 , t h e v i l l s o fL owe r P enn , S e i sdon , O r ton , Womboun ie ,

j u r i sd id t iona l r i gh t s o ve r o f f ende r s , w h ich t oge the r w i th t h e r e sou r ce s o ft h e c ha se , a dded t ot h e i r p r e s t ige a nd p owe r i n t h e l o ca lc ommun i ty ( 4 ) . I n t h e M idd le Age s v en i son w a s r ega rd ed a s ap r e s t ig iou s mea t a s soc ia ted w i th t h e e l i te i n s oc ie ty ( 5 ) . Wh i l s t d ee r h un t ing p rov ided a p e rhap s o ve r -empha s i sed r e c r ea t ion f o r t h e a r i s toc racy ( 6 ) , t h e r o le o fv en i son f o rt h e l a rde r , a nd a s g i f t s , d emanded p rope r d ee r managemen t p o l ic ie s t h a t o f ten a moun ted t od ee rf ann ing ( 7 ) . T he c apa c i ty o ft h e b a ron s o f Dud ley t oe ngage i ns u ch p o l ic ie s i sp e rhap s r e f lec ted b yt h e p re sence i n t h e i r h ou seho ld s o f m en c ha rged w i th r e spon s ib i l i t ie s f o rw ood s a nd p a rk land . I nt h e h ou seho ld o f G erva se P agane l w a s o ne R anu lf t h e H un te r ( 8 ) , w h i l s t i n 1 271 a c a se w a s b rough t a ga in s t R a lph P e l le f o r o f f ence s c omm i t ted i nC annock F o re s t i n1 263 ,R a lph b e ing n amed a s t h e h un t sman o f R oge r d e S ome ry ( 9 ) . O the r s m en t ioned i n c luded f o re s te r sa nd p a rke r s( 10 ) . T he h igh i n c idence o fd ee rb one s f ound i nt h e e xcava t ion sa t D ud ley C a s t le ( 1 1) p e rhap s r e f lec t s t h e i mpo r tance o f v en i son i nt h e d i e t o ft h e h ou seho ld ( 1 2 ) , b u t t h e p r e s t ige t ha t w a s a s soc ia ted w i th t h i s m ea t a l so m ade i ta n i mpo r tan t g if t , r ef l ec t ing u pon t h es t a tu s o fb o th t h er e c ip ien ta nd mo r e s o , t h e g ran to r ; a s B i r re l l o b se rve s , ' l a rge s s a nd p a t ronage w e re c r uc ia la t t r ibu t e so fl o rd sh ip '( 1 3 ) .

I n 1 086 , much o f t h e h ono r o f D ud ley w a s w i th in t h e s hadow o fr oya lf o re s t s ,t h e l a rge s to fw h ich w a s C annock t o t h en o r th . W i th in C annock F o re s t i n1 300 ( 17 ) w e re t h e v i l l s o f L i t t le S a redon , O x ley , B r in sf o rd , B u shbu ry , Mo se ley , E s s ing ton , G o r s t ico te , R u sha l l , A ld r idge , P endef o rd a nd D a r la s ton , a l l e n te red a sb e long ing t ot h e b a rony o fD ud ley ,

H im ley , T ry su l l , S w indon , L u t ley , Mo rf e , C hu r ch i l l , H ag ley , P edmo re , O ld S w inf o rd , Amb leco te a nd K ing sw inf o rd a l l c l a imed t oh ave b een a f f o re s ted ' s ince t h ec o rona t ion o fK ing H en ry t h e g rea t -g randf a the r o f t h e p re sen t K ing ' ( 19 ) . A l l t h e se v i l l s , a l ong w i th o t he r st ha tw e r e n o t p a r t o ft h e h ono r , s u cce s sf u l ly c l a imed d i saf f o r e s ta t ion o n t h e g round s t h a t t h ey h ad b een n ew ly a f o r e s ted a f t e r 154 . H oweve r , d i saf f o re s ta t ion s e em s n o t t o h ave b een f i na l ly a nd f u l ly c onceded u n t i l t h e f our teen th c en tu ry , c onc lud ing ap roce s s t h a ts i nce t h er e ign o fK ing J ohn h ad b een e r od ing t h e e x t en t o ft h ef o re s t( 20 ) ; o n ly b yt h ep u rcha se o fr oya l l i cence c ou ld p a rk sb ee s tab l i shed w i th in t h ef o re s t . T he p r iv i lege o f f r ee w a r ren , b y w h ich t h e C rown g ran t ed t h e r e c ip ien t t h e r i gh t t oh un t s ma l le r g ame , w a s h e ld b y a n umbe r o f l o rd s i nt h e h ono r . T en mano r s , t h ree o f wh ich w e r e i nt h e d e S ome ry d eme sne ( 2 1) , c l a imed t h e r i gh t o f f r ee w ar r en b ef o re 1 325 , t h e ma jo r i ty o ft h e g ran t s p r eda t ing 1 300 a nd i n t h e c a se o f B i rm ingham a nd H and swo r th a ppa r en t ly d a t ing b ack t ot h e m id twe lf th c en tu ry ( 22 ) . T h i s w a s n o t ar i gh t e n joyed b y a l l manor ia l l o rd s , b e ing l a rge ly r e s t r ic ted e i the r t ot h e l o rd s o fD ud ley t h em se lve s , o r t h e i r l e ad ing t e nan t s , t h e l o rd s o fB i rm ingham a nd p e rhap s We s t B romw ich ( 23 ) . T he t h i r teen th c en tu ry s e em s t o h ave b een t h e ma in p e r iod

Wh i l s t t h e r e a r e n o s u rv iv ing r e co rd s o f t h e d e S ome ry s g iv ing v en i son , t h ey w e r e f r equen t r e c ip ien t s o f s uch g if t s f r om t h e k i ng ( 14 ) , w ho a l so t ook a dvan tage o fp e r iod s o f r oya l c u s tody t o make g ene rou s g i f t s f r om t h e d e S ome ry p a rk s ,a si n1 275 w hen t wen ty -f ou r l i ve b uck sa nd d oe s f r om

f o r p a rk c r ea t ion i nt h e h ono r , a nd w a s a l so t h e p e r iod i n w h ich P en sne t t C ha se w a s e s tab l i shed . T he r e f e r ence t o H en ry I I i nt h e 1 275 I nqu i s i t ion , a nd ap l ea o f 1 248 ( 24 ) a ga in s t W i l l iam B u rde t t w ho c on te s ted R oge r d e S ome ry ' s f r ee c ha se i nt h e w ood a tP en sne t t , s ugges t s t h a t t h e c ha se w a sc r ea ted b e tween 1 216 a nd 1 248 ; i tw a s r ega rded , a tl e a s t i np a r t , a s a n a ppu r tenance o ft h e mano r o f S edg ley , a s i n

t h e p a rk a nd w ood o f D ud ley w e re g r an ted t o R oge r d e Mo r t ime r s o t h a t h e m igh t s t ock h i s o wn p a rk ( 1 5 ) . S im i la r ly , the d e S ome ry p a rk s m igh t h e lp p rov ide f o r t h e r oya l l a rde r ; i n 1 273 t h e k i ng g ave o rde r s t h a t v en i son b e

1 322 , w hen J ohn d e S u t ton r e ce ived ' t he mano r o fS edg ley w i th t h e c hace o f P en sne t a nd t h e i r a ppu r tenance s i n t h e s ame c oun ty ' ( 2 5 ) . I ts e em s p robab le t h a tt h e c ha se i n c luded

t a ken f r om t h e p a rk s a nd c ha se s o f D ud ley a nd Weo ley , s a l ted ,a nd s t o red i nb a r r e l s( 16 ) .

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e a r ly t h i r teen th c en tu ry ( 27 ) . C an to r ( 28 ) h a s s ugge s ted t h a t t h ec ha se w a s o r ig ina l ly p a r to ft h e a d jacen tf o re s to fK inve r , a l though i fs o , i ts e ems l i ke ly t oh ave a pp l ied o n ly t op a r t so f t h e c ha se . H oweve r , t h i s may r e f lec t s ucce s sf u l e nc roa chmen tb yt h e d e S ome ry s o n t h e r oya l f o r e s t . I na ny c a se , P en sne t t s e em s t o h ave b een a f a i r ly e a r ly c r ea t ion , h av ing b een e s tab l i shed s ome f o r ty y ea r s e a r l ie r t h an i t s mo re f amou sn e ighbou r ,C annock C ha se . S ome p a rk land w a s c e r ta in ly p r e sen t b ef o re t h e e nd o ft h e t we lf th c en tu ry . I nt h e c ha r te r o fG e rva se P agane l t oD ud ley P r io ry ( 29 )t h ep r iv i lege s g ran ted i n c luded t h e r i gh tt og raz e c a t t le o nt h es ame p a s tu re st h a th eu sed w i th t h ee xcep t ion o f h i sp a rk s . I ti sp robab le t h a tt h i sp a rk w a s l o ca ted i nt h e a r ea a d jacen t t o t h e C a s t le , k nown a s ' W ren 's N e s t ' . B y c . 1200 t h e r e w a s ap a rk i n Wa l sa l l ( 30 ) a nd i nt h e f o l low ing t h ree d ecade sp a rk sw e re m en t ioned i nB i rm ingham ( 3 1) a nd We s t B romw ich ( 32 ) . H oweve r , t h e ma in p ha se o fp a rk e s tab l i shmen t o ccu r red i n t h e s e cond h a lf o f t h e t h ir teen th c en tu ry . T he re m ay h ave b een ap a rk i nS edg ley b y 1 254 -5 , a l though t h e r e f e rence t o R oge r ' s ' f r ee c ha se i nt h e H aye o fS egge s le a nd i nt h e w ood o fP enn ' ( 3 3 ) may r e la te t oP en sne t t C ha se . F ou r y ea r s l a te r h oweve r , R icha rd s on o f G e rva se o f Wo lve rhamp ton , w i th o the r s , w a s c ha rged w i th e n te r ing R oge r ' s p a rk o f S edg ley a nd t a k ing g ame ( 34 ) . P a rk s w e re m en t ioned f o r C rad ley , Weo ley a nd H and swor th b y 1 273 ( 3 5 )a nd D ud ley N ew P a rk w a s p r e sen tb y 1 275 ( 36 ) ; t h eN ew P a rk a ppea r st op o s td a t e t h e c r ea t ion o fP en sne t tC ha se a si t sb ounda r ie s w e re d efmed o nt h es ou th a nd w e s tb y i t .B yt h e l a s td ecade o ft h e c en tu ry s eve ra l f u r the r p a rk s a ppea r i n t h e d ocumen t s , a s a t Amb leco te ( 37 ) , C a s t le B romw ich ( 38 ) , H a rbou rne ( 39 ) a nd E t t ing sha l l( 40 ) ,t h e l a t te rb r ing ing t h en umbe ro fd e S ome ry

t oge the r w i th t h e a ppa ren t a b sence b ef o r e 1 325 o fp a rk land i n A s ton , m ay w e l l r ef lec t t h e r e s t r ic t ion s t h a t t h e e s tab l i shmen t o f S u t ton C ha se i nt h e e a r ly t we lf th c en tu ry h ad i mpo sed u pon mano r ia l l o rd s w i th in i t s b ounda r ie s . S im i la r ly , d e sp i te t h e p rom inence o ft h e l o rd s o fE rd ing ton , n o r a r e t h e re a ny r e f e rence s t o r i gh t s o f f r ee w a r ren u n t i l t ho se g ran ted t oR oge rH i l la ry i n1 344 ( 47 ) . O ft h et h i r teen e a r l ie s tp a rk s , s i x o rs even w e re t h e c r ea t ion s o ft h e l o rd s o fD ud ley ( 48 ) . H and swor th a l so c ame i n to t h e i r p o s se s s ion , l e av ing t h e d e S ome ry s w i th av e ry s i gn if i can t a ccumu la t ion o fp a rk land , i na dd i t ion t oP en sne t tC ha se . Wh i l s t t h e P agane l s s e em t oh ave b een t h e f i r s t t oe s tab l i sh p a rk land i nt h e h ono r , i ti sn o tab le t h a tt h e p rom inen t O ffm i a nd d e B i rm ingham f am i l ie s w e re t h e f i r s t t o f o l low s u i t , a l though t h e s im i la r ly p rom inen td e F rank ley f am i ly d i dn o t . I n d ue c ou r se s ome o the r m embe r s o f t h e h ono r ia l g en t ry w e r ea b le t oe s tab l i sh p a rk land ;t h e d e P a r le s i nH and swo r th , W i l l iam d e S t af f o rd a t Amb leco te , J ohn L ove l , p e rhap s t h e r oya lh un t sman ( 49 ) , a tC a s t le B romw ich . T he p a rk si nt h eh ono ro fD ud ley s uppo r tt h eo b se rva t ion so f J ean B i r r e l l i nh e rs t udy o fS t af f o rd sh i r e ( 50 ) . T he t h ir teen th c en tu ry w a st h e ma in p e r iod o fp a rk c r ea t ion , a nd i nt h e c a se o f t h e h ono r , p a r t icu la r ly t h e p e r iod o f c . 1250 -1300 , a l though t h e d a te o ft h e f i r s t d ocumen ta ry r e f e r ence s a r e n o t n ece s sa r i ly r e l iab le g u ide s t o t h e d a te o f a c tua l e s tab l i shmen t . B i r re l l a l so n o ted t h a t d e sp i te t h e l a rge n umbe r s o fd ee rpa rk s t ob e f ound i nS t af f o rd sh i re b y 1 350 , o wne r sh ip o f t h em w a s c oncen t ra ted , s ome 4 3% i n t h e p o s se s s ion o fo n ly f i ve l a ndowne r s ( 5 1) . S im i la r ly , b y 1 300 mo r e t h an h a lf t h e p a rk s i nt h e h ono r b e longed t o t h e d e S ome ry s , a nd o ft ho se n o t c r ea ted b y t h e l o rd s o fD ud ley , i t w a sg ene ra l ly o n ly t h e mo re p rom inen tl o ca ll a ndowne r st h a t

d ee r p a rk s w i th in t h e p a r i sh o f S edg ley t o a t l e a s t t h r ee , t oge the r w i th p a r t s o f t h e N ew P a rk a nd t h e c ha se a t B agge r idge ; t oge the r t h ey c ove r 2 4% o ft he p a r i sh , a nd t h i s may w e l l b e a n u nde r -e s t ima te . I t i s p o s s ib le t h a t t h e

w e r ea b le t od os o . T o e cho B i r re l la ga in ( 52 ) ,n o ma t te rh ow d e s i rab le p a rk land m igh th ave b een , o wne r sh ip o f ap a rk w a s a n e xcep t ion w i th in t h e h ono r i n 1 325 . T he o wne r sh ip o f d ee rp a rk sw a sa ne xc lu s ive p r iv i lege .

B agge r idge w ood s w e re i n t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry mo r e e x ten s ive t h an c an b e r e con s t ruc ted f r om e i gh teen th c en tu ry map s ; t h e t h ree f i e ld s k nown a s ' T he H ay ' ( 4 1) ( F igu re 9 . 3 ) may r e f lec tt h e o r ig ina l , w ide r , e x ten t o fB agge r idge . T he r e i s a n I nqu i s i t ion r e f e rence t o ap a rk c a l led ' O lyngh ' i n S edg ley ( 42 ) , an ame t h a th a sn o t , s of a r ,b een t r a ced .

T he p r e sence o f r oya l f o re s t s a t C annock a nd K inve r , t oge the r w i th t h e t wo c ha se s o f S u t ton a nd P en sne t t , r e s t r ic ted p a rk o wne r sh ip . H oweve r , t h e e x ten s ive i n road s made o n t h e r oya l f o re s t b y c . 1300 s ugge s t s t h a t t h i s c anno t h ave b een t h e o n ly e xp lana t ion o ft h e i re xc lu s ive o wne r sh ip . Mo r e c r i t ica l p e rhap s w a s t h e c o s t o f a c tua l ly e s tab l ish ing a nd m a in ta in ing p a rk land , p a r t icu la r ly w hen l o rd s n eeded t o make c ho ice sa bou tt h e mo s te f f ec t ive a nd p rof i tab le l a ndu se w i th in t h e mano r . F o r many m embe r s o ft h e g en t ry , d e sp i te t h e a dvan tage s t o p e r sona l s t a tu s i n o wn ing a d ee r p a rk , e conom ic p rac t ica l i t ie s d i c ta ted a n e mpha s i s o n t h e d eve lopmen to fa r ab le , l e av ing t h em t os a t i sf yt h e i rd emand s

I ti su nc lea rw he the rt h e p a rk h e ld i n We s tB romw ich b y t h e A bbo to fH a le sowen i n1 307 r e f e r red t o an ew s e cond p a rk , o r r e p r e sen t s at r an sf e r i n t h e o wne r sh ip o f t h e e a r ly t h i r teen th c en tu ry p a rk . T he a bbo t a nd c onven t h ad a l so e s tab l i shed ap a rk a tH a le sowen i na bou t 1 290 , t ot h e e a s to f t h e a bbey c omp lex , ap a r t o fw h ich w a s p e rhap s r e ca l led i n t h e f i e ld n ame s o f' L owe r ' , ' M idd le ' a nd ' Uppe rA r ley O ak s ' , r e co rded o n t h e 1 844 T i the Map f o r t h e t own sh ip o fL apa l ( 4 3 ) .

f o r v en i son t h rough t h e t ime h onou r ed p rac t i se o fp oach ing a nd t h e r e ce ip t o fg i f t s . B i r r e l l f ound t h a t p a rk o wne r sh ip i n S t af f o rd sh i re w a s r e s t r ic ted t ol o rd s w ho se w ea l th e xceeded £ 20 ay ea r i n 1 337 , a nd n o t a l l o rd s w i th t h a t i n come h e ld

T o t h i s n umbe r w e re s ub sequen t ly a dded p a rk s a t P a t t ingham ,G rea tB a r ra nd F rank ley b e tween 1 326 a nd 1 360 ( 44 ) . B y 1 577 t h e re w a s a l so a d ee rpa rk a t E nv i l le ( 4 5 ) w h ich m ay h ave h ad m ed ieva l o r ig in s , b u tn o th ing c e r ta in i s

o ne ( 5 3 ) . T he c oncen t ra t ion o fp a rk s i nd e S ome ry o wne r sh ip i n v i te s

k nown o fi t .T he r e la t ive ly l a te c r ea t ion o fG rea t B a r r ( 46 ) ,

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t h a t m igh t h ave l e d t h e l o rd s o fD ud ley t oa ccumu la t e s uch e x t en s ive a r ea so fd eme sne p a rk land w i th in ar e la t ive ly s ma l l

m ano r s , i n c lud ing S edg ley ( 60 ) a nd C rad ley ( 6 1) ; u nde r t h e c i rcum s tance s , t h e c r ea t ion o f p a rk land mu s t h ave s e emed t h e mo s t e f f ec t ive u se o ft h e l a nd , p a r t icu la r ly a ss ome o fi t

a r ea . I ti so f t en s ugge s ted t h a t a n i mpor tan t i n f luence i nt h e c r ea t ion o fs ome p a rk land w a s t h e q ua l i ty o ft h e l a nd i t s e lf ,

m igh th ave b een i n tended t os uppor tg ene ra ls t ock r e a r ing . I n 1 307 i tw a s c l a imed t h a t R icha rd J o lyf , as ub -ba i l if fo fJ ohn d e S ome ry , h ad b roken i n to J ohn ' s p a rk a tn igh t a nd d r iven o f f s i x o f h i s c a t t le ( 6 2 ) . T he mo t iva t ion s b eh ind t h e d e S ome ry a ccumu la t ion o f p a rk land a ppea r s t o b e a c omb ina t ion o f t h e u ndoub ted a dvan tage s f o r p e r sona l

d ee r p a rk s b e ing a n e f f ec t ive w ay o f mak ing t h e mo s t o f w a s te a r ea sa nd o therw i se u np roduc t ive o ru n imp roved l a nd , o f t en l o ca ted a tt h e f r inge s o ft h e m ano r . T h i s w a s s o , f o r i n s tance , i nt h e c a se o f S u t ton C ha se , D ugda le c ommen t ing i n1 656 t h a tt h e l a rge p a r i sh o fS u t ton h ad ' ab a r r en s o i l ' ( 54 ) .

p r e s t ige a nd s t a tu s , t h e n eed s o f t h e h ou seho ld , a nd a p ragma t i sm t h a t e ngaged w i th t h e e nv i ronmen ta l r e a l i t ie s o f t h e i r mano r s .

T he C ha se a nd t h e ma jo r i ty o f t h e d e S ome ry p a rk s w e re l o ca t ed i na nd a round t h e p a r i she s o f S edg ley , D ud ley a nd K ing sw inf o rd ( F igu re 7 . 2 ) . Wh i l s t t h e C ha se c ove red a n e x t en s ive a r ea a nd t ook i n l a rge p a r t s o f D ud ley a nd

T he e conom ic p o ten t ia l o f m ed ieva l p a rk s g ene ra l ly w en t b eyond t h e s imp le p rov i s ion o f v en i son , i mpo r tan t a s t ha t m igh th ave b een . I na n u nda ted c ha r t e r , b u t o ne w h ich mo s t p robab ly d a te s t o t h e l a te t h i r teen th c en tu ry , R oge r d e S ome ry c onf i rmed Mo se s s on o f A lan i n t h e S edg ley p o s se s s ion s o f h i s f a the r , w he re t h ey w e re d e sc r ibed a s f o r e s te r s i nf e e f o r k eep ing t h e v en i son a nd w ood b e tween

K ing sw inf o rd i n p a r t icu la r , t h e p a rk s w e re s ma l le r i n s i ze a nd t e nd ed t ob e l o ca t ed a to r n ea r t h e e dge s o ft h e p a r i sh , a l though t h e f i e ld n ame s ' T he H ay ' a nd ' O ld H igh P a rk ' m ay b er emnan t s o fe a r l ie rp a rk land ( 55 ) . S im i la r ly , Weo ley P a rk s e em s t o h ave f o cu s sed u pon t h e n o r th -ea s te rn m a rg in s o f No r thf ie ld p a r i sh ( 56 ) .

t h eN ew P a rk o fS edg ley a nd ' Bo rke s ta l le s ' ( 63) . K eep ing t h e w ood c ou ld c a r ry w i th i tr e spon s ib i l i ty f o r o ve r see ing a

S ome o ft h i s p a rk land w a s c l ea r ly s i tua ted o n p oo re r l a nd . T he O ld P a rk w a s i n e x i s tence b y t h e t ime t h a t G erva se P agane l f ounded D ud ley P r io ry a nd s e em s t o h ave b een f o cu s sed o n t h e a r ea n ow k nown a s

r a nge o fa c t iv i t ie s .

' W r en s N e s t ' ( 57 ) .

A l though l o ca ted w i th in S edg ley p a r i sh , i tw a s r ega rd ed a sa D ud ley p a rk a nd w a s c l ea r ly s i ted w i th c onven ience f o r t h e c a s t le i nm ind . H oweve r , i ti sa l so ah i l ly a r ea o fp oo r s o i l s t h a t o f f e red l i t t le a g r icu l tu ra l p o ten t ia l . T he l a te r p a rk s h oweve r s e em t oh ave e ncompa s sed amo re v a r ied r a nge o f

S t ampe r ( 6 4 ) h a s p o in ted o u t t h a t t h e b r eed ing o fr a bb i t s i n s pec ia l ly c on s t ruc ted w a r ren s , o f ten s i ted i np a rk s , g a ined i n p opu la r i ty b e tween 1 230 a nd 1 250 . A n ew w a r ren w a s m en t ioned a sh av ing b een m ade a tN o r thf ie ld a nd i nC rad ley i n 1 275 a nd a no the r w a s a s soc ia ted w i th Dud ley C a s t le i n 1 29 1 ( 6 5 ) , b u t i t s l o ca t ion i su nknown . H oweve r , b y 1 553

s o i l t y pe ( 58 ) . T he B rockhu r s t a nd C l if ton s o i l a s soc ia t ion s t h a t a ppea r w i th in S edg ley p a rk a r e s im i la r t o t h o se f ound mo re w ide ly i n t h e a r ea , b e ing s l ow ly p e rmeab le a nd

t h e re w a s ap a rk i nD ud ley k nown a s' l eC onyng re '( 66 ) . S im i la r ly , g i ven t h a t p a rk s n eeded t o b e p rov ided w i th a n a dequa t e w a te r s upp ly , t h e re w a s o f t en o ppor tun i ty t o

s e a sona l ly w a te r logged , b u t n one t h e l e s s a b le t o s uppo r t c e r ea l s . I n E t t ing sha l l p a rk , w he r e t h e s o i l s a r e l a rge ly

e s tab l i sh f i shpond s w i th in t h em . T h i s w a s c e r ta in ly t h e c a se i n t h e h ono r o f D ud ley . I n 1 292 i tw a s r e co rded t h a t g

u n su rveyed , t h e re a r e n one t h e l e s s Y e Id s o i l s w h ich l e nd t h em se lve s t o s t ock r e a r ing . T he N ew P a rk s e em s t o s k i r t

f i shpond i n P en sne t t h ad b een ' b roken d own b y t h e i n unda t ion o fw a te r ' a nd t h e f i sh s o ld f o r o ne s h i l l ing ( 67 ) , w h i l s t i n 1 330 t h e r e w a s ac omp la in t t ha t t h e p a rk s a t S edg ley h ad b een b roken i n to , t h e s t ew s f i shed , a nd t h e f i sh c a r r ied a way ( 68 ) .

w e l l d ra ined b u t s t oney Ma lve rn s o i l s , w h ich s uppo r t w ide sp read d ec iduou s w ood land h ab i ta t s , a nd t h e g ene ra l ly p oo rs o i l so fB agge r idge i n c luded s ome B rockhu r s ts o i l s a nd E rd i s ton 2 ,t h e l a t te rb e ing aw e l ld r a ined b u tn o tp a r t icu la r ly g ood s o i lt h a tc an s uppor ts t ock r e a r ing a nd w ood land .

F re sh w a te r f i sh f o rmed as i gn if i can t p a r t o ft h e a r i s toc ra t ic d i e t e ven t h ough s e a f i sh w e re g ene ra l ly c on sumed i nl a rge r q uan t i t ie s( 6 9 ) . T h i ss i gn if icance i sr e f lec ted i nt h e f r equency w i th w h ich f i shpond s a ppea red i nt h e l a nd scape , a l though i t h a s b een a r gued t h a t t h e i mpo r tance o ff i sh ing a nd f i she r ie s

P en sne t tC ha se m igh tb ee xpec ted t oh ave t a ken i nm any s o i l t ype s b u tt h i s i sa ga in a n a r ea t ha t i sl a rge ly u n su rveyed a nd n o r a r e i t s b ounda r ie s p rope r ly e s tab l i shed ( 59 ) . Whe r e i ti s p o s s ib le t oe xam ine s o i l s w i th in t h e a r ea o ft h e C ha se , t h ey i n c lude t h ew e l l d ra ined s andy a nd c oa r se l o amy s o i l s o ft h e

t ot h e m ed ieva l e conomy h a s n o t y e t b een f u l ly a pp rec ia ted ( 70 ) . T ay lo r h a s s ugge s ted ( 7 1) t h a t d emand f o r f i sh

B r idgno r th s o i l a s soc ia t ion , a b le t o s uppo r t c e rea l s , a nd t h e N ewpor t 4s o i l st h a tg i ve r i se t ol ow land h ea th h ab i ta t s .

i n c r ea sed d u r ing t h et we lf th c en tu ry w i th p opu la t ion i n c rea se a nd c hang ing d i e ta ry h ab i t s , a s ar e su l t o f wh ich f i shpond s b ecame ac ommon f e a tu re a s amo re c on t ro l led e xp lo i ta t ion o f f i sh d eve loped . H oweve r , t h e se o b se rva t ion s m i s s t h e p o in t t h a t f r e sh w a te r f i sh t e nded t ob e p rov ided f o r af a i r ly s e lec t g roup o fc on sume r s ( a nd t h a t t h e d a t ing o ff i shpond s

N e i the rt h eC ha se n o rt h ep a rk s s e em t oh ave u t i l i sed l a nd o f t h eb e s tq ua l i ty , b u tt h e re w a s l i t t le s uch l a nd t ob eh ad i nt h e d eme sne mano r s a nyway . S ome o ft h e l a nd w i th in t h e p a rk s w a s n o d i f f e ren tt ot h a t e l sewhe re i nt h e mano r , b u t i ti st h e c a se t h a t t h i s l a nd u se w a s f a vou red i n a r ea s w he re s o i l

a s f i e ld monumen t s i sg ene ra l ly s p ecu la t ive ) . F i sh f a rm ing

q ua l i ty w a s p oo r o r w he re t h e t opog raphy s e emed t o l e ave f ew a l t er na t ive s . T he re s u rv ive c on tempo ra ry c omp la in t s a bou t t h e q ua l i ty o ft h e a r ab le l a nd w i th in s eve ra l d eme sne

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a r i s toc ra cy a nd mona s t ic h ou se s , a mong w hom i t w a s r ega rd ed a s as t a tu s f ood s tuf f ( 72 ) . T h i s l a t te r a spec t i s r e f lec t ed i nt h e g if t s o ff i sh t h a t m igh t b e m ade , a s i n 1 231

D ud ley , p a s tu rage w a sn o tv a lued b ecau se i tw a s i nc ommon ( 8 5 ) , a si tw a s i nt h eK ing sw inf o rd p o r t ion ,w he r e i tw a s s a id t os uppo r tu pt oo ne h und red s heep ( 86 ) .

a nd 1 232 w hen t h e k ing g ave J ohn , s on o f P h i l ip , t wo h und r ed l i ve b ream f r om t h e r oya l f i shpond s o fF eckenham , t os t ock h i sp ond i nK inve r( 7 3 ) . R oge rd e S ome ry w a s a l so ar e c ip ien to fr oya lg ene ro s i ty , r e ce iv ing g if t s o fb r eam f r om

N o r i si tp o s s ib le t oj udge h ow w e l l s t ocked w i th v en i son t h e se p a rk sw e r e . T he 1 292 I nqu i s i t ion ( 87 )r e f e r st ot h e l o s s o f o ve r s even ty a n ima l s a c ro s s s eve ra l p a rk s , a nd t h e

F eckenham i n1 263 a nd 1 272 ( 74 ) . T he c o s t s o fc on s t ruc t ing a nd ma in ta in ing f i she r ie s w a s a no the r f a c to r t ha t r e s t r ic ted i n vo lvemen t , s o t h a t f i sh p ond s w e r e f r equen t ly t ob e f ound i n a s soc ia t ion w i th moa t ed s i te s , c a s t le s , mona s te r ie s a nd p a rk land , a s s u rvey s o f b o th Wo rce s te r sh i r e a nd Wa rw ick sh i r e ,f o ri n s tance , h ave c onf i rmed ( 7 5 ) . T h i s i sa l so b road ly t h e p a t te rn t h a t o ccu r s w i th in t h e h ono r o fD ud ley , a l though t h e s u rv iv ing i n f o rma t ion c r ea te s ac oncen t ra t ion i n n o r ther n Wo rce s te r sh i re a nd s ou th -we s ter n S t af f o rd sh i r e .

p r ev iou s y ea r h ad s e en ar oya l g if t o ft h ir ty b uck s f r om t h e p a rk s o fS edg ley a nd D ud ley ( 88 ) . R ef e rence s t ot h ef t f r om t h e d e S ome ry p a rk s s ugge s t s t h a t t h ey w e r e a n a t t rac t ive t a rge t , y e t i n1 291 i tw a s r epor ted t h a t t h e r e w e re n o d ee r i n Weo ley p a rk ( 89 ) . T h i s m igh t r ef lec t aw ide r p henomenon t h a t B i r r e l l h igh l igh t s w hen s he n o ted t h a t b y t h e m id t h i r teen th c en tu ry t h e r e w a s c once rn o ve r t h e l e ve l o f d ee r s t ock si nt h e f o r e s t so fC annock a nd K inve r( 90 ) . I ns of a ra s i ti sp o s s ib le t oj udge , t h e r e w a s s uff ic ien t d ee r t om ee t t h e

F i shpond s a r e f ound l i nked t o mano r h ou se s a nd moa ted s i te s s uch a s F rank ley , Wa l sa l l , H im ley , E nv i l le , P e r ton ,

n eed so ft h eh ou seho ld ,w h ich t h ed ee rb one f ound a tD ud ley C a s t le p e rhap s i lu s t ra te s . G iven t h e p re s t ig iou s n a tu re o f

D unchu r ch , H ag ley a nd C len t , a nd i n a s soc ia t ion w i th mona s t ic h ou se sa tD ud ley , S andwe l la nd D odf o rd .

v en i son a nd t h e f r equency w i th wh ich r e la t ive ly h igh p e r cen tage s o f d ee r b one a r e f ound o n c a s t le e xcava t ion s ( 9 1) , t h i s w r i te r i s u npe r suaded b y s ugge s t ion s o f c omme rc ia l v en i son f a rm ing a s a ppa ren t ly e nv i saged b y A u s t in a t B a rna rd C a s t le ( 92 ) . A s B i r re l l c ommen t s , t h e

F re sh w a te r f i sh c ou ld b e c augh t i n r i ve r s a nd r e la t ive ly m ino rw a te rcou r se s , a nd t h er e g ion w a sn o tp oo r ly s e rved b y t h e se . I n t h e d e S ome ry mano r o f Me r e , f o r i n s tance , n o t o n ly w a st h e re a tl e a s t o ne f i she ry t h e r e i n1 233 , w hen t h e r e

o wne r s o f f o re s t s , c ha se s a nd d ee r p a rk s s e em n o t t o h ave t h ough t i nt h e se t e rm s ( 9 3 ) ; h oweve r , t h e r e w e r e s uff ic ien t

w a s ac omp la in t a ga in s t R obe r t d e A ky land f o r f i sh ing i t ( 76 ) , b y 1 273 t h e r ew a s a l so af u r the rf i she ry i nt h em i l lpond

o t he rr e a son st od eve lop d ee rf a rm ing t ha tm igh ti np a r th ave e ncou raged t h e c oncen t ra t ion o f d e S ome ry p a rk s i n t h e

( 77 ) . I t i s c l ea r t ha t f i sh p ond s w e re o r ig ina l ly mo r e e x t en s ive t h an t h es u rv iv ing f i e ld monumen t sm igh ts ugge s t ,

h ono r .

i n c lud ing f o r e xamp le p ond s a t Weo ley ( 7 8 ) , S edg ley ( 79 ) , D ud ley ( 80 ) , a nd H and swo r th ( 8 1) , k nown o n ly f r om t h e

T he i mpo r tance o ft h ew ood a nd t imbe rw i th in t h eC ha se a nd p a rk s i sr e f lec ted i n I PM v a lua t ion s a nd c omp la in t s a bou t

d ocumen t s . S im i la r ly , t h e re w e re f i ve s e igneu r ia l f i shpond s i n We s tB romw ich ( 82 ) i nt h e e a r ly t h i r teen th c en tu ry ,w h i l s t

t h ef t . I n 1 292 f o r i n s tance i tw a s n o ted t h a t e l even o ak s i n t h e p a rk o fD ud ley h ad b een s o ld f o r £ 2 .0 s .0d . , w h i l s t t h e re w e r e a l so an umbe ro fs ma l l s ca le t h ef t s a nd s a le s ( 94 ) . T he s ame d ocumen th i gh l igh t st h en umbe ro ft r ee st a ken f r om t h e C ha se a nd p a rk s f o r c ha rcoa l , m en t ion ing a tl e a s t s i x ty s ix

a r ound 1 300 R obe r to fE s s ing ton w a se ngaged u pon b u i ld ing f i shpond si nh i s mano r( 8 3 ) .

o ak s t a ken f o r t h e p u rpo se ,

F i shpond s w e re t h e ref o r e w ide sp r ead , b o th i n p a rk s a nd e l sewhe r e . A l though t h e d e S ome ry s o pe ra t ed an umbe r o f

a s w a s u nderwood f r om

B agge r idge . Wood w a s c l ea r ly i mpor tan t a s af u e l , b u t i t s e em s p robab le t h a t t h i s r o le w a s h e igh t ened i n mano r s

f i shpond s a nd f i she r ie s t h roughou t t h e h ono r , c oncen t ra t ing i n t h e i r h and s p e rhap s ag r ea t q uan t i ty o f s uch r e sou rce s , f i shpond s w e re l e s s e xc lu s ive t h an d ee r p a rk s . H oweve r , i t w a s o n ly t h e d e S ome ry s a nd ah andf u l o fo t he r s w ho h ad

w he re t h e re w a s d eve lop ing i ndu s t r ia l a c t iv i ty , a s w a s t h e c a se i n S edg ley , D ud ley a nd K ing sw inf o rd . A l though i ti s n o tk nown e xac t ly w he re t h e m ine s a nd f o rge s w e re l o ca ted , i ti sl i ke ly t h a t s ome a tl e a s t w ou ld h ave b een w i th in t h e

t h eo p t ion o fd eve lop ing f i shpond so np a rk la nd .

c ha se a nd p a rk s , c l o se t o f u e l a nd ma te r ia l s ; i n 1 291 i n D ud ley , a ppa r en t ly s and , a s w e l l a s w ood , w a s b e ing e x t rac t ed f r om t h ew ood a nd p a rk ( 9 5 ) .

T he p o ten t ia l o f p a rk land m igh t a l so e x tend t o l i ve s tock f ann ing . T he p a s tu r e a nd t h e p annage o ft h e p a rk s a nd t h e i r w ood land s a r e o f t en m en t ioned , a sa t Weo ley i n1 29 1 w he r e t oge ther w i th d ead w ood t h ey w e re v a lued a t £ 6 .0 s .0d . , wh i l s t i n 1 273 p a s tu re i nD ud ley p a rk w a s s a id t ob e w o r th

Wood land a nd p a rk s f o rmed a n e s sen t ia l e l emen t i n t h e m ed ieva l e conomy . T hey c on t r ibu ted t o s oc ia l s t a tu s a nd

1 3 s .4d . a nd t ha ta tC rad ley p a rk o n ly 6 s .8d , a tK ing sw inf o rd p annage o f t h e w ood , t h a t i sP en sne t t , w a s s a id r a r e ly t o

p rov ided e conom ic r e sou rce s t h rough t h e u se o fw ood a nd t imbe r , p a s tu rage , p annage a nd h e rbage ; t h ey w e r e o f t en t h e h ome s t o w a r r en s , f i shpond s a nd i n du s t r ia l a c t iv i ty , a nd a t t h e s ame t ime t h ey p rov ided f o rt h e i r o wne r s ' r e c rea t ion a nd l a rde r . T hey s e em o f t en t oh ave p re sen ted t h e mo s t e f f ec t ive t y pe o fl a nd u se f o rs ome mano r s .

h appen . I tw ou ld s e em t h a t t h e d e S ome ry s h ad n o t b een e n t i r e ly s ucce s sfu l i n a ny a t temp t s t h ey m ay h ave m ade t o e x t ingu i sh c ommon r i gh t s i nt h e i rp a rk s a nd C ha se , a nd t h i s may h ave a f f ec ted t h e i r a b i l i ty t o make f u l l u se o f t h e p a s tu r es . I n 1 273 i tw a s n o t ed t h a t i n S edg ley t h e r e w a s a w ood , t h e p a s tu re o fw h ich w a s ' n o t v a lued b ecau se i ti si n c ommon ; a nd i ti sk ep ta s aH aye ,w hen t h e L o rd c an k eep i t i nd ef ence ,b e tween t h eF ea s to f S t .M icha e la nd t h eF ea s to f S t . Ma r t in ' ( 84 ) . I n t h e w ood o f P en sne t t b e long ing t o

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B e tween 1 086 a nd 1 322 t h e v a lua t ion o f t h e d eme sne i n c rea sed r ough ly t h reef o ld , o fw h ich S edg ley a ccoun t ed f o r a r ound 3 0% , D ud ley 1 9% a nd K ing sw inf o rd 2 . 8% ( 96 ) ; o f t h e m ano r s h e ld i n d eme sne , t h e v a lua t ion o f S edg ley

i n c rea sed s evenf o ld b e tween 1 086 a nd 1 291 . I ti sc l ea r t ha t p a rk land w a s ama jo r f e a tu re i nt h e l a nd scape o ft h i s mano r a nd i t sn e ighbou r s , a nd t h is r a i se s t h e q ue s t ion o ft h e e x ten t t o w h ich i tw a s ac on t r ibu to r t o t h e se d eve lopmen t s? I n a n swe r ing t h i s q ue s t ion , d if i cu l t ie s r e vo lve n o t o n ly a r ound t h e i n he ren t u n re l iab i l i ty o f I nqu i s i t ion v a lua t ion s , b u t a l so t h e u nce r ta in ty a s t o w h ich i n du s t r ia l a nd o t he r a c t iv i t ie s w e re a c tua l ly l o ca ted w i th in t h e C ha se a nd p a rk land . T he p rob lem o ft h er e l iab i l i ty o ft h e v a lua t ion s may b e i l u s t ra ted b y ac ompa r i son o ft h e 1 291 I PM v a lua t ion s ( 97 ) , w h ich o ne m igh t e xpec tt ob e u nde r -e s t ima te s , a nd t h e v a lua t ion s i na n I nqu i s i t ion o f 1 292 ( 98 ) n o t ing t h e d amage d one i nw ood s a nd p a rk s , w h ich o ne m igh t e xpec t t o b e o ve r -e s t ima tes . T hu s i nS edg ley , t h e h e rbage , ma s t a nd t h e s a le o fs ap l ing s a nd u nde rwood w a s v a lued a t £ 12 .0 s .0d . , a nd t h e l a t te r s pec if i ca l ly a t£ 2 .0 s .0d . H oweve r ,t h e s a le o ft h i r ty s ix s ma l l o ak s i nt h e w ood s o f B agge r idge a nd L e H ay a l one , w e re v a lued a t £ 2 .0s .0d . , a nd t h e p roduc t ion o f c ha r coa l f r om f o r ty -f ou r o ak s i nt h e s ame w ood s w a s v a lued a t£ 4 .8s .0d . , a nd o fc ha rcoa l f r om u nde rwood , a t6 s .8d . I n H and swor th , t h e u nde rwood o ft h e p a rk w a s v a lued i n 1 291 a t£ 1 .0s .0d . b u tt h e s a le s c l a imed i n1 292 a moun ted t o£ 1 .3s .0d . S eve ra l s uch i n s tance s may b e h igh l igh ted a nd t h ey u nde r l ine t ha t c au t ion i sn eces sa ry i nt h e u se o ft h i s i n f o rma t ion , a l l t h e mo re s o w hen i ti s c l ea r t h a t i n s eve ra l i n s tance s i ti s i mpo s s ib le t o d i sen tang le c omb ined v a lua t ion s o fp a rk a nd w ood land , w h ich w e re n o t n ece s sa r i ly a lway s o ne a nd t h e s ame . T he D ud ley I PM , f o r i n s tance , g i ve s ac omb ined v a lua t ion f o rt h ec ommon s a le o fw ood a nd s and i n af o re ign w ood a nd p a rk ( 99 ) .

T hu s p a rk land a nd C ha se f o rmed ap rom inen t f e a tu r e i nt h e l a nd scape o ft h e h ono r , a bove a l l i nt h e d eme sne mano r s o f t h e l o rd s o fD ud ley . Two p ha se s o fp a rk e s tab l i shmen t may b e s ugge s ted . T he f i r s tf o cu s sed o n t h e l a te t we lf th a nd e a r ly t h ir teen th c en tu r ie s a nd s e em s t oh ave b een i n i t ia ted b y t h e e s tab l i shmen t o f t h e ' O ld P a rk ' i n t h e s hadow o f D ud ley C a s t le b y 180 . T he l o rd s o f We s t B romw ich a nd B i rm ingham s ub sequen t ly f o l lowed t h e e xamp le s e t b y t h e P agane l s . I ti sf a l se t od r aw t oo r i g id ly ad i s t inc t ion b e tween t h e s t a tu s c onno ta t ion s a nd t h e e conom ic mo t iva t ion s t h a t m igh tl i eb eh ind t h ep romo t ion o fd ee rp a rk s , a st h e se f a c to r s s e em t o h ave b een c omp lemen ta ry . H oweve r , i n t h e e a r ly p ha se i ta ppea r s , a t l e a s t i n t h e c a se o f D ud ley , t h a t t h e e mpha s i s l a y u pon s t a tu s i n te re s t s , t oge ther w i th ad e s i re t o make p rov i s ion f o r t h e h ou seho ld ' s r e c rea t ion a nd l a rde r , u t i l i s ing a n a r ea o fl a nd t h a th ad l i t t le p o ten t ia l f o r a ny o t he r l a nd u se . Ap ragma t ic a nd p rac t ica l r e sponse , b u t i tw a s a l so o ne t h a tm ay h ave b een mo t iva ted i np a r tb y ad e s i re t of o rm a' s e igneu r ia l l a nd scape ' , i nw h ich p a rk land w a s af e a tu re . I n t h i sd eP agane ls e em st oh ave b een c onf o rm ing t ot h ea c t ion s o fs ome o fh i s c on tempo ra r ie sa nd n ea rc on tempo ra r ie s , s uch a s G eof f r ey d e C l in ton a t K en i lwor th , a nd B e r t ram d e V e rdun a tC roxden ( 1 0 1) . T he s e cond p ha se o ccu r r ed b e tween c . 1250 a nd 1 300 , i n w h ich t h e c l a im t o s t a tu s r ema ined i mpor tan t . T h i s i s r e f lec ted i n t h e ma rked c oncen t ra t ion o f p a rk la nd i n t h e h and s o ft h e l o rd s o fD ud ley ; f o rt h e ma jo r i ty o ft h e g en t ry , o wne r sh ip o fp a rk land w a st h e e xcep t ion r a the rt h an t h er u le , w h ich mu s th ave p romo t ed i t ss en se o fe xc lu s iv i ty . H oweve r , t h e re w a s a l so a n e conom ic r o le f o r p a rk land ,and f o r t h e d e

T he 1 291 v a lua t ion s i n d ica te t h a th e rbage , p annage , p a s tu re ,

S ome ry s t h i s w ou ld a ppea r t o h ave b een a n i mpo r tan t

m a s t , t h e s a le o f w ood a nd n on spec if ic r e f e r ence s t o p a rk land a moun t t o£ 26 .7 s .0d . I ft h e a s sump t ion w a s made

c on s ide ra t ion i n t h i s s e cond p ha se , c o inc id ing w i th t h e i n c rea sed r e l iance b y t h e f am i ly u pon i t s w e s t m id land d eme sne . E x ten s ive t r a c t s o f p a rk land a nd C ha se w e re

t h a t t h e f i she r ie s a nd m ine ra l w o rk ing s w e re a l so l o ca ted l a rge ly w i th in t h e d e S omery p a rk s a nd C ha se , t h i s m igh t s ugge s t a c ompo s i t e v a lua t ion a t j u s t o ve r £ 40 .0s .0d .

c r ea ted t op rov ide , i nm any c a se s , av i ab le r e spon se t ot h e e nv i ronmen ta l c on s t ra in t s o fs o i l s a nd t o pog raphy , a nd t hu s

D epend ing u pon t h e v e rac i ty o f s uch a n a s sump t ion , t h e p a rk s a nd C ha se a ccoun ted f o r s ome th ing b e tween a r ound 8% t o 1 2% o ft h e I PM t o ta l ( 100 ) . I no rde rt oa pp r ec ia te t h e s i gn if i cance o ft h ep a rk s , t h ey n eed t ob e c ompa red w i th t h e o t he re l emen t sv a lued w i th in t h eI PM s .

d eve lop a n i mpo r tan t c on t r ibu to r t o d eme sne i n come . T he l a nd scape o fp a r t so ft h eh ono rw a sc l ea r ly c onduc ive t ol a nd

B y f a rt h e mo s t s i gn if i can t f e a tu re w i th in t h e v a lua t ion s wa s t h a to fr en t s , a ccoun ted a t £ 138 .13s .1 1 / 2d . a nd r e p r e sen t ing a t l e a s t 4 2 .5% o f t h e t o ta l . No o t he r e l emen t w i th in t h e v a lua t ion s w a s i n d iv idua l ly s o s i gn if i can t . S e rv ice s , f o r

a c ro s s t h e h ono r a nd s e em ing ly mo re r e ad i ly a cces s ib le t o t h e g en t ry a s aw ho le . H oweve r , i nt h e c a se o fa l l o ft h e se

e xamp le , w e re v a lued a t a r ound £ 22 .0 s .10d . , l a nd a nd m eadow a t£ 22 .5s .0d . , P l ea s a nd P e rqu i s i te s a t£ 15 .13s .4d . ,

u se t h a tm a r r ied ad e s i r e f o rd i sp lay w i th e conom ic r e a l i ty . S ome th ing o ft h i s s en se o fe xc lu s iv i ty w a se x tended t or i gh t s o ff r ee w a r ren , b u t f a r l e s s e xc lu s ive w e re f i shpond s , f ound

r e sou r ce s , ap r inc ipa l l i m i t ing f a c to rw a st h e a b i l i ty t oa f f o rd t h em , w h ich w a s i t s e lf r e la t ed t o l o ca l s t and ing . T hu s , i ti s n o ts u rp r i s ing t of md t h a te ven i nt h e c a se o ff r ee w a r ren a nd f i shpond s , t h e l o rd s o fD ud ley a nd t o al e sse r e x ten t , t h e d e B i rm ingham sa nd t h eO ffm i s , d om ina ted t h es c ene .

m i l l sa t£ 13 .5s .8d . , a nd s oo n . D eme sne i n come w a s made u p f r om as e r ie s o fc omponen t s t h a tv a r ied g r ea t ly i nv a lue a nd n one o fw h ich w e re o fo verwhe lm ing s i gn if icance i nt h ew ay t h a t t h e r e n ta l s w e re . P a rk land , w i th a v a lua t ion a ta round £ 26 .0s .0d . b u t p o s s ib ly r i s ing t o£ 40 .0 s .0d . , f a l l s w i th in t h i s p a t te rn . H oweve r ,w i th in t h i sf r amewo rk ,t h ev a lua t ion o ft h e p a rk land , i ns o f a r a s i tc an b e r e con s t ruc t ed , w ou ld s ugge s t t h a t i tw a s o ne o f t h e l a rge r , p e rhap s l a rge s t , s ou rce o f i n come , a nd t h e r ef o r e o f s ome s i gn if i cance w i th in t h e d eme sne e conomy .

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NOTES : 1 . Amb leco te , B i rm ingham , C a s t le B romw ich , C rad ley , D ud ley O ld P a rk , D ud ley N ew P a rk , E t t ing sha l l ,

1 5 . C a LC LR . ,1272 -1279 , 2 14 . S im i la r ly , i n1 291 ag ran tw a s made o f 3 0 l i ve b uck s f r om t h e p a rk s o f S edg ley a nd

H and swo r th , S edg ley , p o s s ib ly ' O lyngh ' , Wa l sa l l , Weo ley , We s t B romw ich , p o s s ib ly a s e cond We s t B romw ich p a rk ,

D ud ley ; C a LC LR . ,1288 -1296 ,( London , 1 904 ) , 1 82 .

H a rbou rne ; c omp i led f r om t h e SMR s f o r S t af f o rd sh i r e , We s t M id land s , H e ref o rd a nd Wo r ce s te r , a nd Wa rw ick sh i re ; L .Can to r , ' T he Med ieva l P a rk s o f S ou th S t af f o rd sh i re ' ,

1 6 .I b id ., 3 0 .

T BAS . , 8 0 , ( 1965 ) . 2 . J .Rope r , ' The H und red R o l l , Wo rce s te r sh i re , I nqu i s i t ion 1 275 -6 ' , i nJ .Rope r , R eco rd s o fD ud ley , C oun ty W orce s te r , I I (W i l l iam S a l tL ib ra ry , S t af f o rd : P N 4 246 DUD / 11) , 2 .I n 1 273 t h e K ing o rde red J ohn s on o fJ ohn t o e n te r t h e p a rk s a nd c ha se s o f D ud ley a nd Weo ley ; C a LC LR . ,1272 -1279 ( London , 1 900 ) , 3 0 . 3 . L .Can to r , ' F o re s t s , C ha se s , P a rk s a nd Wa r r en s ' , i n L .Can to r ( ed ) , T he E ng l i sh Med ie va l L and scape ( London , 1 982 ) , 7 0 . 4 . J . B i r r e l l , ' The F o r e s t a nd t h e C ha se i n Med ieva l S t af f o rd sh i re ' ,S taf f o rd sh i re S tud ie s , I I ,( 1990 -1991) , 3 5 .

1 7 . F o re s t P e rambu la t ion s ; Wro t te s ley ( e d ) , P lea s o f t h e F o re s t ,176 . 1 8 .I b id . ,178 . 1 9 .I b id . ,180 . 2 0 . V .C .H . ,S taf f s . , I , 35 -7 ; S RO D 938 /7969 , ac ha r t e r o f K ing

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S t af f o rd sh i r e . 2 1 . C len t , S edg ley a nd R ow ley w e re t h e d e S ome ry d eme sne m ano r s w i th f r ee w a r r en . O the r s i n t h e h ono r i n c luded A s ton , B i rm ingham , H and swo r th , P a t t ingham , S e l ly O ak , T ry su l l a nd We s t B romw ich . Af t e r 1 253 R oge r d e S ome ry h ad t h e r i gh t o f f r ee w a r ren i n a l l h i s d eme sne mano r s i n E ng land ; G razeb rook , ' Ba ron s o f D ud ley ' , 1 9 ; C a LC .R . , 1 226 -1257 ,3 25 .

5 .J . B i r r e l l , ' Dee r a nd D ee r F a rm ing i n Med ieva l E ng land ' , A g r ic .H i s t .Rev . ,4 0 , i ,( 1992 ) , 13 -15 .

2 2 . V .C .H . , W a rk s . ,V I I , 5 8 . 6 .I b id . , 13 . 7 .I b id . 8 .H e w i tne s sed c ha r te r s o f G e rva se P agane l a nd h i s w if e ; S t en ton , Documen t s I lu s t ra t i ve o f t h e Dane law , N o s .337 , 38 .

2 3 . Wro t te s ley ( e d ) ,P lea R o l l s , 1 272 -1294 ,2 48 . 2 4 . Wro t te s ley ( e d ) , F ina l C onco rd s , t emp . H enry I I , 2 83 , F eb rua ry 1 248 . 2 5 . C a LIP M , V I ,2 55 , No .428 ; C a LF .R . , 1 1 ,1319 -1327 , 1 88 .

9 . Wro t t e s ley ( ed ) ,P l ea so ft h eF o re s t , 1 45 .

2 6 . Wro t te s ley ( e d ) ,P l ea so ft h eF ore s t , 1 60 .

1 0 . F o r e xamp le , Mo se s t h e F o re s te r , c . 1194 -1210 ; Mande r ( e d ) , W od ehou se D eed s , N o s .1 ,10 . I tw a s c l a imed i n 1 292

2 7 . Mande r( e d ) , W od ehou se D eed s , No s .4 ,6 .

t h a t 3 6 s ma l l o ak s h ad b een s o ld f r om t h e w ood s o f B agg e r idge a nd L e H ay i no rde rt os uppo r t' t he f o r e s te r s a nd t h e o t he r s e rvan t so ft h eC a s t le o fD ud ley ' ; Wedgwood ( ed ) , I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 ,2 09 . I n 1 292 J ohn d eO r se t e , p a rke r o ft h e D ud ley N ew P a rk , a nd H en ry d e I meneye , f o r e s te r o f

2 8 . L .M .Can to r , ' The Med ieva l F o re s t s a nd C ha se s o f S t af f o rd sh i r e ' ,N SJFS . , 8 ,( 1968 ) , 5 0 . 2 9 . D ugda le , Mona s t icon ,V , 8 4 ; V .C .H . , W orc s . , I I , 1 59 .

P en sne t tC ha se , w e re a ccu sed o ft h et h ef to fa tl e a s t4 0 d ee r ; i b id . ,2 11 .

3 0 . C an to r , ' P a rk so fS ou th S t af f s . ' , 8 3 1 . 1 2311232 ; Wa t t s , ' B i rm ingham Moa t ' , 1 5 .

1 . P e r s .comm . ,P e te rB o land a nd J enn if e rS ly .

3 2 . 1 233 . Wro t t e s ley ( ed ) ,P lea R o l l s , H enry I I , 8 5 .

1 2 . B i r r e l l , ' Dee ra nd D ee rF a rm ing ' , 13 ,115 .

3 3 . Wro t te s ley ( e d ) ,S taf f o rd sh i re H und red R o l l s , 16 .

1 3 .I b id . , 13 .

3 4 . Wro t te s ley ( e d ) ,P lea R o l l s , H enr yI I , 1 36 . 1 4 . C a LC LR . ,1242 -1247 , 5 15 ; 1 256 -1259 , ( London , 1 932 ) , 8 5 , 2 66 , 4 13 -4 ; 1 261 -1264 , ( London , 1 935 ) , 2 63 ; 1 264 -

3 5 . C a l . I PM , I , No .813 ; Wedgwood ( e d ) , I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 ,2 00 ; W i l l i sB und ( e d ) ,I PM s , W orce s ter , I ,3 6 .

1 268 ,2 11 ; 1 268 -1272 ,( London , 1 938 ) , 5 01 .

3 6 . R ope r , ' Hund red R o l l , Wo rce s te r sh i re ' .

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3 7 . 1 292 ;C an to r , ' P a rk so fS ou th S t af f s . ' , 7 .

5 5 . F ow le r Map , 1 843 .

3 8 . 1 291 ; C a LIP M , I , 4 93 ,N o .813 .

5 6 . R e f lec ted i n t h e p l ace n ame s , Weo ley P a rk F a rm ,

3 9 . 1 292 ; H .E .Savage ( ed ) , T he G rea t R eg i s te r o fL ichf i e ld

Weo ley P a rk R oad , H ay G reen F a rm a nd H ay G reen L ane . c fmap i n A .B .Lock , T he H i s tor y o f K ing ' s N or ton a nd N or thf i e ld W a rd s ,( B i rm ingham ,n o td a ted ) .

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1 223 -1327 , 2 02 . I t i s

g ene ra l ly a s sumed t ha t t h i s r e f e r r ed t o E t t ing sha l l , b u t t h i s h a sn o tb een c l ea r ly d emon s t ra ted . 4 3 . Wro t te s ley ( ed ) , P lea R o l l s , 1 294 -1307 , 1 76 ; V CH . , W orcs . , I I , 1 43 ; A .P . Ma r sden , Ha le sow en A bbey . A n H i s tor ica la nd A rchaeo log ica lA s se s smen t ( BUFAU R epo r t ,

5 7 . Ia m g ra t ef u l t o P e te r B o land , D ud ley B o rough A rcha eo log i s t , f o rd i scu s s ion s o n t h e p robab le b ounda r ie s o f t h e p a rk s o f t h e l o rd s o f D ud ley , a r i s ing f r om h i s o wn r e sea r che s , t o b e p ub l i shed i n P .Bo land , ' The P a rk s a nd C ha se o ft h eL o rd so fD ud ley ' ( i np r epa ra t ion ) . E x ten s ive u se h a s a l so b een made o f t h e 1843 F ow le r Map , t h e W i l l iam Y a t e s Map o f S t af f o rd sh i r e ( 1775 ) ; t h e F i r s t E d i t ion o ft h e O rdnance S u rvey ( 1843 ) ; J ohn S peed ' s Map o fS t af f o rd sh i r e ( 1610 ) ; C a LP .R . ,1 553 ,1 554 , c i ted i n R ope r , R ecord s o f Dud ley . 5 8 . S o i l S u rvey o fE ng land a nd Wa le s , S o i l s o fE ng land a nd Wa le s , S hee t3 .

1 986 ) , 8 . 4 4 . P a t t ingha rn ,1326 , C an to r , ' P a rk s o f S ou th S t af f s . ' , 8 ;

5 9 . I tm ay b e d ef ined b y K inve r F o r e s t , t h e R ive r S tou r , p a r i sh b ounda r ie s a nd r e f e rence s i n m ed ieva l a nd p o s t -

G rea tB a r r , 1 335 , i b id . ; F rank ley , 1 360 , V .C .H . , W o rc s . , I I , 1 22 .

med ieva l d ocumen t s ; j e . R ope r , ' Hund r ed R o l l , Wo rce s te r sh i re ' , i n R ope r , R ecord s o f Dud ley , I I ; C a LC LR . ,1333 ,O c t 1 2 ;C a LP .R . , 1 554 ,c i ted R ope r ,R ecord s

4 5 . SMR S t af f s , P RN 0 1166 . T he p a rk i ss hown o n S ax ton ' s

o f D ud ley , I , 5 0 ; P RO C hance ry P roceed ing s , J anua ry 1 0 ,1704 , C .7 /99 / 10 , c i ted i nR ope r , R ecord s o f Dud ley , I I ,

Map o f S t af f o rd sh i re , 1 577 ,a nd J ohn S peed ' sm ap o f1 610 .

3 8 . H oweve r , t h e r e r ema in a r ea s o f u nce r ta in ty , n o tab ly i n

4 6 . C an to r ,' P a rk so fS ou th S t af f s . ' , 8 .

t h e r e la t ion sh ip b e tween t h e b u lk o ft h e a r ea c ove red b y t h e C ha se , a nd i t s p o s tu la ted e x ten s ion i n to B agge r idge . T h i s

4 7 . V .C .H . , Wark s . , V I I ,6 3 .

w r i t e rh a sp o s tu la ted a' c o r r ido r ' ( F igu re 7 . 2 ) l i nk ing t h et wo , b u tt h i s i ss pecu la t ive . R econ s t ruc t ion i sh and icapped b y n o t

4 8 . j e . D ud ley O ld P a rk , D ud ley N ew P a rk , C rad ley , E t t ing sha l l , S edg ley a nd Weo ley . I n a dd i t ion , t h e re i sa n u nce r ta in r e f e rence t o' O lyngh 'p a rk , a nd t h ed eS ome ry sa l so a cqu i red t h e p a rk a tH and swo r th w hen t h ey t o ok p o s se s s ion o ft h e f o rf e i t mano r .

k now ing h ow e x ten s ive B agge r idge a c tua l ly w a s i n t h e t h ir teen th c en tu ry , a nd b y n o t k now ing i fi tm igh t h ave

4 9 . B i r re l l ,' F o re s ta nd C ha se i n Med ieva l S t af f s . ' ,2 6 .

i n co rpo ra ted t h e a r ea i mmed ia t e ly t o t h e w e s t o f t h e ' c o r r ido r ' , n ow o ccup ied b y H im ley P a rk , f o r w h ich t h e re i s n o r e f e r ence b ef o re t h e s i x teen th c en tu ry ; S t ebb ing S haw , T he H i s tor y a nd A n t iqu i t ie s o f S taf f o rd sh i re , I , i , ( London , 1798 -1801 , r ep r . Wakef ie ld , 1 976 ) , 2 23 . I t may , a l ter na t ive ly , b e s ugge s ted t h a tt h e Sme s tow B rook p rov ided ac onven ien t n or the rn b ounda ry , l e av ing B agge r idge a s a d e tached p a r to ft h eC ha se t ot h en o r th .

5 0 .I b id . ,3 5 . 5 1 .I b id .

6 0 . Wedgwood ( e d ) ,I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 , 1 56 .

5 2 .I b id .

6 1 .I b id . , 1 53 .

5 3 .I b id .

6 2 . Wro t te s ley ( ed ) ,P lea R o l l s , 1 293 -1307 , 1 58 .

5 4 . I . Longwor th a nd J . Che r ry , A r chaeo logy i nB r i ta in S ince 1 945 , ( London , 1 986 ) , 2 27 ; C an to r , ' F o re s t s , C ha se s , P a rk s a nd Wa r ren s ' , i nC an to r ( ed ) , E ng l i sh Med ie va l L and scape , 7 5 ; J .M .S teane , T he A rchaeo logy o f Med ie va l E ng land a nd

6 3 . H un tba ch MS .2 , f o l .85 ; Mande r ( ed ) , G er va se P agane l ,7 7 , No .9 .

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6 4 . P .S tampe r , ' Wood s a nd P a rk s ' , i nA s t i l l a nd G ran t ( e d s ) , T he C oun t ry s id eo f Med ieva lE ng land ,145 .

Wa le s ( London , 1 984 ) , 1 68 ; W .Dugda le , T he A n t iqu i t ie s o f Warw ick sh i re , ( London , 1 656 ) , 6 63 ; M .A .Hodde r , ' T he d eve lopmen t o f s ome a spec t s o f s e t t lemen t a nd l a ndu se i n S u t ton C ha se ' ( Un ive r s i ty o f B i rm ingham P h .D . t h e s i s ,

6 5 . R ope r , ' Hund r ed R o l l , Wo r ce s te r sh i re ' , i nR ope r , R eco rd s o fD ud ley , I I , 2 ; Wedgwood ( ed ) , I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 , 2 02 ,r e spec t ive ly .

1 988 ) , 2 97 ; M .A .Hodde r , ' E a r thwo rk E nc lo su re s i n S u t ton P a rk , We s tM id land s ' , T B WAS . , 8 9 ( 1980 ) , 1 66 .

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6 6 . R ope r ,R eco rd so fDud ley , I ,4 9 , c i t ing C a LP .R .

9 0 . B i r re l l , ' F o re s ta nd C ha se i n Med ieva l S t af f s ' , 3 0 .

6 7 . Wedgwood ( e d ) ,I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 ,2 10 .

6 9 . C .Dye r , ' T he C on sump t ion o f F r e shwa te r F i sh i n Med ieva l E ng land ' , i n M .A s ton ( e d ) , Med ieva l F i sh , F i sher ie s a nd F i shpond s i nE ng land , B r i t i sh A rchaeo log ica l R epo r t s ,B r i t i sh S e r ie s ,182 , ( Oxf o rd , 1 988 ) ,3 0 .

9 1 . e g . S t af f o rd C a s t le , p e r s .comm . , J .Da r l ing ton ; L .Bu t le r , S anda l C a s t l e , Wakef i e ld . T he H i s to ry a nd A rchaeo logy o fa Med ie va l C a s t le (Wakef ie ld , 1 991) , 4 5 ; J .Ox ley ( ed ) , E xca va t ion s a t S ou thamp ton C a s t l e ( Sou thamp ton , 1 986 ) , 7 5 ; F .W i l l iam s , E xca va t ion s a t P le shy C a s t le , B r i t i sh A rchaeo log ica l R epo r t s , B r i t i sh S e r ie s , 4 2 ( Oxf o rd , 1 977 ) , 2 0 1 ; P .Ba rke r a nd R .H igham , H en D omen , Mon tgome ry , I , ( Roya lA rchaeo log ica l I n s t i tu te ,1982 ) , 3 44 .

7 0 . C .C .Tay lo r , ' P rob lem s a nd P o s s ib i l i t ie s ' , i nA s ton ( e d ) ,

9 2 . A u s t in , ' T he C a s t le a nd t h eL and scape ' , 7 5 .

6 8 . C aLP .R . , 1 330 -1334 , 6 0 , D ec 1 4 ,1330 .

F i sh , F i she r ie sa nd F i shpond s ,4 65 . 9 3 . B i r re l l , ' Dee ra nd D ee rF a rm ing ' , 14 -15 . 7 1 .I b id . ,4 67 . 9 4 . Wedgwood ( e d ) ,I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 , 2 09 -12 . 7 2 .D ye r ,' Con sump t ion o fF re shwa te rF i sh ' , 3-5 .

9 5 . W i l l i sB und ( e d ) ,I PM s , Worce s te r , I ,3 4 .

7 3 . M .A s ton a nd C .J .Bond , ' Wo rce s te r sh i r e F i shpond s ' , i n A s ton ( ed ) ,F i sh , F i sher ie sa nd F i shpond s ,4 38 . 7 4 . C aLC LR . ,126 1-1264 ,2 65 ; C a LC LR . , 1 268 -1272 ,4 59 . 7 5 . M .A s ton a nd C .J .Bond , ' Wa rw ick sh i r e F i shpond s ' , a nd A s ton a nd B ond , ' Wo r ce s te r sh i re F i shpond s ' , i nA s ton ( e d ) , F i sh , F i sher ie sa nd F i shpond s .

9 6 . I t mu s t b e s t r e s sed t h a t v a lua t ion s i nI PM s s hou ld n o tb e c onf u sed w i th a c tua l i n come . 9 7 . Wedgwood ( ed ) , I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 , 2 00 -3 ; W i l l i s B und ( e d ) ,I PM s , W o rce s te r , I ,3 4 -7 . 9 8 . Wedgwood ( e d ) ,I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 ,2 09 -12 . 9 9 . W i l l i sB und ( e d ) ,I PM s , W orce s te r , I ,3 4 .

7 6 . Wro t te s ley ( e d ) ,P lea R o l l s , H en ry I I , 8 6 . 7 7 . G razeb rook , ' Ba ron s o f D ud ley , 2 7 ; Wedgwood ( e d ) , I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 ,2 01 . 7 8 . W i l l i s B und , ( ed ) , I PM s , W or ce s te r , I , 1 6 ,113 ; G razebrook , ' B a ron s o f D ud ley ' , 2 6 ; A s ton a nd B ond , ' Wa rw ick sh i re F i shpond s ' ,4 26 . 7 9 . Wedgwood ( e d ) ,I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 ,2 02 .

1 00 . T he t o ta l w a s £ 325 .2s .9 3 / 4d . T h i s r ema in s , h oweve r , a n u nde r -e s t ima t e o ft h e v a lue o ft h e mano r s a nd a n u nde r r e p r e sen ta t ion o ft h ea nnua l i n come o fR oge rd e S ome ry . 1 0 1 . K en i lwo r th ; D ugda le , Mona s t icon , V I , i ,2 23 , N o .v i , V .C .H . , Wa rk s . ,V I ,134 , 1 35 ; C roxden ; i mp l ied i n t h e F ounda t ion C ha r te r o f C roxden A bbey , D ugda le , Mona s t icon , V , 6 62 , N o . i i ; c f . a l so , D ray ton B a s se t , c . 1201 , C an to r , ' P a rk s o f S ou th S t af f s ' , 7 ; Wa l sa l l , c . 1200 , i b id . , 8 ; We s twood , A xho lme , L inco ln sh i re , c . 1154 -86 , G reenway ( e d ) , C ha r te r s o ft h e H onou r o f Mowbray , No s . 2 64 ,178 ; P a rk s i n t h e m ano r s o f B a r row a nd E ng l i sh C ombe , S ome r se t ,1189 -99 , P a t te r son ( ed ) , E a r ldom o f G louce s te r

8 0 .I b id . ,3 51 . 8 1 .I b id . ,2 00 .

C ha r te r s ,N o s . 7 3 , 7 9 .

8 2 . 1 224 ; Wro t t e s ley ( ed ) ,P lea R o l l s , H en ry I I ,2 9 . 8 3 . S RO A /2 /29 ;A /2 /31 ;A /2 /72 . 8 4 . Wedgwood ( e d ) , I nqu i s i t ion s ,

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S ep tembe rt oe a r ly N ovembe r . 8 5 .I b id . , 1 53 . 8 6 .I b id . , 1 57 . 8 7 .I b id . ,2 09 -12 . 8 8 . C aL C LR . ,1 288 -1296 , 1 82 . 8 9 . W i l l i sB und ( e d ) ,I PM s , W o rce s te r , I ,3 6 .

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CHAPTER E IGHT . MARKETS , BOROUGHS AND FAIRS I N THE HONOR OF DUDLEY . I n 1 086 D ome sday r e co rded t h ree b o rough s i nS t af f o rd sh i re , t h r ee i n Wo r ce s te r sh i r e a nd o ne i n Wa rw ick sh i re ( 1 ) . B y t h e l a te M idd le A ge s t h e r e w e re i nt h e se c oun t ie s t wen ty th r ee , f i f t een a nd s i x teen b o rough s r e spec t ive ly ( 2 ) . R ow land s h a s p o in ted o u tt h a to ft h e 1 40 n ew t own se s tab l i shed i nE ng land b e tween 100 a nd 1 300 , n of ewe rt h an f o r ty w e re f ounded i n S t af f o rd sh i r e , n or th Wo rce s te r sh i re a nd Wa rw ick sh i r e ( 3 ) . T hese f i gu re s r e f lec t ag ene ra l e n thu s ia sm i n t h e w e s t m id land s f o r t h e e s tab l i shmen t o fb o rough s , t h e m a jo r i ty o f w h ich w e r e a s soc ia ted w i th l a y a nd e cc le s ia s t ica l l o rd s . T he h ono r , a s p a r t o f t h e r eg ion , w a s a f f ec t ed b y t h e se d eve lopmen t s ( F igu re 8 . 1) , b u t i mpo r tan t a s b o rough s w e re i nt h ep romo t ion o fc omme rc ia l l i f e ,t h ey n eve r monopo l i sed a l l s uch a c t iv i ty ( 4 ) . T he ref o re , f undamen ta l i s sue s t o b e e xam ined i st h e n a tu r e o f t h e f r amewo rk f o r c omme rc ia l a c t iv i ty ,t h e d eg ree o fu rban iza t ion w i th in t h e h ono r , a nd t h e e x t en t t o w h ich i t w a s p romo ted a nd c on t ro l led b y s e igneu r ia li n t e re s t s . B yt h et h i r t een th c en tu ry t h e a r ea w i th in w h ich t h e h ono r o f D ud ley h ad d eve loped w a s p rov ided w i th s eve ra l b o rough s , t ho se c l o se s t a t h and i n c lud ing K inve r ( 5 ) , Wa l sa l l ( 6 ) , Wo lve rhamp ton ( 7 ) , H a le sowen ( 8 ) , K idde rm in s te r ( 9 ) a nd p e rhap s S u t ton C o ldf i e ld ( 10 ) , w h i l s t a t s l igh t ly f u r the r d i s tance t h e r e w e re r eg iona l c en t re s s uch a s C oven t ry a nd Wo r ce s te r , a nd mo re mode s t c en t r e s l i ke L ichf i e ld ( 1 1) . T he h ono ro fD ud ley h ad i n c luded s ome l a nd si n Wo lve rhamp ton u n t i lt h ee a r ly t h i r teen th c en tu ry ,b u tt h e re w e r en o p e r s i s ten t t e nu r ia ll i nk sb e tween t h e se b o rough sa nd t h eh ono r ; J ohn d e S ome ry h e ld o n ly t empo ra r i ly a mo ie ty o f t h e m ano r o f Wa l sa l l , a nd s im i la r ly t h e mano r s o f K inve r a nd S u t ton C o ldf i e ld w e re h e ld b y h im t empo ra r i ly a tt h e g r an t o ft h e k ing . H oweve r , t h e re w e re a l so t wo b o rough s l o ca ted o n e s ta te s t h a t w e re h i s to r ica l ly a t t h e h ea r t o f t h e h ono r , n ame ly B i rm ingham a nd D ud ley . L ack ing o bv iou s A ng lo S axon o r ig in s , t h ey d eve loped r ap id ly i n t h e t we lf th a nd t h ir teen th c en tu ry ( 12 ) .

B y t h e e a r ly t h i r teen th c en tu ry B i rm ingham h ad b ecome a c en t r e f o rm e rchan t s a nd a r t i san s a nd c e r ta in ly b y 1 232 t h e re i s e v idence o f b u rgage t e nu re . A l though n o t ac ha r te red b o rough , H o l t h a s s hown t h a t b y t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry t h e b u rge s se so fB i rm ingham h ad l i ber t ie sa nd c u s tom st h a tw e r e u sed a s amode l e l sewhe re a nd b y 1 275 B i rm ingham w a s a f l ou r i sh ing t own m e rca to rum ' ( 1 3 ) .

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D ud ley w a s a l so a s e igneu r ia l b o rough , b u t i t s o r ig in s a r e o b scu re a sl i t t le c an b e d educed w i th a ny c e r ta in ty b ef o r et h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry . T he r e f e rence s t o t h e c hu rche s o f S t .Edmund a nd S t .Thoma s i nt h e P agane l g ran t t o D ud ley P r io ry m igh t i mp ly ad eve lop ing t own b efo r e t h e e nd o ft h e t we lf th c en tu ry , a nd i ts e em s p robab le t h a t s ome d eg ree o f ma rke ta c t iv i ty s hou ld b ee xpec ted t od eve lop a tt h e h ono r ia l c apu t( 14 ) . T he s u rv iva l o f as even teen th c en tu ry c opy o f ac ha r te r o f R oge r d e S ome ry ( 1 5 ) d a ted t o 1 218 , a nd g ran ted t o t h e ' b u rge s se s o f t h e b o rough o f D ud ley ' w i th p rov i s ion s t h a t i n c luded f r eedom f r om t o l l i n Wo lve rhamp ton , D ud ley a nd B i rm ingham , h a s b een t a ken t o s ugge s t t h e p re sence o f a b o rough i nD ud ley b y t h i s d a te ( 16 ) . H oweve r , R ope r h a s i lu s t ra t ed ( 17 ) t h e u n r e l iab i l i ty o ft h i s c ha r t e r , p o in t ing o u t t h a tt h e w i tne s s l i s t i sn o t c on s i s ten tw i th t h e s uppo sed d a te , a nd n o r d oe s i tt a ke a ccoun t o ft h e l i ke l ihood t ha t R a lph d e S ome ry , n o t R oge r , w a s t h e l o rd o f D ud ley u n t i l c . 1220 . N one t h e l e s s , t h e r e w a s ab o rough a tD ud ley b y t h e e a r ly t h i r teen th c en tu ry , a s i n 1 221 D ud ley w a s r e p re sen ted a s a b o rough , v i l l a nd mano r b y i t sj u ry a tt h e e y re ( 18 ) . T he d e S ome ry s h ad o t he r b o rough s a mong t h e i r p o s se s s ion s , s u ch a sN ewpor tP agane l , ab o rough a tt h et ime o fD ome sday , a nd C h ipp ing C ampden ( 19 ) , a nd i ts e em s l i ke ly t h a ti ft h e re w a s n o ta l ready ab o rough a tD ud ley , t h er e -f ocu s o fa t ten t ion b y t h e d e S ome ry s o nt h e i rw e s tm id land e s ta te i nt h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry w ou ld h ave p rov ided t h ea pp rop r ia te c ond i t ion s .

T he g ran tt oP e te rd eB i rm ingham o f ama rke to nT hu r sday s , a t h i s c a s t le o f B i rm ingham , i s t h e e a r l ie s t r e f e rence t o c omme rc ia l a c t iv i ty i nt h e mano r , a l though i ts e em s l i ke ly t ha t t h e g r an t w a s f o rma l i s ing a n e x i s t ing s i tua t ion a nd s e cu r ing P e te r 's r i gh t st oe xac tt o l l s a nd e xe rc i se j u r i sd ic t ion . I ti sp robab le t h a tt h i sg ran tr ep re sen ted as i gn if ican te xpen se f o r P e t e r d e B i rm ingham a nd mu s t r e f lec t n o t o n ly h i s a mb i t ion s b u t a l so h i s e xpec ta t ion s o f i ta s ap rof i tab le i n ve s tmen t . T h i s w a s ar e a l i s t ic e xpec ta t ion , f o r a sH o l t h a s p o in ted o u t , B i rm ingham w a s f avou rab ly l o ca ted a t ar i ve r c r o s s ing a nd o n t h e r ou teway s o f l o ca l a nd l o ng d i s tance t r aff ic . T he re i sn o th ing t o i n f e r t h e p r e sence o f ab o rough h e r e a t t h i s d a te a l though H o l t h a s p o s tu la ted t h a t t h e c r ea t ion o f t h e b o rough may h ave b egun i n 166 .

A l though Wo lve rhamp ton s e em s t oh ave h ad ama rke t s i nce c . 1180 ( 20 ) , i n 1 258 G i le s d e E rd ing ton , t h e D ean o f Wo lve rhamp ton , d ec ided t o o b ta in a c ha r te r ( 2 1) . T h i s d ec i s ion m igh t r e p re sen t aw i sh t o r egu la r i se t h e e x i s t ing ma rke t i n a dvance o f e s tab l i sh ing t h e b o rough t ha t w a s t o f o l low i n 1 263 ( 22 ) , o r i tm igh t r e f lec t t h e d iv i s ion o f Wo lve rhamp ton b e tween t h e C hu r ch a nd t h e r oya l mano ro f S towhea th , t h e e x i s t ing ma rke t p e rhap s l y ing o u t s ide t h e c hu rch mano r s . T he d ec i s ion p rovoked ad i spu te w i th R oge r d e S ome ry w ho c omp la ined t h a tt h e ma rke t w ou ld p re jud ice h i s b o rough a tD ud ley . T he d i spu te w a s f i na l ly s e t t led i n 1 26 1 b y a n a g r eemen t t h a t t h e b u rge sse s o fD ud ley s hou ld b eg ran ted f r eedom o ft o l l sa t Wo lve rhamp ton ( 23 ) .

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C omme r c ia l l i f e , h oweve r , w a s n o t c onf ined o n ly t o t h e b o rough s .A l though a l lb o rough sh ad m a rke t s ,t h ey w e re p a r t o f ah i e ra r chy o ft r ad ing c en t re s t h a t e ncompa s sed m a rke t s h e ld i np l a ce sw i thou ta ny c l a im st ob o rough s t a tu s , b o rough a nd c oun t ry f a i r s , a nd a r ange o f t r ad ing p l ace s t h a t f unc t ioned o u t s ide t h e f o rma l f r amewo rk o fb o th b o rough s a nd ma rke t s( 24 ) . W i th in t h e a r ea o ft h e h ono rt h e re w e r e b y t h e l a t e r M idd le A ge s a t l e a s t f ou r teen p l a ce s w he re m a rke t s w e r e h e ld ( F igu r e 8 . 1) , a l though many o f t h e se d eve loped i n to b o rough s . I ns o f a ra st h e s u rv iv ing r e f e rence s a nd t h e s ma l l s amp le o fr e leven t i n s tance s a l low , t h e re a ppea r t ob e t wo ma in p ha se s i n ma rke t d eve lopmen ti nt h e h ono r . B yt h e l a s t q ua r te ro ft h et we lf th c en tu ry ,t h e r ew e re c e r ta in ly ma rke t sa t B i rm ingham a nd Wo lve rhamp ton , a nd p o s s ib ly a tD ud ley . T he re a r er e f e rence st o ma rke t sa t Wa l sa l lb y 1 2 19 -20 a nd a t K inve r b y 1 221 ( 25 ) . A l l o f t h e se ma rke t c en t r e s h ad e me rged a s b o rough s b y t h e s e cond h a lf o f t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry . T he o the r ma in p ha se o fa c t iv i ty w ou ld s e em t ob e i nt h e s e cond h a lf o ft h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry , a nd p a r t icu la r ly t h e l a s tq ua r te ro ft h e c en tu ry . T he re w e re ma rke t s a t Wav re ( Ces te rove r ) b y 1 257 ( 26 ) a nd a tT ry su l l b y 1 251 ( 27 ) , a nd b e tween 1 275 a nd 1 300 m a rke t s w e re m en t ioned a t H and swo r th ( 28 ) , L i t t le B a r r ( 29 ) , R ow ley R eg i s ( 30 ) a nd S u t ton C o ldf ie ld ( 3 1) ; i n 1 3 16 t h e re w a s a l so t h e g ran t o fa ma rke tc ha r te rf o rP a t t ingham ( 32 ) . T ha t t h i s c anno t b e r ega rded a s ac omp le t e p i c tu re o ft ho se p l ace s f unc t ion ing a s ma rke t s i s i lu s t ra t ed i n t h e Q uo Wa r ran to p roceed ing s f o r We s t B romw ich . I n 1 293 ( 3 3 ) Wa l te r D eve reux , who h e ld a mo ie ty o f t h e mano r , w a s

A bbey . H oweve r , i ti sp o s s ib le t h a t t h i s f a i r r e f lec t s t h e p re sence o f a n o t he rw i se ' h idden ' ma rke t a s soc ia ted w i th K ene lm s towe , w h ich i th a s b een s ugge s ted l a y p a r t ly i n C len t a nd p a r t ly i nR om s ley , a nd i tc e r ta in ly h igh l igh t s t h e t e ndency t o s t age t h e se f a i r s i n a s soc ia t ion w i th r e l ig iou s f e s t iva l s i no rde rt ob enef i t f r om h o l iday s a nd t h e t u rnou t o f w o r sh ippe r s ( 38 ) . O the r f a i r s i nt h e h ono r i n c luded T ry su l l , L i t t le B a r r , a nd a tt h e d e S ome ry mano r s o f R ow ley a nd H and swo r th ( 39 ) . T he r e a r e n o s u rv iv ing r e f e rence s t o af a i r i n D ud ley d u r ing t h i s p e r iod , a nd t h e p o s i t ion o f We s t B romw ich i su nc lea r a s Wa l te rD eve reux ' s c l a im t ot h e r i gh t o f f a i r i n h i s m ano r w a s c ha l lenged . N e ighbou r ing f a i r s i n c lud ed Wa l sa l l( 40 )a nd Wo lve rhamp ton ( 4 1) . T he t r ad ing f r amewo rk r e p re sen ted b y t h e d i s t r ibu t ion o f ma rke t s , b o rough s a nd f a i r s , e ven w i thou tt a k ing a ccoun t o f a cce s s t ot h e n e two rk o f' h idden t r ade ' , p u t e ve ryone w i th in a bou t 1 0km . o f at r ad ing o u t le t . Wh i l s t l a ck ing ac ha r te red ma rke t , i ts e em s l i ke ly t h a t ap l a ce l i ke S edg ley wa s as c ene o fi n f o rma lt r ad ing a nd m anuf ac tu r ing . Al a rge ,w e l lp eop led a nd p ro spe rou s d eme sne mano r , t h e r e w a s am i l le r h e re , a t l e a s t t wo w a te rm i l l s , a nd c oa l e x t rac t ion ( 42 ) . Wood w a s s o ld a nd t h e re w e re t wen ty -one ' f ab r ica ' , o rf o rge s , r e f lec t ing t h e i mpo r tance o fi r on w o rk ing o n t h e mano r , a nd t h e re w a s mo s t p robab ly r e ta i l ing a nd t r ade h e re . I t i st emp t ing t o s pecu la te t h a t s ome o ft h e r e la t ive ly w ide r ang ing c on tac t s i mp l ied i nt h e 1 260 w i l l o fG i lbe r t , ap ea san to fU ppe rP enn , may r e su l t f r om m a rk e t o r t r ad ing a c t iv i ty , l o ca l ly a nd i n p rov inc ia lc en t re s( 4 3 ) . T he n a tu r e o f c omme r c ia l a c t iv i ty i s g ene ra l ly b e t te r r e f lec t ed i n t h e e s tab l i shed b o rough s , a l though n e i the r

s ummoned t o d ef end t h e r i gh t s t h a t h e c l a imed , f r anch i se s t h a t t o al a rge e x ten t h ad p e rhap s b een i n he r i ted f r om t h e

B i rm ingham n o r D ud ley a r e w e l l d ocumen ted . H oweve r , B i rm ingham b y t h e e a r ly f ou r teen th c en tu ry w a s aw e l l

O ff in i f am i ly . Among t ho se c l a imed w a s t h e r i gh t t o af a i r

e s tab l i shed ma rke t t own , h ome t o a r t i san s , t r ade smen a nd s hopk eepe r s . Among t h et r ade s a nd a c t iv i t ie s i n s tanced w e r e

a nd ma rke t ; t h e se w e re c ha l lenged a nd h i s c opa rcene r , J ohn d e Ma rnham , d i sc la imed a ny s uch r i gh t s . T he c l a im w a s p re sumab ly b a sed o n t h e r e a l i ty o f s ome m a rke t a c t iv i ty i n t h e mano rt h a th ew a sh op ing t ol e g i t im i se .

w oo la nd c l o th m e rchan t s , w eave r sa nd d ye r s , me ta l wo rk ing a nd m e ta l g ood s , p a r t icu la r ly i r on , b u t i n c lud ing ag o ld sm i th b y t h e f i f t een th c en tu ry , f ood s tuf f s o f e ve ry k ind , wooden a nd l e a the r g ood s , p o t t e ry manuf ac tu re a nd mo s t p robab ly a c a t t le m a rke t . A n i mpor tan t f a c to r i n t h e g row th o f

A nnua l f a i r s , h e ld i nb o th t own s a nd v i l lage s , w e r e a no the r m ean s b y wh ich l o ca l c on sume r s a nd t r ade r s m igh t b e s e rved . I n B i rm ingham , f o r e xamp le , b y ac ha r te r o f 1 250

B i rm ingham w a s i t s r o le a s ad i s t r ibu t ive c en t re , s i nce i t s f unc t ion a s ama rke t f o r t h e l o ca l i ty a t t rac ted c r af t smen t o t h et own ,a nd t hu sn u r tu r ed i t sd eve lop ing i ndu s t r ie s ( 44 ) .

( 34 ) , W i l l iam d e B i rm ingham w a s p e rm i t ted af ou r d ay f a i r a tA scen s ion , p rov id ing t h a t t h i s w a s n o t t o t h e i n ju ry o f n e ighbou r ing f a i r s . G ran t s o f ma rke t c ha r te r s o f t en i n c luded

S ome i mp re s s ion o fD ud ley may b e o b ta ined f r om t h en ame s o f i t s t a xpaye r s i n 1 275 ( 4 5 ) a nd 1 327 ( 46 ) . S ome

p rov i s ion f o r a nnua l f a i r s , a s a t Wav re a nd K inve r ( 35 ) o r t h ey w e r e s ub sequen t ly a dded t oe x i s t ing g r an t s , d eve lop ing i n mo s t a r ea s as equence o f f a i r s r unn ing f r om s p r ing t o a u tumn . F a i r s m igh t b e e s tab l i shed w i thou t r oya l c ha r te r s , a nd c ou ld s e rve t h e mos t r emo te p a r t s o f as h i r e ( 36 ) . F a i r s

i n d iv idua l s h ave s u rname s t h a t s ugge s t i mm ig ra t ion i n to t h e t own ( F igu re 8 . 2 ) . M ig ran t s t o t own s w e re mo s t ly d rawn f r om t h e i mmed ia te l o ca l i ty , o f ten w i th in a 1 6 m i le r ad iu s ( 47 ) . D ud ley C onf o rm s t o t h i s p a t ter n w i th n ame s s how ing movemen t s f r om R ow ley , R u sha l l , Wombou rne , B i rm ingham , S a l t ley a nd p e rhap s B i l s ton a nd S e l ly O ak , a l l w i th in a 1 0 m i le r ad iu s o ft h e t own . H oweve r , i tw a s a l so a b le t o a t t rac t f r om f u r the r a f i e ld , s uch a s Wo rce s te r a nd Wa rw ick f r om b e tween 2 0 a nd 3 0 m i le s a way , a nd p e rhap s a l so Me r e a nd L e igh . T he se a r e c ommon n ame s , b u t Me re e spec ia l ly s e em s l i ke ly t ob et h e d e S ome ry d eme sne mano r ; a nd f r om Wych , p r e sumab ly D ro i tw ich , C h ipp ing C ampden

a ppea r a ts eve ra l p l ace s i na nd a r ound t h e h ono r , mo s t ly a t p l ace s w he re t h e re w a s ac ha r te red ma rke t , b u t n o t a lway s . A n i n s tance o ft h e l a t te r i sC len t w he re i n 1 253 R oge r d e S ome ry w a sg ran ted a na nnua lf a i ro nt h ev i g i l ,f e a s ta nd t wo d ay s f o l low ing o f S t .Kene lm ( J u ly 1 7 th ) , w h ich S haw s ugge s ted may h ave b een h e ld i n t h e c hape l y a rd o f S t . K ene lm s( 37 ) . T he l o ca t ion i su nce r ta in . R om s ley , t h e s i te o f S t . K ene lm s , w a s am embe r o ft h e mano ro fH a le sowen , a nd b o th m ano r a nd c hape l w e re p o s se s s ion s o f H a le sowen

a nd B anbu ry a l l o ve r 3 0 m i le s a way . I ti sl i ke ly t h a t t h e

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F igu re 8 . 2 .

IM M IGRAT ION I NTO DUDLEY ,c . 1275 & 1 327 .

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l i nk st o Me r ea nd C h ipp ing C ampden c an b ee xp la ined b yd e S ome ry c onnec t ion s w i th t h e se p l ace s . J ohn d e S ome ry h ad s ome c on ta c t s w i th Wo r ce s te r , a s i n 1 321 w hen h e a s s i s ted t h e ' b a i l if f s a nd g ood m en o ft h e c i ty o f Wo rce s te r ' t oo b ta in

Who m igh th ave b een s e rved b ys uch ama rke ta nd b o rough? D ye r h a s r e cogn i sed t h e i mpo r tance o f p a t ter n s o f c on sump t ion i nt h e h i e ra r chy o ft r ad ing c en t r e s . D ud ley i s l i ke ly t o h ave s e rved t h e n eed s o f t h e l o ca l p ea san t

ap avage g r an t( 48 ) .

p opu la t ion , a nd t o al e s se re x t en t , s ome m embe r s o ft h e l o ca l c l e rgy a nd g en t ry . T he a r i s toc racy w e re g ene ra l ly d r awn

T he o ccupa t iona l n ame s , t o t h e e x ten t t h a t t h ey m ay b e

mo r e

i d en t if ied , a r e l e s s i n f o rma t ive , b u t t h e re w e r e c e r t a in ly b ake r s , ap l umbe r , f i she r s , ac a r te r , at u rne r a nd ab u tche r ( f le shewa r ' ) . I n a dd i t ion , t h e j u ry e mpane l led t or e co rd t h e D ud ley I nqu i s i t ion o f 1 273 i n c luded a Ma t thew t h e G o ld sm i th a nd a n A dam l e V yne te r ( 49 ) . T he r e ta i l ing

C oven t ry a nd L ichf ie ld ; t h e h ou seho ld o f D ud ley C a s t le i s l i ke ly t oh ave made o n ly s po rad ic p u rcha se s i nt h e b o rough ( 56 ) .

a c t iv i t ie s i nt h e t own a r e a l so r e f lec ted i n ad eed o f 1 3 14 w he reby J ohn d e S ome ry g ran ted t oR icha rd , s on o fA gne s

l a rge q uan t i t ie s o f p o t te ry , g l a s s a nd i r on w o rk f r om t h e m ed ieva l t o moder n p e r iod s , as i gn if i can t p ropo r t ion o f w h ich r e la t et ot h e s i x teen th a nd s even teen th c en tu r ie s . P o s t e xcava t ion w o rk h a s y e t t ob e c omp le ted , a nd wh i l s t af ew

t owa rd s

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c en t re s

l i ke

Wo r ce s te r ,

T he f md s f r om t h e e xcava t ion s o f D ud ley C a s t le i n c lude

R u s se l l o fD ud ley , l a nd 4 0 f e e t b y 2 0 f e e t a ta n a nnua l r e n t o ft wo s h i l l ing s ,o n wh ich h em igh tb u i ld as hop ( 5 0 ) .

i t em s h ave b een r epo r t ed f r om t h e t we lf th t o f ou r teen th T he r e f e r ence i n1 291 ( 5 1) t om ine s o fi r on a nd s e ac oa l , a nd

c en tu r ie s ( 5 7 ) , t h e re i sa s y e t i n suff i c ien t d a ta t o r e l iab ly a s se s s a ny r e la t ion sh ip b e tween p a t ter n s o f C a s t le c on sump t ion a nd t h e l o ca l ma rke t . H oweve r , p re l im ina ry o b serva t ion s o f t we lf th t o f ou r teen th c en tu ry p o t te ry f r om t h e C a s t le s ugge s t s t h a tD ud ley ma rke tc ou ld w e l lh ave b een as ou rce ; c ook ing p o t s f r om t h e mo t te i nf i l l b e long t o t h e

t ot wo g r ea t s m i th ie s , t oge the rw i th t h e l a te rm ed ieva l s t r ee t n ame o f Smy the lane ( 52 ) , s ugge s t t h a t m e ta l w o rk ing w a s a mong t h e p r inc ipa l a c t iv i t ie s o ft h e b o rough , f o r w h ich t h e q ua r ry ing

o f s and

f r om

D ud ley w ood

a nd p a rk w a s

p r e sumab ly i n tended . T h i s s pec ia l i ty i se v idenced i nt h e l a te r f ou r teen th c en tu ry , w hen i n 1 365 -7 H a le sowen A bbey l o oked t o D ud ley f o r t h e s upp ly o f n a i l s ( 5 3 ) . T he

Wo rce s te r t r ad i t ion , w h i l s t t h e v a r ie ty o fb uf fg l azed w a r e s f r om A rea 2 , f ound a l so a tt h e ' G reen Man E n t ry ' s i t e i n D ud ley , u sed c oa l m ea su re c l ay s a nd h ave a w id e d i s t r ibu t ion i nt h e a r ea ,p e rhap sp roduced f r om t h eD ud ley t o

i d en t if i ca t ion i n D ome sday o f as m i th a s am ano r ia l a s se t h igh l igh t st h ee a r ly i mpo r tance o fm e ta lw o rk ing a tD ud ley .

B r idgnor th a r ea ( 58 ) . I tm igh t b e e xpec ted t h a t s uch l o ca l w a re sw ou ld b ea va i lab le i nD ud ley i t se lf

H ow l a rge w a st h ep opu la t ion o fD ud ley? A l though t h e r e a r e n o d i rec t r e f e rence s , t h e re s u rv ive s af r agmen ta ry b u rgage

Mo re d e ta i led i n f o rma t ion o n d e S ome ry p u r cha se s i s

l i s t o f 1 541 ( 54 ) . O f t h e 14 p roper t ie s m en t ioned , s i x ty e i gh tw e r ed e sc r ibed a sb u rgage s , a nd o ft h e se , a tl e a s tt h i r ty -

a va i lab le f r om Weo ley C a s t le , w he re l a rge q uan t i t ie s o f d ome s t ic p o t te ry w e re e xcava ted a nd s ugge s t b o th l o ca l

e i gh tp a id ah a lf y ea r ly r en ta l o f6 d . T h i s a nnua lr e n t o fo ne s h i l l ing w a s t h e l owe s t o f t h e r en t s p a id ; t h i s f o l low s t h e p a t te rn g ene ra l ly f ound i n t h e r eg ion , a s f o r i n s tance a t S t ra tf o rd o nA von a nd Wa l sa l l i nt h et h i r teen th c en tu ry ( 5 5 ) ,

s ou rce s o fs upp ly a nd o t he r s mo re d i s tan t . F o r i n s tance , t h e p e r iod 1 200 -60 p roduced a d i s t inc t ive h a rd g r ey f a b r ic s im i la rt ow a re s f r om D e r i tend a nd t hough tt ob et h e p roduc t

a nd s ugge s t st h a tt h e r en t s p a id i nD ud ley i nt h e l a t e t we lf th o re a r ly t h i r teen th c en tu ry w a s o ne s h i l l ing f o re a ch b u rgage . A s t h e I nqu i s t ion s p o s t mor tem o f 1 273 a nd 1 29 1 r e co rd r en t s o f 15 s h i l l ing s ( £ 5 .15s .5d ) a nd 1 20 s h i l l ing s ( £6 .0s .10d ) ,t h i s s ugge s t s t h e e x i s t ence o fa s many b u rgage s , a nd i fw ea s sume o ne f am i ly p e rb u rgage ,t h i sc ou ld i mp ly a

o f al o ca l k i ln , w h i l s t af i ne ly d eve loped j ug o f c . 1270 -80 a ppea r s t o b e r a re i n t h e M id land s b u t h a s s ome L ondon p a ra l le l s ( 59 ) . O the r i t em s e xcava ted i n c luded a g l az ed

p opu la t ion t o ta lo ff ou rt of i ve h und red .

p a in ted a nd g i lded g l a s s o fc . 1300 -1350 ( 63 ) i mpo r t ed f r om t h eN ea r E a s t a nd B yzan t ium . K i tchen r e f use f r om t h e moa t s ugge s ted ad i e t t h a t i n c luded b eef , mu t ton , p o rk , v en i son ,

I ti sd i ff i cu l t t o a s se s s t h e p ro spe r i ty o f ab o rough o n t h e b a s i so fS ub s idy R o l l sa nd I nqu i s i t ion sp o s t mo r tem a l one . I n 1 275 ,

D ud ley

a ccoun ted

f o r

f o r ty -one

p e r son s

p i tche r o fc . 1300 f r om No rmandy ( 60 ) , af m ia l w i th F r ench a ff in i t ie s ( 6 1) , ap ew te r C ommun ion c r ue t o fc . 1325 w h ich may h ave a w e s t m id land s o r ig in ( 62 ) , a nd f r agmen t s o f

s wan ,h e ron ,c h icken ,p ike a nd h edgehog . T he mo s tc ommon b one sw e re t ho se o fd ee ra nd p ig ,b u tl a rge q uan t i t ie so fs he l l f i sh s ugge s t t h a t o y s te r s a nd w he lk s w e r e ap opu la r p 4 r t o f t h e d i e t , b e ing b rough t f r om t h e c oa s t , p robab ly t h e B r i s to l o rC o lche s te rc oa s ta l a r ea s . T he s t anda rd s o fl i v ing a nd w ide r ang ing c on tac t s t h a t s uch p u r cha se s r ef l ec t c ou ld n o t h ave

p ay ing

£ 6 .7s .4d . i nt a x , a nd i n 1 327 , f o r f o r ty th ree p e r son s p ay ing £ 3 .16s .3d . T he I nqu i s i t ion o f 1 273 v a lued t h e r e n t s o f t h e b u rge s se s a t £ 5 .15s .5d . a nd t h e t o l l s o f t h e m a rke t a t £ 2 .0 s .0d , v a lued r e spec t ive ly i n 1 29 1 a t £ 6 .0 s .10d . a nd

b een s a t i sf i ed b y al o ca l ma rke tl i ke D ud ley .

£ 1 .0 s .0d . S uch f i gu re s ,t hough u n re l iab le ,s how t h a tt h e mo s t s i gn if i can t f i nanc ia l b enef i t o f t h e b o rough f o r t h e d e S ome ry s w e re t h e r en t s . T he v a lue o f t h e t o l l s d oe s n o t

T he d eve lopmen t o f a ma rke t , a nd mo r e s o o f ab o rough , w ou ld h ave e nhanced t h e c en t ra l p l ace f unc t ion o ft h e c a s t le a nd c on t r ibu ted t ot h e p r e s t ige o ft h e a s soc ia ted l o rd sh ip . I t

s ugge s t av e ry a c t ive ma rke t . D ud ley g ive st h e a ppea rance o f as ma l l s e igneu r ia l b o rough , c oncer ned w i th t h e v i c tua l l ing t r ade s , at r ad ing c en t re f o r t h e i mmed ia te l o ca l i ty , a nd w i th s ome mo re s pec ia l i s ti n du s t r ie s .

h a s b een n o ted t h a t t h e re w e r e s ome f am i l ie s d rawn i n to D ud ley f r om s ome d i s tance , f r om o t he r p a r t s o f t h e d e S ome ry e s ta te , t h e h ono r a nd b eyond ; t h ey l i ke ly r e f lec t a p a t ter n o f t r ade , p e rhap s i n i r on , t h a t w a s e ncou raged a nd

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i nf luenced b y t h e l o rd . H o l t , i nh i s s t udy o f B i rm ingham , c on s ide red i t p robab le t h a t t h e d e B i rm ingham f am i ly a c t ive ly p romo ted t h e i r ma rke ta nd b o rough , p e rhap sp l ay ing ac r uc ia l r o le , b u t n o t ing t h a t b ecau se o f t h e f r agmen ta ry n a tu r eo ft h ee v idence , ' t he w ho le q ue s t ion o ft h ei mpo r tance o ft h e d e B i rm ingham s i nt h e e a r ly g row th o ft h et own mu s t b e l ef t o pen ' ( 64 ) . D ye r t e nd s t os e e l o rd sh ip a f te r 1 200 a s i n eff ic ien t a nd c on s tan t ly f r u s t ra ted ; ' l o rd s . .may h ave a t t emp ted t o c hanne l t r ade t h rough t h e i n s t i tu t ion s w h ich

t o D ud ley P r io ry m en t ion s t h i s c hu r ch , a nd S t .Edmund ' s , s ugge s t st h a tt h i sf r amewo rk f o rt h e d eve lopmen to ft h et own w a s p r e sen t b y t h e l a te t we lf th c en tu ry . Wh i l s t , o n t h e b a s i s o f t h e d ed ica t ion s , S t .Edmund ' s m igh t b e a n A ng lo -Saxon f ounda t ion , S t .Thoma s ' s mo s t p robab ly d a te s n o t b ef o re F eb rua ry 173 . T he a x i s o ft h et own r un s a l ong H igh S t ree t a nd t h rough t h e Ma rke tP l ace , f l ank ed t oe a s ta nd w e s tb yb ack l a ne s ,s uch a s

t h ey c r ea ted , b u t . .t h e i r e f f o r t s d i d n o t m ee t w i th u n ive r sa l s ucce s s '( 6 5 ) .

T owe r S t r ee t a nd P ea se L ane , a nd t h e l a ne r unn ing b eh ind S t .Edmund ' s c hu r ch t owa rd s P ea cock s F i e ld . A pa r t f r om a n e xcava t ion i n 1 994 o n t h e s i te o f t h e f o rme r H an son ' s

C lea r ly l o rd sh ad ac on s ide rab le v e s ted i n te re s ti nt h es ucce s s o fb o th t h e i r ma rke t s a nd b o rough s . H i l ton h a s o b se rved t h a t b yt h ee a r ly f ou r teen th c en tu ry t h e re w e re i nE ng land a r ound

b r ewe ry , w he r e Z one F f r on t ed o n to H igh S t ree t a t t h e s ou ther n e nd o ft h e a x i s , b eyond S t .Thoma s ' s , t h e re h a s n o t b een a n o ppo r tun i ty t o e xcava te a l ong t h e l i ne o f t h i s t h o roughf a r e a nd a tt h e h ea r t o f t h e m ed ieva l b o rough , t o d e t e rm ine t h e p r e sence o f t we lf th c en tu ry b u rgage p lo t s w h ich m igh t a n swe r t h e q ue s t ion o f whe the r t h e t own w a s l a id o u to nt h i s a x i s b y 1 200 . T he Ha n son 's b rewe ry s i te l i e s b e tween H igh S t r ee t , G rey s tone S t ree t a nd S taf f o rd S t r ee t , t h e ' i n su la ' l y ing t o t h e s ou th -we s t o f t h e c hu r ch o f S t .Thoma s . T he e a r l ie s ta c t iv i ty o nt h i s s i te h a s b een d a ted a t p e rhap st h et h i r teen th ,t ot h e f ou r teen th c en tu r ie s . T he n a tu re

f ou r h und r ed s ma l l b o rough s o rm a rke t t own s , t h e m a jo r i ty o fw h ich w e re s e igneu r ia l i no r ig in ( 66 ) . L o rd s c ou ld l o ok t o t h er en ta l sp a id b y t h e i rb u rge s se s a nd t ot h e t o l l st h a t m igh t b e g ene ra t ed t h rough t h e t r ad ing a c t iv i t ie s o f t h e ma rke t . T he re w e re a l so t h ep rof i t s o ft h eb o rough c ou r t . B u tp e rhap s o fg r ea te r s i gn if icance , p a r t icu la r ly f o r l o rd s s u ch a st h e d e S ome ry s w ho se i n come w a s b a sed u pon t h e c a sh r e n t s o f t h e i r t e nan t s , w a s t h e n eed t o p rov ide t h e m ean s b y w h ich a g r icu l tu ra l t e nan t s c ou ld r a i se t h e money i n o rd e r t o p ay t h e i r r en t s . S uch a r o le w a s v i ta l i n t h e f i nance s o f t h e l o rd sh ip b u t i sl a rge ly u nde tec ted i nt h e k ind o fi n f o rma t ion t h a t s urv ive s f o r as ma l l t own l i ke D ud ley . A s H i l ton o b se rve s ( 67 ) , i tw a s i n t h e l o rd s ' i n te r e s t s t o e s tab l i sh p e rmanen t c ommun i t ie s o ft r ade r s a nd a r t i san s , p e rhap s n o t l e a s t b ecau se t h e l o rd s w e r e e xp lo i t ing a t r end t h a t t h ey c ou ld n o th ave r e s i s ted i na ny c a se . I nD ud ley ,a st h e re i sn or e co rd o f ar oya lc ha r te rt oe s tab l i sh ama rke t , i t mu s t b e v i ewed a s p r e scr ip t ive i no r ig in ( 68 ) . T he r o le o f t h e l o rd i n p romo t ing t h e ma rke t i st h e ref o re u nce r ta in , b u t t h e i n s t i tu t ion o f ab o rough m u s t r ef l ec t a d e l ibe ra te a c t o n t h e p a r t o f t h e l o rd s , a s o n ly t h ey c ou ld r e cogn i se t h ev a l id i ty o fb u rgage t e nu re .

o f t h e p o t te ry s amp le d oe s n o t p e rm i t ac er ta in o r p rec i se d a te f o r t h e e a r l ie s t a c t iv i ty . T he p re sence o f ac u l t iva t ion l a ye re x tend ing a c ro s s al a rge p a r to ft h e s i te , a nd c on ta in ing p o t te ry t h a tr a nge si nd a t e f r om t h et h i r teen th t ot h e s i x teen th c en tu r ie s , i n d ica t e s t h a t i ni t s e a r l ie r p ha se s t h e m a jo r i ty o f t h e s i te w a s g i ven o ve r t o a g r icu l tu r e . H oweve r , t h e r e w a s o t he r a c t iv i ty o n t h e s i te a sw e l l . I n ad i sc re te a r ea c l o se t o t h e H igh S t ree t f r on tage , t h e p r e sence o f s ome s pec if i c a c t iv i ty w a s i n d ica t ed , w i th t r ace s o f as t ruc tu re . T he a c t iv i ty i sn o t i d en t if i ed b eyond t h e f a c t t h a t i ti n vo lved s ma l l s ca le u se o f p o t te ry . I tw a s n o t u n t i l t h e f ou r teen th t o f i f teen th c en tu r ie s t h a t t h e q ua l i ty o f t h e a r chaeo log ica l e v idence i mp rove s , w i th c l ea r e v idence o f i ndu s t r ia l a c t iv i ty o n t h e s i te b yt h ef i f teen th c en tu ry ( 7 1) . I ts e em s p robab le t h a t t h e t own o r ig ina ted a s w ha t P ound s c a l l s a' c a s t le g a t e t own ' ( 72 ) , f o cu ssed o n t h e c hu rch o f S t .Edmund b e low t h e c a s t le . T he b u rgage p lo t s o ccupy ing t h e ' i n su la ' o ppo s i te S t .Edmund 's a ppea r t ob e o f ad if e ren t c ha rac te r t o m any o f t h e o t he r s , b e ing mo re c ompa c t a nd s ugge s t ing o r ig ina l b u rgage f r on tage s o f s ome 6 0 f e e t , c ompa rab le w i th S h ip s ton o n S t ou r ( 73 ) , S t ra tf o rd o n A von ( 74 ) a nd P e r sho re ( 7 5 ) , w he re S l a te r p o in ted o u t t h a t t h e d imen s ion s o ft h e p l o t s r e la ted t o t h e p e rch o f 1 6 1 / 2 f e e t ( 76 ) . Aw a tch ing b r ief o n t h e ' G r een Man E n t ry ' s i te a tt h e n o r ther n e nd o f H igh S t r ee t , i n t h e c or ne r o ppo s i t e S t .Edmund ' s c hu r ch , h a s c onf i rmed m ed ieva l o ccupa t ion i n

T he d e S ome ry s may h ave a r ranged f o r t h e i r b u rge s se s f r eedom f r om t o l l i nD ud ley a nd B i rm ingham ( 6 9 ) a nd t h ey c e r ta in ly d id i n Wo lve rhamp ton . H e re , R oge r d e S ome ry e n te r ed i n to a l e ng thy l e ga l d i spu te w i th t h e D ean o f Wo lve rhamp ton i n a n e f f o r t t o p ro tec t t h e i n t e re s t s o f h i s b o rough , a l though i t w a s a d i spu te t h a t d e S ome ry e f f ec t ive ly l o s t a s t h e ma rke t a t Wo lve rhamp ton w a s e s tab l i shed a nd R oge rh ad t oa ccep t ac omp rom i se . I ti sp o s s ib le t h a t t h e l o rd s ' e ncou ragemen t o f i mm ig ra t ion i n to D ud ley , f o r e xamp le i nt h e c a se o ft h e i mm ig ran t f r om C h ipp ing C ampd en , a nd J ohn d e S ome ry ' s 1 3 15 p avage g ran t f o r f i ve y ea r s o n a l l w a re s b rough t f o r s a le i n to t h e t own o f D ud ley ( 70 ) , s ugge s t s ome i n te re s t i nt h e t own ' s p romo t ion a nd i mp rovemen t .

t h i s a r ea o f t h e b o rough ( 77 ) . T he s i te p roduced l a rge q uan t i t ie s o f m ed ieva l p o t t e ry , b one a nd m e ta l l ic s l ag , t h e e a r l ie s t p o t te ry b e ing t we lf th c en tu ry i n d a te . T he s i t e a ppea r st oh ave b een h o s tt os ma l l s ca le manuf ac tu re , w h ich f r om t h e o u t se t i n c luded m e ta lwo rk ing , w h i l s t u nde r ly ing l o am s a l so p o in t s t o c u l t iva t ion t a k ing p l ace . U ndoub ted ly t h e re w e r e m ed ieva l b u rgage p l o t s f r on t ing o n to C a s t le

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T he b u rgage p lo t st ot h e s ou th ,b e tween t h e l i ne o fH a l l L ane a nd S t .Thoma s 's c hu rch , a r e mo re a t tenua t ed a nd n a r rowe r t h an t h o se t ot h en or th . I ti sn o tc l ea rw he the rt h i sr e f lec t st h e i n t roduc t ion o f an a r rowe r b u rgage w hen l a y ing o u t , o r a s ub sequen t s ub -d iv i s ion o f t h e p l o t s , b u t t h ey d o s e em t o r e p re sen t ap ha se i nt h ee x ten s ion o ft h e a r ea o ccup ied b yt h e t own . A n umbe r o f b ounda r ie s a ppea r t o f o s s i l i se e a r l ie r f i e ld d i v i s ion s , a s i nt h e P ea se L ane /Ma rke t P l a ce /Pea cock ' s F i e ld a r ea , a nd a t t h e n o r the rn e nd o f H igh S t ree t n ea r Smy th e L ane . T h i s p a t te rn s ugge s t s t h e e xpan s ion o f s e t t lemen t a c ro s s f o rme r a r ab le w h ich w ou ld i nt u rn p a r t ly e xp la in t h e c ha ra c te r o ft h e b u rgage p lo t s i nt h i s a r ea . T he H an son ' s b rewe ry s i te , a t t h e e x t rem i ty o f t h e b o rough , c onf i rm s t h e i n t ru s ion o fd ome s t ic o r c r af t a c t iv i ty i n to t h e a g r icu l tu ra l l a nd o ft h e mano r , a nd i lu s t ra te s t h e l i ke l ihood o f e xpan s ion o r d eve lopmen t i n t h i s a r ea d u r ing t h e t h i r teen th o r f ou r teen th c en tu ry . A s C a the r ine Mou ld h a s c ommen t ed , i ti s l i ke ly t ha t g row th i n t h e t h i r teen th a nd f ou r teen th

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1 4 . C .Dye r , ' T he c on sume ra nd t h e ma rke ti nt h e l a te rm idd le a ge s ' ,E con .H i s t .Rev . ,2 nd s e r ie s , XL I I , 3 ,( 1989 ) , 3 11 , 3 25 . 1 5 . D ud ley R eco rd O ff i ce , D /DE I V / 16 ; W .Ba r row , ' B i rm ingham Ma rke t s a nd F a i r s ' , T BAS . , X .XXV I I I , ( 1913 ) , 1 . 1 6 . H o l t , 'B i rm ingham B ef o r e 1 553 ' , 3 6 . 1 7 . R ope r ,D ud ley : t h e Med ieva lt own ,2 .

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W e s t M id land s F rom AD 1 000 1 8 . B e re sf o rd a nd F inbe rg ,E ng l i sh Med ieva lB orough s , 1 83 .

4 . C .Dye r , ' The h idden t r ade o ft h e M idd le A ge s :ev idence

1 9 . Mo r r i s ( ed ) , D ome sday B ook , B uck inghamsh i re , 1 48d ;

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6 . A c ha r t e red ma rke t i sr e co rded 1 219 -20 , P a l l i se r a nd P innock , ' Ma rke t s o f Med ieva l S t af f s ' , 5 0 . A c ha r te r o f W i l l iam R uf f u s t o t h e b u rge s se s o f Wa l sa l l mo s t p robab ly d a te s t o 1 230 -47 ; K .F .B rown , T SSAHS . ,x v i i , ( 1975 -6 ) ,6 5 -8 .

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(Wo lve rhamp ton , 1 986 ) , 3 1 . I tw a s c r ea ted a b o rough i n 1 263 ;P a l l i se r , ' Bo rough so f Med ieva l S t af f s . ' , 6 9 .

2 9 . I b id . 2 50 -1 ; t h ej u ry d e te rm ined t h a t t h e r i gh t s c l a imed h ad b een u su rped f r om t h e C rown s i nce t h e t ime o f K ing J ohn .

2 8 . Wro t t e s ley ( e d ) ,P l ea R o l l s , 1 272 -1294 ,2 42 .

8 .A b o rough w i th t h ep r iv i lege s o fH e ref o rd w a s e s tab l i shed b e tween 1 2 16 a nd 1 272 ;B e re sf o rd ,' Hand l i s tr ev i s ion s ' , 6 4 .

3 0 .I b id . ,2 42 .

9 . T he re w a s ab o rough h e re b y 1 254 , B e re sf o rd a nd F inbe rg ,E ng l i sh Med ieva lB orough s , 1 83 .

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3 5 . B o th g ran ted i n1 257 ; C a LC .R . ,1226 -1257 ,4 73 ,4 74 .

1 2 . S la te r ,' U rban g ene s i s ' , 1 85 .

3 6 . D ye r , ' H idden t r ade ' , 1 50 .

1 3 . R .A .Ho l t , ' The E conom ic D eve lopmen t o fB i rm ingham B ef o re 1 553 ' , ( Un ive r s i ty o fB i rm ingham MA t h e s i s ,1975 ) , 3 2 -3 , 3 5 ,3 7 ,4 1 ,4 4 , 1 28 .

3 7 . G razeb rook , ' T he B a ron so fD ud ley ' , 1 9 ; C aLP .R . , 1 247 1 258 ,2 53 ; S haw ,H i s tory a nd A n t iqu i t ie so fS taf f ord sh i re , I , i,2 43 .

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3 8 . c f .Dye r , ' T he c on sume r a nd t h e m a rke t ' ; V CH . , W orc s . , I I , 1 45 .

b rooch , a nd a g am ing p i ece , p e rhap s ac hes sman ; B o land , D ud ley C a s t l e , E xcava t ion s 1 983 -1985 ,4 7 ,50 .

3 9 . T ry su l l , 1 251 , Wro t te s ley ( e d ) , P lea R o l l s , 1 272 -1294 , 2 48 ; P a l l ise r a nd P innock , ' Ma rke t s o f Med ieva l S t af f s ' , 5 1 . L i t t le B a r r , 1 292 , i b id . , 2 50 ; R ow ley a nd H and swo r th , 1 292 , i b id . ,2 42 .

5 8 . S .Ra tka i ,p e r s .comm .

4 0 . c . 1220 ,a l though i t s e em s t o h ave h ad v a ry ing f o r tune s ;cf .J .Gou ld , Wa l sa l l -I n t h e B eg inn ing ' , T SSAHS . , XX IV , ( 1982 -3 ) ,6 .

5 9 . O swa ld , ' I n te r im R epo r t , Weo ley C a s t le ,1955 60 ' , 7 4 ,75 , 7 6 . 6 0 . B i rm ingham Mu seum s a nd A r t G a l le ry , W eo ley C a s t le , 2 . 6 1 . O swa ld , 'I n te r im R epo r t , Weo ley C a s t le , 1 955 -60 ' , 8 3 -5 .

4 1 . T he r i gh t t o a n e i gh t d ay f a i r h ad b een g r an t ed i n a c ha r t e r o fH en ry I I ; Wro t te s ley ( e d ) , P lea R o l l s , 1 272 -1294 , 2 49 .

6 2 .I b id . , 7 1 .

4 2 . Wedgwood ( ed ) ,I nqu i s i t ion s ,1223 -1327 , 1 55 , 1 56 .

6 3 . B i rm ingham Mu seum s a nd A r t G a l le ry , W eo ley C a s t le , Hand l i s to fE xh ib i t s .

4 3 . S RO 9 38 / 168 .

6 4 . H o l t , ' B i rm ingham B ef o r e 1 553 ' ,4 9 , 1 28 .

4 4 . H o l t ,' B i rm ingham B ef o r e 1 553 ' ,4 4 -5 , 5 1-3 ,6 0 -62 , 6 6 -7 , 7 1-2 .

6 5 . D ye r ,' H idden t r ade ' , 1 52 . 6 6 . R .H .H i l ton ,E ng l i sh a nd F rench T own s i nF euda lS oc ie ty

4 5 . J .W .W i l l i s -Bund a nd J .Amph le t t ( e d s ) , L ay S ubs id y R o l l T empor e Edwa rd I (Wo r ce s te r sh i r e H i s to r ica l S oc ie ty , O xf o rd 1 893 ) , 8 9 .

( Camb r idge , 1 992 ) , 3 4 .

4 6 . F . J .E ld ( ed ) , T axa t ion R o l lf or t h e C oun ty o fW o rce s te r ,] E dwa rd I I (Wo rce s te r sh i r e H i s to r ica l S oc ie ty , O xf o rd

6 8 . P a l l i se ra nd P innock ,' Ma rke t so f Med ieva l S taf f s ' , 5 2 .

1 895 ) ,3 8 -9 .

6 9 . H o l t , ' B i rm ingham B ef o r e 1 553 ' , 3 6 .

4 7 .

Dy e r ,

' The c on sume r a nd t h e m a rke t ' ,

3 20 ; H o l t ,

' B i rm ingham B ef o re 1 553 ' , 3 7 -8 ; E .M .Ca ru s -W i l son , ' T he F i r s t H a lf -cen tu ry o ft h e B o rough o fS t ra tf o rd u pon A von ' , E con . H i s t . R e v . ,2 nd .se r ie s , XV I I I , ( 1965 ) .

6 7 .I b id . ,38 -9 .

7 0 . C a LP .R . ,1313 -1317 , 34 .

5 0 . R ope r , Dud l ey : t h e Med ieva lt own , 7 ,2 2 .

7 1 . C . Mou ld , ' Dud ley : t h e f o rme r Ha n son 's b rewe ry s i te ' , WMA , 3 7 , ( 1994 ) , 1 08 111 . C . Mou ld , ' A rchaeo log ica l E xcava t ion s a t t h e F o rme r H an son ' s B r ewe ry S i t e , H igh S t ree t , D ud ley , TWAS , T h i rd S e r ie s , 1 5 ( 1996 ) , 3 17 -42 . O n t h e d i ff icu l ty o fd a t ing t h e e a r l ie r p o t tery , s e e 3 26 -8 , 3 31-2 . F igu re 8 . 3 i s b a sed u pon M .A s ton a nd J .Bond , T he L and scape o f T own s ( London , 1 976 ) , F ig . 4 3 a nd R ope r , D ud ley : t h em ed ieva lt own ,p l an o ppo s i te 1 4 .

5 1 . W i l l i sB und ( ed ) ,I PM s , W orce s te r , I ,3 5 .

7 2 . P ound s , T he Med ieva lC a s t l ei nE ng land a nd Wa le s ,2 18 .

5 2 .R ope r , Dud ley : t h e Med ieva lt own , 7 ,1 ;s e e F ig . .8 .3 .

7 3 . T .S .S la te r , ' T he A na ly s i s o f B u rgage s i n Med ieva l T own s : t h ree c a se s t ud ie s f r om t h e We s t M id land s ' , WMA , 2 3 , ( 1980 ) , 5 7 .

4 8 . C aLP .R . ,1317 -1321 ( London ,1903 ) , 5 75 . 4 9 . W i l l i sBund ( ed ) ,I PM s , W orce s te r , I ,1 6 .

5 3 .D ye r ,' The c on sume ra nd t h e ma rke t ' ,3 13 a nd F ig .2 . 5 4 .J .Rope r( ed ) , 'The D ud ley B u rgage L i s t 1 54 1 ' , T ran sc r ip t s F rom t h e Dud ley A rch ive s , S e r ie sO ne ( Dud ley , 1 960 ) , 1 8 .

7 4 .I b id . ,5 6 ;f r on tage so f5 7 3 / 4 f e e t . 7 5 .I b id . , 6 1 ; f r on tage s o f6 6f e e t .

5 . H o l t , ' B i rm ingham B ef o re Wa l sa l l C ha r te r s ' ,6 6 .

1 553 ' , 3 8 ; B rown , ' Two 7 6 .I b id . , 6 2 .

5 6 . D ye r , ' The c on sume r a nd t h e ma rke t ' , 3 06 , 3 10 -13 , 3 20 , 3 25 . .

7 7 . P .Bo la nd , ' Dud ley , Wa t ch ing B r ief a tG reen Man E n t ry ' , WMA , 3 2 , ( 1989 ) , 9 8 10 1 . D i scu s sed a l so i n Mou ld , ' A r chaeo log ica l E xcava t ion s a t t h e F o rme r Ha n son ' s B r ewe ry S i te ' , 38 .

5 7 . S . J .L innane , ' A b ronz e f i t t ing : D ud ley C a s t le , ar e cen t ly c on se rved s ma l l f i nd ' , WMA , 3 1 , ( 1988 ) , 4 7 ; ab ronze b e l t p l a te w i th i n c i sed g eome t r ic d e s ign , as ma l l l e ad a l loy

7 8 . Mou ld , i b id .

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CHAPTER N INE . RURAL S ETTLE MENT AND LANDSCAPE I N THE HONOR OF DUDLEY . T he e x t en t t ow h ich l o rd s i n f luenced t h e s e t t lemen t p a t ter n a nd l a nd scape o ft h e i r e s ta t e sh a s b een as ub jec t o fd eba te i n r e cen t y ea r s . C h r i s tophe r D ye r h a s a r gued t h a t t h e r e a r e n o c ompe l l ing r e a son s t o s e e s e igneu r ia l a u tho r i ty r a the r t h an t h e c ommun i ty o f t h e v i i i b eh ind c hange i n f i e ld s a nd s e t t lemen t s ( 1 ) whe rea s P .D .A . H a rvey ( 2 ) , w h i l s t a ccep t ing many o f t h e p o in t s made b y D ye r , r e a s se r ted t h e r o le o f mano r ia l l o rd sh ip i nt h e o rde r ing o ft h e v i i i . S im i la r ly , i nh i s d i scu s s ion o f d e l ibe ra t e ly p romo ted r u ra l s e t t lemen t , C h r i s toph e r T ay lo r h a s a r gued t h e c a se f o r t h e h and o f l o rd sh ip ( 3 ) , wh i l s t i n h i s s t udy o f Wo rm le igh ton (Wa rk s ) P rof es so r T ho rpe e mpha s i sed t h e i n f luence o f l o rd sh ip o n t h e c ommun i ty a nd l a nd scape ( 4 ) . Wha t d oe s t h e e xpe r ience o ft h eh ono ro fD ud ley c on t r ibu te t ot h i sd eba te? G eog raph e r s h ave c l a s s if i ed r u ra l s e t t lemen t a c ro s s mo s t o f t h e a r ea o ft h e h ono r a s ' h am le t s e t t lemen t w i th o cca s iona l v i l lage s a nd many d i spe r sed f a rm s ' ( 5 ) , a n i mp re s s ion t h a t i s l a rge ly r e inf o rced b y t h e c . 1775 Y a te s map o fS t af f o rd sh i r e ( 6 ) . T h i s w a s a l so t r ue o f t h e m ed ieva l s e t t lemen t p a t ter n , s ome i mp r e s s ion o f wh ich m ay b e g a ined f r om t h e d e ser ted s e t t lemen t s t h a t h ave b een r e co rded w i th in t h e h ono r , o f f er ing a n i n s igh t i n to t h e l i k e ly f o rm o f e a r ly s e t t lemen t . W i th -o n ly t h i r ty one d e se r ted s i te s , a nd a f u r the r t wo d esc r ibed a s ' s h runken s e t t lemen t s ' , o n t h e SMR f o r t h e p a r i she so ft h eh ono r ,i ti sc l ea rt h a tt h e r ew e re r e la t ive ly f ew o ft h em . T he s i ze o ft h e s amp le u rge s c au t ion i nd raw ing c onc lu s ion s o n t h ed en s i ty a nd d i s t r ibu t ion o fs uch s i te sw i th in t h eh ono r ( F igu re 9 . 1) . P o s t -med ieva lu rban i sa t ion a nd i n du s t r ia l i sa t ion m igh t a ccoun t f o r t h e t e ndency t owa rd s a w e s te r ly d i s t r ibu t ion b u tt h er e cen t ly d i scove red s i te a tC oope r ' s B ank i n S edg ley ( 7 ) d emon s t ra te s t h e p re sence o f d e se r ted s e t t lemen t sn ea r e rt h ec en t re o ft h eh ono r . H oweve r , i ts e em s p robab le t h a tt h e i n f r equency o fs uch s i te s p a r t ly r e f lec t s t h e l ow d en s i ty a nd d i spe r sed n a tu re o ft h e m ed ieva l s e t t lemen t p a t te rn i nt h eh ono r ;t h e re a r ef ew d e se r ted m ed ieva l v i l lage s b ecau se t h e re w e re f ew v i l lage s .

S t .Kene lm ' s C hape l , b u t b o th t h i s wo rk a nd t h e w ide r f o r tune so ft h e s e t t lemen tm ay h ave b een l i nk ed i np a r tt ot h e p opu la r i ty o f t h e c u l t o f S t .Kene lm . M i r iam G i l l h a s a l so a s soc ia ted t h e f o r tune s o fK ene lm s towe w i th t h e c u l t o f S t . K ene lm , a r gu ing t ha t t h e s e t t lemen t s p rang u p t o s e rve p i lg r im t r af i c , a nd t h a t t h e R ef o rma t ion w a s ama jo r f a c to r i n i t s d ec l ine . T he c u l t may a l so h ave p romp ted t h e e s tab l i shmen t o f a n a nnua l f a i r i n 1 253 ( 1 1) , b u t t h e r e i s n o th ing t o s ugge s t t h a t t h i s w a s a p a r t icu la r ly l a rge s e t t lemen t . T he Wa rw ick sh i re s i te o f C es t e rove r i n 1 332 p e rhap s h ad a p opu la t ion o f a round n ine ty ( 12 ) , a nd t h e re w e r e t we lve m e s suage s h e r e i n 1 385 ( 13 ) , b u t s i nce i tl a y i n t h e Wa rw ick sh i re F e ldon , a n a r ea o fn uc lea t ed v i l lage s , i ti s n o tc ompa rab le w i th t h es e t t lemen tp a t ter na r ound D ud ley . T he re i st h e ref o re a s t rong i mp r e s s ion o f d i spe r sed a nd r e la t ive ly s ma l l s e t t lemen t s i n m any p a r t s o f t h e h ono r , a l though t h e f o r tune s o f s e t t lemen t s d id f l uc tua te a nd t h e s e t t lemen t p a t te rn w a s f l u id . W i l l iam d e Wave r ' s g ran t o fa ma rke ta tC e s te rove r i n1 257 ( 14 ) m ay h ave b een a s soc ia ted w i th t h e p o s s ib le e x ten s ion o f s e t t lemen t s ugge s ted i nt h e a e r ia l p ho tog raph s o ft h e s i te ( 15 ) . K ene lms towe may b e a n e xamp le o f s e t t lemen t s h if t a nd s h r inkage ; b y 1 273 t h e re w e r ec omp la in t sa bou tt h ep oo rs o i l so ft h ea r ea ( 16 ) . D ocumen ta ry s ou rce s o f ten s e em t h e mo re i n f o rma t ive f o r t h e h ono r , d e sp i te t h e p rob lems i n he r en t i n t h e u se o f t a xa t ion r e co rd s . T he d e se r ted s i t e s i n t h e S t af f o rd sh i r e p a r i she s o f t h e h ono r f a l l ma in ly w i th in t h e h und r ed s o f S e i sdon a nd C u t t le s tone , whe re a t t h e t ime o f t h e 1 327 s ub s idy ( 1 7 ) t h e a ve rage n umbe r s o ft axpaye r s p e r v i l l w a s 1 5 .8 a nd 1 r e spec t ive ly , p e rhap s r ep re sen t ing a ve rage p opu la t ion s o f a bou t 1 98 a nd 1 38 ( 18 ) . A s t a xa t ion v i l l s m igh t c on ta in many s e t t lemen t s , s uch a s h am le t s a nd f a rm s t ead s , t h i s r e inf o rce s t h e i mp re s s ion o f t h e a r chaeo log ica l a nd f i e ld e v idence i ns ugge s t ing t ha tt h i s w a s a n a r ea o f d i spe r sed a nd n o t p a r t icu la r ly l a rge s e t t lemen t s . I ndeed , m any o f t ho se s i t es wh ich w e re a bandoned l a y w i th in v i l l s w ho se p opu la t ion w a s ag ood d ea l s ma l le r E ng le ton w i th f ou rt a xpaye r s , P a t shu l lw i th s even , E s s ing ton w i th e i gh t , H i l ton w i th n i ne a nd L u t ley w i th f ou r teen . T he h ono r s e em s t o c on f i rm t h e o b se rva t ion o f b o th D ye r a nd B ond ( 1 9 ) t h a tt h e re w a s at e ndency f o r s e t t lemen t s d e s t ined f o r d e se r t ion t o b e s ma l l , b u t t h ey w e re n o t n ece s sa r i ly u n impo r tan t w i th in t h e h ono r . A t p l ace s l i ke E s s ing ton , Mo r f e a nd S u t ton ( 20 ) s e t t lemen t h a s mo re p rope r ly s h runk o r s h if t ed r a the r t han b een d e ser t ed , a nd s e ve ra l o f t h e se ' d e se r t ed ' s i t e s , s uch a s E s s ing ton , H i l ton , Wro t te s ley ( 2 1) , H ag ley a nd F rank ley ( 2 2 )w e re t h es e a t s o fg en t ry f am i l ie si n

I ti sd if i cu l t t o j udge h ow l a rge s ome o f t h e se d e se r ted s e t t lemen t s w e re , b u t t h e t e rm ' v i l lage ' i s n o t a lway s a pp rop r ia t e . A Wo rce s te r sh i re s i te n ea r D o rda le , B e lb rough ton ( 8 ) a ppea r s t o h ave h ad n o mo re t h an s i x b u i ld ing s a nd m igh t w e l l r e p r e sen t as i ng le f a rm s tead . A t C oope r 's B ank t h e r e a r e t r ace s o ff ou r t of t s a nd s ome s t on e f oo t ing s ( 9 ) , b u t i tc anno t b e e s tab l i shed i ft h e a d jacen t c o l l ie ry w o rk ing s a r e o b scu r ing amo r e e x ten s ive s i te . I nt h e c a se o f K ene lm s towe , n ea r C len t , t h e e a r thwo rk s o f as i t e

t h e t h i r teen th a nd f ou r teen th c en tu r ie s . T hu s i nt h e p a r i she s t ha t m ade u p t h e h ono r o f D ud ley , r e la t ive ly s ma l l a nd d i spe r sed s e t t lemen t s f o rmed a s i gn if i can t p a r t o f t h e

h ave b een n o ted ( 10 ) , a nd a l though u nexcava ted , t h e re a r e r e co rd so ft we lf th c en tu ry p o t te ry a nd ak i ln . T he v i ab i l i ty o f t h e s i t e i sp e rhap s r e f lec ted i n t h e c on tempo ra ry w o rk i n

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s e t t lemen t p a t te rn a nd t h e f i e ld s y s tem s t h a t a ccompan ied t h i s p a t te rn h ave b een c a tego r i sed b y R obe r t s a s ' wood land s y s tems ' , w i th g rea te r e mpha s i s u pon t h e r e sou rce s a va i lab le f o r g raz ing , t han i sf ound i n t h e t y p ica l ' m id land s y s tem ' ( 23 ) . A spec t s o ft h i st ype o fs e t t lemen tp a t te rn may b e s e en i nt h e c a se o f Wombou rne p a r i sh ( F igu re 9 . 2 ) . I n 1 086 t h e r e w e re mano r sr e co rded a tC ha sepoo l , O r ton a nd Wombou rne i t se lf . C ha sepoo l l a y w i th in t h e F o re s t a nd w a s r e co rded a sw a s te , a nd t h e o b serva t ion o f l i nea r f e a tu r e s ( 24 ) h a s l e d t o t h e s ugge s t ion t ha t t h i s i st h e s i te o f ad e se r t ed s e t t lemen t ; t h e c i rcum s tance so ft h i sd e se r t ion a r en o tk nown , b u to ne m igh t r ea sonab ly s pecu la te t h a tt h ey c ou ld h ave b een r e la ted t ot h e e s tab l i shmen t o ft he F o re s to fK inve r . O r ton wa s a s se s sed a t t h ree h ide s a nd Wombou rne a t s e ven ; t h e i r r e co rded

S uch p roce s se s c ou ld a f f ec t t h e s e t t lemen t p a t te rn , p a r t icu la r ly i na r ea so fd i spe r sed s e t t lemen t , a r ea sw h ich a l so t e nd t ob e c ha rac t e r i sed b y mo r e d ynam ic p opu la t ion g row th i nt h et we lf th a nd t h i r teen th c en tu r ie s ( 44 ) . I na dd i t ion t ot h e m ano r s o f Wombou rne a nd O r ton , t h e re e me rged a m ano r t h a tc ame t ob e k nown a s' T he Wodehou se ' ( 45 ) , who se v e ry n ame r e co rd s i t sc on s t ruc t ion f r om s ma l lp a r ce l s o fl a nd a nd a s sa r t s , s ome o f w h ich w a s e nc lo sed b y h edge a nd d i tch ( 4 6 ) . T he se a s sa r t sa nd e nc lo su re se x i s ted a l ong s ide ap a t ter n o ff i e ld s . T he r e w e re a tl e a s t t h ree f i e ld s i n Wombou rne b y t h e f ou r teen th c en tu ry ( 47 ) , P o t t e l i th f i e ld ( 48 ) , H o lendene sf e lde ( 49 ) a nd B ageruggef e ld ( 50 ) ; t h e re a r e a l so r e f e rence s t og ran t s o fl a nd o n D awe leye ( 5 1) a nd L u tehu l le ( 52 ) , w h ich a ppea r t o b e a r ea s w i th in P o t te l i th f i e ld . O r ton t o o h ad a tl e a s t t h ree f i e ld s ( 53 ) a nd t h e re w e r e t wo , Whea t F i e ld a nd Wood F i e ld , a t Wodehou se ( 54 ) b y t h e e a r ly

p opu la t ion s ( 25 ) s ugge s t a n o ve ra l l c ommun i ty , b a sed o n a mu l t ip l ie r o f 5 . 0 , o fs ome 1 40 p eop le . B y 1 327 t h e v i i i o f

f ou r teen th c en tu ry .

Wombou rne ( 26 )r e co rded e i gh teen p eop le p ay ing £ 2 .9 s .0d . , a nd O r ton , f i f t een p eop le p ay ing £ 1 .12 s .2d . ; a l low ing f o r a 6 0% u nd e r rep re sen ta t ion d ue t o e xemp t ion s a nd e va s ion ,

A no the r mano r i nt h e p a r i sh o f Wombou rne w a s S w indon , a

t h i s w ou ld s ugge s t ap opu la t ion o f a r ound 4 12 , a n a lmo s t t h ree -f o ld i n c rea se s i nce 1 086 . T h i sm igh tb e c ompa red w i th H a le sowen whe re t h e p opu la t ion i n c rea se b e tween 1 086 a nd 1 315 s e em s t o h ave b een a round 2 00% ( 27 ) . H oweve r , i t mu s t b e e mpha s i sed t h a t s uch p opu la t ion e s t ima te s a r e o f t en i mbued w i th a n u nde se rved s en se o fa ccu ra cy . T hey a r e , i n r e a l i ty ,g ue s se st ha tc an p rov ide o n ly t h e c r ude s to fg u idance t op opu la t ion t r end s .

n ame s ugge s t ing a p a r t icu la r a s soc ia t ion w i th p ig f a rm ing ( 5 5 ) ; n o t m en t ioned b y n ame i nD ome sday , i ti ss ugge s ted t h a ta tt h i s d a te i tw a s i n c luded w i th in t h e s ma l le ro ft h et wo H im ley mano r s ( 56 ) . B y t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry t h e m e sne l o rd sh ip w a s h e ld b y t h e l o rd s o f O r ton ( 57 ) w i th t h e E ng le f ie ld f am i ly a st e nan t s ( 58 ) . S e t t lemen t i nt h em ano r i n t h e 1 270s s e em st oh ave c omp r i sed s ome t h i r teen m e s suage s , s i x a nd a h a lf v i rga te s a nd p ay ing f i f t een s h i l l ing s i nr en t ( 5 9 ) , w i th af i e ld m en t ioned h e re b y 1 338 . T he ma in a r ea o f w a s te i nt h ep a r i sh a l so l a yh e re ( 60 ) .

T he n ame s o ft he t axpaye r s d emon s t ra te ad i spe r sed p a t ter n

Wombou rne t h e r ef o re i lu s t ra te s at ype o f p a r i sh w h ich

o f s e t t lemen t i nt he v i l l s . N ame s s uch a s R obe r t a t te Mo r e ( 28 ) , R icha rd A t tef o rd ( 29 ) , Wa l te r d e B o sco ( 30 ) o r d e l a Wodehou se ( 3 1) , a nd p e rhap s W i l l iam d e H o leba che ( 32 ) , a n ame p re served t oday i nH o lbeche H ou se , s ou th o fH im ley , p o in t t o s c a t te red s e t t lemen t a c ro s s moo r land , a t f o rd ing

r a ng ing f r om c ompa ra t ive ly n uc lea ted a nd l o ng e s tab l i shed f o ca l p o in t s l i ke Wombou rne i t se lf , t o s ma l le r c en t r e s l i ke S w indon a nd n ew , a l so s ma l l , f o ca l p o in t s , l i ke t h e

p o in t s a nd i n wood land o ra s sor ted a r ea s . T he A t t ewodehou s n ame s i np a r t icu la r , Wa l te r , J ohn , W i l l iam a nd R a lph ( 3 3 ) ,

c on ta ined an umbe ro fr e la t ive ly s ma l l c en t re s o fs e t t lemen t ,

Wodehou se . T h i s d i spe r sed p a t ter n o f s e t t lemen t w i th in t h e p a r i sh w a s p a r t ly c r ea ted t h rough a s sar t ing a nd w a s

r e f lec t t h e e xpan s ion o f s e t t lemen t i n Wombour n e t h rough e x ten s ive a s sa r t ing . T he ' Wodehou se C ha r te r s ' ( 34 ) p r e se rve s eve ra l g ran t s a nd r e f e rence s t o a s sa r t s , p a r t icu la r ly t ho se

s uppo r ted b y as e r ie s o ff i e ld s , a s sa r ted a nd e nc lo sed l a nd , m eadow a nd w a s t e , i n wh ich s heep , g oa t s a nd p e rhap s p ig s p l ayed a s i gn if i can t p a r t i n t h e e conomy . T h i s s e t t lemen t p a t ter n may b e s e en , i n e s sence , i nY a te s 's map o fc . 1775 ,

a s soc ia ted w i th t h e d e B o sco o r Wodehou se f am i ly , d a t ing

a l though t h i s a l so s how st h e p o s s ib i l i ty o fi s o la ted a nd mo re

f r om t h e l a te t we lf th o r e a r ly t h i r teen th c en tu ry o nwa rd s , wh i l s t t h e H und red R o l l s ( 35) s how e x ten s ive a s sa r t ing b y 1 255 ( 36 ) t oge the r w i th ar e f e rence t ot h e g oa t s o fJ ohn d e Wodef o rd ,a nd o fR obe r tj un io r ,k ep ti nt h eF o re s t .

s c a t te red h ome s tead s d i s t r ibu ted b e tween t h e ma in f o ca l p o in t s . L o rd s c an s ome t ime s b e s e en t a k ing a mo r e d i rec t r o le i n i n f luenc ing t h e a r rangemen t s o f l o ca l s e t t lemen t a nd l a nd scape , a l be i t o n as ma l l s ca le . A n a g r eempn t b e tween

T ha t an umbe ro ft h e a s sa r tg ran t s w e r e made b y l o rd s , s uch a s R a lph d e S ome ry ( 37 ) , W i l l iam f i t z G uy d 'Of f in i ( 3 8 ) , B er na rd d e F rank ley ( 39 ) , A lan , l o rd o f Wombou rne ( 40 ) ,

J ohn d e S omery a nd H en ry o fB u shbu ry i n 1 319 r e la t ed t o w ood land t h a t h ad b een e nc lo sed w i th d i tch a nd h edge ( 6 1) ,

Maud , l a dy o f Wombour n e ( 4 1) a nd W i l l iam d e O ver ton ( 42 ) t e nd s t o s ugge s t t h a t t h ey a r e l i ke ly t o h ave t a ken a n

w h i l s t i n ad eed o fe xchange o fc . 1300 , R ober t d e E s s ing ton a cqu i r ed r e ady a cce s s t o ah a lf v i rga t e i n E s s ing ton f o r

a c t ive r o le i np romo t ing t h e p roce s s o fa s sa r t ing . S uch l o ca l l o rd s a nd m embe r s o ft h e g en t ry w e re p r ec i se ly t h e k i nd o f

m ak ing h i s p ond s a nd p oo l s a nd r a i s ing c o t tage s i n c onven ien t p l ace s ( 62 ) . S im i la r ly , R obe r t , s on o fR obe r t o f E s s ing ton w a s i n1 318 a cqu i r ing m eadow l a nd i nE s s ing ton a nd mak ing a r rangemen t s t os u r round p ond s a nd p oo l s w i th d i tch a nd h edge ( 6 3) , a l though c l ea r ly i tc anno t b e a s sumed t h a t ' e nc lo su r e ' w a s a lway s i n i t ia ted b y t h e l o rd . I n 1 325 R obe r t d e E s s ing ton r e ce ived a c r of t a l r eady e nc lo sed w i th d i tche sa nd h edge s( 64 ) .

l o rd s w ho w e re mo s t l i ke ly t o b e d i rec t ly i n vo lved i n t h e d eve lopmen t o ft h e l o ca l l a nd scape . T hey k new t h e t e r ra in , n eeded t oe xp lo i t t h e i r r e sou rce s , a nd t h e e ncou ragemen t o f a s sa r t ing o f f e red o ne o ft h eo bv iou sm e thod so fd eve lopmen t ( 43) .

1 32

F igu re 9 . 2 .

1 33

S edg ley ( F igu r e 9 . 3 ) w a s al a rge a nd p ro spe rou s v i i i b y t h e s t anda rd s o ft h e a r ea . I n 1 086 i t st wo mano r s ( 6 5 ) a ccoun ted

o f S edg ley , o r o f e l sewhe re i n t h e h ono r , d u r ing t h e l a te t h i r teen th a nd e a r ly f ou r t een th c en tu r ie s( 69 ) .

f o r s ome f i f ty -f ou r v i l le in s , t wo b o rda r s , t h ree s l ave s a nd a p r ie s t , o f w hom a l l s ave n i ne v i l le in s w e re w i th in t h e

S edg ley i t s e lf w a s n o t t h e o n ly f ocu s f o r s e t t lemen t i nt h e p a r i sh , b u t w a s p a r t o f a mo re d i spe r sed p a t ter n . O n t h e

d eme sne m ano r o f W i l l iam f i tz A n scu lf . B y 1 327 , t h e s ub s idy r e co rd s f o r S edg ley s ome f o r ty t a xpaye r s , l i s ted a s

b ounda r ie s o f t h e p a r i sh , a t C oope r ' s B ank , ad e se r ted s e t t lemen t s i t e h a s r e cen t ly b een r e co rd ed , a s soc ia ted w i th

p ay ing £ 3 .18 s .5d . , as um s u rpa s sed w i th in S e i sdon H und red b y o n ly K inve r , as ma l l b o rough ( 66 ) . T h i s w ou ld a ppea rt o s ugge s t a n i n c rea se i n t h e p opu la t ion b e tween t h e l a te

r i dge a nd f u r row a nd ah o l loway , p robab ly a l ready p r e sen t w hen t h e N ew P a rk w a s c r ea ted i n t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry ( 70 ) . P a s s ing r e f e r ence st op e r sona ln ame sa l so s ugge s tf a i r ly s ca t te red s e t t lemen t t h roughou t t h e p a r i sh . P e te r d e

e l even th a nd e a r ly f ou r teen th c en tu r ie s f r om a r ound 2 84 t o s ome 5 00 , n o t ap a r t icu la r ly r ema rkab le r a te o f i n c rea se . P e rhap s t h e h igh i n c idence o f p a rk land a nd w ood s i n t h e

E t t ing sha l l o ccu r s i n am id twe lf th c en tu ry c ha r te r ( 7 1) , a nd aMoy se d eC o t tewe l le a ppea r s i n at h i r teen th c en tu ry c ha r te r

p a r i sh i n h ib i ted p opu la t ion g row th , a s s ugge s ted b y P rof e s so rD ye ra tH anbu ry ( 67 ) . H oweve r , S edg ley a l so w e l l

( 72 ) , p re sumab ly t o b e a s soc ia ted w i th C o twa l l end , a s p e rhap s w a s T homa s d e C u twa l le ( 7 3) . AJ ohn d e C o se ley

i lu s t ra te s t h e d i ff icu l t ie s o f u s ing s uch d a ta . I n t h e 1 273 I nqu i s i t ion p o s t mor tem f o rt h e mano r o fS edg ley , r e f e r ence

a ppea r s i nt h e e a r ly f ou r teen th c en tu ry ( 74 ) a nd t h e re a r e a s e r ie s o f l e s s r e ad i ly i d en t if iab le n ame s t h a t a l so p o in t t o

w a s made t o s even ty -f ive h ou seho ld s o f c u s toma ry t e nan t s a nd f o r ty -n ine c u s toma ry t e nan t s o ft h e a s sa r ted l a nd . T he re

s c a t te red s e t t lemen t -J ohn d e l a Mo r e ( 7 5 ) m igh tb e e choed i np l ace s s uch a sL adymoo r , o rU ppe ra nd L owe r Moo r , a nd R icha rd i n L e H aye ( 76 ) b y ' The H ay ' . N ame s s uch a s

w e r e a l so f ou rf r eeho lde r sm en t ioned . A l though t h i sm ay n o t b e a n e n t i re ly a ccu ra te s u rvey o f t h e p opu la t ion o f t h e mano r , i tw ou ld s ugge s t ac ommun i ty o fa r ound 6 40 p eop le . Wh i l s t t h i s w ou ld i n d ica te a h ighe r l e ve l o f d emog raph ic

W i l l iam a t te P a rk ( 77 ) a nd J ohn a t te P a rk ( 78 ) s ugge s t s e t t lemen t i ne i the rt h e n or ther no rs ou th -ea s ter np a r t s o ft h e

g row th i nt h e mano r t h an t h e 1 327 f i gu r e s w ou ld a l low , i t s t i l l r ep r e sen t s o n ly a s u rp r i s ing ly mode s t g row th i n t h e p opu la t ion .

p a r i sh , w h i l s t J ohn a t t e Wode sende ( 79 ) m igh t r e f lec t a s sa r ted l a nd , a sm igh tt h ep l ace n ame ' Wood se t ton ' , p e rhap s r e ca l l ing a f o ld i n aw ood ( 80 ) . P e rhap s t h e a ppea rance i n

H oweve r , h ow d o w e a ccoun t f o r t h e d i sc r epancy b e tween

F i e ld a nd F laxen F ie ld ( 8 1) r e ca l l s t h e R icha rd d e F laxha le m en t ioned i n t h e 1 273 I nqu i s i t ion ( 82 ) . T he p l ace n ame

1 843 o ft h r ee f i e ld s n amed U ppe r F laxen F i e ld , F a r F laxen

t h e 1 327 a nd t h e 1 273 p opu la t ion e s t ima t e s? I ti sp o s s ib le t ha t t h e c a lcu la t ion s a r e i n a ccu ra te , a nd t h a t t h e 1 327 e s t ima te i np a r t icu la ri sa nu nde r r ep re sen ta t ion . A sD ye rh a s o b se rved , ag row ing p ropor t ion o f t h e l e s s p ro spe rou s m embe r s o fm ed ieva l c ommun i t ie s w e re e xc luded f r om t h e c o l lec t ion o f l a y s ub s id ie s ( 68 ) . A l te rna t ive ly , i ti s n o t u n l ike ly t h a tt h e re h ad a c tua l ly b een af a l l i nt h e p opu la t ion o ft h e mano rb e tween 1 273 a nd 1 327 . I tw a st h ec a se t h a tt h e v a lua t ion s i n t h e I nqu i s i t ion s p o s t mor tem f o r S edg ley

e Gor na l ' u se s t h e O ld E ng l i sh e l emen t ' h a lh ' , r ef lec t ing a s ma l l v a l ley o r h o l low , a nd m ean s , a cco rd ing t o G e l l ing , ' m i l ln ook ' ( 8 3 ) . R eco rded a s' Go rnha l ' ( 84 ) b y t h et h i r teen th c en tu ry , i ts e em s l i ke ly t h a t t h e re w a s a l so s ome s e t t lemen t h e re . T hu s t h e i mp re s s ion i s o ne o f s e t t lemen t s ca t te red t h roughou t t h e p a r i sh , w i th in w h ich S edg ley w a s t h e p r inc ipa lf o cu s .

p eaked i n 1 291 , b u t b y 1 322 h ad d ec l ined t o av a lue l owe r

S edg ley d oe s n o t p r e sen t t h e s ame o ppo r tun i t ie s a s Wombour n et ot r a ce t h ep roce s so fa s sa r t ing , a nd t h e ref o r e i t

t h an t ha t r e co rded f o r 1 273 . G iven t h e i mpo r tan t r o le o f r en ta l si nt h ec ompo s i t ion o ft h e mano r ia lv a lua t ion s ,t h i sf a l l

i s mo re d i ff i cu l t t o r e la te t h e s e t t lemen t p a t ter n d i rec t ly t o t h a t p roce s s . E ven s o , t h e I nqu i s i t ion p o s t mor tem o f 1 273 s ugge s t s e x ten s ive a s sa r t ing w i th in t h e mano r , wh i l s t ad eed o f t h e l a te t h i r teen th c en tu ry ( 85 ) , r e co rd ing a g ran t b y W i l l iam Moy sen t o f S edg ley t o R oge r , s on o f G eof f r ey d e C a ldewa l l , o f t h i r t een s e l ion s l y ing o n af o rme r a s sa r t ,

i nv a lue , o fa r ound £ 15 .0 s .0d . , l i ke ly r e f lec t s , a tl e a s t i np a r t , ar educed p opu la t ion . T he C h ron ic le o f C roxden A bbey , aC i s t e r c ian h ou se i n n or th S t af f o rd sh i re , c ommen t s o n t h e d i ff icu l t ie s t h a t t h e a r ea f a ced i nt h e l a te t h i r teen th a nd f ou r t een th c en tu r ie s . T he y ea r 1 316 w a sn o ted f o rd ea r th ,f am ine ,p e s t i lence a nd d ea th , a ccompan ied b y s t eep ly r i s ing w hea t p r ice s . I n 1 325 -6 , t h e a r ea w a s a f f ec ted b y s eve r e d rough t . I nH a le sowen , R az i h a s a s soc ia ted h igh mo r ta l i ty i n 1 293 -5 w i th f am ine , d u r ing wh ich p e r iod c or n p r ice s a t ta ined f am ine l e ve l . H a rd t ime s f e l l o n H a le sowen a ga in b e tween 1 307 a nd 1 309 , a s ar e su l t

r e f lec t st h es ame p roce s s . O n ly a tC oope r 's B ank i st h e re e x tan t r i dge a nd f u r row , b u t s u rv iv ing p l ace a nd f i e ld n ame s , a nd b ounda r ie s , p e rm i t s ome s pecu la t ion a nd s ugge s t t h e p r e sence o f c u l t iva t ion a c ro s s much o f t h e p a r i sh . T he s u rv iv ing p l acename s -

o fb ad h a rve s t s , w eaken ing t h e p opu la t ion t ot h e e x ten t t h a t w hen t h e h a rve s t a ga in f a i led i n 1 3 10 a s ar e su l t o f b ad w ea the r , mo r ta l i ty r e ached an ew p eak , t ob e f o l lowed b y a ' s ub s i s tence c r i s i s ' . 1 315 17 t h en s aw a g r ea t f am ine w h ich a f f ec ted much o fn o r ther nE u rope . A l though t h e f am ine w a s o ver b y 1 3 18 , t h e a g ra r ian c r i s i s c on t inued w e l l i n to t h e n ex t d ecade , w i th c a t t le mu r ra in t h roughou t t h e c oun t ry i n 1 3 19 , a nd f u r the rb ad h a rve s t s i n1 320 a nd 1 321 . I ti st h e r ef o r e n o t d i ff icu l tt oe xp la in ar educ t ion i nt h ep opu la t ion o ft h e mano r

L ane sf i e ld , P a rkf i e ld , H ighf i e ld , D eepf ie ld s a nd S andyf i e ld s a r e n o t a l l n ece s sa r i ly m ed ieva l , b u t F ow le r ' s map r e co rd s t h e s ame o rs im i la rn ame s , s uch a s S edg ley f i e ld , G rea t a nd L i t t le Wa l l f i e ld s , p e rhap s P a rkf ie ld s ( 86 ) , a nd S andwe l l f i e ld s ,w h ich s ugge s tt h es i te o fe a r ly f i e ld s . S im i la r ly , s u rv iv ing p l a ce n ame s a nd o t he r r e f e rence s p rov ide ar em inde r o ft h e d i ve r s i ty o f l a nd scape w i th in t h e p a r i sh . T he 1 273 I nqu is i t ion r e f e r red t ot h e p oo r q ua l i ty o f s ome o ft h e l a nd ( 87 ) a sw e l l a st ow ood land a nd m eadow .

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F igu re 9 . 3 .

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J ohn d e l a Mo re 's n ame h i gh l igh t st h e p r e sence o fh ea th land a sd oe st h er e f e rence t ot h e ma s to fH u r s temo re a nd t h em a s t o fE l lenva le ,w h i l s ti n1 843 U ppe ra nd L owe r Moo rs u rv ived a s p rope r t ie s n ea r C o twa l lend , a n a r ea o f f a i r ly r ough g round ; s im i la r l a nd i s s ugge s ted b y t h e p l ace n ame ' L adymoo r ' , i nt h en or th -ea s t e rn p a r to ft h ep a r i sh . T he i d en t if ica t ion o f t h e d eme sne i s d i ff i cu l t . Wha t w a s c e r ta in ly p a r t o f t h e d eme sne w e re t h e e x ten s ive t r ac t s o f p a rk land w i th in t h e p a r i sh ( 88 ) t oge the r w i th B agge r idge . T he e s tab l i shmen t a nd m a in tenance o f t h e p a rk land w a s e s sen t ia l ly as e igneu r ia l d ec i s ion , a nd o ne t h a t a f f ec ted b o th t h e s e t t lemen t a nd l a ndu se p a t ter n , a nd p e rhap s p opu la t ion g row th .

a s sa r t ing t h a th ad t a ken p l a ce w i th in t h e p a r i sh , a l so r e ca l led i n ar e f e rence o f 1 322 t o f i f t een t e nan t s o f t h e n ew l a nd ( 103 ) . T he p r ec i se r o le o f l o rd sh ip i n N or thf i e ld i s n o t e a s i ly i d en t if i ed o n t h e b a s i s o f t h e s u rv iv ing e v idence . I ts e em s r e a sonab le t op r e sume t h a t t h e s ub inf euda t ion w h ich c r ea t ed t h e m ano r o fM idd le ton w ou ld h ave h ad s ome i mpac t o n t h e l a nd scape o ft h em ano r ,p e rhap s i n ten s ify ing i t sd eve lopmen t a st h e l o rd o fM idd le ton s ough t ap rof i tab le e conom ic b a s i s . I n t h e c a se o f We s t B romw ich h oweve r ( F igu re 9 . 5 ) , D r H odde r h a s a r gued f o r t h e d i rec t i n f luence o f l o rd sh ip i n b u i ld ing p rog ramme s a nd i n s e t t lemen t a nd l a nd scape p l ann ing ,

T he r i dge a nd f u r row t h a t may b es e en a tC oope r ' sB ank r un s

l i nk ing t h i s t o a n

a s se r t ion

o f l o rd sh ip b y

t o ah ead land f o l low ing t h e l i ne o ft h e p a rk b ounda ry b ank .

s ucce s s ive l o rd s o f t h e mano r ( 104 ) . I ti s c onven ien t t o e xam ine b u i ld ing p rog ramme s a nd s e t t lemen t a nd l a nd scape

R idge a nd f u r row may b e o bse rved w i th in t h eN ew P a rk ( 89 ) a nd i nC rad ley P a rk ( 90 ) ,w h i l s tt h ep rope r ty b ounda r ie sm ay

r e a l i ty i n te r re la ted .

d eve lopmen t s epa ra t e ly , a l though o bv iou s ly t h ey w e r e i n

p o in t t o as im i la r o ccu r rence i nE t t ing sha l l P a rk ( 9 1) , b u t i n n one o f t h e se c an i ty e t b e s hown t h a t t h ey n ece s sa r i ly r ep r e sen tm ed ieva lc u l t iva t ion .

We s t B romw ich w a s a mano r h e ld b y t h e O f f in i f am i ly t h roughou t t h e t we lf th c en tu ry a nd i n to t h e e a r ly t h i r t een th ,

T he p a r i sh o f Nor thf ie ld ( F igu re 9 . 4 ) c omp r i sed t h e b a ron ia l

u n t i l t h e d ea th o fR icha rd d 'Off in i , s ome t ime b e tween 1 248 a nd 1 255 , l e d t ot h e d i v i s ion o ft h e mano r b e tween t wo c o -

d emesne m ano ro f No r thf ie ld o r Weo ley , t oge the rw i th S e l ly O ak , b o th p r e sen t i n 1 086 ( 92 ) a nd w i th in wh ich t h e m ano r o f M idd le ton w a s c r ea t ed d u r ing t h e t we lf th c en tu ry a s a r e su l to fs ub inf euda t ion b yt h eP agane l s . As i gn if i can tp ropo r t ion o ft h e l a nd i nt h e n o r th -ea s ter n a nd c en t ra lp a r to ft h e p a r i sh w a st a ken i n to t h e d eme sne s o ft h e l o rd so fS e l ly O ak a nd Weo ley . W i th in t h e l a t te rw a s s i tua ted Weo ley c a s t le , o ne o f t h e p r inc ipa l r e s idence s o f t h e d e S ome ry s , t oge the r w i th a r ab le l a nd ( 9 3 ) , m eadow ( 94 ) a nd p a rk land ( 9 5 ) . T he r e w e re a l so f i shpond s ( 96 ) , t wo w a te r m i l l s ( 97 ) , ad oveco te a nd g a rden ( 98 ) . S uch e x ten s ive a r ea s o fd eme sne n a tu ra l ly a pp l ied c on s t ra in t s w i th in t h e p a r i sh , a s a f t e ra ccoun t i st a ken o ft h e v i l l o f No r thf ie ld i t se lf , i tw ou ld s e em t h a t t h e ma jo r i ty o f a ny e xpan s ion w a s n ece s sa r i ly

h e i r e s se s , h i s d augh t e r s S a r ra a nd Ma rga r e t , ma r r ied , r e spec t ive ly t o Wa l te rD eve reux a nd R icha rd d e Ma rnham . T he b u i ld ing p rog ramme i sr e f lec ted i nt h e P a r i sh C hu r ch , Mano r H ou se a nd S andwe l l P r io ry . T he C hu rch s t and s n ea r t h e e a r ly ma in s e t t lemen t f o cu s o f We s t B romw ich , a to ne e nd o f a n a x i s f o rmed w i th t h e s i te o f t h e e a r ly h a l l , r ep r e sen t ed t oday i nt h e l o ca l n ame o fH a l lE nd . T he C hu rch w a s p r e sen t b y c . 1140 -50 ( 105 ) a nd s ome t we lf th c en tu ry f a b r ic h a s b een i d en t if ied s e t i n to t h e t owe r o f t h e p re sen t c hu r ch ( 106 ) . S andwe l l P r io ry ( 107 ) w a s e s tab l i shed t o t h e s ou th -ea s t o f t h i s e a r ly n uc leu s , b ounded b y t h e o pen f i e ld s o f We s t B romw ich t ot h e n o r th -we s t , B romw ich H ea th t ot h e s ou th -

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w e s t a nd t h e p a r i sh b ounda ry w i th H and swor th t o t h e e a s t ( 108 ) . T he f ounda t ion o f t h e P r io ry b y t h e O ffm i s w a s p e rhap s mo t iva ted o u t o f p i e ty a nd a s a n e xp re s s ion o f

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t h rough t h e p a r i sh , a nd i th a s b een s ugge s ted t h a t b y 1 327 much o ft h e p a r i sh h ad b een ' c lea red a nd o ccup ied ' ( 10 1) . T he n ame s o fs ome t a xpaye r s i nt h e s ub s id ie s o f 1 275 a nd 1 327 h i n t a t d i spe r sed s e t t lemen t ; p e rhap s T homa s d e

Mar nham l o rd sh ip ( 1 10 ) , b u t i mpo r tan t a l so w a s t h e c on t r ibu t ion t h a t t h e f ounda t ion p e rhap s m ade t o o ve ra l l e s ta te d eve lopmen t ( 1 11) . L oca ted a tt h e e dge o ft h e p a r i sh , a way f r om t h e ma in f o ca l p o in t s o f s e t t lemen t , t h e P r io ry e s ta te p rov ided av eh ic le b y wh ich t h e l o ca l l a nd scape m igh t b e f o s t e r ed . T he P r io ry e s ta te c on ta ined a r ab le l a nd , p e rhap s r e p r e sen ted b yt h er i dge a nd f u r row t ot h es ou th o ft h e P r io ry

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Wh i l s tt h e ma in s e t t lemen t n uc leu sw a s a tL yndon t h e r e w a s a l so a mo r e s ca t te red p a t te rn o f s e t t lemen t , r ang ing f r om

i n te re s t s o fl o rd sh ip t h rough c l ea red l a nd a nd mo r e r en ta l s . T hey h ad e ve ry r e a son t oe ncou rage a nd s uppor tt h e p roce s s ( 127 ) . I n Wombou rne , S edg ley a nd We s t B romw ich , t h e p a r t ic ipa t ion o f l o rd sh ip may b e s e en i nb o th t h e g ran t ing a nd d i spo s i t ion o f a s sa r t s , f r om t h e m id twe lf th c en tu ry o nwa rd s . I n We s t B romw ich , G uy d 'Offm i g ave a s sa r t s t o Wo rce s te r C a thed ra l P r io ry c . 1140 -5 , a nd h i s s on g ave t h e

s ma l l n uc lea t ion s l i ke Maye r ' s G reen , t o i s o la ted h ome s tead s , i n c lud ing moa ted s i te s , s uch a s Moa t Meadow ( 1 19 )o fw h ich n ot r a ce s u rv ived b y 1 958 ,a nd a no the rs i t e i n af i e ld s ou th o fF o rge F a rm ( 120 ) . T he d i spe r sed p a t t er n o f s e t t lemen t may b e r e la ted i np a r t t ot h e p roce s s o fa s sa r t ing u nde rway b y t h e m id twe lf th c en tu ry ( 121) . T h i s c onf o rm s w i th t h e w ide r r eg iona l n o rm s , a nd t h e g ran t o f a s sa r t s t o Wo rce s t e r C a thed ra l P r io ry b y G uy d 'Off in i m igh t r e f lec t a d i r ec t i n t e re s t i n t h i s p roce s s o n t h e p a r t o f t h e l o rd s . S im i la r ly , t h e f ounda t ion e ndowmen t s t o S andwe l l P r io ry i n c luded t h ea s sa r t s' Dudde srudd ing 'a nd ' Ruwo r th '( 122 ) . H odde r h a s a l so s ugge s ted a p l anned s e t t lemen t a t H ea th L ane , l a id o u t b y t h e Of f in i s , t o b e s ub sequen t ly d e se r ted f r om t h e l a te t h i r teen th c en tu ry i n f a vou r o f s e t t lemen t i n a s sa r t ed l a nd s a t L yndon a nd e l sewhe re . T he e v idence i s u nconv inc ing ; t h e c h rono logy o f t h e s e t t lemen t a nd f i e ld s y s tem c anno t b e f i xed w i th a ny p r ec i s ion , a nd t o d i r ec t ly l i nk i tw i th t h e mano r ia l d e scen t i sb a sed o n a n a s sumed p rem i se t h a t t h e re mu s t b e as e igneu r ia l c onnec t ion , r a the r t h an d i r ec t e v idence . T he r e u ndoub ted ly w a s as h if t i nt h e s e t t lemen t f o cu s t owa rd s L yndon , a s may b e o b se rved i n Y a te s ' map o f1 775 , b u tt h e d a te a tw h ich t h i s b egan h a s n o t b een e s tab l i shed , a nd t h e re i sn o th ing t o s ugge s t t h a t t h e l o rd s w e r e t h em se lve s t h e i n i t ia to r s o fs h if t i ns e t t lemen t i n We s tB romw ich . B y 1 307 ( 123) t h e A bbo t o f H a le sowen h ad a p a rk a t B romw ich ( 124 ) , g ene ra l ly t hough t t ob e F r ia r P a rk , i nt h e

a s sa r t s o f ' Ruwo r th ' a nd ' Dudde s rudd ing ' t o t h e f am i ly f ounda t ion o f S andwe l l , i n t h e s e cond h a lf o f t h e t we lf th c en tu ry . B yt h e l a te t we lf th o re a r ly t h i r teen th c en tu ry , R a lph d e S ome ry w a s g ran t ing a n a s sa r t i n Wombour ne t oW i l l iam C ook o f Wombou rne , i n w h ich mano r t h e e v idence f o r s e igneu r ia l i n te r e s t b ecome s i n c rea s ing ly o bv iou s d u r ing t h e c ou r se o ft h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry . T h i s i si nk eep ing w i th t h e mo re w ide sp r ead p i c tu re w i th in t h e r eg ion . T he i mpo r tance o fa s sa r ted l a nd i se v iden t i n mano r s l i ke S edg ley , w h i l s t i n n e ighbou r ing Wo lve rhamp ton , a s sa r t ing w a s e x ten s ive a nd w a s s e em ing ly s uppo r t ed b y t h e Wo lve rhamp ton F ree C hape l . T he t r end i sa l so r evea led i na n a g reemen t r e a ched i n1 296 -7 b e tween t h e e a r l o f Wa rw ick a nd J ohn , at e nan to f t h e h ono r a nd l o rd o fL i t t le B a r r , w ho h e ld l a nd s w i th in t h e b ound s o fS u t ton C ha se . J ohn s ough t l i cence t o e nc lo se h i s w ood sa tL i t t le B a r r , a nd t oi mp rove t h em b ya s sa r t ing ( 128 ) . T he p ro -a c t ive i n te re s t s o f l o ca l l o rd s i n a s sa r t ing s e em s e v iden t , b u tw ha t c anno tb e d emon s t ra ted w i th a ny c e r ta in ty i sw he the ro rn o t i tw a s l o rd sh ip t h a t i n i t ia ted t h i s a c t iv i ty . I t i sd if i cu l tt os how t h a tt h e l o rd s w e re n o t s imp ly e xp lo i t ing ap henomenon t ha t t h ey w ou ld i n a ny c a se h ave f ound d i ff i cu l t t o r e s i s t , a l though t h e i n s tances o f a n e a r ly i n vo lvemen t i np a r t icu la r , h in t a tt h e p o s s ib i l i ty o f ad i rec t r o le .

n o r th o f t h e p a r i sh . T he O f f in i s a l so h ad a p a rk i n We s t B romw ich b y 1 233 ( 1 25 ) , b u t i t s l o ca t ion i su nknown . O ne

Al o rd ' s s uppo r t f o r , o re ven a mb iva lence t owa rd s , a s sa r t ing , m igh tb r ing t ob ea r as ub t le i nf luence o nt h e l o ca l s e t t lemen t p a t te rn . A s sa r t ing h ad t h e p o ten t ia l t o s uppo r t t h e t r end t owa rd s , o re mpha s i se t h e p a t ter no f , d i spe r sed s e t t lemen t i n a na r ea , a si nt h ed eve lopmen to ft h e Wodehou se e s ta te , o ri n

o f t h e mo re l i ke ly l o ca t ion s w a s a l ready o ccup ied b y S andwe l l P r io ry . Y a t e s ' s map r e co rd s a n a r ea o fw ood land d ue w e s t o ft h e p a r ish c hu rch a nd t h e p r e sumed s i te o ft h e O f f in i h a l l , a nd t h i s a r ea , s t i l l w ooded i n 1 801 ( 126 ) , w a s b eyond t h e s e t t led a nd d eve loped a r ea o ft h e mano r , o n t h e e dge o f a n a r ea o f h ea th land a t t h e c en t r e o f t h e p a r i sh . Wh i l s t i tm igh t b e t emp t ing t o s pecu la te o n t h i s a r ea a st h e p o s s ib le s i t e o ft h e O ffm i p a rk , i tc anno t b e a s se r ted w i th c onf idence . I ft h i s w e re t h e s i te , a nd u n le s s t h e p a rk w a s p a r t icu la r ly e x ten s ive , i tw ou ld b e u nu sua l i n t h a t t h e s i t e d oe sn o t l i ea t t h e ma rg in so f t h ep a r i sh .

t h e c o lon i sa t ion o ft h e w e s ter n f r inge s o fN or thf ie ld p a r i sh . I n We s t B romw ich t oo , s e t t lemen t s p i l led i n to t h e a s sa r ted l a nd s . I ni n s tances s uch a st h e se , t h e i n f luence o fl o rd sh ip o n s e t t lemen t w a s i n d i rec t a nd n o t n ece s sa r i ly c a lcu la t ed ; g eog raph ica l a nd e nv i ronmen ta l f a c to r s w e re mo re c r i t ica l . P rof e s so r D ye r r e ached s im i la r c onc lu s ion s i n h i s s t udy o f H anbu ry ( 129 ) . F u r the rmo re , t h e s ugge s t ion h a s b een made e l sewhe r e , t h a t t h e l i k e l ihood o f l o rd s e xe r c i s ing d i rec t

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i n f luence o n s e t t lemen t i n a r ea s o f d i spe r sed s e t t l emen t i s r e duced b y t h e t e ndency i n s u ch a r ea s t owa rd s f r ee r p opu la t ion s , l e av ing l o rd s w i th l e s s m an ipu la t ive c on t ro l ( 1 30 ) . H oweve r , t h e p rof i tab i l i ty o f t h e m ano r w a s f u ndamen ta l , w h ich m ean t e xp lo i t ing a l o ppo r tun i t ie s t o m ax im i se t h e i n come f r om r e n ta l s a nd o t he r p aymen t s , a nd t h e e f f ec t iv e m anagemen to ft h e d eme sne w a sv i ta l , ak ey a s pec to fw h ich w a sm ak ing b e s tu se o ft h et y pe o fl a nd a va i lab le . T h ee x t en t o ft h e l o rd ' s d eme sne , a nd p a r t icu la r ly o fp a rk c r ea t ion , w e r e i mpo r tan t f a c to r s t h a t m igh t i nf luen ce l a nd scape a nd s e t t lemen t . A l though p a rk s w e r e g ene ra l ly a t o r n ea r t h e m a rg in so ft h ep a r i sh , t h ey m igh t i n co rpo ra t e c u l t iva t ed l a nd a nd c ommon p a s tu r e . D ec i s ion s o n t h e e s tab l i shmen t o f p a rk land -a n i mpo r tan t f e a tu r e i nt h e b a ron ia l d eme sn e r e p re sen t s a' p o s i t ive ' o r d i r ec t i n f luence o n t h e l a nd scape , w h i l s t a tt h e s ame t i me i tp rov ided a ' n ega t ive ' o r i n d i r ec t i n f luence o n t h e s e t t lemen t p a t t e rn . S e t t lemen t s , a sp e rhap s a tC oope r ' s B ank ,m igh tb e c on s t ra ined ,w h i l s t , a sN o r thf i e ld i l u s t ra t ed , t e nan t s c ou ld b e f o r ced t ol o ok t owa rd st h e o u t e r r e g ion s o f t h e p a r i sh . T he p ro tec t ion t h a t w a s a f f o rd ed t o p a rk land e f f ec t ive ly d e f lec t ed much c o lon i sa t ion a nd s e t t lemen tt oo t he rp a r t so ft h em ano ro rp a r i sh .

B romw ich . H e r e , t h e O f f in i m ano r h ou se m ay h ave b een a f u r the r f a c to r a s af o ca l p o in t f o r s e t t lemen t , b u t n o t n ec e s sa r i ly f o rt h e k i nd o fd e l ibe ra t e p l ann ing e nv i saged b y H odde r . F u r the rmo r e ,t h e r e i sn o th ing t os how t h a ti tw a sn o t t h e s i t ing o ft h e m ano rh ou se t h a tw a sr e spon s ive t ot h e p r e e x i s t ing s e t t lemen t , r a the r t h an t h e o t he r w ay a r ound . I n Wombou rne , t h e e me rgence o ft h e Wodehou se a s am ano r d u r ing t h e t h i r t een th c en tu ry p r ov ided a no the r a t t ra c t ion t o t h ed eve lopmen to fs e t t lemen t ,a nd w a si t s e lf t h er e su l to ft h e p a r t ic ipa t ion o f t h e l o ca l c ommun i ty , a t a l l e ve l s , i n t h e p r oce s so fa s sa r t ing . T he c a se s t ud ie s e xam ined h ave r e vea led t h e i n f luence o f l o rd sh ip ,d i r ec ta nd i n d i r ec t , i ns ome a s pec t so ft h e l a nd scape o ft h eh ono ro fD ud ley ;b u tt h eo ve r r id ing f a c to rw a st h a to f t h e e nv i ronmen t . A pa r t f r om t h e c on s t ruc t ion o r e mbe l l i shmen t o fc e r ta in b u i ld ing s , t h e h and o f l o rd sh ip i s b e s t e v id enced i na s sa r t ing , a nd i nt h e c r ea t ion o fp a rk land . B o th o ft h e se f u lf i l l ed e conom ic r e qu i remen t sa nd w e r e b o rn o u t o f ar e spon se t ot h e e nv i ronmen t , a sp e rhap s s o t o o , i n p a r t ,w a st h ef o unda t ion o fS andwe l lP r io ry .

L o rd sh ip a l so e xe r t ed a n i n f luence i n t h a t i t s d e c i s ion s a f f ec ted t h e' b u i l te nv i ronmen t 'o ft h em ano r . S ome b u i ld ing s m ay h ave h ad ap a r t icu la ra s soc ia t ion w i th t h e s ymbo l i sm o f l o rd sh ip a nd t h e l o ca lp rof i le o f af am i ly , b u tt h ey w e r e a l so i n f luence s o n t h e l a nd scape s w i th in w h ich t h ey w e r e s e t . I t h a s b een o b se rved , i nd i scu s s ion s o f t h e p o t en t ia l f a c to r s a f f ec t ing t h e n uc lea t ion o f s e t t lemen t ( 1 31) , t h a t s u ch b u i ld ing a c t iv i t ie s m igh t c on s t i tu t e a n i n d i r ec t i n f luence o f l o rd sh ip ; t h e b u i ld ing o fm ano r h ou se s o rt h e f ounda t ion o f c hu r che s p rov ided f o ca l p o in t s a r ound w h ich v i l lage r s b u i l t t h e i r o wn d we l l ing s . H oweve r , t h i s w a s n o t i n va r iab ly t h e c a se , a nd t h e i n f luence o fl o rd sh ip , d i r ec t o ri n d i r ec t , w ou ld o f t en b e l i m i ted n o t o n ly b y t h e e nv i ronmen ta l c on t ex t , b u t a l so b y r e spec t f o r l o ca l c u s tom . I n t h e c a se s t ud ie s e xam ined a bove , a nd i n deed , i nt h e h ono r o fD ud l ey m o r e g ene ra l ly ,t h e r e i sn oc onv inc ing e v idence f o rl o rd sh ip a c t ing d i r ec t ly , o r i n d i r ec t ly , t o p romo t e t h e n uc lea t ion o f r u ra l s e t t lemen t . A l though v i l lage s d o o ccu r , t h e h ono r i sb e s t c ha rac t e r i sed a sa na r ea o fh am le t sa nd d i spe r sed s e t t lemen t . N one t h e l e s s , b u i ld ing s w e r e a n i mpo r tan t p a r t o f t h e l a nd scape o ft h e h ono r , a nd t h rough w h ich l o rd sh ip e xe r t ed i n f luence , d i rec t a s w e l l a s i n d i r ec t . B u i ld ing s l i k e D ud ley P r io ry , a nd D ud ley C a s t le e s pec ia l ly , w e r e m ean t t o b e i mpo s ing f e a tu r e s w i th in t h e l a nd scape . S im i la r ly , d i r ec t i n f luence i sr e f lec t ed i n t h e b u i ld ing o f m oa ted s i t e s , t h e m a jo r i ty o f w h ich w e r e s e igneu r ia l i n o r ig in , a nd i n d e c i s ion s t o e s tab l i sh r e l ig iou s f o unda t ion s l i ke S andwe l l P r io ry , c r ea t ing a no th e r p o in t o f s e igneu r ia l i n f luen ce , a nd o ne w h ich w a s t op l ay a n i mpo r tan tr o le i nt h e d eve lopmen t o ft h e We s tB romw ich l a nd scape . I n d i r ec ti n f luence sa r ea l so e v id en t , a nd b y t h e i r n a tu r e , a r e m o r e w ide sp r ead . T he l o ca t ion o fA l l S a in t ' s C hu r ch i nS edg ley m igh t b e e xpec ted t oh ave s t imu la t ed s ome s e t t lemen t a r ound i t ,a nd as im i la r o b se rva t ion m igh t b e m ade o f A l l S a in t ' s C hu r ch a t We s t

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NOTES : 1 .C .Dye r , ' P owe r a nd C on f l ic t i nt h e Med ieva l V i l lage ' , i n D .Hooke ( e d ) , Med ieva l V i l lage s , AR ev iew o fC u r ren t W ork ,

Wo rce s te r sh i r e ' , i nS l a te r a nd J a rv i s ( ed s ) , F ie ld a nd F o re s t , 1 49 .

( Oxf o rd , 1 985 ) ,2 7 -32 ,p a r t icu la r ly 3 2 . 2 0 . SMR .S taf f s .04091 , 0 19 11 , 0 3654 . 2 . P .D .A .Ha rvey , ' I n i t ia t ive a nd A u tho r i ty i n S e t t lemen t C hange ' , i n M .A s ton , D .Au s t in , C .Dye r ( e d s ) , T he R u ra l S e t t lemen t s o f Med ie va l E ng land , ( Oxf o rd ,1989 ) , 3 1-44 , p a r t icu la r ly 3 8 ,4 3 . 3 . C .Tay lo r , V i l lage a nd F a rm s tead . A H i s to ry o f R u ra l S e t t lemen t i n E ng land , ( London , 1 983) , 1 33 150 , p a r t icu la r ly 1 34 , 1 47 -8 .

2 1 .S MR .S taf f s .04091 , 0 2481 , 0 1901 . 2 2 . SMR .H W .03191 , 0 3224 . 2 3 . G .A s t i l l , ' F ie ld s ' , i nA s t i l la nd G ran t( e d s ) , C oun t ry s id eo f Med ieva lE ng land , 6 6 -8 . 2 4 . SMR .S taf f s .0 1908 . F o r F igu re 9 . 2 , c f . V .C .H . , S taf f s . ,

4 . H .Tho rpe , ' The L o rd a nd t h e L and scape , I l lu s t ra ted T h rough t h e C hang ing F or tunes o f a Wa rw ick sh i re P a r i sh ,

XX , 1 98 , ' Wombou rne 1 98 1 ' .

Wo rm le igh ton ' , T B WAS . , 8 0 ,( 1965 ) , 3 8 -77 .

2 5 . O r ton h ad s even v i l le in s , t wo b o rda r s a nd t wo s l ave s ; Wombou rne h ad f ou r teen v i l le in s , t h ree b o rda r s , ap r ie s ta nd e i gh t s l ave s . C a lcu la t ion s a r e b a sed o n amu l t ip l ie r o f 5 . 0 ;

5 .B .K .Robe r t s , R ura lS e t t lemen t i nB r i ta in , ( London , 1 977 ) , F igu r e 1 . 6 . A .D .M .Ph i l l ip s , ' A Map o f t h e C oun ty o f S t af f o rd b y W i l l iam Y a te s , 1 775 ' , SHC . ,F ou r th S e r ie s ,X I I( 1984 ) . 7 .S 0 .99 .S W ; S O .9160 .9028 .

s l ave s a nd p r ie s t s h ave n o t b een c oun ted a s h ead s o f h ou seho ld s ;t h i sg i ve s af i gu re o f1 41 . 2 6 . Wro t te s ley ( e d ) ,E xcheque rS ubs id y ,2 53 -4 .

8 . SMR .H W .00375 .

2 7 . Z .Raz i , L if e , Ma r r iage a nd D ea th i n aMed ieva lP a r i sh . E conomy , S oc ie ty a nd D emog raphy i n H a le sowen 1 270 1 400 ,( Camb r idge , 1 980 ) , 2 8 .

9 .P e te rB o land ,p e r s .comm .

2 8 . Wro t te s ley ( e d ) ,E xcheque rS ubs id y ,2 53 -4 .

1 0 . SMR .H W .03233 , 0 3515 , 0 3516 -7 . S hee tS 0 .98 .S W .

2 9 .I b id .

1 . O n t h e e ve a nd d ay o fS t .Kene lm a nd t h e f o l low ing t wo d ay s ; G raz eb rook , ' Ba ron s o fD ud ley ' , 1 9 . M .G i l l , ' Kene lm C unebea rn ...H aude s B e r eaf ed : AR econ s t ruc ted C yc le o f Wa l l P a in t ing s f r om S t . K ene lm ' s C hape l , R om s ley ' , J BAA , CXL IX ( 1996 ) , 3 3 .

3 0 . Mande r( e d ) , W od ehou se D eed s , No s .9 ,10 .

1 2 . SMR Wa rk s .3500 ; t h e c a lcu la t ion o fp opu la t ion i sb a sed u pon a n a s sump t ion t h a t 6 0% o f t h e p opu la t ion a r e n o t r e co rded d ue t oe xemp t ion a nd e va s ion , a nd t h en a pp ly ing a mu l t ip l ie ro f5 . 0 .

3 . Wro t te s ley ( e d ) ,E xcheque rS ubs idy ,2 53 -4 .

3 1 .I b id . , No .23 . 3 2 .I b id . , No .7 .

3 4 . Mande r( e d ) , W od ehou se D eed s . 3 5 . Wro t te s ley ( e d ) ,S taf f o rd sh i re Hund red R o l l s , 11-12 .

1 3 . I n fo rma t ion r e co rded b yt h e SMR . 3 6 . T ho se n amed , i b id . , h o ld ing a s sa r t s i n c luded W i l l iam d e L aL ude , T homa s d e Womboume , W i l l iam d e Wombou rne , t h e A bbo t o fH a le sowen , R ober t d e S prungewa l l , Ma t i lda d e Wombou rne , Mago ta d e Wombou rne , R icha rd t h e V ica r o f S edg ley , R icha rd t h e C a rpen te r , T homa s d e l aG rene , a nd W i l l iam d e l aH a le .

1 4 . C a l .C .R . , I ,1 226 -1257 ,4 74 . 1 5 . SMR . Wa rk s .3500 . 1 6 . Wedgwood ( ed ) ,I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 , 1 52 .

3 7 . Mande r( e d ) , W od ehou se D eed s , No .1 .

1 7 . G .W ro t te s ley ( ed ) , E xcheque r S ubs id y R o l l o f 1 327 , ( S .H .C . ,V I I ,1886 ) ,2 36 -55 .

3 8 .' b id , No .2 1 8 . S ee n o te 1 2f o rm e thod o fc a lcu la t ion . 3 9 .I b id , No .3 . 1 9 . C .Dye r , ' De se r ted Med ieva l V i l lage s i n t h e We s t M id land s ' , E con . H i s t . R ev . , S econd S e r ie s 3 5 , ( 1982 ) , 3 3 ; C . J .Bond ,' De ser ted Med ieva lV i l lage s i n Wa rw ick sh i r ea nd

4 0 .I b id . , No .4 . 4 1 .I b id . , No s .5 , 6 ,7 .

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4 2 .I b id . ,N o s .9 , 1 0 . 4 3 . L ew i s , M i tche l l -Fox a nd Dye r , V i l lage , H am le t a nd F ie ld ,2 05 ,2 07 . 4 4 .I b id . ,2 15 .

6 7 . C .Dye r , Hanbu iy : S e t t lemen ta nd S oc ie ty i n aW ood land L and scape ,( Le ice s t e r , 1 991) , 2 7 -8 . 6 8 . C .Dye r , ' T axa t ion a nd c ommun i t ie s i n l a te med ieva l E ng land ' , i n R .Br i tne l l a nd J .Ha t che r ( ed s ) . , P rog re s s a nd p rob lems i nm ed ieva lE ng land . E s say s i nh onou r o fE dwa rd M i l le r( Camb r idge , 1 996 ) , 1 71-2 .

4 5 . V .C .H . , S taf f s . , XX ,2 04 . 4 6 . Mande r( ed ) , W od ehou se D eed s ,N o .4 . 4 7 . V .C .H . , S taf f s . , XX , 2 09 ; Mande r ( e d ) , W od ehou se D eed s , N o .26 , d a ted 1 309 , s pec if i ca l ly r e f e r s t o t h e t h ree f i e ld so f Wombour n e .

6 9 . R az i , L if e , Ma r r iag e a nd D ea th i n a Med ieva l P a r i sh , 3 8 -41 ; M .Lau rence , ' No te s o n t h e D ocumen t s r e la t ing t o S t . Ma ry ' s A bbey C roxden , S t af f o rd sh i re ' , T ran s . N th . S taf f s . F ie ld C lub , LXXXV I ( 1951-2 ) , B 45 ; R ow land s , T he W e s t M id land sF rom AD 1 000 ,5 9 . 7 0 . i e .becau se t h e p a rk b ounda ry s e ems t o d e l ibe ra te ly

4 8 .I b id . ,N o .14 .

a ccommoda t et h ep r e -ex i s t ing s e t t lemen t .

4 9 .I b id . ,N o .23 ; V .C .H . ,S taf f s . , XX ,2 09 .

7 1 . G e rva se P agane l t o W i l l iam o f A b inge r c . 1153 -5 ; Mande r( e d ) , C ha r te r so fG erva se P agane l , 5 9 , No .2 .

5 0 . I b id . ; Mande r ( e d ) , W od ehou se D eed s , N o .40 , d a ted 1 317 18 .

7 2 . R oge r d e S ome ry t o Mo se s s on o fA lan , i b id . , 7 7 , N o .9 , d a ted l a te i nt h er e ign o fH en ry I I .

5 1 .I b id . ,N o .27 , d a ted 1 313 ; No .28 ,d a ted 1 315 . 7 3 . Wro t t e s ley ( ed ) ,E xcheque rS ubs id y ,2 48 . 5 2 .I b id . ,N o .28 . 7 4 . Mande r( ed ) , W od ehou se D eed s ,N o .23 . 5 3 . V .C .H . ,S taf f s . , XX , 2 10 ; t h ey a r e n o t d ocumen ted b ef o r e t h ef i f t een th c en tu ry ,b u tt h i sn eed n o tb e s i gn if i can t .

7 5 . Wedgwood ( ed ) ,I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 , 1 55 .

5 4 .I b id . ; Mande r( ed ) , W od ehou se D eed s ,N o .48 .

7 6 .I b id .

5 . E .Ekwa l l , T he C onc i se O xf ord D i c t iona ry o fE ng l i sh P lace -Name s , ( Oxf o rd , 1 974 ) , 1 53 , 4 57 ; m ean ing ' p ig h i l l ' , ' h i l lp a s tu re u sed b yp ig s ' .

7 7 . Wro t t e s ley ( ed ) ,E x cheque rS ub s id y ,2 48 .

5 6 . V .C .H . ,S taf f s . , XX ,2 07 .

7 9 .I b id .

7 8 .I b id .

8 0 . T he p l a ce n ame ' Wood se t t s ' m ean s f o ld i n aw ood ;

5 7 . 1 243 ;i b id . 5 8 . I b id . , w he re i ti sa l so s ugge s ted t h a t i tw a s as ub -mano r o fH im ley ;c f . C a LIP M , V I ,2 60 , No .428 .

' ( ge ) se t ' m ean s p l ace o f d we l l ing , p l ace o f r e s idence , o r a p l ace w he r e a n ima l s a r e k ep t ; E kwa l l ,E ng l i sh P lace Name s , 4 12 , 5 32 . 8 1 . Ap l an o ft h e P a r i sh o f S edg ley , W i l l iam F ow le r ,1843 .

5 9 . V .C .H . , S taf f s . , XX ,2 07 .

L JRO .B /A / 15 . 6 0 .I b id . ,2 10 . 8 2 . Wedgwood ( ed ) ,I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 ,155 . 6 1 . S RO .D .593 /B / 1 / 17 / 1/5 /2 . 8 3 . M .Ge l l ing , P lace -name s i n t h e L and scape , ( London , 1 984 ) , 1 05 , 11 ; E kwa l l d e r ive s t h e e l emen t ' Go rn ' f r om t h e

6 2 . S RO .D .1790 /A /2 /31 .

O ld E ng l i sh ' cweo rn ' , am i l lo rh andm i l l . 6 3 . S RO .D .1790 /A /2 /72 . 8 4 . E kwa l l ,E ng l i sh P lace N ame s ,2 01 . 6 4 . S RO .D .1790 /A /2 /67 . 8 5 . S RO .D .593 /A /2 /9 / 1 . 6 5 . Mo r r i s ( ed ) , Dome sday B ook , S taf f ord sh i re , 2 49d ; t h ey s e em n o t t oh ave s urv ived a s s epa ra te mano r s a f te r t h e l a t e e l even th c en tu ry .

8 6 . I ti sn o tc e r ta in i ft h i sn ame r e ca l l s a n owne ro ft h e f i e ld , o rt h eO ld P a rk i nw ho se p rox im i ty t h ey a r e l o ca ted . 8 7 . Wedgwood ( ed ) ,I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 -1327 , 1 56 .

6 6 . Wro t te s ley ( ed ) , E xcheque r S ubs id y , 2 48 . B e re sf o rd a nd F inbe rg ,E ng l i sh Med ieva lB orough s , 1 62 .

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8 8 . j e . S edg ley P a rk , E t t ing sha l l P a rk , O ld P a rk a nd p a r t o f N ew P a rk . L and k nown a s ' O ld H igh P a rk ' , a nd i n t h e v i c in i ty o f S andyf ie ld s , p roper ty t h a t i n1 845 w a s k nown a s ' Lo rd ' sL and ' , may b er e levan tt ot h ee a r l ie rd eme sne ,b u tt h i s c an n e i the rb ed emon s t ra ted n o rd a ted . 8 9 . J .Hun t a nd P .Bo land , S ep t embe r 1 990 . T he r e la t ion sh ip b e tween t h e p a rk b ounda ry a nd t h e r i dge a nd f u r row h a s n o t y e tb een e xam ined t h rough e xcava t ion . I ft h e p a rk b ounda ry i sd emon s t ra ted t oo ve r l ie t h er i dge a nd f u r row ,t h en t h i sw i l l

1 06 . H odde r , ' L and scape o f We s t B romw ich ' , 3 0 ; h oweve r , t h e s ma l l c o lumn c anno t b e s hown t oh ave c er ta in ly c ome f r om t h ee a r ly c hu rch . 1 07 . S ee C hap te r T en , ' P a t ronage a nd t h e Mona s t ic C hu rch i nt h eH ono ro fD ud ley ' . 1 08 . M .Hodde r , ' S andwe l lP r io ry i ni t s Med ieva lL and scape ' , S taf f o rd sh i re H i s tory , 4 , ( 1986 ) , 5 2 -7 , a nd p a r t icu la r ly 5 6 6 1 .

c on f i rm t h e c u l t iva t ion w i th in t h e p a rk t o h ave b een m ed ieva l i n d a te , o f t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry o r e a r l ie r . C on f i rma t ion t h a tt h e e mpa r l cmen tw a s t a k ing i ne s tab l i shed a r ab le l a nd w ou ld a l so r a i se q ue s t ion s a bou t t h e i mpa c t o f s uch s e igneu r ia ld ec i s ion su pon e s tab l i shed s e t t lemen t s .

1 09 . H odde r , ' L and scape o f We s tB romw ich ' , 3 3 . 10 .I b id . 11 . H odde r , ' S andwe l l P r io ry i n i t s Med ieva l L and scape ' ,

9 0 . P .Bo land , p e r s c omm . , b a sed o n A e r ia l P ho tog raph s C o l lec t ion , Dud ley MBC , P l ann ing D epa r tmen t .

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9 1 .L JRO .B /A / 15 ,p rope r t ie s9 75 ,9 76 , 9 78 ,9 79 , 9 80 . 13 .I b id . 9 2 . I th a sb een s ugge s ted t ha to ne o ft h et wo ' E sce l ie 'm ano r s i nD ome sday may r ef e rt o Weo ley , w h ich i fs ow ou ld i mp ly t h a t i tw a s o r ig ina l ly as epa ra te mano r ; V .C .H . , W orc s . , I I ,

14 . D a r l ing ton ( e d ) , W orce s te r C a r tu lary , No .199 . T he se a r e t h e a ppu r tenance s o ft h e c hu rch m en t ioned i nt h e c ha r te r a nd m ay b e i d en t if i ed w i th t h e a s sa r t s o r ig ina l ly g ran ted b y

1 96 . F o r F igu re 9 . 4 , c f . R .P H a s t ing s e t a l , D i scove r ing N o r thf ie ld , B i rm ingham R ef e rence L ib ra ry , T ype sc r ip t , L F92 .5 ( B i rm ingham , 1 966 ) ,F ig s . 8 ,1 , 1 2 .

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16 .I b id . , 5 7 .

9 5 .I b id . , 1 7 , 3 6 , 13 .

17 . H odde r , ' L and scape o f We s t B romw ich ' , 3 0 , 3 . T he g r ea th a l lo ft h e mano r h ou se h a sb een d a ted c . 1275 1300 .

9 6 .I b id . , 1 6 , 13 . 18 . L e P a tou r e l , T he Mo wed S i te s o f Y ork sh i re , 1-12 ; G .Duby , R u ra l E conomy a nd C oun t ry L if e i n t h e Med ieva l W e s t ,( Pa r i s ,1968 ) , 8 2 .

9 7 . I b id . , 1 7 , 3 6 . O ne w a s C onnop s M i l l a nd t h e o t he r w a s p e rhap s s i tua ted i nt h e v i l l o fN o r thf ie ld , i nt h e v i c in i ty o f mode rn M i l lL ane .

19 . SMR .W e s t M id land s 2 819 ; L a rkham , ' Moa ted S i tes i n S ou th S t af f s . ' , G aze t t ee r , 7 5 /02 .

9 8 .I b id . , 13 . 9 9 . H a s t ing se ta l ,D i scove r ing N or thf i e ld , 1 5 .

1 20 . B a sed o n 1 948 a e r ia l p ho tog raph s ; t h e s i te w a s b u r ied b y d ump ing i n 1 988 ; N .R .Hew i t t a nd M .A .Hodde r , ' A L and scape S u rvey o f S andwe l l V a l ley , 1982 -87 ' , T SSAHS . ,

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XXV I I I ,( 1986 -87 ) ,2 6 . 1 01 .I b id . , 1 0 . 1 21 . D a r l ing ton ( ed ) , W o rce s te rC a r tu la ty , No .190 . 1 02 . i e .S MR . We s tM id land s2 988 ,n ea r Moo rF a rm . 1 22 . D ugda le , Mona s t i con , I V , 1 90 -91 . 1 03 . W i l l i sB und ( ed ) ,I PM s , W or ce s te r , 1 , 13 . 1 23 . W ro t te s ley ( e d ) ,P lea R o l l s , 1 294 -1307 , 1 76 . 1 04 . M .Hodde r , ' The Med ieva l L and scape o f We s t B romw ich ' , T SSAHS . , .XXX , ( 1988 -89 ) , 3 0 -33 . F igu r e 9 . 5 i s b a sed u pon i b id . , 3 1 ; M .Hodde r , S andwe l l V a l ley P ro jec t , I n ter im R epo r t , 3( 1984 -5 ) ( Sandwe l l MBC ) , F ig s . 1 3 , 1 5 ; a nd ap l an o f We s tB romw ich c . 1300 p repa r ed b yM .Hodde r .

1 24 . I b id . , i tw a s c l a imed t h a t t h e h igh r oad b e tween B i rm ingham a nd S t af f o rd r an t h rough t h e m idd le o f i t ,b u t t h i sw a sd en ied b yt h eA bbo t . 1 25 . Wro t t e s ley ( e d ) , P lea R o l l s , H en ry I I , 8 5 ; G eva B a s se t w a s a c cu sed i n1 233 o fc au s ing w a s te a nd d e s t ruc t ion i nt h e w ood a nd p a rk o fB romw ic , w i th in w h ich i tw a s a l leged t h a t s he h ad c u td own s ome s i x ty t r ee s .

1 05 . T he c hu rch o f We s t B romw ich w a s g ran t ed t o Wo r ce s t e r C a thed ra l P r io ry . D a r l ing ton ( e d ) , W o rce s t e r C a r tu la ry , No .190 .

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1 26 . We s t B romw ich E s ta te Map ,180 1 , R ob in s B ox N o .3 , B i rm ingham R ef e rence L ib ra ry ; Ia m g r a tef u l t oD r .M ichae l H odde r , w ho f i r s t b rough t t h i s map t o my a t ten t ion , a nd f o r d i scu s s ion so nt h i sp o in t . 1 27 . L ew i s , M i tche l l -Fox a nd D ye r , V i l lage , Ham le t a nd F ie ld ,2 04 1 28 . D ugda le ,A n t iqu i t ie so fW a rw ick sh i re ,6 64 . 1 29 . D ye r , Hanbu ry , 6 0 . 1 30 . L ew i s , M i tche l l -Fox a nd D ye r , V i l lage , H am l e t a nd F ie ld ,2 09 . 1 31 .I b id .

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CHAPTER T EN . PATRONAGE AND THE MONAST IC CHURCH I N THE HONOR OF DUDLEY .

T he r e la t ion sh ip b e tween r e l ig iou s f ounda t ion s a nd t h e i r s e cu la rp a t ron s i s amuch s t ud ied p henomenon o ft h e M idd le A g es . F requen t ly i tm ay b e s hown t h a t t h e se a s soc ia t ion s w e re c omp lex a nd s ymb io t ic , i n w h ich t h e p i e ty o f t h e p a t ron s w a s o n ly o ne o f ar ange o f f a c to r s t h a t m igh t mo t iva te t h e i ri n te re s ta nd s uppo r t( 1 ) . T he c once rn h e r e i st o e xam ine t h e p a t ronage i n te re s t s o f t h e b a ron s a nd t h e i r h ono r ia l t e nan t s , a nd t o c on s ide r s ome o f t h e a s soc ia t ion s a nd mo t iva t ion s t ha t l a y b eh ind t h em ( F igu re 1 0 .1) . I n p a r t icu la r , t h e c on tex t f o r t h e f ounda t ion o f D ud ley P r io ry a nd t h e e x t en tt o wh ich t h ec ommun i ty o ft h eh ono rm igh tb e a s soc ia t ed w i th i t . T he e s tab l i shmen t o f D ud ley P r io ry mu s t b e e xam ined w i th in t h e w ide r p a t ronage i n te r e s t s o f i t s f ound e r s , t h e P agane l s . Af t e r t h e N o rman C onque s t a nd i n to t h e e a r ly t we lf th c en tu ry , ac ommon p a t te rn w a s f o r E ng l i sh l a nd s t o b e g ran t ed t o No rman h ou se s , s ome t ime s w i th t h e i n t en t ion o f f ound ing a d ependen t c e l l ( 2 ) . F o r t h e P agane l s , t h e i r a ff i l ia t ion w a s w i th t h e A bbey o fS t . Ma r t in ( Ma rmou t ie r ) i n T ou ra ine ( F igu re 2 . 1) , w h ich s i nce 9 84 h ad b een aC lun ia c d ependency ( 3 ) . I n 100 1104 , H en ry Ic onf i rmed s eve ra l g r an t s( 4 ) made t o Ma rmou t ie r , i n c lud ing t h e c hu r ch o fH o ly T r in i ty , Y o rk , g ran ted b y R a lph P ag a ne l , l o rd o f D rax i n 1 086 a nd t h e u nc le o f F u lk P agane l o f D ud ley . R a lph w i tne s sed o t he r c ha r te r s i n f a vou r o f Ma rmou t ie r ( 5 ) , a s s ub sequen t ly d id o the r m embe r s o f t h e f am i ly . G e rva se P ag a n e l w i tne s sed c ha r te r s o f H en ry I ( 6 ) a nd o f B i shop A lbe r t o fS t . Mac lou ( 7 ) a nd a l though h e w i tne s sed c ha r te r s t oo t he r h ou se s ( 8 ) a nd w a s c l ea r ly n o s t range r t ot h e r oya l c u r ia , t h e f r equen t a s soc ia t ion o f t h e P agane l n ame w i th Ma rmou t ie r d u r ing t h e t we lf th c en tu ry s e em s t o r e f lec t a p a r t icu la r i n te re s t i nt h i s h ou se . H oweve r , Ma rmou t ie r w a s n o t t h e o n ly f o cu s f o r P agane l b enef a c t ion s i n F rance , a s a bou t 145 W i l l iam P ag a n e l f ounded t h e B ened ic t ine h ou se o f S t . Ma ry a t H ambye , i n t h e d i oce se o f C ou tance s ( 9 ) ( F igu r e2 . 1) .

a wa r e , t h e re i sn o s u rv iv ing r e co rd t ha t c onf i rm s w he r e h e w a sb u r ied . D ud ley P r io ry , a l so a C lun iac h ou se , w a s f ounded b y G erva se i nf u lf i lmen t o ft h e w i she s o fh i s l a te f a the r R a lph , s ome t ime b e tween c . 1153 a nd c . 1180 . S i ted i nt h es hadow o f D ud ley C a s t le ( F igu r e 8 . 3) i ti mmed ia te ly i n v i te sc ompa r i son w i th a n umbe r o f c a s t le mona s te r ie s o f t h e e l even th a nd t we lf th c en tu r ie s . T he a s soc ia t ion o fc a s t le s a nd mona s t er ie s i s w ide sp read , s uch a s H ugh Mo r t ime r ' s f ounda t ion a t W igmo re , W i l l iam f i tz O sbe rn ' s a t C hep s tow , H en ry d e F e r r e r ' s a tT u tbu ry a nd W i l l iam d e Wa r enne 's a tC a s t le A c re . T he r e la t ion sh ip i se mpha s i sed s t i l lf u r the rw hen i ti sr e ca l led t h a t i ns ome c a se s , l i ke C a s t le A c re o r S t oke b y C la re , t h e f ounda t ion s w e r e e s tab l i shed w i th in t h e c a s t le , o n ly l a t e r r e loca ted t o mo re s pac iou s s i te s n ea rby ( 1 3 ) . Ma r t inda le h a s n o ted t h a t t h e a s soc ia t ion o fc a s t le a nd r e l ig iou s h ou se w a s a l ready w e l l e s tab l i shed i n N o rmandy a nd F rance b ef o r e 1 066 , a nd w a s ' o ne o f t h e c h ief i n s t rumen t s o f N o rman c o lon i sa t ion '( 14 ) . S ome 4 6 .5 % o ft h e se c a s t le mona s te r ie s may b ep laced i nt h e t we lf th c en tu ry ( 15 ) ; i nT homp son ' s v i ew , ' A st h e ma jo r i ty o f c a s t les a r e n o t a s soc ia ted w i th amona s t e ry i tc an o n ly h ave b een a n a c t o f p i e ty c on s ide r ed d e s i rab le b y many b u t a ch ieved b y f ew ' ( 16 ) . I n a dd i t ion t o e xp r es s ing p i e ty , t h e c omb ina t ion o f c a s t le a nd mona s te ry w a s a n e f f ec t ive a nd v i s ib le s ymbo l o fl o rd sh ip , a n e xp re s s ion o ff am i ly p r ide a nd a s soc ia t ion s ; a s i gna tu re o f l o rd sh ip . O rde r icu s V i ta l i s h igh l igh t s t h e i mpo r tance o f p a t ronage t o s e igneu r ia l s e lf e s teem ( 17 ) , w h ich w a s i lu s t ra ted n o t o n ly b y as how o f p i e ty , b u t b y t h e mun if i cence o f t h e i r p a t ronage a nd t h e p rov i s ion o f ad yna s t ic mau so leum . T he se f ounda t ion s s e em o f t en t o h ave b een i n t ended a s af o cu s o f a t ten t ion f o r t h e c ommun i ty o ft h e h ono r ; af o cu s f o r l o ya l ty a nd as en se o f c ommon i d en t i ty b e tween t h e l o rd a nd h i s t e nan t s , w ho j o ined t oge the ri nb enef ac t ion s , b u tw h ich s e rved t oe xa l tt h e f ound ing f am i ly ( 18 ) . T o w ha t e x ten t d oes D ud ley P r io ry f i t t h i sp a t ter no fw ha tm igh tb et e rmed a nh ono r ia l mona s te ry?

I ts e ems t oh ave b een t h ec l ose a s soc ia t ion sw i th Ma rmou t ie r t h a t i n f luenced F u lk P agane l i nt h e f ounda t ion o fT ickf o rd P r iory a th i sB uck ingham sh i re ' c apu t 'o fN ewpor te a r ly i nt h e t we lf th c en tu ry ( 10 ) ( F igu re 2 . 1) . T h i s s ma l l C lun iac h ou se w a s e s tab l i shed a s ac e l l o f Ma rmou t ie r a nd i t s r e la t ion sh ip

Wa rd h a s c l a imed a c o r re la t ion b e tween e s ta te a cqu i s i t ion a nd mona s t ic f ounda t ion ( 19 ) , g ene ra l ly w i th in s ome t e n y ea r s , a nd t h a t t h e se f ounda t ion s w e re o f t en c l o se ly a s soc ia ted w i th h ono r ia lc ap i ta , e mpha s i s ing t h e d e s i r eo ft h e l o rd f o r amona s te ry a s soc ia ted w i th h i sf am i ly a nd e s ta te s .

w i th t h eP agane lf am i ly s e ems t oh ave r ema ined ac l o se o ne . C ha r t e r s o f F u lk P agane l t o T ickf o rd w e re w i tne s sed b y ' He l ia monacho , n epo to F u lcod i P ag [ane l l i ] ' ( 1 1) , a nd i tw a s a t T ickf o rd t h a t t h e P agane l s o f D ud ley h ad t h e i r m au so leum . H e re l a y R ober t P agane l , s on o f G e rva se , a nd p o s s ib ly G erva se h imse lf , p re sumab ly i nt h e c hap te r h ou se

I ti sg ene ra l ly a r gued t h a t D ud ley w a s f ounded a nd b u i l t b e tween 149 a nd 160 ( 20 ) , a l though s i nce G e rva se h ad s ucceeded h i sf a the rn o tl a te rt h an 153 ( 2 1) t h e i n i t ia ls t age s o ft h e f ounda t ion may b e d a ted t oc . 1153 -60 . H oweve r , n o t u n t i l a bou t 180 w e re a r rangemen t s a t D ud ley

t h a t ac ha r t e r i s sued i n 186 -94 s ugge s ted w a s t h e b u r ia l p l a ce o ft h e P agane l s ( 12 ) . Howeve r , G e rva se d i ed i n 194 w h i l s t

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f o rma l i s ed ; c l ea r ly , D ud ley d oe s n o t c onf o rm r e ad i ly t o Wa rd ' s mode l , t h e P agane ls h av ing a cqu i r ed t h e h ono r o f D ud l ey e a r ly i nt h e t we lf th c en tu ry . G erva se P agane l p l aced h i s f ounda t ion u nde r t h e a u tho r i ty o f Wen lock , w i th r e f e r ence t o t h e b a ron o f D ud ley a nd h i s h e i r s ( 22 ) , a n a ff i l ia t ion a ppa ren t ly i n tended f r om t h e o u t se t , a st h e g ran t

e ndowmen t s , f r om t h eo u t se t , w e r e mode s ta nd o f t en g ran ted n o t f r om t h e d eme sne o ft h e p a t ron b u t a s t r an sf e r s o fl a nd f o rme r ly g ran ted t o o t he r s , r ef lec t ing ( 38 ) a t e ndency t owa rd s ap rac t ica l i n t e rp re ta t ion o f p i e ty t ha t e xh ib i t ed a s t rong e l emen t o f h a rd h eaded r e a l i sm i n mona s t ic e ndowmen t( 39 ) .

o fG uy d 'Offm i a nd Wa l te r D u rden t ' s c onf i rma t ion , n e i the r o fw h ich c an b e l a t e rt h an 160 , r e f e r t ot h e f ounda t ion s o f S t .M i lbu rge (Wen lock ) a nd S t .Jame s o f D ud ley ( 2 3 ) . T he d ona t ion w a s s ea led b y G erva se P agane l ' s o a th a tt h ea l ta ro f b o th c hu rche s a nd b y c . 1180 i ti sr e co rded ( 24 ) t h a t ' W e

T he e ndowmen t s o f G e rva se P agane l t o h i s f ounda t ion a t D ud ley f o l lowed a s im i la r p a t te rn , c omp r i s ing s eve ra l c hu rche sa nd c hape l s( 4 0 ) ,p annage a nd p a s tu rage , a nd r i gh t s t ow ood a nd t i t he s . G e rva se c onf i rmed t h eg if t so fh i st e nan t s

J ohn , p r io r o f Wen lock , a nd t h e c onven t o f t h e s ame d o o rda in ac onven t [ a t D ud ley ] , s o t h a t O sbe r t , n ow p r io r o f

b u t r e se rved f o r h im se lf a nd h i s h e i r s t h e s e rv ice s d ue f r om t h em ( 4 1) a nd t ook c a r e t oe xc lude t h e monk s f r om h i s h ay s a nd p a rk s( 42 ) .

S t . Jame s , a nd R obe r ta nd Hugh h i sb ro the r sd o make w ho l ly a nd f u l ly ap e rf ec t c onven t ' ( 2 5 ) . B y 182 P ope L uc iu s I I c onf i rmed t h e p o s se s s ion s o fD ud ley a nd o rda ined t h a t t h e c on s t i tu t ion so fC luny s hou ld b eo b served ( 26 ) .

H oweve r , t ow ha t e x ten t d id D ud ley P r io ry p rov ide af o cu s

I ti sp e rhap s s u rp r i s ing t h a t when t h e d ec i s ion w a s t a ken t o e s tab l i sh aC lun ia ch ou se a t Dud ley , d i rec tl i nk s w i th n e i the r T ickf o rd n o r Ma rmou t ie r w e re r e ta ined . I ti st h e c a se t h a t a f t e r c . 1100 t h e r e s e em s g ene ra l ly t o h ave b een mo r e

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b a ron ia l e mpha s i s o n t h e p a t ronage o fE ng l i sh h ou se s ( 27 )

b enef ac to r s , b u t f a r f ewe r t han t ho se r e co rded a sw i tne s s ing t h e f ounda t ion g ran t . S eem ing ly e n thu s ia s t ic i nt h e i rs uppo r t w a s t h e Of f i n i f am i ly , g ran t ing t h e c hu rch o f Wombou rne w i th i t s c hape l s o f T ry su l l a nd S e i sdon ( 44 ) . T ha t t h e se

b u t i ti s a l so p o s s ib le t ha t t h e c ho ice o f af i l ia t ion t o Wen lock o f f e red a r e la t ion sh ip w i th a r e la t ive ly i mpo r tan t l o ca l h ou se t h a t a l so p e rm i t ted t h e t r ad i t iona l f am i ly l i nk w i th t h eC lun iac o rde r( 28 ) . T he f ounda t ion o fD ud ley P r io ry s e em s t oh ave b een s l ow a nd d i ff icu l t , p e rhap s n o t v igo rou s ly p u r sued . I tt o ok o ve r t wen ty y ea r s t o d ec ide u pon f ounda t ion , n ego t ia te f o r t h e p ro tec t ion o f ag r ea t e r h ou se , make a dequa te e ndowmen t s , i n i t ia t e ab u i ld ing p rog ramme a nd e s tab l i sh a r e cogn i sed c ommun i ty . E ven t h en , i nc . 1180 , the ' p e rf ec t c onven t ' s e em s o n ly t oh ave c omp r i sed P r io rO sbe r ta nd t wo b ro the r s . D ud ley P r io ry ( F igu re 1 0 .2 ) s e em s t o h ave b een a s ma l l h ou se w i th al a rge ly u neven tf u l h i s to ry . T he s ma l l f ound ing c ommun i ty i se choed i n t h e m id -f if t een th c en tu ry i n t h e r equ i r emen t o f f ou r monk s t o c e leb ra te t wo ma s se s d a i ly , o ne w i th mu s ic ( 29 ) . T he P r io ry w a s o n ly mode s t ly e ndowed ( F igu r e 1 0 .3) , r e ce iv ing c hu rche s ,t i the s a nd s ma l l p a rce l s o f

f o rt h e r e l ig iou s p a t ronage o ft h e h ono r ia l c ommun i ty? H ow f a r w e re t h ey a s soc ia ted w i th G erva se P agane l i n i t s

T he b u l l o fP ope L uc iu s I I ( 43 ) r evea l s t ha t i na dd i t ion t o G e rva se P agane l h im se lf , t h e re w e re s ome h a lf d ozen o the r

g ran t s a ppea r t o b e n o t l a te r t h an D ecembe r 160 ( 45 ) , f o l lowed l a te r w i th f u r the r g ran t s o f l a nd i n o r n ea r Woodf o rd ( 46 ) , s ugge s t st h e Of f i n i st ob e e a r ly s uppo r te r s o f t h ef ounda t ion ,p e rhap sa r i s ing i np a r tf r om ar e la t ive ly c l o se r e la t ion sh ip w i th t h e i rP agane lo ve r lo rd s . O the r b enef ac to r s i n c luded Agne s d e S ome ry , ar e la t ion b y v i r tue o f t h e m a r r iage o f J ohn d e S ome ry a nd H aw i se d e P agane l ; R a lph d e S e i l l e , who se l i nk sw i th t h eP agane l s may s t em f r om t h e t ime o ft h e ma r r iage o fR a lph P agane l a nd a d augh te r o fR obe r t d e F e r r e r s ( 47 ) ; O sbe r t o fK inve r ( 48 ) , R obe r t d e C handeu ( Cha lon s ) ( 49 ) a nd J ohn Maun se l ( 50 ) . N o tm en t ioned i nt h e c onf i rma t ion c ha r te r o rt h e p apa l b u l l , a nd s o p e rhap s d a t ing c . 1182 -1206 , wa s t h e g ran t o f a v i rga t e o fl a nd i n Woodf o rd b y B e rna rd , t h e s on o fG i le s d e T re se l ( 5 1) , w ho w a s p e rhap s e ncou raged i n t h i s g ran t b y

l a nd , t h e ma jo r i ty o f wh ich l a y w i th in t h e h ono r , i n S t af f o rd sh i re a nd Wo rce s te r sh i re ( F igu re 1 0 .4 ) . B y 1 29 1 t h e se w e re v a lued a t£ 27 .11s .4d . ( 30 ) , w h i l s t i n 1 535 t h e a nnua l v a lue o f t h e P r io ry w a s £ 36 .8 s .Od ( 3 1) . A l though D ud ley ' s 1 29 1 v a lua t ion c ompa red f a vou rab ly w i th t h e

t h a t o fh i s n ea r n e ighbou r , W i l l iam f i t z G uy d 'Offm i ( 52 ) . Wh i l s t s ome o ft h e se d ono r s h ad , o r may h ave h ad , t e nu r ia l

n e ighbou r ing h ou se s o fH a le sowen ( 32 ) a nd S andwe l l ( 3 3 ) , b y t h e s i x teen th c en tu ry n o t o n ly H a le sowen o u t s t r ipped D ud ley , w i th t empo ra l i t ie s a nd s p i r i tua l i t ie s v a lued a t £ 294 . 10 s .2 1 / 2d . ( 34 ) , b u t s o t oo , m a rg ina l ly , d i d S andwe l l , a t£ 38 .8 s .7d . ( 35 ) . W i th in t h e mona s t ic l i f e o f t h e r eg ion ,

f o cu sf o rt h eh ono r ia lc ommun i ty a s aw ho le .

i n te r e s t s w i th in t h e h ono r ( 5 3) , t h i s d oe s n o t s e em t o h ave b een a c ommon f a c to r f o r a l l . T he r e i s n o th ing h e re t o s ugge s t t h a t t h e f ounda t ion o f D ud ley P r io ry p rov ided a

U n t i lt h e l a te rt we lf th c en tu ry i tw a s o f t en t h e c a se t h a tw hen af am i ly a cqu i red e x ten s ive n ew e s ta te s t h i s m igh t b e ' c e leb ra ted ' b y amona s t ic g ran t ( 54 ) , w h i l s t Wa rd h a s a l so s ugge s ted t h a td i s t inc t ion ss hou ld b ed rawn b e tween h ono r ia l a nd f am i ly mona s te r ie s ( 5 5 ) , a cco rd ing t o who may b e s e en a c t ive ly s uppo r t ing t h ef ounda t ion .

D ud ley s e ems t o h ave n eve r b een mo r e t h an a m ino r f ounda t ion o fo n ly l o ca ls i gn if icance . I n( 3 6 ) t h ew ake o ft h e C hu rch R ef o rm movemen tt h e re w a s a n i n c rea sed t e nd ency f o r mona s t ic e ndowmen t s t ob e made u p o f t ihe s a nd c hu rche s , s ou rce s o f r e venue t h a t s e cu la r l o rd sh ip w a s f i nd ing i ti n c rea s ing ly d i ff i cu l t t of u l ly e xp lo i t ( 37 ) . T h i s w a s s o a t T ickf o rd , w he r e t h e ma jo r i ty o f

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D ud ley a t t rac tf ewe rd ono r s ,t h e re s e em s a tT ickf o rd t oh ave b een amuch s t ronge rt e nu r ia ld imen s ion t ot h e l i s to fp a t ron s ( 57 ) . T ickf o rd , t o af a r g r ea te r e x t en t t h an D ud ley , w a s a

D ud ley w a s t h e c apu t o f t h e b a rony , N ewpo r t w a s t h e

f ounda t ion t h a t b rough t ' f euda l l o rd ' a nd h ono r ia l t e nan t s t o ge the r , a tl e a s tu n t i lt h e s e cond h a lf o ft h et we lf th c en tu ry , a f t e r w h ich t h e re a ppea r s t o b e l e s s h onor ia l i n vo lvemen t w i th t h eh ou se .

A ga in s t t h e c r i te r ia o f t h e c ho sen p l ace o f b u r ia l f o r m embe r s o ft h e b a ron ia l f am i ly , t h e d a te o ff ounda t ion , a nd t ho se p eop le w ho may b e s e en mak ing e ndowmen t s , i tmu s t b e c onc luded t h a t a tt h e t ime o ft h e P agane l s , D ud ley P r io ry d oe s n o t r e ad i ly c onf o rm t o t h e mode l o f a n h ono r ia l mona s te ry ; i ts e em s c l o se rt ow ha t Wa rd d ef ine s a s af am i ly mona s te ry .

I n t h e c a se o f D ud ley o n ly a r e la t ive ly s ma l l c i r c le o f b enef ac to r sw e re i n vo lved , as i gn if i can tp ropo r t ion o fw hom a ppea r n o t t o h ave h e ld o ft h e h ono r , b u t s e em i n s tead t o h ave b een r e la t ion s o r a s soc ia ted w i th t h e P ag a n e l s t h rough f r iend sh ip ,o rp e rhap sh i sh ou seho ld . T he p r inc ipa lt e nan t s i n t h e D ud ley e ndowmen t w e re t h e O ffm i a nd Maun se l f am i l ies , t h e l a t te r 's t e nu r ia l i n te re s t s l y ing p r ima r i ly b eyond t h e w es t m id land s ( 58 ) . T he Maun se l g ran t t o T ickf o rd f o r t h e s ou l o fG erva se 's s on ( 59 ) s ugge s t s mo re t han ap a s s ing r e la t ion sh ip b e tween t h et wo f am i l ie s . T he O ffm i f am i ly m igh tb e s een i n as im i la r l i gh t . T he e a r ly g ran t t oD ud ley a nd t h e f r equency w i th wh ich W i l l iam f i tz G uy i np a r t icu la r w i tne s sed P agane l c ha r te r s s ugge s t s c l ose l i nk s . H oweve r , u n l ike t h e Maun se l f am i ly , t h ey w e re n o tt o b ef ound e ndow ing T ickf o rd .T he i rg eog raph ica la nd t e nu r ia l s en se o fi d en t i ty l a yr a the r mo re w i th in t h e w e s tm id land s , a f o cu st h a tw a sp e rhap sr e info rced b yt h e i ra dd i t iona l l i nk st o t h eB eauchamp s ,a nd t h eg rav i ty o fn e ighbou rhood . A tt h es ame t ime ,t h e re a r e s ome u nexpec ted om i s s ion s f r om t h e l i s t o fb enef ac to r s t oD ud ley . O ne m igh t h ave e xpec ted

f a vou r ed c apu t' d ef a c to ' ( 62 ) a tt h et ime o ff ounda t ion .

H oweve r , t h e r o le o f D ud ley P r io ry i n t h e h ono r w a s d eve loped d u r ing t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry . T he d e S ome ry s w e r e p a t ron s t o b o th T ickf o rd a nd D ud ley b ef o re t h ey s ucceeded t ot h e h ono r . P e rhap s p a r t ly a s ar e su l t o ft h e se e a r l ie r a s soc ia t ion s , a nd p e rhap s b ecau se t h e s uppor t a nd p a t ronage o ft h e se h ou se s w a s s e en a s i n teg ra l t ot h e f a b r ic o ft h e h ono r a nd i t s l o rd sh ip , t h ey f o l lowed t h e P ag a n e l s i n m a in ta in ing ar e la t ion sh ip w i th t h et wo h ou se s . H oweve r , b y t h e l a t te r p a r t o f t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry t h e r e la t ion sh ip b e tween D ud ley P r io ry a nd i t s p a t ron s s e em s t o h ave b een t r an sf o rmed a nd t h er o le o fD ud ley g r ea t ly e nhanced . I np a r t , t h i s i sr e f lec ted i nt h e f a br ic a nd d eve lopmen t o ft h e P r io ry b u i ld ing s , p a r t icu la r ly t h e C hu rch . R adf o rd ( 63 ) t r a ced t h e e a r l ie s t f a b r ic , o ft h e l a te t we lf t h c en tu ry , i nt h e e a s te rn a rm o ft h e c hu r ch ,t h et r an sep t s a nd t h e e a s te rn r ange o f t h e c l o i s t e r ( 64 ) ( F igu r e 1 0 .2 ) . T he f i r s t h a lf o f t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry b rough tt oc omp le t ion t h e w e s ter na rm o f t h e c hu r ch a nd t h e n o r ther n a nd w e s ter n c l au s t ra l r a nge s ,

a s soc ia t ed w i th t h e i rP agane l l o rd a nd a l l o fw hom h ad w e s t m id land i n te re s t s . C lea r ly , t h e n a tu re o f s uch r e la t ion sh ip s a nd t h e w ay i n wh ich t h ey m igh t r evea l t h em se lve s c anno t

c onc lud ing ab u i ld ing c ampa ign t h a th ad t a ken s ome s even ty t o n ine ty y ea r s t o c omp le te . Wh i l s t i t w a s n o t a t a l l u ncommon f o rb u i ld ing s t ow a i t al o ng t ime f o r c omp le t ion , t h e i mp re s s ion o ne r e ce ive s f r om D ud ley i so f al a ck o f e i the r money o re n thu s ia sm .

b e t a ken f o r g ran ted . Empha s i s i sg ene ra l ly p l a ced u pon t h e f r equency o f c ha r te r a t te s ta t ion a s a n i nd ica to r o f c l o se r e la t ion sh ip s , b u t t h e r e la t ive i n f requency w i th w h ich t h e Maun se lf am i ly o ccu rs ugge s t st ha ts uch e v idence s hou ld n o t

t h e r ew a s as i gn if i can tc hange o fp ace i nt h eb u i ld ing w o rk a t D ud ley . T he c ho i r w a s l e ng thened a nd t h e p r inc ipa l e a s ter n

e ndowmen t s f r om G odw in ' d ap if e r ' , P e te r d e B i rm ingham a nd R oge r d e H ag ley , a l l o f w hom w e re f r equen t ly

H oweve r , f r om t h e s e cond h a lf o f t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry ,

a p se r emoved a s ac on sequence ( 65 ) . V es t ige s o f e a r ly f ou r teen th c en tu ry w indow sm ay b ef ound i nt h en ave , a nd a t t h e s ame t ime t h e g r ea t w e s t w indow a nd w e s ter n d oo rway

b et a ken a tf a ce v a lue ( 60 ) . T h e g ene ra lp a t te rn t oe me rge i nt h e h ono r o fD ud ley i st ha t r e la t ive ly f ew o ft h e h ono r ia l t e nan t s a s soc ia ted t h em se lve s w i th t h e i r l o rd i n mona s t ic p a t ronage . T ho se h o ld ing i nt h e

w e re i n ser ted . R adf o rd ' s e xcava t ion a l so r e cove r ed an umbe r o fs l ip w a re t i l e s f r om ac ho i r p avemen t , wh ich h e d a ted t o t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry ( 66 ) . T he se w e re e xam ined a ga in i n

w e s tm id land s s e em t oh ave f e l t l i t t le o rn or e la t ion sh ip w i th e i the rD ud ley o rT ickf o rd . A l though l e s s e v iden t i nt h e c a se o f D ud ley , t h e f ounda t ion o f T ickf o rd i nt h e e a r ly t we lf th

1 984 a nd f ound t oi n c lude ar ange o fd e s ign s( 67 )t h a tr ef l ec t t ype s w e l l k nown w i th in t h e r eg ion ( 68 ) . T he s amp le c omp r i sed a l i t t le o ve r t wo h und red t i l e s , a nd t wen ty -f ive d e s ign s , many o fw h ich may a l so b e f ound o n mona s t ic s i te s

c en tu ry m ay h ave b een ac e leb ra to ry f ounda t ion a s soc ia ted w i th t h e P agane l s ucce s s ion t oW i l l iam f i tz A n scu lf s e s ta te .

i n m id land E ng land , a nd w i th l i nk s t o Wa le s a nd I r e l and . I n co rpo ra ted i n to t h e p avemen t w e re s ome h e ra ld ic t i l e s b ea r ing t h e a rm s o f D e spence r a nd d e S ome ry wh ich l e d L ocock t op o s tu la te t h a t t h e p avemen t s hou ld b e r eda ted t o t h e e a r ly f ou r t een th c en tu ry ; s i nce t h i s g roup i sl i ke ly t ob e mu l t i -pha se , i ts e em s mo re a pp rop r ia te t oc on s ide r ap ha se o f

Mo r t ime rh a ss ugge s ted ( 6 1) t h a tt h eC la r e se ncou raged t h e i r t e nan t s t os uppor t C la r e f ounda t ion s i na n a t temp t t of ocu s l o ya l t ie s o n t h e h ono r a nd f am i ly . T he P agane l v i ew o f T ickf o rd w a sp robab ly s im i la r . Af am i ly f ounda t ion t h a tw a s a l so af am i ly mau so leum a nd af o cu s f o rt h e p a t ronage o fa t l e a s ts ome t e nan t s ,w i th t h ec on t inued s uppo r to ft h eb a ron ia l f am i ly , a lp o in tt oT ickf o rd a st h eh ono r ia l mona s t e ry .

t h e p avemen t b e ing d a ted t o t h i s p e r iod ( 69 ) . T he r ef o r e , w i th in a h ou se t h a t h e r e tof o re h ad b een c ha rac te r i sed b y r a the r mode s ta nd s e em ing ly u nen thu s ia s t ic b u i ld ing a c t iv i ty , t h e p e r iod c . 1250 -1325 s t and s o u t a s o ne o fg r ea te r e ne rgy

Whe r et h i sd i f f e r sf r om t h eu sua l mode li si nt h e f ounda t ion ' s l o ca t ion a tN ewpo r t r a the r t han D ud ley ; h oweve r , a l though

a nd i n te re s t .

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Wh i l s t t h e se d eve lopmen t s m igh t r e f lec t ap e r iod o fg r ea te r p ro spe r i ty f o r t h e h ou se , t h ey c e r ta in ly i n d ica t e o ne o f h e igh tened i n t e re s t o n t h e p a r t o ft h e p a t ron s -mo r e s ot h an a ta ny t ime s i nce t h ei n i t ia lf ounda t ion .

h ono r , mo r e a k in t o t h e e xpec ta t ion s o f a n h ono r ia l mona s te ry ,p romo t ing t h e a s soc ia t ion o ft h e d e S ome ry sw i th t h eh ono r . *****

T h i s w a sr e la ted i np a r tt ot h e d eve lopmen to fD ud ley P r iory a s ad e S ome ry mau so leum . T he t e rm so fA gne sd e S ome ry ' s g ran tt oD ud ley i nt h e l a te t we lf th c en tu ry s ugge s t st h a tt h e r e may h ave b een a d e S ome ry b u r ia l t h e re b y t h e e a r ly t h i r teen th c en tu ry ( 70 ) b u tt h e f i r s t s e cu re r e f e rence i st ot h e b u r ia l o fR oge r Id e S ome ry ,w ho d i ed i n1 273 ( 7 1) . H ew a s p robab ly b u r ied b ef o re t h e p r inc ipa l a l ta r o ft h e C hu rch , i n t h e gave e xcava ted b y R adf o rd ( 72 ) i n 1 939 , c ommemo ra ted b y ar e cumban t e ff igy , a nd s e t b y t h e e a r ly f our teen th c en tury o n at i l ed p avemen td eco ra ted w i th t h e d e S ome ry h e ra ld ic d ev ice . E rde sw ick r epo r ted t h a t i n ' t he c hu rch o ft h e s a id p r io ry w e re d i ve r s g ood ly monumen t s o f t h e S ome ry s a nd t h e S u t ton s , a nd e spec ia l ly o ne , b e ing c r o s s legged a nd av e ry o ld o ne , w h ich . .w a s av e ry g ood ly o ne f o r t h e w o rkman sh ip . ' E rde sw ick f ound t h a t t h i s e ff igy h ad b een g i l t a nd t ha t t h e re w e re t r a ce s o ft h e t a i l o f ab l ue l i on , f r om w h ich h e r e a sonab ly s uppo sed t h e b u r ia l t ob e a d e S ome ry ( 7 3) . S uch a n a s semb lage , p l aced w i th in a b u i ld ing r e cen t ly ' b eau t if ied ' b y t h e p a t ron s , w a s a c e leb ra t ion o fb o th R oge r d e S ome ry a nd o ft h e d e S omery f am i ly .

I n i t ia l ly , i ti s s ugge s ted , af r equen t p a t t e rn i n mona s t ic p a t ronage w a s t h a t v a s sa l s t e nded t o make g ran t s i n a s soc ia t ion w i th t h e i r l o rd s a nd o n ly l a te r , g ene ra l ly i nt h e m idd le a nd l a te rt we lf th c en tu ry , d id t h ey e s tab l i sh t h e i ro wn f ounda t ion s ( 79 ) . T he O ffm i f am i ly p rov ide s a n o ppo r tun i ty t o e xam ine t h e r a nge o f i n f luence s t h a t m igh t s hape t h e p a t ronage o fh ono r ia lt e nan t s . T he O ffm i sd i dj o in w i th t h e i ro ve r lo rd s i nt h e i rp a t ronage o f D ud ley P r io ry , u n l ike mo s t t e nan t s o f t h e h ono r , b u t t h ey a l so h ad w ide ri n te re s t s . F o re xamp le , a n e a r ly a s soc ia t ion o f t h e f am i ly w a s w i th Wo rce s te r C a thed ra l P r io ry , G uy d 'Off in i h av ing g ran t ed t h em s ma l l p a rce l s o f l a nd a nd t h e c hu r ch o f We s t B romw ich , c . 1140 -45 , w hen h i s s on R a lph b ecame amonk t h e re ( 80 ) . T he re i sn o th ing t os ugge s t t h a t t h e P agane l s h ad a ny p a r t i nt h i s d ec i s ion . T he B eauchamp s , o fw hom t h e O f f in i s w e re t e nan t s i n Wo r ce s te r sh i re ( 8 1) , d o a ppea r a sb enef a c to r st o Wo rce s te r , b u t d e sp i te t h e t e ndency o f t h e mona s t ic c h ron ic le r s s ub sequen t ly t o e mpha s i se t h e a pp rop r ia tene s s o f t h e C a thed ra l P r io ry a s t h e b u r ia l p l a ce f o r m embe r s o f t h e f am i ly , t h e B eauchamp s w e r e n o t s i gn if i can tp a t ron so f Wo rce s t e r( 82 ) .

E rde sw ick m ake s i tc l ea rt ha tt h e r ew e r e o t he r monumen t s i n t h e c hu rch ( 74 ) , s ome o f wh ich h e c o r r ec t ly a s soc ia ted w i th

I ts e em s t h a t t h e O ffm i f am i ly ' s r e la t ion sh ip w i th Wo rce s t e r

t h e d e S ome ry f am i ly ; t h e i n du lgence o f 1 300 g r an ted b y P ope B on if ace V I I I , p re sumab ly f o rt h e s ou l o fR oge r I I d e S ome ry , a l so r e f e r s t oh i s b ody l y ing i nt h e p r io ry c hu rch o f

w a sn o ta lway s e a sy . T he re w a s ad i spu te a r i s ing f r om O ffm i a t temp t st or e cove rr i gh t s o ve rt h e c hu rch o f We s tB romw ich ( 8 3 )w h i l s t t h er e s to ra t ion t o Wo rce s te rb y W i l l iam f i tz G uy d 'Off in i o fl a nd a tH imb le ton ( 84 ) , o r ig ina l ly g ran ted b y h i s

D ud ley ( 75 ) . T he re w a s c on t inued b u i ld ing a c t iv i ty c . 1290 1 320 , wh ich a l ong s ide t h a t o n t h e c a s t le a tt h e s ame t ime , s e em st or e f lec tt he d e l ibe ra te i n ten to fr a i s ing t h ed e S omery

g randf a the rI s na rd , s ugges t s f am i ly l i nk s w i th Wo rce s te rt h a t g o b ack t o t h e e a r ly t we lf th c en tu ry . A n e ighbou r a nd p o s s ib le k i n sman , H ugh P oe r , a l so c onf i rmed c once s s ion s

f am i ly 's p r e s t ige a nd p rof i le w i th in t h e r eg ion , f o l low ing t h e i rr ef ocu so fi n te re s to nD ud ley ( 76 ) . Mona s t ic b enef ac t ion a t t rac ted

l e s s

h e r e t o t h e monk s ( 8 5 ) . T he se c a se s s ugge s t t h e p o ten t ia l c omp lex i ty o f r e l ig iou s p a t ronage ; t h e i n f luence s o f n e ighbou rhood a nd f e uda lr e la t ion sh ip m igh th ave ab ea r ing , b u th e re , e ven t hough l a nd s w i th in t h e h ono rw e re i nvo lved , s uch i nf luence sm igh tb ee x t ra -hono r ia l .

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t h i r teen th c en tu ry a nd i nh e r s t udy o ft h e C la r e s , Wa rd ( 7 7 ) f ound l i t t le i mp re s s ion o fc l o se f am i ly , p e r sona l o rh ono r ia l c onnec t ion sw i th mona s t ic h ou se s . H oweve r ,t h i sm ay b et o o s imp l i s t ic . F rom C roxden i nS t af f o rd sh i re , f o ri n s tance , t h e re a r e t wo r e cen s ion s o f t h e f ou r teen th c en tu ry C h ron ic le o f

d ea ths a nd b u r ia ls a r e r e co rded t o 1 339 . A l though t h e e a r ly

A s im i la r i mp re s s ion i sg i ven b y O ffm i p a t ronage o f t h e s omewha t d i s tan t C i s te rc ian A bbey o f C ombe i n Wa rw ick sh i re . I t s e em s p o s s ib le t h a t O ffm i h ad b een ' i n t roduced ' t oC ombe b y h i s n e ighbou r , W i l l iam B uf f a re , a f am i ly w h ich a ppea r s t oh ave h ad al o nge r t e rm r e la t ion sh ip w i th t h eh ou se ( 86 ) .

f ou r teen th c en tu ry c h ron ic le r , W i l l iam S hep shed , i sc l ea r ly b e t te r i n f o rmed a bou tt h e p e r iod c . 1284 t o 1 339 t h an o n t h e e a r l ie r h i s to ry o ft h e V e rdun s , t h e C h ron ic le n one t h e l e s s

T he t r end f o r v a s sa l s t o e s tab l i sh t h e i r o wn mona s t ic f ounda t ion s m ay b e i lu s t ra ted i n t h e O ffm i f ounda t ion o f

t h a t h ou se ( 78 ) . R ecen s ion B i sa n a b s t ra c t o f A , w ho se p r inc ipa l c oncer n i sw i th r e co rd ing d e ta i l s r e la t ing t o t h e p a t ron s , t h e V e rdun s a nd t h e F u rn iva l l s . B i r th s , ma r r iage s ,

s ugge s t s a s en se o f a c on t inued p e r sona l r e la t ion sh ip b e tween t h e mona s t ic c ommun i ty a nd t h ep a t ron s . A t D ud ley

S andwe l l P r io ry . T he c ha r te r e v idence f o r S andwe l l i s c o r rup t ( 87 ) a nd t h e w i tne s s l i s t i n comp le te ( 8 8 ) . T h i s s ma l l B ened ic t ine h ou se ( F igu re s 1 0 .3 ;10 .4 ) h a s g ene ra l ly b een d a ted c . 1180 -90 ( 89 ) a l though i ti sp e rhap s mo re r e a l i s t ic t o t h ink i nt e rm s o fc . 1166 -94 ( 90 ) . H odde r , i nt h e l i gh t o fh i s r e cen t e xcava t ion s , h a s s ugge s ted t h a t t h e f i r s t b u i ld ing s a t S andwe l l w e r e c on s t ruc ted c . 1159 -60 ( 9 1) , b u t t h e c a se i s n o t w e l l e s tab l i shed ( 92 ) . Ad a te i nt h e l a te 160 s m igh t g o

P r io ry t h e b u i ld ing a c t iv i ty , i t s p romo t ion a s af am i ly mau so leum a nd i t s e xp re s s ion o f f am i ly p r e s t ige , s ugge s t t h a t c l ose l i nk s w e re m a in ta ined . F am i ly c onno ta t ion s w e re c l ea r ly a p a r t o f D ud ley P r io ry a t t h e t ime o f b o th t h e P agane l s a nd t h e d e S ome ry s , b u ta tt h et ime o ft h e l a t te rt h e f ounda t ion a l so d eve loped a mo r e o ver t r o le w i th in t h e

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s ome w ay t o r e conc i l ing t h e h i s to r ica l a nd a r chaeo log ica l e v idence a nd i ts e em s p robab le t h a tt h e f ounda t ion w a s w e l l i nh and b yt h e 180 s . T he d i ff i cu l ty o f c l o se ly d a t ing S andwe l l l e ave s o pen t h e q ue s t ion o fh ow t h i s s i te m igh t r e la t e t ot h a t a tD ud ley , t h e l a t te r g ene ra l ly h av ing b een r ega rded a s t h e e a r l ie r o f t h e

t h a tt h er e sou r ce s d id ( 104 ) . A s a tD ud ley , t h e l a te t h i r teen th a nd e a r ly f ou r teen th c en tu r ie ss aw i n c rea sed b u i ld ing a c t iv i ty ( 105 ) , w h ich a sH odde r h a s n o ted , may h ave b een p romp ted b yk now ledge o fw ha tw a sh appen ing a t Dud ley , a l though h e h a s a l so s ough tt oa s soc ia te t h e se p ha se s o fa c t iv i ty w i th t h e t r an sf e r o ft h e p a t ronage t oR icha rd d e Ma rnham a f t e r 1 275 ( 1 06 ) .

t wo , a nd p o ten t ia l ly i t s mode l . T he t wo h ou se s s e em t oh ave b een v i r tua l ly c on tempo raneou s , w i th i n i t ia l b u i ld ing

T he p l an o f t h e P r io ry C hu rch a t S andwe l l ( F igu r e s 1 0 .2 ; 10 .5 )i sa l so d i s t inc t ive ,u s ing f i ve a p se s' e ne che lon ' ,a n

S andwe l l w a s n o tt h e o n ly f ounda t ion o fa n h ono r ia l t e nan t . T he d e B i rm ingham s f ounded t h e H o sp i ta l o fS t .Thoma s i n B i rm ingham d u r ing t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry , b u t f ounda t ion s s uch a st h e se t wo w e re r a re , a s soc ia ted w i th o n ly t h e mo s t p rom inen t o f h ono r ia l f am i l ie s . Mo s t o f t ho se w i th a n i n te re s t i n mona s t ic p a t ronage e xp re s sed i tt h rough s ma l l e ndowmen t st ov a r iou sh ou se s .

a mb i t iou s , e ven p re ten t iou s d e s ign t h a t w a s n o t ma t ched i n t h e q ua l i ty o fi t s e xecu t ion ( 9 3 ) . H odde r h a s s ugge s t ed t h a t

Wh i l s t t h i s s t udy h a s f o cu s sed p r ima r i ly o n D ud ley a nd

c ampa ign s t h a t w e re i n h and a t much t h e s ame t ime , a nd w i th l i nk s b e tween t h em , s uch a s t h e n o r the rn c l o i s te r s ( F igu r e 1 0 .2 ) .

t h e p l an may h ave b een i n f luenced b y t h e c hu rch o f Wo rce s t e r C a thed ra l P r io ry ( F igu r e 1 0 .5 ) , b u t s uch p l an s

S andwe l l , o t he r r e l ig iou s h ou se s a t t rac ted t h e p a t ronage o r i n vo lvemen t o fb o th t h e b a ron s a nd t h e i rt e nan t s ; t h ep a t ter n o f p a t ronage w a s b y n o m ean s s t ra igh t f o rwa rd . G erva se

w e re a l so f ound i n C lun ia c h ou se s ( 94 ) . E xcava t ion s a t Wen lock ( 95 ) s howed t h e e a s t e nd o f t h e c hu rch t o h ave

P agane l , f o ri n s tance , made g ran t st o Nunea ton a s ar e su l t o f f am i ly a ff i l ia t ion s , p e rhap s i n tended a s a' c e leb ra t ion ' o fh i s

c omp r i sed a t r ip le a p se , a l though t h e b u i ld ing o f t h e t r an s i t iona l t r an sep t s r emoved a ny e v idence f o r e a r l ie r a p s ida l t r an sep ta l c hape l s . H oweve r i ti sp o s s ib le t h a t t h e

m a r r iage , h i sw if e s e em ing ly t h e mo re c l ose ly i n vo lved w i th t h e h ou se t h a t h ad b een f ounded b y h e r f a the r , R obe r t d e B eaumon t , e a r l o f L e ice s te r ; i tw a s n o t ar e la t ion sh ip t ha t

a r rangemen t s a t Wen lock i nf luenced b o th D ud ley ( 96 ) a nd S andwe l l( 97 ) ,a nd h e lp se xp la in w hy a tb o th s i t e s ap l an w a s

a l so d r ew i nt e nan t s o ft h e h ono r . T he c l a im s o ft h e H osp i ta l o f S t .John t o l a nd s i n H and swor th ( 107 ) a l so s ugge s t s

a dop t ed t h a t w a s g ene ra l ly f a l l ing o u t o ff a vou r i nE ng land b y t h e m idd le o ft h e t we lf th c en tu ry . T he s im i la r i ty o ft h e

p a t ronage o ft h a tO rde r . S im i la r ly ,t h e d e S ome ry s s uppor ted o t he r h ou se s , p e rhap s r e f lec t ing t h e i r a s soc ia t ion s w i th t h e

S andwe l lv au l t ing r i b sw i th Wen lock ( 98 ) , a nd i nD ud ley t h e p re sence o f aw ea the red t ympanum t h ough t t o h ave c ome

e a r ldom o fG louce s te r ; a mong t h e se w a s ac ha r te r o fR a lph d e S ome ry t o T ewke sbu ry ( 108 ) . A R oge r d e S ome ry w a s

f r om t h e P r io ry a nd c l o se ly c onnec ted w i th a g roup o f l e c te rn s a t Much Wen lock ( 99 ) , t e nd t o r e inf o r ce t h e i mp r e s s ion o ft h e i n f luence o f Wen lock o n m ona s t ic i sm i n t h eh ono r( 100 )o fD ud ley .

b enef a c to r o f S t . Ma ry ' s , Y o rk ( 109 ) , J ohn d e S ome ry s uppo r t ed Wo rce s te r C a thed ra l P r io ry ( 1 10 ) a nd t h e f am i ly s ha red i nt h e t r end t o s uppor t H o sp i ta l s ( 1 11) . R oge r Id e S ome ry a l so h ad d ea l ing s w i th t h e a bbo t o f G a rendon , a C i s t e rc ian h ou se i nL e ice s te r sh i re , a s ar e su l t o fh i s ma r r iage

T he mo t iva t ion so ft h eO ffm i s i nf ound ing S andwe l lm ay n o t

t o N icho la a nd t h e i r r e ce ip t o f ap a r t o f t h e A runde l

h ave b een v e ry d i f f e ren t f r om t ho se o f t h e P agane l s a t D ud ley . I n a dd i t ion t o p i e ty , i tw a s ac onven t iona l a c t t h a t

i n he r i tance . R oge rr e ached a n a g r eemen t w i th t h e a bbo t a nd c onven t b y w h ich t h ey w e re a l lowed e nc lo sed w ood land a t

w a s i n tended t op romo te t h e r epu ta t ion o ft h e f am i ly a nd t o e nhance t h e c apu t . S andwe l l w a s d eve loped a s af am i ly mau so leum , r e f lec ted b y t h e p r e sence o f ap rom inen t g rave i nt h e C hance l ( 101) , mo s t p robab ly af ounde r ' s b u r ia l , w i th o t he r s n ea rby ( 102 ) , i n c lud ing t h e r emnan t s o f ac he s t t omb a ga in s t t h e n o r th w a l l o f t h e c hance l t h a t i th a s b een

K u t , i n S hep shed , L e ice s te r sh i re ( 1 12 ) . Y e t s ome l o ca l f ounda t ion s s uch a s H a le sowen , w h i l s t s uppo r ted b y s ome n e ighbou r s , a nd b y s ome h ono r ia l t e nan t s , s uch a st h e l o rd s o fF rank ley ( 1 13 ) , s e ems n o tt oh ave a t t rac t ed t h e s uppo r t o f t h e b a ron s o fD ud ley . T he h ono r ia l g en t ry s e em n o tt oh ave

s ugge s ted may h ave b een t h e b u r ia l o fR icha rd d e Ma rnha rn ( 103) . B u r ia l s w e re f ound t h roughou t t h e c hu rch , o f t en o f

b een g r ea t ly i n f luenced b y t h e p a t ronage d ec i s ion s o ft h e i r o ve r lo rd s a nd w e r e w e l l p repa r ed t ol o ok b eyond t h e h ono r ;

r e la t ive ly -h igh s t a tu s , b u t p a r t icu la r ly s i gn if i can t w e r e t h ose

t h e B uf f a r e s a nd t h e O ffm i s s uppo r t ed C ombe , t h e O ffm i s , Wo rce s te r C a thed ra l P r io ry , a nd S imon d e F rank ley , S t . Wu l s tan ' s H o sp i ta l i n Wo r ce s te r ( 1 14 ) . Wh i l s t t h e i n f luence o fg r ea t e r l o rd s m igh t s ome t imes b e s u spec ted , t h e g en t ry s e em t o h ave b een a s r e ad i ly i n f luenced b y n e ighbou rhood ; t h ey e n joyed i n dependence o f a c t ion a nd w e r e n o t c on s t ra ined b y t h e f ounda t ion s o r p o l ic ie s o ft h e i r

i n t h e s ou th c hape l s a nd t r an sep t , w h ich t h e i n c idence o f m e top i sm s ugge s t ss hou ld b e s e en a s ak i n sh ip g roup , a nd s o a ppea r s t or e f lec t ac han t ry c hape l e s tab l i shed n o t l a t e r t h an t h ee a r ly f ou r teen th c en tu ry . I n m any r e spec t s , D ud ley a nd S andwe l l h ad much i n c ommon . No t o n ly w a s t h e r e as im i la r i ty i nt h e d imen s ion s o ft h e i rp l an s ( F igu re 1 0 .2 ) , b u t l i ke D ud ley , t h e b u i ld ing o f S andwe l l h ad t a ken a l o ng t ime . No t u n t i l c . 1300 w a s t h e mona s t ic l a you t c omp le ted , r e p re sen t ing a p ro jec t t h a t h ad t a ken s ome 1 50 y ea r s t o c a r ry t h rough . E n thu s ia sm f o r t h e

f e uda l l o rd s , o rb y t h e g eog raph ica l e x ten t o ft h e h ono r . No t s u rp r i s ing ly , r a the r f ewe r f e l t a b le , o r i n c l ined , t o e s tab l i sh t h e i ro wn mona s t ic h ou se s .

p ro jec t may , o rm ay n o t ,h ave f a l te r ed ,b u t i ts e em s p robab le

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T he P ag ane l s may h ave h ad h ope so fd eve lop ing D ud ley a sa f o cu s f o r t h e i r w e s t m id land s h ono r , a s T ickf o rd w a s i n B uck ingham sh i re . T he w i tne s s l i s t t ot h e f ounda t ion c ha r te r w a s m ad e u p o f f am i ly , o f m embe r s o f t h e O ffm i a nd d e B i rm ingham f am i l ie s , p r ie s t s , h ou seho ld membe r s a nd of i ce h o lde r s , b u t f o r mo s t , t h i s w a s a s f a r a s t h e i r c omm i tmen t w en t . Y e t , e ven i ff ew o ft ho se who w i tne s sed t h ef ounda t ion o f D ud ley made g ran t s t o i t ,t h e i r p r e sence h igh l igh ted i t s f am i ly o r h ono r ia l s i gn if i cance , a s t h e l o ca l c ommun i ty g a the r ed t o ge the ra sw i tne s se s . B u tl o ca le n thu s ia sm d oe sn o t a ppea r t o h ave b een o verwhe lm ing . A pa r t f r om t h e i ndepend ence o f t h e g en t ry , b y t h e 180 s i tw a s p e rhap s a l r eady t o o l a te t o a t t rac t t h e s uppo r t o ft e nan t s ; w ha t may h ave w o rked a tt h e b eg inn ing o ft h e t we lf th c en tu ry w a s n o l o nge r f e a s ib le . Wa rd f ound t ha t i n t h e C la re f ounda t ion s ( 1 15 )t h em a jo r i ty o fg ran t s f r om h ono r ia lb a ron sw e re m ade b ef o r e 150 , p romp ted s he s ugge s t s , b y f e e l ing s o f l o ya l ty a nd c ommon i d en t i ty t h a t i nl a te r d ecade s w e re l e s s e v iden t , a nd w h ich i n a ny c a se w a s a ccompan ied b y a mo r e w ide spr ead d ec l ine i nt h e a t t rac t ion o f mona s t ic p a t ronage . I f G e rva se P ag a ne l o r h i s f a the r h ad i n tended a n h ono r ia l mona s te ry , t h ey s e em t o h ave b een u n succe s sf u l , a nd t h e a b sence o f af am i ly mau so leum h e re w ou ld h ave b een a h ind ranc e . H oweve r , a l ong s ide t h e o t he r d eve lopmen t s i n D ud ley f r om t h e l a te t we lf th c en tu ry , t h ey p e rhap s w e re mo re s u cce s sf u l i n e nhanc ing t h e n a tu re a nd r e sou rce s o f t h e i r c apu t , t o wh ich amona s t ic f ounda t ion w a s p o ten t ia l ly a n i mpo r tan t c on t r ibu t ion . I tw a s h oweve r t h e d e S ome ry s who w e r e t o mo re f u l ly d eve lop t h e r o le o fD ud ley P r io ry . C i r cum s tance s d i c ta ted t h a t t h ey f o cu s t h e i r a t ten t ion s mo r e c l o se ly o n t h e w e s t m id land s , a nd a s ap a r t o f t h i s r e e mpha s i s o f d e S ome ry a s soc ia t ion s w i th D ud ley a nd t h e h ono r ,t h ey d eve loped t h e P r io ry a st h e i r mau so leum , w ho se p r ima ry r o le w a s ac e leb ra t ion o f t h e f am i ly a nd t h e i r l o rd sh ip -r i ch ly d eco ra ted ef ig ie s , a rmo r ia l b ea r ing s o n t h e e ff ig ie s , a nd o n t h e f l oo r t i l e s , w i th in s u i tab ly e mbe l l i shed a r ch i t ec tu ra l s e t t ing s . I tw a s i n t h e l a te r t h ir teen th c en tu ry r a the r t h an t h e l a te t we lf th c en tu ry t h a t D ud ley P r io ry may b e s e en t o d eve lop n o t o n ly a f am i ly r o le , b u t a l so a n h ono r ia l r o le , a l be i tn o t s t r ic t ly s peak ing i na cco rdance w i th t h ec r i te r ia l a id d own b y Wa rd . P a t ronage o ft h e mona s t ic c hu rch w a s l im i ted t o r e la t ive ly f ew p eop le , p r inc ipa l ly t h e b a ron s o f D ud ley a nd t h e i r f am i ly , a nd a s ma l l g roup o f p eop le o f w hom s ome w e re t e nan t s o ft h e b a ron s ; t h e e ndowmen t s made w e r e g ene ra l ly mode s t i nn a tu re . A l though n o t e xc lu s ive ly s o , t h e b a ron s f ocu s sed ag ood d ea l o ft h e i rp a t ronage w i th in t h e h ono r s o f D ud ley a nd N ewpor t , i nw h ich f am i ly a nd h ono r ia l p o l i t ic s w e re i mpo r tan tf a c to r s . T he g en t ry l o oked b eyond t h eh ono r , a sw e l l a sw i th in i t ,i nt h e i rp a t ronage d ec i s ion s . I tm ay h ave b een f e l tt h a tc ho ice w a s l im i ted , a st h e h ono ro fD ud ley d i d n o tp o s se s s ap a r t icu la r ly r i ch mona s t ic e s tab l i shmen t .

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Mona s t ic P a t ronage i n T h i r teen th C en tu ry E ng land ' , i n

C oven tr y ' s F i r s t C a thed ra l ; C .Ho ld swo r th ( e d ) , R uf f ord

W .M .O rm rod ( ed ) , E ng land i n t h e T h ir teen th C en tury , ( S tamf o rd , 1 991) , 7 1 .

C ha r te r s , V o l s .1 a nd 2 , ( Tho ro ton S oc ie ty R eco rd S e r ie s , x x ix , x xx , 1 972 , 1 974 ) ; J .Ma r t inda le , ' Mona s t e r ie s a nd C a s t le s :t h eP r io r ie so fS t .F lo ren td e S aumu ri nE ng land a f t e r 1 066 ' , i n C .H ick s ( ed ) , E ng land i n t h e E leven th C en tu ry , Ha r lax ton Med ie va lS tud ie s , I , ( S tamf o rd , 1 992 ) ; J . C . Wa rd , ' F a sh ion s i n Mona s t ic E ndowmen t : t h e F ounda t ion s o f t h e C la re F am i ly 1 066 1314 ' , J n l . o fE cc le s ia s t ica l H i s to ry , 3 2 , 4 ,( 1981) . 2 . Wa rd , ' F a sh ion si n Mona s t ic E ndowmen t ' ,4 30 . 3 . Ma r t inda le ,

' Mona s te r ie s

a nd

C a s t le s ' ,139 ;

2 0 . B a sed u pon a c ha r te r o f Wa l te r D u rden t , b i shop o f C oven t ry a nd L ichf ie ld , c onf i rm ing t ot h e monk s o fD ud ley t h e O f f in i g ran t o f Wombou rne c hu rch ;V .C .H . , W o rc s . , I , 1 58 , f n .5 ;f o l lowed mo s tr e cen t ly i nM . H odde r , 'Excava t ion s a t S andwe l l P r io ry a nd H a l l 1 982 -88 ' , T SSAHS . , XXX I , ( 1991) , 1 37 . Wa l te r ' s d ea th i n D ecembe r 160 i st a ken a s p rov id ing t h e d a te b ef o re wh ich t h e mona s te ry mu s t h ave b een e s tab l i shed .

G .Duby ,

2 1 . C ronne a nd D av i s( ed s ) ,R ege s ta ,I I , No .180 .

F rance i nt h eM idd le A g e s , 9 87 -1460 , ( Oxf o rd , 1 991) ,2 5 . 4 . R ound ( ed ) , Documen t s P re ser ved i nF rance , 9 18 -1206 , No .1180 .

2 2 . D ugda le , Mona s t icon , V , 8 3 -4 ,N o . i .T he r e i sn o r e a son t o a s sume t h a t t h i s c ha r te r d a te s t o t h e b eg inn ing o f t h e p roce s s o f f ounda t ion , a s E y ton r e cogn i sed l ong a go ; R . E y ton ,A n t iqu i t ie s o fS hop sh ire , I I , ( London , 1 856 ) ,2 36 .

5 .I b id . , No s .1210 ,1225 . 6 .I s sued a tC h inon ;D ugda le , Mona s t icon , V I , i ,1 097 .

2 3 . D u rden t ' s c onf i rma t ion c ha r t e r r e f e r s t o t h e g ran t o f Wombou rne c hu rch ' i n p e rpe tuam e l emo s inam s anc te M i lbu rge e t s anc to J a cob° e t mona ch i s d e Wen lok ' a pud

7 .I s sued a tC h inon ,1182 ; R ound ( e d ) , Documen t sP re se rved i nF rance , 9 18 -1206 , No .1223 .

D udde le iam d eo s e rv ien t ibu s ' ; Mande r ( ed ) , C ha r te r s o f G erva se P agane l , 5 6 .

8 .e g . , i b id . , No .1263 , ac ha r te ro fH en ry I t oC ha r t re s .

2 4 . A n i n spex imu s r e f e rence t oa n u nda ted c ha r te r , t hough t b y E y ton a nd s ub sequen t w r i te r s t o d a te t o c . 1180 ; E y ton ,

9 . C lay , T he P ayne l F ee , 5 ; M .Aube r t , L e s A bbaye s d e

S hrop sh i re , I I , 2 36 ; R .Ey ton , A n t iqu i t ie s o fS hrop sh i re , I , ( London , 1 850 ) , 5 2 , n o te ; f o l lowed i n Mand e r( ed ) , C ha r te r s

F rance , ( Pa r i s ,

1 947 ) ,

1 85 ;

R ound ( e d ) , D ocumen t s

P re served i nF rance , 9 18 -1206 ,N o s .913 ,9 17 .

o fG er va se P agane l , 5 3 ; V .C .H . ,S hrop s . ,I ,4 1 .

1 0 . R ound ( e d ) , i b id . , N o .1231 ; R eg i s te r o fE v id ence s o ft h e Mona s te ry o f N ewpor t P agane l l i n t h e C oun ty o f

2 5 . T h i s w a s w i tne s sed b y R obe r t P agane l , s on o fG e rva se , a nd R oge rd e H ag ley ; V .C .H . , W orc s . , I , 1 59 ; T .Ha rwood ,A

B uck inghamsh i re , ( BM .Ha r l . MS .2188 ) , f . 125a ,125b .

S ur vey o fS taf f ord sh i re c on ta in ing t h e A n t iqu i t ie s o f t ha t C oun ty b yS amp son E rd e sw ick , ( London ,1844 ) ,3 41 .

1 .N ewpor tR eg i s te r ,125a a nd 1 25b . 2 6 . D ugda le , Mona s t i con ,V , 8 3 , i ;V .C .H . . , Worc s . , I , 1 59 . 1 2 . Mande r ( ed ) , No .v i i i .

C ha r te r s o f G e rva se P agane l , 7 5 -7 , 2 7 . Wa rd ,' F a sh ion s i n Mona s t ic E ndowmen t ' ,4 37 .

1 3 . R .A l len B rown , C a s t le s F rom t h e A i r , ( Camb r idge , 1 989 ) ,2 5 .

2 8 . I n 1 272 f o r i n s tance , aJ ohn d e T ycf o rd b ecame p r io r o f Wen lock b u t t h e r e i sn o e v idence o f o t he r P agane l o r d e

1 4 . Ma r t inda le ,' Mona s te r ie sa nd C a s t le s ' , 1 55 -6 .

S ome ry g r an t s t o Wen lock ; R .G raham , T he H i s to ry o ft h e a l ien p r io ry o f W en lock , ( London , 1 965 ) , 2 3 ; D ugda le , Mona s t icon ,V , 7 2 .

1 5 . M .W .Thomp son , ' A s soc ia ted Mona s te r ie s a nd C a s t le s i n t h e M idd le A ges : A T en ta t ive L i s t ' , A rchaeo log i ca l J ourna 1 ,143 ,( 1986 ) , 3 05 .

2 9 . V .C .H . , W orc s . , 1 , 16 1 3 0 .I b id . , 160 .

1 6 .I b id . 3 1 .I b id . , 1 6 1 . 1 7 . C h ibna l l( ed ) ,E cc le s ia s t ica lH i s tory o fO rd e r ic V i ta li s ,I ;B ook I I , i ,1 0 -13 ,11 .

3 2 . £ 22 .15s .6d . ; i b id . , 1 63 .

1 8 . Mor t ime r , ' L and a nd S erv ice ' , 1 95 -6 .

3 . £ 17 .3s .4d ; V .C .H . , S taf f s . , I I , 2 17 .

1 9 . Wa rd , ' F a sh ion s i n Mona s t ic E ndowmen t ' , 4 38 ; B . G o ld ing , ' Bu r ia l s a nd B enef a c t ion s . A n A spec t o f

3 4 . V .C .H . , Wo rc s . ,I , 1 63 .

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3 5 . V .C .H . ,S taf f s . , I I ,2 19 . 3 6 . Wa rd ,' F a sh ion si n Mona s t ic E ndowmen t ' ,4 28 .

2 38 . I tw ou ld s e em t h a t R a lph s o ld h i s i n te re s t s i n S ea l t o W i l l iam , E a r l F e r re r s , b u t b ef o re t h i s t ime w a s f o rced t o r evoke h i s g if ta nd s ub s t i tu te amone ta ry p aymen t ; c f . i b id . , 2 40 .

3 7 . H oweve r , h av ing d one s o , mano r ia l l o rd s d i d n o t n ece s sa r i ly l o se e i the r i n t e re s t s o r i n f luence o ve r t h e se c hu rche s .

4 8 . G ran ted L i t t le S a redon ; D ugda le , Mona s t i con , V , 8 3 -4 , i i .

3 8 . Wa rd ,' F a sh ion si n Mona s t ic E ndowmen t ' ,4 28 .

4 9 . H eg ave av i rga te o fl a nd i nt h ev i l l o fW lyn tone ; i b id .

3 9 . F rom F u lk P agane l a nd h i s w if e , T ickf o rd r e ce ived t h e c hu r ch o f S t .Pe te r a tN ewpor t a nd t h e c hape l o f L inf o rd ;

5 0 . Who g ran ted l a nd s i nI nkpen , i b id .

o ne t en th o f am i l l a nd e l s , t oge the r w i th s ome l a nd t h e re ; l a nd a nd t h e c hu rch o fB a rnack , a nd o t he r s ma l l p a rce l s o f l a nd i n' S epe l inga ' a nd H annead ;N ewpor tR eg i s te r ,125b . B y 154 t h e P agane l f am i ly h ad e ndowed t h e i r N ewpo r t

5 1 . i e . B er na rd d e F rank ley , Wro t t e s ley ( e d ) , S taf f ord sh i re C ha r tu la ty , I ,2 14 .

f ounda t ion w i th v a r iou s p a rce l s o f l a nd t oge the r w i th ' t he c hu rch o fN ewpo r t a nd t h e c hape l o fL inf o rd , w i th a l t h e i r a ppu r tenance s , a nd t h e c hape l o f L i t t le C ran ley , a nd t h e c hu r ch o f C h iche ley , a nd t h e c hape l a nd c hu r ch o f

t h e O ffm i f e e . T he l a nd t h a t B er na rd g r an ted i n Woodf o rd h ad b e longed t ot h e c hu rch o fT ry su l l , w h ich a s ar e su l t o f

B o te rdone , a nd t h e c hape l a nd c hu rch o fE s twood a nd t h e c hu rch o f B a rna ck , w i th a l l t h e i r a ppu r tenance s . . ' ; R ound ( e d ) ,D ocumen t sP re ser ved i nF rance , 9 18 -1206 ,N o .1213 . 4 0 . T he c hu rche s o f S t .Edmund a nd S t .Thoma s i nD ud ley , N o r thf ie ld c hu rch w i th i t s c hape ls a t C o s ton H acke t t , t h e c hu r che sa tS edg ley , I nkpen a nd B radf i e ld ,t h e l a t te rw i th i t s c hape l o f I ng lef ie ld ; D ugda le , Mona s t icon , V , 8 3 -4 , No s . i a nd i ;V .C .H . , Wo rc s . , I , 1 58 -9 . 4 1 . c f .t h eg ran to fA gne s d e S ome ry o fh a lf ah ide o fl a nd i n C hu r ch i l l t ot h e P r io ry , i b id . ; s ho r t ly a f t erwa rd s t h e P r io r o f Wen lock g ave t h e mano rt oR ober td e H u r co t ti nr e tu rn f o r a r en t o f h a lf a ma rk a nnua l ly ; V .C .H . , Worc s . , I I , 4 3 . H oweve r , t h e g ran t ing o f C hu rch i l l d i d n o t r ep r e sen t a n a l iena t ion ; i n 1 291 t h e P r io r o f Dud ley w a s r e co rded a s h o ld ing o fR oge rd e S ome ry , a nd i n1 322 i tw a sd e sc r ibed a s aq ua r te r o f ak n igh t ' s f e e , h e ld b y t h e P r io ry ; C aLIP M . ,1 1 , N o .813 ; V I ,N o .428 .

5 2 . T ry su l l i n c luded p a r t o fS e i sdon , t h e o t he r p a r t b e ing i n

t h e O ffm i g ran t h ad p a s sed t ot h e P r io ry a s ac hape l o ft h e c hu rch o f Womboume . 5 3 . e g . the O ff in i s w e re h ono r ia l t e nan t s ; A gne s d e S ome ry h e ld l a nd w i th in t h e h ono r ; O sbe r t d e K inve r i s l a rge ly a nonymou s . H e w a s n o t m en t ioned i nt h e C a r ta B a ronum o f G e rva se P agane l a nd Mande r ' s i d en t if ica t ion o fh im w i th t h e O sbe r t d e R u sha l l who w i tne s sed t h e f ounda t ion c ha r te r s e em s t o b e b a sed o n a s ha red f i r s t n ame a nd t h e g eog raph ica l p rox im i ty o f S a r edon a nd R u sha l l . I f h e i s c o r r ec t O sbe r t w a s at e nan t o ft h e h ono r , b u t i tc anno t b e e s tab l i shed ; Mande r ( ed ) , C ha r te r s o fG er va se P agane l , 5 4 . I n 1 086 L i t t le S a redon w a sh e ld b y aK ing ' st h egn , b u tb yt h e 1 300 p e rambu la t ion o fC annock F o re s t i tw a s c oun ted a s a mano ri nt h e b a rony o fD ud ley . T he d a t e a nd p roce s s o ft h i s a cqu i s i t ion a r e u nknown . T he Maun se l f am i ly h e ld o f t h e P agane l s i nB e rk sh i r e a nd B uck ingham sh i re a nd w i tne s sed s ome o f G e rva se ' s c ha r t e r s . T hey w e re a l so b enef a c to r s o f T ickf o rd ; R ound ( e d ) , Documen t sP re se rved i nF rance , 9 18 1 206 , N o .1231 ; a nd J ohn h im se lf , r e co rded i nt h e N ewpo r t R eg i s t e r , c onf i rmed ag ran t made b yh i sf a the rf o rt h es ou lo f

4 4 . Mande r( e d ) , C ha r t e r so fG e rva se P agane l , 5 5 ,b ; 5 7 ,e .

R obe r t P agane l , s on o f G e rva se ; s uch e ndowmen t s a nd s en t imen t s s ugge s t ac e r ta in c l o sene s s t ot h e P agane l f am i ly . T he C ha lon s f am i ly d i d a cqu i re i n te re s t s i n t h e B uck ingham sh i re mano r o f H ogge s ton , b u t n o t u n t i l t h e s e cond h a lf o f t h e t h i r t een th c en tu ry ; V .C .H . , B uck s . , I I , 3 69 .

4 5 . D a t ed b y t h e c onf i rma t ion c ha r te r o f Wa l te r D u rden t ; i b id . , 5 6 ,c .

' Bu r ia l sa nd B enef ac t ion s ' , 7 1 .

4 6 . B o th g ran ted b y W i l l iam f i tz G uy , t h e f i r s t c . 1167 -94 ,

5 . Wa rd , ' F a sh ion s i n Mona s t ic E ndowmen t ' ,4 4 1 .

w i tne s sed b yG e rva se P ag a ne l , a nd t h e s e cond c . 1190 -1203 , w i tne s sed b y R a lph d e S ome ry ; Wro t te s ley ( ed ) , S taf f o rd sh i re C ha r tu la ty , I ,2 14 ,2 16 .

5 6 . B i shop R obe r t o f L inco ln , c . 1151-4 ; R ound ( e d ) , D ocumen t sP re se rved i nF rance , 9 18 -1206 , No .1231 .

4 2 . D ugda le , Mona s t i con ,V ,83 -4 , 4 3 .I b id . ,8 3 ,i .

5 4 . Wa rd , ' F a sh ion s i n Mona s t ic E ndowmen t ' , 4 30 ; G o ld ing ,

4 7 . H e g ave t h ec hu rch o fS e i l le w i th a ppu r tenance s , i e . S ea l i n L e ice s te r sh i r e , t h e g ran t a l so b e ing r e co rded i n t h e R ydwa r e C a r tu la ry ; G .W ro t te s ley ( e d ) , T he R ydwa re C a r tu la ry ( SHC . , XV I , 1 895 ) , 2 70 , f . 18b . R a lph d e S ey le h e ld t h e m ano r o f t h e F e r re r s e a r l s , b u t s ome t ime b ef o r e 191 w a s d ep r ived o f i ta s ar e su l t o fh i s i mpove r i shmen t

5 7 . O ft h e s e ven teen d ono r s m en t ioned , i b id . , t h e f i r s t t h ree w e r e f am i ly , F u lk P agane l , R a lph P agane l a nd G e rva se P agane l . O f t h e r ema in ing f our teen , t h e f o l low ing w e r e a ppa ren t ly t e nan t so ft h eP agane l s : R a lph d eB a rnack , R obe r t d e C a s t re ton , R a lph Maun se l a nd h i s w if e , C ec i l ia , Wa l te r Maun se l , R obe r td e B rou thone a nd W i l l iam h i s s on , M icha e l s on o f O sbe r t . P robab le t e nan t s i n c lude O sber t ' d ap if e r ' ,

a nd s ub sequen t f a i lu re t op e rf o rm s e rv ice f o r t h e f e e ; i b id . ,

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N ob i l i ty , ( New J e r sey , 1 985 ) , 7 5 . T he l a s t S ome ry d i ed i n 1 322 a nd s o i ti sp o s s ib le t h a t t h e re w a s ap ha se i n t h e d eco ra t ion a nd f ur n i sh ing o ft h e P r io ry c . 1310 -22 , t h e d a t ing

B e r t ram , P h i l ip d e C aha ine s a nd W i l l iam d e S r in ton i s u ncer ta in , b u t t h e l a t te r , h o ld ing i n S he r ing ton , w a s a n e ighbou ri nB uck inghamsh i re .

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5 8 . Wa l t e r Maun se l w a s h o ld ing i n E rd ing ton b y 1 2 18 ; V .C .H . , W a rk s . ,V I I , 6 3 . 5 9 . N ewpo r t R eg i s te r , f . 125a . J ohn Maun se l c onf i rmed t h e g i f t o f h i s f a the r f o r t h e s ou l o f R obe r t P agane l , s on o f G e rva se .

p avemen t , c an ' t b e a s sumed t o h ave o r ig ina l ly a l l b een o f o ne p e r iod a nd l a id a tt h e s ame t ime ; i n deed , L ocock h a s

6 0 . Wa l te r Maunse l w i tne s sed t w ice ; Mande r ( e d ) , C ha r t er s

h im se lf r e cen t ly p o in ted o u t t h a t t wo d e s ign s a r e p o s t 1370 i nd a te , a l though h e e xp la in st h em a way a ss t ray t i l e s f r om a l a te r f l oo r . S ee a l so , H . Wh i t e , Med ieva lF loor T i le s , Dud ley

o fG erva se P agane l , 5 9 , 7 0 ; R a lph o nce , i b id . , 5 9 , a nd R a lph s on o fR a lph ,o nce , i b id .

B orough ; A n A s se s smen t (We s t M id land s J o in t D a ta T eam , 6 1 . Mor t ime r ,' Land a nd S e rv ice ' , 1 95 -6 .

A rcha eo log ica lR epor t ,N ew S e r ie s , 8 ,1 996 ) , 3 -4 .

6 2 . T he l a nd s i nB uck ingham sh i re w e re o r ig ina l ly k nown a s t h e Hono r o fN ewpor t a l though b y 1 230 i tw a s r e ga rded a s p a r to ft h eb a rony o fD ud ley ; V .C .H . , B uck s . , I V ,4 14 .

7 0 . T he D ud ley F ounda t ion c ha r te r i n c lude s t h e b eque s t o f l a nd i n C hu r ch i l l t o t h e c hu rch o f S t .Jame s b y A gne s d e S ome ry , t o ge the r w i th h e r b ody . D ugda le , Mona s t i con , V , 8 3-4 , i ,

6 3 . C .A .R .Radf o rd , ' The C lun ia c P r io ry o f S t .Jame s a t D ud ley ' ,A n t iquar ie sJ ou rna l , XX ,( 1940 ) , 4 49 -59 . 6 4 . T he a p se f o r i n s tance h ad r e spond s o n as imp le mou lded

7 1 . A n i n du lgence o f R oge r , b i shop o f C oven t ry a nd L ichf i e ld , d a ted F ebrua ry 1 5 th , 1 290 , r e f e r red t ot h e b ody o f R oge r d e S ome ry , k n igh t , l y ing i nt h e c onven tua l c hu rch o f

b a se o fl a te t we lf th c en tu ry d a te ;R adf o rd , i b id . ,4 50 .

D ud ley ; D ugda le , Mona s t icon , V , 8 4 , i i . S ince R oge r Id e

6 5 . I b id . , 4 54 , n o ted a n E a r ly E ng l i sh c ap i ta l p r e served i na

S ome ry d i ed b ef o r e A ugu s t 2 6 th , 1 273 , a nd R oge r I I d e S ome ry d i ed s hor t ly b ef o re O c tobe r 1l t h , 1 29 1 , t h i s

mode rn h ou se wh ich h e s ugge s ted m ay h ave c ome f r om t h e s ed i l ia .

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R oge rI I ; L .C .Loyd a nd D .M .S ten ton ( e d s ) , S i r C hr i s tophe r H a t ton ' sB ook o fS ea l s( Oxf o rd , 1 950 ) , 3 9 , No . 5 8 .

6 7 . I nc lud ing t h e G r iff in , V an i ta s a nd f l ey r d e l y s ; P .Bo land ( ed ) , Dud ley C a s t le A rchaeo log ica lP ro jec t . A nI n t roduc t ion

7 2 . R adf o rd f ound al a rge g r ave a tt h ec en t re o ft h eC ho i r ,2 5 f e e t e a s t o ft h e c ro s s ing . S i nce i tl a y ' u nde r o rv e ry c l o se t o t h e p o s i t ion a s s igned t o t h e No rman a l ta r ' , i t wa s t hough t u n l ike ly t o p r e -da te t h e e x ten s ion o f t h e C hance l a nd

a nd S umma ty o fE xca va t ions 1 983 -1985 ( Dud ley , 1 985 ) , 3 5 8 .

t h e r ef o re d a te t ot h e s e cond h a lf o ft h e t h i r t een th c en tu ry o r l a te r . T he p o s i t ion o f t h e b u r ia l w i th in t h e c hu rch wou ld

6 8 . i e . o n t h e e a s ter n b o rde r o f S t af f o rd sh i r e a nd i n to S h rop sh i r e , a sw e l l a sh ou se s s uch a sH a le sowen a nd S t ra ta F lo r ida . M .Locock , ' Dud ley P r io ry , D a t ing b y H e ra ld ry ' , WMPRG , N ew s le t te r ,14 , ( 1990 ) ; c f . i nt h e s ame n ew s le t te r , M .Locock , ' Med ieva l F loo r T i le s i nt h e We s t e rn M id land s : R ecen t R e sea rch ' ; M .Hodde r , ' Deco ra ted F loo r T i le s f r om S andwe l l P r io ry : R ecen t P o s t E xcava t ion Wo rk ' ; J . Loach , ' The S h ropsh i re /S taf f o rd sh i re G roup o f C hu r ch F loo r s ' . M .Locock ,' Dud ley , S t .Jame s ' P r io ry ' , WMA , 3 8 ( 1 995 ) , 12 1 4 .

n o rma l ly b e a s soc ia ted w i th a f ounde r o r o the r i mpo r tan t p a t ron a nd b enef ac to r ; R adf o rd , ' P r io ry o f S t .Jame s ' , 4 54 -5 ; c f .Che r ry , ' He ra ld ry a s D eco ra t ion ' . 1 31 ,134 ; G o ld ing , ' Bu r ia l sa nd B enef a c t ion s ' , 7 4 . 7 3 . H a rwood , S u rvey o fS taf f ord sh i re , 3 4 1 . E rde sw ick w a s a l so s t ruck b y t h e s i z e o ft h e e ff igy a nd o ft h e c offm i t se lf , b e ing s ome e i gh tf e e tl o ng , w h ich w ou ld s e em t oa cco rd w i th R adf o rd 's o b se rva t ion t h a t t h e o r ig ina l e xcava t ion f o r t h e g rave w a s o ve r n ine f e e t l o ng , r e inf o r c ing t h e p robab i l i ty t h a tt h i se ff igy may b ea s soc ia ted w i th t h eC ho i rb u r ia l .

6 9 . J .Che r ry , ' He ra ld ry a s D eco ra t ion i n t h e T h i r teen th C en tu ry ' , i nO rm rod ( ed ) ,E ng land i nt h e T h i r teen th _Cen tu ty , 1 23-34 ; L ocock , ' Dud ley P r io ry ' ; L ocock , ' Dud ley , S t .Jame s ' P r iory ' . A l though t h i sw r i te rd oe s n o ta ccep ta l lt h e d e ta i l s o f

7 4 . I b id . , i n c lud ing a tl e a s t o ne o t he r c r os s l e gged k n igh t . T he re a r e a l so l a t e r r e f e r ence s t o t wo t h i r teen th c en tu ry c off in s i nt h e n ave ; V .C .H . , W orc s . , I I , 1 02 ; t oge the r w i th

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t h e r ema in s o f a n e ff igy o f ap r ie s t , n o ted b y R adf o rd a s b e ing p r e se rved i n t h e m ode rn h ou se a nd t hough t t o d a t e c . 1300 . H e s ugge s ted t h a t i tr e p re sen ted a P r io r o fD ud ley ; R adf o rd , ' P r io ry o fS t .Jame s ' ,4 58 ,p l . LXX IX , 2 .

n o te s t h e a s soc ia t ion o f t h e D e spence r a nd t h e d e S ome ry a rms . T he D e spence r f am i ly w a s b ecom ing m o r e i mpo r tan t a f t e r 1 308 a nd b yt h eb eg inn ing o f1 321 H ugh D e spence rt h e y ounge r w a s ap rom inen t c ou r t ie r ; c f . A .Tuck , C rown a nd

7 5 . D ugda le , Mona s t icon , V , 8 4 , i v .

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F u rn iva l l s , who s ucceeded t h e f ound ing f am i ly a s p a t ron s ; P .Mo rgan , ' Mak ing t h e E ng l i sh G en t ry ' , T h i r teen th C en tur y

l a nd t o t h e a bbey . G erva se P agane l s ub sequen t ly i s sued a c onf i rma t ion c ha r t e r i n r e spec t o f W i l l iam f i tz G uy ' s T re sco t g ran t . T he B uf f a re 's c on t inu ing r e la t ion sh ip w i th C ombe A bbey i si lu s t ra ted w hen af u r the rg ran to fl a nd w a s made i n T r e sco t b y W i l l iam B uf f a re t h e s on i n c . 1190 -9 , t oge the rw i th c onf i rma t ion o fh i sf a the r ' sg ran t .

E ng land , V , ( 1995 ) , 2 5 ; h oweve r ,cf .Go ld ing , ' Bu r ia l s a nd B enef ac t ion s ' , 7 3 -4 , w ho a rgue s t h a t mona s t ic c h ron ic le r s , l i nk ing f am i ly b u r ia l s w i th c on t inued e ndowmen t s , t e nded t owa rd s a s imp l i s t ic a s soc ia t ion b e tween b u r ia l s a nd b enef ac t ion s , s e e ing l a y c ho ice s o f b u r ia l a s as ymbo l o f l o ya l ty t ot h e mona s te ry , w h i l s t l a y magna t e s v i ewed t h e i r p l ace o fb u r ia l a se mpha s i s ing t h e c on t inu i ty a nd s t ab i l i ty o f t h ef am i ly .

8 7 . C on s i s t ing o n ly o f al a t e r c opy o f G erva se P agane l ' s c onf i rma t ion c ha r te r ; D ugda le , Mona s t icon , I V , 1 90 .

7 9 . e g .W i l l iam f i tz N ige l , b a ron o f H a l ton , w ho i n i t ia l ly

8 8 . T ho se n amed w e r e ' Dap if e ro ' d e P a ne s , O sbe r td eB o sco ,

a ppea r s mak ing g ran t s w i th h i s l o rd , H ugh d 'Av ranche s , t o

J ohn A lbo a nd P e te rt h eP r ie s t .

t h er e f ounda t ion o fS t . We rbu rgh s , C he s te r , b u ts ome t wen ty o ne y ea r s l a te r , i n 115 , e s tab l i shed h i s o wn h ou se a t

8 9 . V .C .H . , S taf f s . , . I I I ,2 16 .

R unco rn ; P .G reene , N or ton P r io ry : T he A rchaeo logy o fa Med ieva lR e l ig iou s H ou se , ( Camb r idge , 1 989 ) , 1 4 ; J . Ta i t , ' T he F ounda t ion C ha r te r o fR unco rn ( La te r N o r ton ) P r io ry ' , C he tham M i sce l lany , N ew S e r ie s , V I I , 1 00 , ( 1939 ) , 1 23 ;

9 0 . B a sed u pon ac on serva t ive e s t ima te o fw hen W i l l iam f i tz G uy s ucceeded t o t h e mano r , a nd t h e d ea th o f G erva se P agane l ,w ho i s sued t h ec onf i rma t ion c ha r t e r .

Wa rd ,' F a sh ion si n Mona s t ic E ndowmen t ,4 31 ,4 37 ,4 42 . 9 1 . H odde r , ' E xcava t ion sa tS andwe l lP r io ry ' , 1 37 . 8 0 .D a r l ing ton ( e d ) , W orce s te rC a r tu la ry ,x xv i i i ,n o .190 . 9 2 . D end roch rono logy h a s t o b e c i ted w i th c au t ion when 8 1 . H a l l( ed ) , T he R ed B ook , I ,2 99 .

d i scu s s ing b u i ld ing p ha se s , a nd t h e s cu lp tu ra l e v idence i s o pen t o a l te rna t ive i n t e rp re ta t ion s t h a t m igh t s imp ly r e f lec t

8 2 . D a r l ing ton ( e d ) , W orce s ter C a r tu la ry , x xv -xxv i i i ; Ma son ( e d ) , T he B eauchamp C a r tu la ry , x v i ; G o ld ing , ' Bu r ia l s a nd B enef ac t ion s ' , 6 5 .

t h e u se o f c on serva t ive t r ad i t ion s i n ab u i ld ing t h a t m igh t g ene ra l ly b e c ha ra c te r i sed a s c l umsy a nd n o t p a r t icu la r ly c ompe ten t ; e g . t h ep l a in p i la s te rb a se s i nt h en o r th c hape l a r e c ompa red w i th R igo ld ' s t ypo logy , d a ted c . 1110 -50 . I fn o t r eu sed f r om e l sewhe re , t h e se p i la s te r b a se s c ou ld r ep resen t t h e a pp l ica t ion o f c on serva t ive t r ad i t ion s i nt h e d eco ra t ion a nd d e s ign o f t h e b u i ld ing t h a t r ef l ec t s t h e q ua l i ty o f t h e c r af t smen e mp loyed o n t h e p ro jec t , a nd t h e q ua l i ty o f t h e b u i ld ing o ve ra l l . S im i la r c once rn s m igh t b e e xp re s sed a bou t

8 3 . A c ha r te r o f 161-82 , D a r l ing ton ( e d ) , Wo rce s te r C a r tu la ry , No .193 , r evea l s t ha t t h e re w a s ad i spu te o ve r t h e r i gh t s o f H ugh t h e P r ie s t a nd t h e monk s o f Wo rce s te r i n w h ich t h e p o s i t ion o f t h e l a t te r w a s u phe ld . T he (W i l l i s w an t ed t or e cove rt h e i rr i gh t s o ve rt h e c hu r ch , a l though i ti s n o t c l ea r w he the r W i l l iam f i tz G uy h ad d i rec t ly s uppor ted H ugh t h eP r ie s t . Mo re c e r ta in i st h a th i s s on , R icha rd , t ook a d i r ec tr o le i n al a t e rd i spu t e ; i n1 2 13 -17 h eq u i tc la imed t ot h e monk s o f Wo r ce s te rt h e p a t ronage o ft h e c hu rch t h a t h e h ad c l a imed , D a r l ing ton ( e d ) , W orce s te r C a r tu la ry , N o .195 . T he d i spu t e m ay h ave b een f u e l led i np a r t b y a n O f f in i d ec i s ion

t h e a r ch i tec tu ra l f r agmen t s r e co rded b y t h e e xcava t ion , n one o fw h ich w a s a c tua l ly f ound ' i n s i tu ' ; w he r e a ny th ing mo r e s pec if i ct h an ' t we lf th c en tu ry ' c an b e of e r ed , t h er ange i s 150 -60 w i th at e ndancy t owa rd s t h e e a r l ie r p a r t o ft ha t s pec t rum , a l though i ns ome i n s tance st h ep a ra l le l s c i ted f r om w h ich t h ed a t ing i sd e r ived a r er e cogn i sed a sn o tb e ing e xac t .

t op romo te We s tB romw ich a st h ec apu to ft h e i re s ta te ; H un t , ' S andwe l l P r io ry : AF euda l C on tex t ' , 1 45 . T he f ounda t ion o f S andwe l l i t se lf may b e s e en a sp a r t o ft h e s ame p roce s s , t h e p a t ron sw i sh ing t or e cove ra nd l o ca te a l la pp rop r ia te s p i r i tua l r i gh t sw i th in t h e mano r . No tu n t i l 1 224 -38 w a sa na ccep tab le

9 3 . e g . i nt h e a p se s , n one o ft h e p i la s te r s r e s ted s qua r e ly o n t h e i rp l in th s ;H odde r ,' E xcava t ion sa tS andwe l lP r io ry ' ,2 7 . 9 4 . I b id . , 1 38 .

c omp rom i se r e a ched o ve r t h e c hu rch ; D a r l ing ton ( e d ) , W o rce s t e r C a r tu la ry , No .199 . T he monk s o f Wo rce s te r g r an t ed t h ec hu r ch t oS andwe l lP r io ry i nr e tu rn f o ra na nnua l p aymen to fs i xm a rk s .

9 5 . H . Wood s , ' E xcava t ion s a t Wen lock P r io ry , 1 981-6 ' , J BAA . , CXL , ( 1987 ) , 4 3 ; D .H .S .C ranage , ' The Mona s t e ry o f S t .M i lbu rge a t Much Wen lock ' ,A rchaeo log ia , LX I I , ( 1922 ) ,

8 4 .I b id . , No .213 .

1 05 -32 . T he p l an o f Wo rces t e r C a thed ra l P r io ry i n F igu re 1 0 .5 i st a ken f r om , R .B .Locke t t , ' T he V ic to r ian R e s to ra t ion

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o f Wo r ce s t e rC a thed ra l ' , i nG .Poppe r( e d ) , Med ie va lA r ta nd A rch i t ec tu re a t W orce s ter C a thed ra l . T he B r i t i sh

P ed e sF in ium ,S taf f ord sh i re , t emp . R icha rd Ia nd K ing J ohn , ( SHC , I I , 1 882 ) , 1 75 . T he re w a s ad i spu t e a ga in i n 1 243 ; Wro t t e s ley ( e d ) , P lea R o l l s , H en ry I I , 9 8 -9 ; c f . C o s s , L o rd sh ip , K n igh thood a nd L oca l i ty , 2 78 .

A rchaeo log i ca lA s soc ia t ion C onf e rence T ran sac t ion sf or t h e y ea r 1 975 ( London , 1 978 ) , 1 68 , 1 80 f n . 6 4 , p l . XXVB . F o r L innane ' s p l an o fD ud ley P r io ry , s e e P .Bo land ( ed ) , D ud ley C a s t le A rchaeo log ica lP ro jec t , 3 5

1 08 . I n t h e t ime o f A bbo t A lan ( 1 187 1202 ) ; D ugda le , Mona s t icon ,I ,6 8 .

9 6 . R adf o rd h a sp o in ted o u tt h a tt h e a i s le le s s c ruc if o rm p l an a tD ud ley a l so o ccu r s i no t he rs ma l l a l ien p r io r ie s , i n c lud ing

1 09 . C a l .C .R . ,1H ,1300 -1326 ,( London , 1 908 ) , 12 -14 .

T ickf o rd ; R adf o rd , ' P r io ry o f S t .Jame s ' , 4 52 ; c f . , F .Bu l l , ' T ickf o rd P r io ry ' , R ecord s o fB uck ingham sh i re , X I , ( 1927 ) , 1 70 .

ma rk s ;D a r l ing ton ( ed ) , W orce s te rC a r tu la ty , No .500 .

10 . J ohn h e lped t h e P r io ry a cqu i re l a nd wo r th t wen ty

9 7 . H odde r , ' E xcava t ion s a tS andwe l l P r io ry ' , 1 38 , n o te s t h e

11 . V e ry mode s t e ndowmen t s w e re made t ot h e h o sp i ta l i n N ewpor t P agane l , d ed ica ted t o S t .John t h e B ap t i s t a nd S t .John t h e E vange l i s t , f ounded i n t h e l a te r t h i r teen th c en tu ry ; D ugda le , Mona s t icon , v i , i , 7 54 ; D e scr ip t ive

s im i la r i ty o f p rof i le i n t h e v au l t ing r i b s o f S andwe l l , Wen lock a nd B u i ldwa s , s ugge s t ing t h e w o rk o f t h e s ame c r af t smen a nd a ga in p o in t ing t o amo re s ub s tan t ia l l i nk w i th Wen lock ; s im i la r w e s ter n c onnec t ion s a r e a l so n o t ed a t a l a te rd a te i nt h ed e s ign sa pp l ied t of l oo rt i l e s .

C a ta logue o fA nc ien tD eed s , V I ( London , 1 915 ) , 6 9 , C 4333 . T he p r inc ipa l e ndowmen tw a s s even a nd ah a lf a c re s o fl a nd i nC h iche ley , a nd s ome l a nd s i nC ha ldeco te . J ohn d e S ome ry a l so g r an ted s even a nd ah a lf a c re s i nB o rde s ley i n 1 3 10 t o t h e d e B i rm ingham f ounda t ion o ft h e H o sp i ta l o fS t .Thoma s

9 8 .I b id . , 1 38 . 9 9 . T .Page t t a nd P .Ba rke r , ' Romane squ e C a rv ing s F rom S t .John t h e B ap t i s t C hu rch , H ag ley , a nd D ud ley P r io ry ' ,

i nB i rm ingham ; h ew a ss imp ly o ne a mong t h i r ty two d ono r s , s ome o f whom g ave mo r et h an h e ; V .C .H . , Wa rk s . ,I , 1 08 -9 .

TWAS . , X I, ( 1988 ) ,2 7 -34 . T he t ympanum h a sb een d a t ed t o c . 1180 ,b u ti t so r ig in i nt h e P r io ry c anno tb ep roven ; i tm igh t

12 . L oyd a nd S t en ton ( ed s ) , Ha t ton ' s B ook o fS ea l s , 9 10 , N o .12 . Mo s t o f t ho se n amed a s w i tne s se s w e re l o ca l , b u t

h ave c ome f r om o ne o ft h eD ud ley c hu r che s .

t h e r e w a s a l so N icho la s d e Ma rnham , w ho se f am i ly h e ld a 1 00 . H odde r , ' E xcava t ion s a t S andwe l l P r io ry ' , 1 38 , n o ted t h a t t h e c ommun i ty a tS andwe l l s e em s t oh ave h ad C lun ia c t e ndenc ie s , w i th C lun iac p r io r s i n 1 316 a nd 1 488 , a nd w a s

mano ri n We s tB romw ich . .

s ub jec t t o Wen lock b y 1 52 1 ; h e p o s tu la te s t ha t S andwe l l m ay h ave b een ' c on iunc tae ' t o t h e C lun ia c O rde r , j e . t h ey e xchanged p raye r s a nd o b i tua ry r o l l s , r a the r t h an b e ing

o ve r t h e c hape l o f F rank ley . F rank ley w a s ac hape l ry a nnexed t o t h e c hu rch o f H a lesowen . T he g ran t o f H a le sowen c hu r ch t o t h e P remon s t ra ten s ian a bbey b rough t

s ub jec tt oC luny a sd ependenc ie s .

w i th i tt h e d ependen tc hape l s o ft h e mo th e rc hu rch . I n 1 275 -

13 . V .C .H . , W o rc s . , I I , 1 22 . H a le sowen w e re g ran ted r i gh t s

6 , Emma d e F rank ley c onf i rmed t h e c hape l t o H a le sowen 1 01 . H odde r ,' E xcava t ion sa tS andwe l lP r io ry ' ,3 0 ,F 10 16 . 1 02 .I b id . ,F 1027 ,F 1021 , F 1107 .

A bbey ; d e F rank ley s uppo r t f o r H a le sowen i si lu s t ra t ed i n s eve ra l c ha r te r s ; I .H .Jeaye s ( e d ) . , D e scr ip t ive C a ta logue o f t h e C ha r te r s a nd Mun imen t s o ft h e L y t t e l ton F am i ly i nt h e

1 03 .I b id . ,4 5 ;6 0 , S F55 / 161 ; 1 39 .

p o s se s s ion o ft h eR t . H on . V i scoun tC obham , a t Hag ley H a l l , W o rce s te r sh i re ( London , 1 893 ) ,N os . 6 ,1 9 ,2 0 , 3 7 , 8 6 .

1 04 . e g . I n 1 224 t h e l o rd o f We s t B romw ich w a s d em i s ing l a nd t oH en ry d e Aud ley , Wro t te s ley ( ed ) , P l ea R o l l s , H enry I I ,2 9 .

14 . C a l .C .R . , I , 1 226 -1257 ,172 -3 . I n 1 232 S imon d e F rank ley g ran ted t h eh o sp i ta l 1 2d . r en ti n F rank ley . 15 . Wa rd , ' F a sh ion s i n Mona s t ic E ndowmen t ' ,4 36 .

1 05 . T he r e w a s e v idence f o r t h i r teen th a nd f ou r teen th c en tu ry p a in t ed g la s s , w h ich t aken t o ge the r w i th t h e f r agmen t s o f f ou r teen th c en tu ry w indow t r ace ry , s ugge s t s n ew w indow s w e re b e ing i n se r ted a tt h i s t ime ; t h e r e w e re s t ruc tu ra l mod if ica t ion s t ot h e c hap te r h ou se b e tween 1 300 a nd 1 350 a nd m en t ion i n 1 330 o f an ew ly b u i l t c hambe r w h ich may h ave o r ig ina t ed i n t h e p rev iou s d ecade a s a p r io r s ' l o dg ing ; t h e re w a s a l so wo rk i n t h i s p er iod o n t h e f am i ly c han t ry , p a r t icu la r ly t h e l a y ing o f at i l ed f l oo r u s ing a n a nge l mo sa ic d e s ign . 1 06 . H odde r ,' E xcava t ion sa tS andwe l lP r io ry ' , 1 39 . 1 07 . T he re w a s ad i spu te o ve rt h ea dvow son o ft h ec hu rch b y 1 2 10 ; G .W ro t te s ley ( ed ) , C a l enda r o fF ina l C oncord s o r

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CHAPTER E LEVEN . THE S ECULAR CHURCH . W i th in t h eh ono ro fD ud ley i tm ay b e o b served t h a tt h e l o ca l

t h eme s ; t h e q ue s t ion o f a dvow son r i gh t s ; t h e n a tu re o ft h e

e ff igy t h a ta ppea rt ob e o ft h i r teen th c en tu ry d a te , t hough tt o c ome f r om t h ec hape l , may r e f lec ta ne a r l ie rp ha se a nd r a i se s t h e u nu sua l p o s s ib i l i ty o f b u r ia l s w i th in t h e c a s t le c hape l ( 10 ) . T he o t he r p robab le c a s t le c hape l f o r w h ich t h e re i s s ome a r cha eo log ica l e v idence w a s a t Weo ley . A p e r iod 1

i n cumben t s a nd t h e i r r e la t ion sh ip w i th a r i s toc ra t ic s oc ie ty ; t h e r e la t ion sh ip b e tween a r i s toc ra t ic f am i l ie s a nd t h e l o ca l c hu rch , a nd t h ep a t t e rn o fc hu rch b u i ld ing a nd r e f u rb i shmen t w i th in t h eh ono r .

s t one b u i ld ing ( 1 1) m ay r e p re sen t ac hape l , b u t mo r e c e r ta in i st h e c hape l o fc . 1320 w i th d eco ra t ed f l oo r t i l e s t h a t h ave b een d a ted t o c . 1340 , a nd p a in t ed g l a s s ( 12 ) , p e rhap s a s soc ia ted w i th w h ich w a s aC ommun ion C rue to fc . 1300 -25

c hu r ch w a s a n i n teg ra l p a r t o fh ono r ia l s t ruc tu r e a nd a f f a i r s , e ven t hough a sp a r to fa n i n te rna t iona l i n s t i tu t ion , i tw a s a l so e x t ra -hono r ia l .

T h i s

i s r e f lec ted t h rough f ou r p r inc ipa l

( 1 3 ) . T he b enef i ce s l i s t ed i nt h e ' T axa t io ' o fc . 1291 ( 1 ) ( Tab le 1 3 ) s upp lemen ted b y c on tempo ra ry d ocumen ta ry r e f e r ence s a nd

I n f o rma t ion s u rv ive s o n a dvow son f o r t h e ma jo r i ty o f t h e c hu rche s i nt h e h ono r , r evea l ing t h a t f o r t h e mo s t p a r t t h e

s u rv iv ing f a b r ic p rov ide s ag ene ra l ly r e l iab le g u ide t o t h e p a t te rn o ft h e s e cu la rc hu rch w i th in t h eh ono r( F igu r e 1 .1) . T he ' s upp lemen ta ry ' e v idence i si mpor tan t a s i tb r ing s t o l i gh t s ome c hu r che s n o t o t he rw i se d i rec t ly n o ted i n t h e ' T axa t io ' , s uch a st h e t we lf th c en tu ry c hu rche s o fS t . Ma ry ' s , B u shbu ry , n ow d i sgu i sed b y B obb ing ton ( 3 ) a nd t h e c hape l o f ( 4 ) . O ft h e c hu rche sn o ted i nT ab le e s caped s pec if ic n o t ice b ecau se ,

p a t t er no fa dvow son w a s d om ina ted b y e i the rl a y s e igneu r ia l i n te re s t s , o rb y mona s t ic b od ie s , t h e ma jo r i ty o fw h ich h ad r e ce ived t h e i rr i gh t sa s ar e su l to ft r an sf e rf r om l a yl o rd s .

V ic to r ian f a b r ic ( 2 ) , S t .Kenehn ' s i n R om s ley 1 3 , B , a bou th a lf p e rhap s l i ke P edmo re l i nked t o

Mona s t ic i n te r e s t s a ccoun t ed f o r a r ound h a lf t h e k nown a dvow son s , a mong w h ich D ud ley P r io ry w i th e i gh t c hu r che s a nd c hape l s w a s t h e p r inc ipa l b enef i c ia ry w i th in t h e h ono r ( 14 ) , a l though t h e o t he r P agane l f ounda t ion o f T ickf o rd P r io ry a l so h e ld a dvow son s i nt h e h ono r ( 15 ) . O the r l o ca l

O ld sw inf o rd , o r R om s ley a nd F rank ley l i nked w i th H a le sowen , e ach p re sen t b y t h e t we lf th c en tu ry , t h ey w e r e d ependen tc hape l s ;o t herw i se , s ome w e re n o tp r e sen ti n1 29 1 ( 5 ) , w h i l s t o t he r s w e re p e rhap s om i t ted b ecau se t h e v a lue o f

mona s t ic h ou se s h o ld ing a dvow son s i n c luded H a le sowen A bbey w ho se i n te r e s t s i n c luded t h e p a r i sh c hu rch o f H a le sowen w i th c hape l s a tR om s ley a nd F rank ley ; Wa l sa l l w i th c hape l sa t We c ine sbu ry a nd R u sha l l , a nd H a rbor n e w i th

t h e i rv i ca rage f e l lb e low s i x ma rk s .

i t s c hape l a tE dgba s ton ( 16 ) . T he r e w a s a l so a c han t ry i n Wa r ley l i nk ed t o H a le sowen ( 17 ) . S andwe l l a nd S tud ley P r ior ie s a l so h e ld t h e a dvow son o ft h e i r l o ca l c hu rche s ( 18 ) . Mo re d i s tan t h ou se s i n c luded t h e P r io r o f L en ton ( No t t s . ) w ho se i n te re s t s i nH and swo r th c an b et r aced t oa tl e a s t 1 228

T he p a t te rn o f c hu rche s a nd c hape l s w i th in t h e h ono r i n c lud ed t wo c a s t le c hape l s . A t D ud ley , a l though t h e c hape l w a s f i r s tm en t ioned i n 1 322 ( 6 ) t h e p robab i l i ty o fa n e a r l ie r c hape l s hou ld n o t b e o ve r looked ; w h i l s t c hape l s c anno t b e a s sumed i na l l c a s t le s , a nd i th a s b een s ugge s ted t h a t mo s t

( 19 ) a nd t h e P r io r o fL aunde ( Le ic s . ) w ho h ad b een g ran ted t h e c hu rch o fS t .Chad , P a t t ingham , b yt h e B a s se t t s ; b u t mo r e

c a s t le s b u i l t b ef o re t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry l a cked a p r iva te c hape l ( 7 ) , mo s t b a ron ia l ' c ap i ta ' h ad o ne ( 8 ) . T he e x tan t c hape l t a ke s t h e f o rm o f af i r s t f l oo r r oom a bove a s ub s tan t ia l v au l ted u nde rc rof ti nt h e e a s tr ange o ft h eb a i ley , w ho se a r ch i tec tu ra l f e a tu re s l e ave o pen t h e p o s s ib i l i ty o f a f ou r teen th c en tu ry d a te w h ich m igh t a s soc ia te t h e b u i ld ing w i th t ha t m en t ioned i nt h e 1 322 I nqu i s i t ion p o s t mo r t em . A t i l ed f l oo rh a s b een e xcava ted f r om w i th in t h e b u i ld ing , a nd f ound t o c omp r i se o ve r t wo h und red d eco ra ted t i l e s w i th

g ene ra l ly , mona s t ic i n vo lvemen t i nt h e r i gh t s o f a dvow son w e r e v e s t ed i n h ou se s e i the r d i r ec t ly a s soc ia ted w i th t h e b a ron ia l f am i ly , o r w e re g eog raph ica l ly w i th in t h e w e s t m id land h ono r . L ay m ano r ia l l o rd s w e re t h e o t he r p r inc ipa l h o lde r s o f a dvow son , m any o fw hom c ho se t or e ta in t h e i r r i gh t s o ve r t h e c hu rche s w i th in t h e i r p r inc ipa l m ano r s r a the r t h an g ran t t h em o n t o mona s t ic h ou se s ( 20 ) . G ene ra l ly , t h e n o rm w a s f o r al o rd t oh ave ar e la t ion sh ip w i th o n ly o ne c hu rch , b u t t h e re w e re e xcep t ion s , s uch a s , b ef o re c . 1140 , t h e O ffm i f am i ly ( 2 1) ; s ome l o rd s a l so s e em t o h ave e s tab l i shed h ou seho ld c hape l s ( 22 ) . H oweve r , t h e p r inc ipa l p lu ra l i ty o f

mo re t h an f i f ty i d en t if ied d e s ign s , t oge the r w i th s ome t wo h und r ed p l a in t i l e s . A s ah igh s t a tu s s i te , o ne m igh t e xpec t t i l e s t o h ave b een u sed t h roughou t t h e c a s t le o ve r al o ng p e r iod o ft ime , a s i sp e rhap s r e f lec ted i nt h e t i l e f r agmen t s f r om t h e mo t te d i tch . T he c hape l f l oo r t i l e s h ave b een a s ses sed a s as i ng le p ha se g roup , a nd d a ted b y L ocock o n a r ch i t ec tu ra l g round s t o a f t e r 1 350 , b u t p r io r t o a ma jo r r ebu i ld o f c . 1540 . A l though t h e a r ch i t ec tu ra l c on tex t n eed n o t i mp ly a d a te a s l a te a s 1 350 , a nd d a te s w i th in t h e f ou r teen th c en tu ry h ave b een e n ter ta ined f o r t h e f l oo r , t h e w ide r c oncen su s t e nd s t o s uppo r t L ocock ' s s ugge s t ion o f a f i f t een th c en tu ry d a te f o r t h ep avemen t( 9 ) . F ragmen t so fa n

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i n te re s t s l a y w i th t h e l o rd s o f D ud ley t h em se lve s . I tw a s f r om t h em t h a t D ud ley P r io ry h ad r e ce ived t h e b u lk o ft h e i r r i gh t s , w h i l s t i n 1 322 t h e d e S ome ry s p os se s sed t wo c a s t le c hape l s a nd c l a imed a dvow son r i gh t s o ve r c hu r che s i n K ing sw inf o rd , C len t ( 2 3 ) , B radf ie ld , F o r ton , H and swo r th a nd O ld sw inf o rd ( 24 ) , c hu rche s t h a t w e re p a r t o f d eme sne mano r s .

F igu re 1 .1 .

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TABLE 1 3 : C hurche s a nd C hape l s : A . B enef ice si nt h eT axa t io : F o r ton S ha re sh i l l Wo lve rhamp ton ,w i th c hape l so f : F ea the r s tone H i l ton Monmo re W i l lenha l l H a the r ton T e t tenha l l . P a t t ingham . Wa lsa l l A ld r idge U ppe rP enn S edg ley Womboume w i th c hape l( T ry su l l ) Wedne sbu ry T ip ton We s tB romw ich H and swor th A s ton B i rm ingham E nv i l le K ing sw inf o rd D ud ley ( ?S t .Edmund 's ) C len tw i th ac hape l a tR ow ley K inve r S wynf o rd ( O ld sw inf o rd ) . C hu r ch i l l H ag ley H a le sowen N o r thf ie ld B e lb rough ton C hadde s ley C o rbe t t G raf ton B rom sg rove S t ud ley S u t ton A l le s ley C hu rchove r

B . O ther C hurche s : D unchu r ch W i t ton D ud ley ( ?S t .Thoma s ) D ud ley C a s t le C hape l H a rbome F rank ley S t .Kene lm ' s ,R om s ley B roome B obb ing ton L u t ley B u shbu ry R u sha l l Weo ley C a s t le C hape l P e l sa l l C hadw ick ;c hape l B e l lE nd C hape l S t one Moa t ed C hape l , W M4013 Wa te rO r ton ( c .1346 ) E dgba s ton G r ea tB a r r ? P edmo re Wa r ley /B randha l l S e i sdon ( a l so ac hape l o f Wombou rne ) . S u l ley ( ?S e l ly O ak ) C a s t le B romw ich

A dvow son r i gh t s m igh t b e d i spu ted . T he d e B i rm ingham f am i ly n o t o n ly h e ld t h e a dvow son i nt h e i r d eme sne mano r o f B i rm ingham , b u t a l so c l a imed t h a t o f U ppe r P enn , a mano r h e ld o f t h e d e B i rm ingham s b y t h e d e B u shbu ry s ( 2 5 ) . Whe the r a sb u i lde r s o ft h e c hu rch ( 26 ) , o r a s l o rd s o f t h e mano r , t h e B ushbu ry f am i ly c l ea r ly t hough t t h e a dvow son r i gh t ss hou ld b et h e i r s , av i ew t h a tw a s c ha l lenged o n s e ve ra l o cca s ion s . I n 1 242 , d u r ing a n e p i scopa l v acancy , R obe r t d e B u shbu ry w a s i nd i spu te w i th t h e k i ng a nd w a s u n succe s sf u li nh i sc l a im so nt h ec hu r ch ( 27 ) ;w h i l s ti n1 3 16 , W i l l iam d e B i rm ingham s ued H en ry d e B u shbu ry , W i l l iam c l a im ing t h e r i gh t o fp re sen ta t ion t ot h e c hu rch ; h e a r gued t h a t h e h ad i n he r i ted t h ese r i gh t s f r om h i s f a the r , a nd t h a t t h ey w e re h i s , a s t h es upe r io rl o rd o ft h em ano r . H oweve r , t h ea dvow son w a sa l so c l a imed b y t h eB i shop o f C oven t ry

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a nd L ichf i e ld , a r gu ing t h a tt h e se r i gh t s h ad b een t h e i r s s i nce t h et ime o fK ing J ohn ( 28 ) . T he i n te rm i t t en t e xe rc i se o fr i gh t s o fp r e sen ta t ion r ende red t h em v u lne rab le t oc ha l lenge ( 29 ) a nd t h e U ppe r P enn c a se i lu s t ra t e s t h a t s uch r i gh t s w e r e t hough t i mpor tan t e nough t o b ed i spu ted o ve rl o ng p e r iod so ft ime ; s uch d i spu te sw e re n o t u ncommon w i th in t h e h ono r ( 30 ) . I n Wa rw ick sh i r e a nd Y o rk sh i r e , C o s s a nd N ewman r e spec t ive ly f ound ( 3 1) t h a t d u r ing t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry t h e ma jo r i ty o f a dvowson d i spu te s o ccu r r ed b e tween h ead s o fr e l ig iou s i n s t i tu t ion sa nd al a yman . S uch r e la t ion sh ip s d id n o t a lway s l e ad t od i spu te . A t C hu r ch i l l i n 1 298 , t h e p r e sen ta t ion b y J ohn D robu l o f W i l l iam d e T imbe rhang le ( 32 ) w a s a pp roved b y t h e P r io r o f D ud ley ,b u ts ha r ed a dvow son , a si nt h ec a se o f H and swo r th ,

TABLE 1 4 : A dvow sons o ft he d eS omery s : Church .

V a lue i n1 291 .

V a lue i n1 322 .

K ing sw inf o rd .

3 0 ma rk s .

£ 20 .0 s .0d .

C len t .

3 0m a rk s .

5 0 ma rk s .

B radf ie ld ( Be rk s ) .

3 0 ma rk s .

2 5 ma rk s .

H and swo r th .

3 0 ma rk s .

4 0m a rk s .

F or ton .

3 0 ma rk s .

£ 20 .0 s .0d .

Dud ley C a s t le C hape l .

6 s .8d .

Dud ley P r io ry .

4 0 ma rk s .

O ld Swynf o rd .

£ 10 .0s .0d .

S ou rce : Inqu i s i t ion sp o s t mor tem .

w a s p rob lema t ic a nd m igh t n ece s s i ta te l o ca l a g reemen t s , u sua l ly o fa l ter na te p r e sen ta t ion ( 3 3 ) . T he e a se w i th w h ich

o f r e sou r ce s ( 39 ) , b u t a dvow son w a s n one t h e l e s s a

t h e se r i gh t s m igh t b e t r an sf e r red f r om o ne p a r ty t o a no the r

c on t r ibu t ion t ot h e v a lua t ion o ft h e i r mano r s . H oweve r , t h e a b i l i ty o ft h e p a t ron t oh ave a cce s s t ot h ese r evenue s mu s t

p e rhap s a dded t o t h e i r v u lne rab i l i ty a nd t h e o ppo r tun i ty f o r d i spu t e . T he a dvow son o f t h e c hu r ch o f H and swor th w a s

h ave v a r ied f r om m ano r t o mano r , a nd d epended u pon d e ta i l s s uch a sw ho t h e i n cumben tw a s . I nr e a l i ty , a dvow son

o r ig ina l ly s ha red b yt h e d e P a ne s l o rd so ft h e mano ra nd t h e H o sp i ta l le r s o f S t .John , b e tween w hom t h e re w a s

r i gh t s w e r e mo re i mpo r tan t f o r p r ef e rmen t s t h a t m igh t b e s o ld o rg i f ted , a s am ean s o fc on so l ida t ing i nf luence , a nd f o r r ewa rd ing r e ta ine r so ra ccommoda t ing f r iend sa nd f am i ly .

d i sag r eemen t ( 34 ) ; b y 1 228 t h e l a t t e r h ad t r an sf e r red t h e i r i n t e res t s t o L en ton P r io ry , who se P r io r r e ached a g reemen t w i th t h e l o rd s o ft h e mano rb y 1 247 ( 3 5 ) . H oweve r , i n1 280 t h e P r io ry i n t u rn t r an sf e r r ed i t s r i gh t s t o t h e C hu rch o f L ichf ie ld ( 36 ) . S ome f am i l ie s c l ea r ly r eg r e t ted g ran t s t h a t t h ey o rt h e i rp redece s so r sh ad made a nd s ub sequen t ly s ough t t o r e cove r t h e r i gh t s t h a t t h ey h ad l o s t . O r ig ina t ing i nt h e s e cond h a lf o ft h e t we lf th c en tu ry , t h i s i si lu s t ra ted i nt h e d i spu t e b e tween t h e O f f in i s a nd Wo r ce s te r C a thed ra l P r io ry

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T h i s c l ea r ly h ad b ea r ing o n t h e i n cumben t s t ob e f ound i n t h e c hu rche s o f t h e h ono r a nd t h e i r r e la t ion sh ip s w i th a r i s toc ra t ic s oc ie ty . I nt h e h ono r o fD ud ley s eve ra l i n s tance s a ppea r o f m embe r s o f s e igneu r ia l f am i l ie s s e ek ing c a ree r s a nd i n come s t h rough t h e c hu r ch , a mb i t ion s i nw h ich t h e i r

o ve r We s t B romw ich c hu rch . T ha t H ugh t h e P r ie s t , i nt h e d i spu t e o f 161-82 , w a . § r equ i red t oa cknow ledge t h e r i gh t s

s e cu la rr e la t ive sm igh tb o th a s s i s ta nd p rof i tb y . I nt h e 1 270 s S imon d e S ome ry w a s r e c to r a t C len t ( 40 ) , w h i l s t a t Wombou rne , W i l l iam C le rk , ap robab le i n cumben t , w a s t h e s on o f Maud , l a dy o f Wombou rne ( 4 1) . P o s s ib le f am i ly a s soc ia t ion s a l so o ccu r a t E nv i l le , am ano r h e ld b y t h e E nv i l le f am i ly o f t h e d e B i rm inghams a nd w he re i n 1 287 R oge rd eB i rm ingham w a st h er e c to r( 42 ) .

o f Wo r ce s t e r i n s ynod a tL ichf ie ld ( 37 ) , p e rhap s s ugge s t s t h a th ew a s mo re c l o se ly a l l ied t o , o ri n f luenced b y , W i l l iam f i tz G uy . Mano r ia l l o rd s , a nd l o rd s w ho h ad t r an sf e r red c hu r che s t o mona s t ic h ou se s , may h ave e xe r c i sed i n f luence o ve rt h e l o ca l c hu rch , b u t many c l ea r ly p ref e r red r i gh t s o ve r i n f luence .

T he c a se o fB u shbu ry s ugge s t s h ow c l o se ly t h e l o ca l c hu r ch

T he f r equency w i th w h ich a dvow son r i gh t s w e re d i spu ted h a s t o b e s e en w i th in t h e c on tex t o f t h e mo re g ene ra l

m igh tb e c onnec ted w i th t h e s e igneu r ia l f am i ly a nd i t sw ide r i n te re s t s . I n c . 1300 , R oge r t h e r e c to r w a s t h e b ro the r o f

c ompe t i t ion f o r r e sou r ce s t h a t o ccup ied a nd i n vo lved t h e k n igh t ly c l a s s ( 38 ) . I n o ne s en se , t h e re w e re r evenue i mp l ica t ion s .

R a lph , l o rd o fB u shbu ry ( 4 3 ) ,t h e n ex t g ene ra t ion c on t inu ing t h i s r e la t ion sh ip b e tween c hu rch a nd mano r w i th H ugh a s p a r son b y 1 3 12 ( 44 ) ; w h i l s t i n c . 1270 R a lph P u r ce l w a s r e co rded a sp a r son o fB u shbu ry ( 45 ) ; t h e P u r ce l f am i ly m ay b e a s soc ia ted w i th t h e n e ighbou r ing m ano r o f E s s ing ton w he re t h ey h e ld , a nd w e re a b le t og ran t , s ma l lp a rce l so fl a nd ( 46 ) . Membe r s o ft h e f am i ly may b e f ound w i tne s s ing d eed s

T he c umu la t ive v a lue o ft h e d e S ome ry a dvow son s ( Tab le 1 4 ) i n 1 322 , £ 152 .7s .8d . , r ef lec t s t h a t ' o n p ape r ' t h ey m igh t r ep re sen t an o t i n s ign if i can t s um . T he r e w e re n o i n d iv idua l l o rd s i nt h e h ono r w ho c ou ld a sp i r et os uch c oncen t ra t ion s

f r om t h e s e cond h a lf o ft h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry , o f t en i nt h e

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c ompany o f t h e l o rd s o f B u shbu ry ( 4 7 ) . A l though t h e r e la t ion sh ip w a s p e rhap s n o t a lway s a n e a sy o ne ( 4 8 ) i t s e em s p robab le t h a t t h e P u r ce l s w e re s ome t ime m embe r s o f t h eB u shbu ry a f f in i ty , a nd t h a tt h e i n cumb ency o ft h e c hu r ch w a s a n e l emen t i nt h e B u shbu ry n e two rk o fp a t ronage a nd s e rv i ce .

o ne a nd ah a lf m i le sn o r th o fS wa lc l if f e , i nO xf o rd sh i r e( 5 6 ) ; J ohn ,t h er e c to ro fO ld sw inf o rd i n1 3 13 , w a s e x ecu to ro ft h e w i l l o fJ ohn d e S imp l ingf o rd , t h e l o rd o ft h e n e ighbou r ing m ano r o f P e c imo r e , a l though i n t h i s c a se t h e c hu r ch a t P edmo r ew a sa l so ac hape l o fO ld sw inf o rd , w h ich m ay h ave h e lped t of o s t e r al i nk b e tween t h et wo m en ( 5 7 ) .

T h e a b i l i ty t op r ef e rt o ab enef i ce w a s a n i mpo r tan t e l emen t i nt h e i n f luence a nd p a t ronag e o fs e cu la r l o rd s , i nw h ich t h e p l a cemen t o fi n cumben t s m igh t b e s e en a sc a r ry ing s e r v ice e xpe c ta t ion s , i fn o to b l iga t ion s ,a nd t ot h i se x t en tr e p r e sen ted a no th e r d imen s ion o f al o rd ' s a f f in i ty . A t K ing sw inf o rd , a m ano r a nd a dvow son h e ld b y t h e d e S ome ry s , t h e c a se o f W i l l iam d e A lv r e s ton s e em s i n s t ruc t ive . W i l l iam w a s t h e r e c to r o fK ing sw inf o rd , w he r e h e h e ld t h i r ty -e igh t a c r e s o f l a nd a nd w a s r e ga rded a s b e ing i nt h e s e rv ice o f J ohn d e S ome ry ( 4 9 ) . U nf or tuna te ly , t h e d e ta i l s a r e n o t k nown , b u t W i l l iam c omp la ined t h a t h e w a s u nab le t op l ea se J ohn d e S ome ry , a nd w a s s ub sequen t ly e xpe l led f r om h i s l a nd ( 5 0 ) , s ugge s t ing t h a tt h e r e w a s a n e xpec t ed , a nd a c cep ted , s e rv ice l i nk b e tween t h er e c to ra nd t h em ano r ia ll o rd .

T he t h i rd t h eme t o e xam ine f o cu se s o n a no the r f o rm o f r e la t ion sh ip b e tween a r i s toc ra t ic f am i l ie s a nd t h e l o ca l c hu r ch , t h a t w en t b eyond am ean s o fp r ef e r r ing f am i ly a nd a f f in i ty . Wh i l s t s ome l o rd s m igh t l o ok t owa rd s t h e mona s t ic c hu r ch f o r t h e i r m au so leum a nd a s af o cu s f o r t h e ' c u l t ' o f t h e i rf am i ly ,t h es e cu la rc hu r ch o f f e r ed s im i la ro ppo r tun i t ie s ; i n d eed , a st h e m ona s t ic i d ea l b ecame i n c r ea s ing ly t a rn i shed d u r ing t h e t h i r t een th c en tu ry , s u ch a r e la t ion sh ip w i th t h e l o ca l c hu r ch m igh tw e l l h ave s e emed a l t h e m o r e d e s i rab le , a nd a f f o rdab le ,t om any . S uch c oncer n s h ad a p a r t icu la r i mpa c t o n t h e f a b r i c a nd f ur n i sh ing s o fc hu r che s a s s e igneu r ia l f am i l ie s s ough t w ay s t o p hy s ica l ly r e p r e sen t i n t h e c hu r ch t h e ' c u l t ' o f f am i ly , g en e ra l ly r e f lec t ed i nf une ra ry monumen t sa nd t h ed i sp lay o f h e r a ld i c d ev ice s , t h e l a t te r r a p id ly d ev e lop ing i n E ng land f r om a bou tt h em idd l e o ft h et h i r t een th c en tu ry ( 5 8 ) . P r ide i n f am i ly a nd ac oncer nt or e f lec ts t a tu sa nd s o c ia ld om inance i s u nd e r l ined b y t h e f a c t t h a t a s k n igh t ly ef ig ie s b egan t o a ppea r i nc hu r che s a nd t h e u s e o fh e ra ld ic d eco ra t ion w a s d ev e lop ing ,t h i sw a sa l so t h ep o in ta tw h ich am o r ee xc lu s ive k n igh thood w a sb ecom ing e v id en ti nE ng land ( 5 9 ) .

T h e m en w ho w e r e r e c to r s o f t h e d e S ome ry c hu r ch o f S t .Leona rd ' s , C len t , s im i la r ly r e f lec t t h e r o le o f k i n sh ip o r m a r r iage a l iance s i n p r ef e rmen t . S imon d e S ome ry w a s p r obab ly r e la t ed t o t h e d e S ome ry l i ne a s soc ia ted w i th B i shamp ton i n Wo r ce s te r sh i r e , an umbe r o fw hom s e em t o h ave e n t e r ed t h e c hu rch ( 5 1 ) . S im i la r ly f am i ly a s soc ia t ion s m ay l i e b eh ind t h e a ppo in tmen t o f G i lbe r t d e C haucumbe ( 5 2 ) , R oge r d e S ome ry ' s mo the r b e ing t h e d augh t e r a nd c o h e i ro fR obe r td eC haucumbe o fN or thamp ton sh i r e . T h e c l e rgy p l ayed a n a c t ive p a r ti nt h e l i f e a nd a f f a i r s o ft h e l o ca l c ommun i ty . T hey f i gu r ed r e gu la r ly i np l ea s o ft r e spa s s a nd i nd i spu t e so ve rl a nd , a nd w e r ef r equen t ly a mong s tt h o se c ha rged w i th p oach ing . T he i rc l o sene s st o ap a r t icu la rf am i ly m ay b e s ugge s t ed b yt h e i re mp loymen ta se xecu to r s o fw i l l s , a si nt h e c a se o fR oge r I I d e S ome ry ' s w i l l ( o b .129 1) ( 5 3 ) , W i l l iam d e B i rm ingham ' s i n 1 298 ( 5 4 ) a nd i n 1 3 15 , R a lph d e B ushbu ry ' s ( 5 5 ) ; b u t t h i s c anno t b e c e r ta in ; t h e i r e mp loymen t c ou ld s imp ly r e f lec t p e r ce iv ed n eu t ra l i ty , h one s ty o rs k i l l s .

T he r o le o f t h e l o ca l c hu r ch a s af am i ly f o cu s a nd m au so leum m ay b e r e f lec t ed i n t h e ef ig i e s t h a t h ave s u rv ived , s u ch a s t h e t wo k n igh t s f r om S t . Ma r t in ' s i n B i rm ingham ( 6 0 ) , o rt h e e a r ly f o u r t een th c en tu ry e xamp le a t A ld r idg e . A n t iqua r ian a c coun t s ( 6 1) i n d ica t e t h a t t h e t wo c hu r ch e s o f D ud ley o r ig ina l ly c on ta ined a n umbe r o f monumen ta l e ff ig ie s b u t i ti sn o t p o s s ib l e c onf iden t ly t o a s soc ia t e a ny w i th t h e d e S ome ry s o rt h e i rp r ed ece s so r s ; t h e k n igh t ly ef ig ie s i n t h e c hu r ch o f S tEdmund a ppea r t o r e p r e sen t t h e S u t ton s , s ugge s t ing t h a t t h e d e S ome ry s c on t inued t o f o cu s o n t h e P r io ry a s t h e i r p r inc ipa l m au so leum . S im i la r ly , t h e i mage o f t h e f am i ly w a s a l so s e rved b y s u ch m onumen t s a s t h e l a te t h i r t een th c en tu ry e ff igy o f al a dy a t B obb ing ton ( 6 2 ) , a nd s ome t ime s , a s p e rhap sa tB u shbu ry a nd E nv i l le ,b yt h o se o fp r i e s t s .

I ti sa ppa r en tt h a tt h ec l e rgy a s soc ia t ed w i th t h eh ono ra nd i t s l o rd s w e r e d r awn f r om c i r c le s b o th w i th in t h e h ono r a nd f r om f u r the r a f i e ld ; t h i s p a t t e rn o fr e c ru i tmen t a nd a ff in i ty p a ra l l e l s t h a t f o und i n s e cu la r s o c ie ty a nd i n e s sence r e p re sen t st h ee x t en s ion i n to t h ec hu r ch o ft h es ame p r a c t i se s t h a tl o rd sa pp l ied i ns e cu la rs o c ie ty . A s i nt h e c a se o f s e cu la r a ff in i t ie s , t h e h ono r w a s n o t a c l o sed s o c ie ty , a nd r e la t ion sh ip s w e r e n o t n ece s sa r i ly d e t e rm in ed b y i t .F o r i n s tan ce , a l though i t s p a r son w a s a n e xecu to r o fh i s w i l l , B r igh twa l ton w a s n o th e ld b y R oge r d e S ome ry ; b u t B r igh twa l ton l a y i n t h e v i c in i ty o f s e ve ra l m ano r s i nB e rk sh i r e t h a t w e r e h e ld o ft h e d e S ome ry s , a nd a bou t e l ev en m i le s a way f r om t h e d e S ome ry d eme sne m ano r o fB radf i e ld . S im i la r ly , t h e p a r son o fS wa lc l if f e w a s p r obab ly d r awn i n to t h e c i r c l e o fW i l l iam d eB i rm ingham a s an e ighbou r o ft h e d e B i rm ingham m ano ro fS hu tf o rd , a bou t

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H e ra ld i cg l a s s ,t h ed eve lopmen to fw h ich C he r ry p l ace sf r om t h ef o u r th d e cade o ft h et h i r te en th c en tu ry ( 6 3 ) ,a ppea r st ob e w id e ly i n s tanced i nt h eh ono ro fD ud ley , a nd a l though s ome g l a s s h a s s u r v ived , s u ch a s t h e f ou r teen th c en tu ry g l a s s a t E nv i l l e a nd B u shbu ry i nS t af f o rd sh i r e , much o ft h e e v id ence i sd ependen t u pon a n t iqua r ian o b ser va t ion ( 6 4 ) . T h e r ef o r e , t h e p a t t er n o f i n c idence i se s sen t ia l ly o ne o f d ocumen ta ry r e f e r en ce w i th s ome p hy s ica ls u rv iva l s . H e ra ld ic g l a s s h a s b een r e co rd ed i n f i ve Wo r ce s t e r sh i r e c hu r che s o ft h e h ono r a nd i ne a ch c a se t h e a rm s o ft h e d e S ome ry f am i ly w e r e d i sp layed . O f t h e se , S tE c imund ,

D ud ley , S t .Thoma s , D ud ley a nd S t .Lau r ence , N o r thf i e ld w e r e a l s i t ua t ed w i th in t h e c apu t o rd eme sne m ano r s o ft h e d e S ome ry s , w h i l s t i n a dd i t ion a l w e r e p o s se s s ion s o f D ud ley P r io ry , v i a w hom t h e r e w a s ap a r t icu la r r e la t ion sh ip w i th t h ed eS ome ry f am i ly ( 6 5 ) . H oweve r , t h e o t he r t wo c hu r che s , S t .Leona rd , F rank ley a nd S tiohn t h eB ap t i s t , H ag ley ,w e r en o td i r ec t ly a s soc ia t ed w i th t h e d e S ome ry s . A t H ag ley , H ab ing ton n o t ed t h a t t h e e a s t w indow o ft h e s ou th a i s le i n c lud ed t h e a rm s o fd e S ay , d e H ag ley a nd d e S ome ry ( 6 6 ) . D raw ing , f o r e xamp le , o n t h e e v idence o f s e a l s , i th a s b een a r gued t h a t b y c . 12 10 -20 , h e ra ld ry w a s b e ing u sed t or e p r e sen t a n a s soc ia t ion b e tween p eop le ( 6 7 ) , a nd t h e r e s e em s n o r e a son t oe xc lud e h e ra ld i c w indow s f r om t h e s ame i n t en t ion . T he d e H ag ley a rm s r e i t e ra t ed t h e f am i ly t e nu r e o ft h e m ano ra nd t h e d e S ome ry a rm sr e ca l l ed t h ew ide ri n f luence o ft h eb a ron ia lf am i ly . H ag ley w a s n o t t h e o n ly e xamp le o fs u ch j ux tapo s i t ion s . I t w a s a l so c ommon ly t h e c a se i nS t af f o rd sh i r e . A t E nv i l le , o n as ou th w indow o ft h e C hance l , t h e a rm s o ft h e m ano r ia l l o rd s w e r e f ound t o ge the r w i th t h o se o f t h e i r i mmed ia t e l o rd s , t h ed e B i rm ingham s , a nd t h e i rn e ighbou r st h e L u t ley s , t h e se e mpha s i s ing t h e c ommun i ty o f t h e l o ca l i ty , b u t t h e p r e sen ce a l so o f t h e m o r e p r om inen t B eau champ a nd d e S ome ry a rm s u nde r l ine t h e a s soc ia t ion s o ft h e h ono r a nd o f t h en e ighbou rhood ( 6 8 ) . I nt h e c hu r ch a tH and swo r th ,t h ed e S ome ry a rm s w e r e f ound w i th t h o se o ft h e d e B i rm ingham s ( 6 9 ) . S en se o f n e ighbou rhood , a nd ' i n t e r a l ia ' , o f t h e ' c ommun i ty o ft h e h ono r ' , m ay e xp la in t h e p r e sence o f d e S ome ry a nd d e E rd ing ton g l a s s i n We s t B romw ich ( 7 0 ) , a l though t h e d e E rd ing ton f am i ly a l so h e ld t e nemen t s t h e r e ( 7 1) . S im i la r ly B u shbu ry ( 7 2 ) , w he r e t h e a rm s o f t h e m ano r ia l f am i ly w e r e much i ne v idence , d i sp layed o nt h e s u ppo r t s f o r t h er oof , a nd i nt h e e a s tw indow o ft h e c hance l . I n ac hance l w indow t h e r ew a st h ef i gu re o f ap r i e s t ,b e l ieved b yS t ebb ing S haw t o b e H ugh d e B u shbu ry , r e c to r o f t h e c hu r ch a nd b r o the r o ft h e l o rd o ft h e m ano r , k nee l ing b ef o r e O u r L ady a nd C h i ld , t ow hom t h e c hu r ch i sd ed ica ted . S uch ad i r ec t r e la t ion sh ip b e tween p a t ron ( 7 3 ) a nd i n te r ce s so r i sw e l l k nown i nt h e a r t o fp i e ty a nd p a t ronage . Wh i l s t i th a s b een a s sumed t h a t H ugh w a s a s soc ia ted w i th t h e c on s t ruc t ion o f t h e C han ce l i n t h e f o u r t een th c en tu ry , h i s b r o the r , H en ry , w a s l i nk ed w i th t h e b u i ld ing o ft h e L ady C hape l , w he r e h i s a rm s w e r e d i sp layed t o ge the r w i th p i c tu r e s o f h im se lf a nd h i sw if e , Amyce . T he f am i ly a s soc ia t ion w i th t h e c hu r ch w a s u nm i s takab le , a nd w a s p e rhap s f u r the r r e inf o r ced b y b u r ia l h e re ( 7 4 ) . A long s ide t h e se e xp r e s s ion s o f f am i ly v i ta l i ty , S t ebb ing S haw a l so n o t ed t h e d e S ome ry a rm s i nt h e e a s t w indow o f t h e C hance l ( 7 5 ) , a ga in p l a c ing t h em i n a s soc ia t ion w i th t h e g en t ry o f t h e n e ighbou rhood a nd t h e h ono r , a nd i n t h i s c a se w i th a f am i ly t h a t i n t h e e a r ly f o u r teen th c en tu ry w a s c e r ta in ly p a r t o f t h e d e S ome ry r e t inue .

W i l l iam D ugda le ' s ' An t iqu i t ie s o f Wa rw i ck sh i r e ' p r e ser ve s a r e co rd o fh e ra ld ic g l a s s d i sp layed i ns e v e ra l c hu r che s o ft h e c oun ty . I n t h e c a se o f S t . Ma r t in ' s , B i rm ingham , t h e w id e r c ommun i ty i sa ga in r e v ea led . T he a rm s o f d e S ome ry , d e B i rm ingham , E dgba s ton a nd B eauchamp w e r e d i sp layed , a l ong s id e t h o se o f n on -hono r ia l f am i l ie s s u ch a s A s t ley , S eg rav e ,B u rde ta nd F r ev i le , a l though s ome o ft h e se f am i l ie s c e r ta in ly h ad c onnec t ion s w i th t h e d e B i rm ingham s . F o r e xamp le , t h e r e w e r e m a r r iage l i nk s b e tween t h e d e B i rm ingham s a nd t h e A s t ley s i nt h e m id th i r teen th c en tu ry . W ide r l i nk s w e r e a l so d i sp layed i nt h e w indow s o f A s ton C hu r ch , b u t a ga in w i th as t rong f am i l ia l t h eme . Among t h e a rm s d i sp lay ed , i na dd i t ion t ot h e d e S ome ry s , w e r et h o se o f C he s t e r , A runde l , E rd ing ton , B a s se t o f D ray ton , B o t e tou r t a nd l eS t range . I na dd i t ion t oi l u s t ra t ing t h e c ommun i ty o f t h e l o ca l i ty , t h e se Wa rw ick sh i re w indow s a l so r e f lec t h ow h e ra ld ic w indow s s ough tt oc e leb ra t et h ef am i ly a nd i t sl i nk s t h rough m a r r iage , d ev e loped o ve r g ene ra t ion s . O f c ou r se , t h i si sn o t as u rp r i s ing o b se rva t ion ,b u ti ti sw o r th n o t ing t h a t t h e e x t en s ive s e r ie s o fh e ra ld ic r e f e r en ce s t ot h e d e S ome ry f am i ly , a tA s ton c hu r ch , o ccu r s i n am ano r t h a t w a s n o t a p a r to ft h ed e S ome ry d eme sne ; t h i sm igh tb e b e s te xp la ined b y t h e f a c t t h a t t h e m ona s t ic p a t ron w a s t h e b a ron ia l f o unda t ion o fT ickf o rd P r io ry , a r i s ing f r om t h e a s soc ia t ion s o ft h eP agane l b a ron sw i th t h i sm ano ri nt h et we lf th c en tu ry , a nd t h e i re ndowmen to ft h eP r io ry w i th t h i sc hu r ch ( 7 6 ) . Whe re t h ey d i d o ccu r , f o l low ing t h e i r i n t roduc t ion i n t h e c hap t e r h ou se a t We s tm in s te r A bbey b y 1 253 , t h e u se o f h e r a ld i cd e s ign so nf l oo rt i l e so f f e r ed s im i la ro ppo r tun i t ie st o t h o se p r e s en t ed b y t h e u s e o fs t a ined g l a s s ( 77 ) . I nD ud ley , t h e t i l ed p avemen t s e x cava t ed f r om b o th t h e P r io ry , a nd t h e c hape l o fD ud ley C a s t le , i n c luded h e ra ld ic d ev ice s . I nb o th a s semb lage s , n e i the r o f w h ich s hou ld b e r e ga rd ed a s n ece s sa r i ly c omp le t e ,t h ea rm so fD e spen ce ra nd B eauchamp o ccu r , t o ge the r i nt h eP r io ry w i th t h o se o fd e S ome ry a nd i n t h e c hape l w i th t h o s e o f t h e B o t e le r f am i ly ( 7 8 ) . T he B eauchamp a rm s i n p a r t icu la r p e rhap s r e ca l l a s soc ia t ion s t h a tm ay b e t r a ced b a ck i n to t h e t we lf t h c en tu ry ; t h e i r a rm s a r e a l so p r e sen t i nt h e s t a in ed g l a s s o fB i rm ingham , E nv i l l e a nd Wa l sa l l ( 7 9 ) c hu r ch e s , c ommemo ra t ing a p rom inen t f am i ly w i th ar e g iona l p rof i le , b u t n o t o ne t h a t a ppea r s t o h av eb een p a r t icu la r ly a c t ive d i r ec t ly i nh ono r ia la f a i r s . T he w id e sp r ead o ccu r r ence o f t h e d e S ome ry a rm s u nd e r l ined t h e f am i ly ' sa s soc ia t ion s w i th t h e l a nd a nd g en t ry o f t h e h ono r , a nd i si mp r e s s ive t e s t imony t o d e S ome ry i n f luen ce , b u t t h i s i n f luen ce w a s n o t c onf ined t ot h e h ono r . J u s t a st h e c hu r ch w indow s o ft h e h ono r m igh t d i sp lay t h e w id e r , e x t r a -hono r ia l , p o l i t ica l c ommun i ty , s o t oo w e r e t h e d e S ome ry s ap a r t o ft h a t w ide r c ommun i ty , a nd t h e i r a rm s a pp ea r ed i nc hu r che s o u t s ide o f t h e h ono r , a s a t Ma lvem ( 8 0 ) ,a tD ray ton B a s se t( 8 1) ,w he re t h e r ew e r e ma r r iage l i nk s b e tween t h e B a s se t s a nd t h e d e S ome ry s i n t h e m id t h i r t een th c en tu ry ,a nd a t Wo lve rhamp ton ( 8 2 ) .

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TABLE 1 5 .

GENTRY , PATRONAGE AND CHURCHES ASSOCIATED WITH THE HONOR OF DUDLEY . CHURCHES :

PATRONS :

CHURC HES :

WAVER F or ton

C e s te rove r EVENFELD BUSHBURY

K ingsw inf o rd

E nv i l le B IRM INGHAM

C len t

K ING

B irm ingham

R ow ley L ICHF IELD CATHEDRAL B u shbury S edg ley

PAGANEL DE S O MERY

D ud ley

DUDLEY P R IORY

U ppe rP enn

T ICKFORD P R IORY Nor thf ie ld

HAGLEY

H ag , ley

P ARLES E d2ba s ton A s ton

EDGBASTON O FF IN I F rank ley

H andswo r th

S AND WELL P R IORY S TEPELTON

O ldsw inf o rd

A ld r idge

B EAUCHA MP P edmo re WORCESTER P R IORY

Wes tB romw ich

A l le s le CHAUS I S IMPL INGFORD

B e lb rough ton

Womboume T rysu l l

DE BRUYS H a rbome F RANKLEY HALESO WEN ABBEY HARBORNE HURCOTT I DROBUL

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I tm igh t b e e xpec ted t h a t t h e p a t ronage i n te r e s t s o f t h e a r i s toc racy s hou ld b ea rs ome r e la t ion t ot h ep a t te rn o fc hu rch b u i ld ing i na n a r ea , a nd i nt h e f o r ty -e igh t c hu r che s s amp led i nt h i s s t udy , a l low ing f o r t h e f a c t t h a t m any c hu r che s w e r e

P a t ronage o f t h e s e cu la r c hu rch w a s o bv iou s ly a r o le t h a t c a r r ied w i th i tf i nanc ia l i mp l ica t ion s , b u t i tw a s ar o le t h a t p o t en t ia l ly w a s o pen t o ar e la t ive ly w ide s e c t ion o f g en t ry s oc ie ty . H oweve r , i tw a sn o t ar o le p u r sued b ya l l( Tab le 1 5 ) .

s ub jec t t o a lmo s t c on t inuou s p e r iod s o f m ino r w o rk s a nd d eco ra t ion ,t wo p a r t icu la rp ha se s o fa c t iv i ty m ay b ed e tec t ed . T he se w e r e t h e t we lf th c en tu ry , p a r t icu la r ly t h e s e cond h a lf ,

No t u nexpec ted ly , i tw a s t h e b a ron ia l f am i ly t h a t d om ina ted c hu r ch p a t ronage , a l t h e mo re s oi f ,a ss e em s p robab le , t h ey r e ta ined , f o rma l ly o ri n f o rma l ly , i n t e re s t s a nd o b l iga t ion s i n

a nd t h e l a te t h ir teen th a nd e a r ly f ou r teen th c en tu r ie s . T hu s a t P edmo r e , aMa je s ta s t ympanum r em in i scen t i ns t y le t ot h a t

t ho se c hu rche s t h a t t h ey h ad g ran t ed t or e l ig iou s h ou se s . N o o the r f am i ly i nt h e h ono r s t and s c ompa r i son i nt h i s r ega rd ,

a tR om s ley , i si n d ica t ive o f w o rk b e ing c a r r ied o u t o n t h e c hu r ch c . 1150 -80 ( 8 3 ) . A t B i rm ingham , t we lf th c en t u ry f a b r ic w a s r e bu i l t t owa rd s t h e e nd o ft h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry . T he c hu r ch a t P a t t ingham h a s an ave o f c . 1180 a nd a t h i r teen th c en tu ry c hance l ; a t B u shbu ry o n ly a t we lf th c en tu ry d oo rway r ema in s o f a n e a r l ie r b u i ld ing , b u t t h e c hance l a nd t owe r d a te t ot h e e a r ly f our teen th c en tu ry . T he

a l though t h e re w e re s ome w i th w ide r i n te r e s t s , p a r t icu la r ly t h e d eB i rm ingham f am i ly w ho se m a in f o cu s a ppea r st oh ave b een S t . Ma r t in ' s i nB i rm ingham , b u tc l a im ing d i spu ted r i gh t s i n U ppe r P enn a nd p robab le f am i ly a s soc ia t ion s w i th t h e c hu r ch i nE nv i l le . T he mo re u sua lp a t ter no fp a t ronage i nt h e h ono r l i nked a f am i ly w i th o ne c hu r ch ( 89 ) b u t t h e re w e r e

t we lf th c en tu ry c hu rch a tE nv i l le s aw t h e a dd i t ion o f an or th

a l so a n umbe r o f f am i l ie s w ho c anno t b e s hown t o h ave t a ken a ny a c t ive i n t e r e s ti nt h e l o ca lc hu rch ( 90 ) .

a r cade e a r ly i nt h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry , a nd o f an ew c hance l e a r ly i nt h ef ou r teen th . T he t we lf th c en tu ry c hu rch a tT ry su l l w a s s im i la r ly s ub jec t t ob u i ld ing w o rk i nt h e l a te t h i r teen th a nd e a r ly f ou r teen th c en tu r ie s , b u t t h e se e xamp le s s e em t o

B e tween t h e t we lf th a nd t h e f ou r teen th c en tu r ie s , t h e w ay i n w h ich l o rd se xp re s sed t h e i rr e la t ion sh ip w i th t h e l o ca lc hu rch d eve loped , p e rhap s d e te rm ined i np a r t b y t h e d eve lopmen t d u r ing t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry o f t h e n ece s sa ry m ean s k n igh t ly e ff ig ie s , h e ra ld ic g l a s s a nd t i l e s . A n e conom ic

r ep re sen t ap a t ter n t h a t a pp l ied n o t o n ly t o t h e h ono r , b u t a l so t ot h ew ide rr e g ion ( 84 ) . F o ri n s tance , t h e c hance l o ft h e a i s le le s s t we lf th c en tu ry c hape l a tR om s ley w a s r emode l led i nt h e D eco ra ted s t y le d u r ing t h e e a r ly f our teen th c en tu ry , a ccompan ied b yw a l lp a in t ing s o fw h ich o n ly t h e f i gu re o fa

r e sou r ce w a sc onf i rmed a s as oc ia lr e sou r ce .

y oung s e a t ed man n ow s u rv ive s , o n t h e n o r th w a l l o f t h e c hance l( 8 5 ) .

I tw a s b road ly i n t h i s p e r iod t h a t s ome m embe r s o f t h e g en t ry w e re b ecom ing i n c rea s ing ly ' c l a s s c on sc iou s ' ( 9 1) a nd

T h i sp a t ter no fa c t iv i ty i sb road ly c ompa rab le w i th t h a tn o ted

e qu ipped t od emon s t ra te t h e i r s oc ia l d om inance i n al o ca l i ty .

b y Mo r r i s ( 86 ) i n h i s e xam ina t ion o f t r end s i n b u i ld ing p ro jec t s o n c a thed ra l s a nd a bbey s b e tween 100 a nd 1 500 ,

b o th a n i n s t i tu t ion a nd ab u i ld ing , w a s b o th ar e f lec t ion o f ,

T he r e la t ion sh ip b e tween t h e g en t ry a nd t h e l o ca l c hu r ch , a s

w he re p ro jec t s c ommenced p eaked c . 1200 a nd c . 1275 , a nd p ro jec t s i np rog r e s s p eaked c . 1125 a nd c . 1285 . F ur the rmo r e , G em h a s s ugge s ted ( 87 ) t h a t a tp a roch ia l l e ve l t h e r e w a s a t e ndency t o r e ta in o l d f a sh ioned t r ad i t ion s , w i th t h e r e su l t t h a t c hange a nd r e bu i ld ing c ame o n ly s l ow ly , p e rhap s i n f luenced b y a n i n c rea s ing b ody o f m a jo r b u i ld ing s t h a t s t imu la t ed a c t iv i ty . T h i s s ugge s t ion i n p a r t icu la r m igh t e xp la in t h e e a r ly b u i ld ing t r end s o b served i nt h e h ono r o f D ud ley , i n f luenced b y g r ea t e r c hu r che s s uch a s Wo r ce s t e r , E ve sham , P e r sho re , L ichf ie ld a nd Much Wen lock , a nd p o s s ib ly b yp ro jec t s i n i t ia t ed w i th in t h e h ono r , a tD ud ley a nd S andwe l l . T he a c t iv i ty t h a t f o cu s sed o n t h e t wo d ecade s e i the r s i d e o f 1 300 r e f lec t s ab road b a se o f a c t iv i ty t h a t i n c luded t h e s e cu la r a nd e cc le s ia s t ica l b u i ld ing a mb i t ion s o f t h e d e S ome rys . D u r ing t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry i tw a s t h e c onven t ion t h a t t h e p a t ron o rr e c to r w a s r e spon s ib le f o r t h e u pkeep o ft h e c hance l ( 88 ) , w h ich m igh t s ugge s t s ome d e S omery i n vo lvemen t i n t h e b u i ld ing o f t h e c hance l s a t F o r ton , d a t ed t oc . 1200 , a nd t h et h ir teen th c en tu ry c hance l a t K ing sw inf o rd , b o th p a r t o f d eme sne m ano r s , w he re t h e mano r ia l l o rd s a l so h e ld a dvow son . T he f r equency w i th w h ich t h ey a nd t h eg en t ry t e nd t ob ea s soc ia t ed w i th w o rk o n t h e c hance l i sn o t s u rp r i s ing ; h e re , a nd i n f am i ly c hape l s , f am i ly c oncer n s w e re o f t en f o cu s sed . H e re a l so w a s t h e l i t u rg ica l h ea r t o f t h e c hu rch , p r ec i se ly w he re o ne m igh t e xpec t an eed a nd d e s i re f o rr e bu i ld ing .

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a nd a ne xp re s s ion o f , w ide rs oc ia lt r end s .

NOTES : 1 . R eco rd C omm i s s ion , T axa t io E cc le s ia s t ica A ng l iae e t W a l l iae A uc tor i ta te P ope N icho la i I V ( London , 1 802 ) ,

e t c 1 327 -66 ( SHC . , NS . , XV I , 1 913 ) , 7 .T he d i scove ry b y e xcava t ion o f f r agmen t s o f d e S ome ry e a r ly f our teen th c en tu ry s t a ined g l a s s h a s l e d t o s pecu la t ion t h a t t h i s c ame f r om t h e c hape l , b u t t h i s c anno t b e c onf i rmed ; i tw a s f ound i n a mo t te s e c t ion a nd t h e ref o re m ay h ave c ome f r om t h e k eep .

e spec ia l ly 2 17 ,2 18 ,2 28 ,2 43 , 2 51 . 2 .T he l a te N o rman f on tm igh tb e q ue s t ioned o nt h e g round s t h a t b ecau se o f t h e mob i l i ty o f s uch i t em s o f c hu rch f u rn i tu re , i t s p r e sence i n t h i s c hu rch d oe s n o t n ece s sa r i ly i n d ica te t h a t i th a s a lway s s t ood h e re . H oweve r , SMR , WM

1 0 . H oweve r ,f urn i sh ing s s uch a sr e cumban te ff ig ie s c ou ld b e

4 04 , r e por t s t h e p re sence o f aw a l led u p N o rman d oorway b e tween t h et owe ra nd t h en o r th a i s le . T h i sw a sn o tf ound b y t h e p r esen t w r i te r d u r ing v i s i t s i nA p r i l 1 993 a nd May1994 ,

mob i le a nd m igh th ave b een i n t roduced f r om e l sewhe r e . 1 . c . 1100 1200 , s ugge s ted b y t h e d i scove ry o f as t one

b u t t h is m ay n ow b e o b scu red b y moder n p l a s te r a nd w h i tewa sh a l ong t h e w e s t w a l l o ft h e n o r th a i s le . H oweve r , t h e re i s ad oo rway o fN o rman f o rm i nt h en o r th a i s le t h a th a s

g o rgon h ead ed g a rgoy le , b u t t h e b u i ld ing i t s e l h a s n o t b een t r aced ; B i rm ingham Mu seums a nd A r t G a l le ry , W eo ley C a s t le ; B i rm ingham Mu seum a nd A r t G a l le ry , Hand l i s t o f

b een r e se t , a ppa ren t ly t r an sf e r red f r om t h e s ou th a i s le d u r ing e x t en s ive n ine teen th c en tu ry r e s to ra t ion . A n e ng rav ing i n S t ebb ing S haw ,H i s tory a nd A n t iqu i t ie s o fS taf f ord sh i re , I ,i , p l a te x xv i , p r e serve s as ou th -we s t v i ew o fB u shbu ry C hu rch

E xh ib i t s , WC .484 . 1 2 . O swa ld , ' I n te r im R epor t o n E xcava t ion s a t Weo ley C a s t le ' , 6 9 , 7 0 ; B i rm ingham Mu seum s a nd A r t G a l le ry , H and l i s to fE xh ib i t s , WC .255 , 2 56 , 3 00 ,2 28 , 2 40 .

w h ich c l ea r ly s how s aN o rman s t y le d oo rway i nt h e s ou the rn e l eva t ion ,a ppa ren t ly o ft h ree o rde r s .

nd A r t 1 3 . O swa ld , i b id . , 7 0 1 ; B i rm ingham Mu seum a nd A r t W eo ley C a s t le ; B i rm ingham Mu seum a

3 . T he c o r e o f t h e c hu rch i st we lf th c en tu ry i n d a te a nd c ompa rab le i np a r tw i th t h e f a b r ic o fS t . Ma ry ,E nv i l le .

G a l le ry ,

G a l le ry ,H and l i s to fE xh ib i t s , WC 1 000 .

4 . T he s ugge s t ion t h a t t h e c hape l w a s b u i l t o n ap r e C onque s ts i te i sn o ti mp robab le . T he n ave a nd c hance l a r e o f

1 4 . i e .Dud ley w i th i t sc hape l i nD ud ley ; Wombou rne w i th i t s c hape l s a t T ry su l l a nd S e i sdon ; S edg ley ; C hu r ch i l l a nd N or thf i e ld . I n a dd i t ion , D ud ley r e ce ived t h e c hu rche s o f

t we lf th c en tu ry d a te a nd t h e b u i ld ing h a s a Ma je s ta s t ympanum o f c . 1150 t h a t i s p e rhap s d e r ived f r om t h e H e ref o rd sh i re s choo l ; P age t t a nd B a rke r , ' Romane sque

I nkpen a nd B radf ie ld ; D ugda le , Mona s t icon , V , 8 3 -4 , i ,i . A l though t h e c onf i rma t ion o f P ope L uc iu s o n ly m en t ion s

C a rv ing s F rom S t .John t h e B ap t i s t C hu rch , H ag ley a nd D ud ley P r io ry ' ,2 7 -34 .

T ry su l la s ac hape l o f Wombou rne , S e i sdon ' s s im i la rs t a tu s i s c onf i rmed b y ah ea r ing h e ld b ef o r e B i shop R icha rd P eche ( 1 161-82 ) ; Mande r ( e d ) . , C ha r te r s o fG er va se P agane l , 5 6 ,

5 . e g . Wa te r O r ton , SMR . WM .4013 , R u sha l l , L u t ley a nd P e l sa l l .

5 7 .

6 .C a l . I PM , V I , No .428 ; Wedgwood ( e d ) , I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 1327 ,3 53 ;C a l .C 1 .R . ,1318 -1323 ( London , 1 895 ) ,6 30 .

B romw ich a nd Wa te r O r ton ; V .C .H . , B uck s . , I ,3 61 ; V .C .H . ,

7 .P ound s , T he Med ieva lC a s t le i nE ng land a nd Wa le s , 2 31 .

1 6 . H .M .Co lv in , T he W h i te C anon s i n E ng land ( Oxf o rd ,

1 5 . T he c hu rch o fA s ton w i th t h e c hape l s o fY a rd ley , C a s t le Wa rk s . ,V I I , 3 74 , f n . 9 0 , 9 1 .

1 951) , 1 8 1-2 ; i n1 298 , t h e s t a tu s o f Wedne sbu ry a s amo the r c hu rch w a s e s tab l i shed . T he a dvow son o f H a rbo rne w a s o r ig ina l ly h e ld b y t h e l o rd s o f t h e mano r , b u t c . 1226 , Ma rga r e t d e R edve r s g ran ted t h e se r i gh t s t o H a le sowen A bbey . E dgba s ton w a s ac hape l o f H a rbor n e . H a le sowen ' s

8 .I b id . , 2 25 -7 . 9 . A n o gee a r ched e n t rance h a s b een s ugge s ted a s d a t ing c . 1325 1 350 b y D r .R icha rd Mo r r i s ; p e r s .comm . , P .Bo land . B u tg i ven t h ei mp rec i s ion o fs uch d a t ing , i ts e em sr e a sonab le t o c ons ide r t h e p o s s ib i l i ty t h a t t h e c hape l w a s b u i l t o r r e f u rb ished i nt h e l a s ty ea r s o fJ ohn d e S ome ry ' s l i f e a sp a r t

p o s se s s ion o fH a rbo rne d i d n o t g o u ncha l lenged , d e sp i te t h e a ppa r en t l e g i t imacy o f t h e i r p o s i t ion ; H a rbo rne p a s sed t o L ichf i e ld i n 1 279 ; V .C .H . , W a rk s . , V I I , 3 62 , 3 72 -3 ;

o fh i s w ide r b u i ld ing c ampa ign a tt h e c a s t le . T he t i l ed f l oo r w a s al a te r a dd i t ion , a nd a l though i ti sc on s ide red t o b e a s i ng le p ha se g roup , t h e p o s s ib i l ty t h a t i n d iv idua lt i l e s w i th in t h e f l oo r c ou ld b e o fd i ve r se o r ig in a nd d a te , t h a t i s ,r eu sed f r om e a r l ie r c on tex t s , s hou ld n o t b e o ve r looked ; L ocock , ' Med ieva l F loo r t i l e s f r om D ud ley C a s t le ' , 1 ; M .Locock , ' Med ieva l F loo r T i le s f r om D ud ley C a s t le , We s t M id land s . F u r the r R e sea r ch , I n app rop r ia te H e ra ld ry a nd S ecu la r I mage ry ' , WMPRG N ew s le t te r , 1 4 ( 1 990 ) , a nd D ud ley C a s t le A r cha eo log ica l P ro jec t , A rch ive ; Wh i te , Med ie va l F loo r T i l e s , Dud l ey B o rough . A non ( ed ) ,I nqu i s i t ion sP o s tm or tem ,

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Wro t t e s ley ( e d ) . ,P lea R o l l s , H enry I I , 1 45 . 1 7 . I ti sr e co rded t h a t i n 1 309 , W i l l iam F oke rham , l o rd o f Wa r ley , g ave h i s s on , R icha rd , t h e c han t ry o f B randha l l , b e long ing t ot h e c hape l o f S t . C a the r ine t h e V i rg in . I th a s b een p o s tu la ted t h a t t h i s c hape l w a s p robab ly t h e c hance l c ed ica t ed t oS t .Ca the r ine i nt h e p a r i sh c hu rch o fH a le sowen . T he m ano r c a l led B randha l l s e ems t o h ave b een i d en t ica l w i th t h a to f Wa r ley ; V .C .H . , W orc s . , I I , 1 45 , 1 5 1 .

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Wro t te s ley ( e d ) , P lea R o l l s , H en ry I I , 1 06 , 107 , 108 ; Wro t te s ley ( e d ) , F ina lC oncord s , t emp . H enr yI I ,2 83 . T he i r j o in t i n te re s t s g o b ack t oa tl e a s t 1 228 i nw h ich y ea r Ma r t in

3 2 . J ohn D robu l , o rD ruge l ; J .W .W i l l i s B und ( ed ) , E p i scopa l R eg i s te r s ,D ioce se o fW o rce s ter ; R eg i s ter o fB i shop G odf rey

d e P a t e shu l l b ecame r e c to r o fH and swor th w i th t h e c on sen t o f b o th p a t ron s ; S avage ( ed ) , Magnum R eg i s t rum A lbum ,

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No .524 . c f . a l so , Wro t te s ley ( ed ) , P lea R o l l s , H enr y I I , 7 7 , r ega rd ing a s u i t o f 1 230 , a nd i b id , 1 07 , r e f e r r ing t o

3 . T h i s w a s a g reed b e tween t h e l o rd s o f H and swo r th a nd t h e P r io r o f L en ton b y 1 247 ; Wro t tes ley ( e d ) , F ina l C onco rd s , H enry I I , 2 38 .

a g reemen t m ade i n t h e C our t o f K ing J ohn a t L i chf ie ld b e tween J ohn d e P a r le s a nd t h e P r io r o f t h e H o sp i ta l o f S t .John r e ga rd ing t h ea dvow son o fH and swo r th .

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B u shbu ry w i th B u shbu ry ; And rew d e E venef e ld w i th E nv i l le ; J ohn d e P a ne s w i th H and swo r th ; W i l l iam d e S imp l ingf o rd a nd h i s p r edece s so r s w i th P edmo re ; S i r J ohn C hau s i w i th A l le s ley ; t h e B eauchamp s w i th B e lb rough ton a nd H en ry d eH ag ley w i th H ag ley . 2 1 . W i th r i gh t si n Wombourne w i th i t sc hape l a tT ry su l l , a nd i n We s tB romw ich . 2 2 . T he d e E rd ing ton s , who i n 1 230 w e re d i spu t ing a dvow son o fA s ton a nd i t sc hape l sw i th T ickf o rd , a l so h ad a c hape l i nt h e i r mano r h ou se ; V .C .H . , Wa rk s . ,V 1 1 , 3 74 -7 . T he

C onco rd s , R icha rd Ia nd K ing J ohn , 6 5 . I n c . 1200 P agan d e P a ne s h ad c l a imed a dvow son b y t h e r i gh t o fh i s w if e , A l ice ; Wro t t e s ley ( e d ) , S taf f ord sh i re S u i t s , R icha rd I a nd K ing J ohn ,4 6 . Wro t te s ley ( e d ) ,P lea R o l l s , H enry I I , 1 07 . 3 5 .I b id . , 106 . 3 6 . S avage ( e d ) , Magnum R eg i s t rum A lbum , 4 27 . I n 1 279 L ichf i e ld a l so a cqu i r ed t h e a dvow son o fH a rbo rne f r om t h e A bbey o fH a le sowen . 3 7 . D a r l ing ton ( e d ) , W or ce s te rC ar tu lary , No .193 . 3 8 . C o s s ,L ord sh ip , K n igh thood a nd L oca l i ty , 2 64 -5 .

B e l l E nd C hape l w a s p e rhap s ah ou seho ld c hape l o f t h e B eauchamp f am i ly ; c f .V .C .H ., W or c s . ,I I , 1 8 .

3 9 . e g . i n1 29 1 t h e mano r o fE nv i l le w i th i t s a dvow son w a s v a lued a t£ 10 .0 s .0d . ; R a lph d e B u shbu ry ' s mano r s o fU ppe r P enn , R u sha l l a nd B u shbu ry , t h e l a t te r w i th a dvow son , w a s v a lued a t £ 20 .0 s .0d . ; Wedgwood ( e d ) , I nqu i s i t ion s , 1 223 1 327 ,2 04 , 2 05 .

2 3 . W i th i t sc hape la tR ow ley . 2 4 . C a l . I PM , V I , No .428 ; C a l aR . . ,1318 -1323 , 6 30 , 6 31 , 6 32 . 2 5 . c f . Ma ske lyne a nd L y le ( ed s ) , F euda lA id s , V , 1284 -1431 , 1 0 .

4 0 . C len t w a s ad e S ome ry d eme sne mano r ; S imon w a s n o ted a s k eep ing c ou r t t h e re ; Wro t tes ley ( e d ) , P lea R o l l s ,1272 -1294 , 9 2 . I n 1 276 h e w a s g ran ted p e rm i s s ion t o g o a b road f o r t h r ee y ea r s t o s t udy t h e L ibe ra l A r t s ; W i l l i s B und ( e d ) ,R eg .Bp .G if f a rd ,9 0 .

2 6 . T he c hu r ch o f S t .Ba r tho lomew , U ppe r P enn , i s t r ad i t iona l ly r ega rded t o h ave b een b u i l t b y H ugh d e

4 1 . Mande r( e d ) , W od ehou se D eed s , No s .4 ,5 ,6 ,7 ,1 0 .

B u shbu ry i nc . 1200 ; SMR . WM .541 .

4 2 . Wro t te s ley ( e d ) , P lea R o l l s ,1272 -1294 ,

2 7 . Wro t te s ley ( ed ) ,P l ea R o l l s , H en ry I I , 9 6 .

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1 485 /7 /3 / 1 .The n e ighbou r ing mano r o f Mo rf e , a mo ie ty o f w h ich d e scended w i th E nv i l le , w a s a l so p a r t o f t h e d e

2 8 . Wro t t e s ley ( ed ) , A s s i ze R o l l s a nd D eB anco R o l l s , 1 307 -

B i rm ingham f i ef . I n t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry o ne mo ie ty w a s h e ld b y W i l l iam d e B i rm ingham a nd t h e o the r w a s h e ld o f W i l l iam b y H en ry d e Mor f e , af am i ly t h a t w a s i na ny c a se a c ade tb ranch o ft h e d eB i rm ingham s .

1 327 , 5 3 , 5 4 ,5 9 , 6 0 , 6 3 ,6 5 . 2 9 . C o s s ,L ord sh ip , K n igh thood a nd L oca l i ty ,2 69 . 3 0 . c fPa t t ingham , Wro t te s ley ( ed ) , P lea R o l l s , 1 272 -1294 ,

4 3 . S RO .D1790 /A /2 /22 ; A / 12 /6 ; Mande r ( ed ) , W od ehou se

6 6 , 7 0 ; B obb ing ton , Wro t tes ley ( e d ) , P lea R o l l s , H en ry I I , 1 65 ; H and swor th , Wro t te s ley ( ed ) , P lea R o l l s , 1 272 -1294 , 7 4 ; H a rbo rne , Wro t te s ley ( ed ) , P l ea R o l l s , H en ry I I , 1 45 ,199 ;V .C .H . , Wa rk s . ,V I I , 3 72 ; F ank ley , V .C .H . , .W orc s . , I I , 1 22 ; A s ton , V .C .H . , W a rk s . , V I I , 3 74 -7 ; Y a rd ley , i b id ; B i rm ingham , i b id . , 3 65 ; Wro t te s ley ( e d ) , P l ea R o l l s , H enry

D eed s ,N o .186 , 4 4 . S RO .D1790 /A /2 /62 ; Wro t te s ley ( e d ) , A s s i ze R o l l s a nd D e B anco R o l l s ,1307 -1327 , 4 5 ; S RO .D593 /B / 1/ 17 / 1 /5 / 15 ; S haw , H i s tory a nd A n t iqu i t ie so fS taf f ord sh i re ,178 .

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4 5 . S RO .D 1790 /A /2 / 16 .

E ng land . T he T h i r teen th C en tury ( Le iden , 1 980 ) , 2 0 1 , 2 6 -7 , 1 27 .

4 6 . e g .SRO .D 1790 /A /2 /48 . 4 7 . c f .SR0 .938 /598 ; D 1790 /A /2 /28 ; A /2 /35 . 4 8 . I n 1 308 R a lph d eB u shbu ry b roke i n to t h e c l o se o fR oge r P u rce l a tB u shbu ry ; Wro t t e s ley ( e d ) , P lea R o l l s , 1 307 -1327 , 3

6 0 . O ne o fw h ich a ppea r s t od a te f r om t h e e a r ly f ou r teen th c en tu ry C .G i l l , H i s to ry o f B i rm ingham , I , Manor a nd B orough t o1 865 , ( Oxf o rd ,1952 ) ,p l a te I V . 6 1 . J .Amph le t t ( e d ) , AS ur vey o fW orce s te r sh i re b y T homa s H ab ing ton , (Wo r ce s te r sh i re H i s tor ica l S oc ie ty , O xf o rd 1 895 ) ,V o l . I I , 6 0 .

4 9 . C aLlnq .M i sc . , I , 1 307 -1349 , ( London , 1 916 ) ,N o .574 6 2 . T umme r s ,E a r ly S ecu la r Ef ig ie s , No .148 . 5 0 . Wh i ch J ohn t h en r e ta ined f o rh i sl i f e . 5 1 . R obe r td e S ome ry p r e sen ted t ot h e c hu rch a tB i shamp ton i n 1 290 a nd 1 300 ; W i l l i s B und ( ed ) , R eg .Bp .Gf f a rd , 3 81 , 5 37 . I n 1 307 -8 , E dmund d e S ome ry o fB i shamp ton , d eacon , r e ce ived l i cence f o r o rd ina t ion a s ap r ie s t ; J .W .W i l l i s B und ( e d ) , R eg i s t rum S ed e V acan te ,1301 -1435 (Wo r ce s t e r sh i r e H i s to r ica l S oc ie ty , O xf o rd ,1897 ) , 8 7 . I n ac ha r t e r o f 1 320 R ober t w i tne s sed a l ong s ide ' d om ino J ohanne f i l io s uo ' ; D a r l ing ton ( e d ) , Worce s t e r C a r tu la ry , N o .506 . T h i s J ohn m ay b e i d en t if ied w i th t h e J ohn w ho w a s p re sen ted t ot h e c hu rch o f D o in ton , G louce s te r sh i re , i n 1 30 1 ; W i l l i s B und

6 3 . C he r ry ,' He ra ld ry a sD eco ra t ion ' , 130 . 6 4 . e g . H ab ing ton 's , S u rvey o f W orce s ter sh i re , c . 1640 , S t ebb ing S haw ' s , T he H i s to ry a nd A n t iqu i t ie s o f S taf f o rd sh i re , 1 798 a nd 1 801 , a nd D ugda le 's , T he A n t iqu i t ie s o f W arw i ck sh i re , f i r s t p ub l i shed i n 1 656 . S uch s ou rce s a r e n o t w i thou t t h e i r p rob lem s . T hey t e nd t o d ef y c l ose d a t ing ; t h ep r e sence o ft h eh e ra ld ic d ev ice o f al o ng l i ved f am i ly i na c hu r ch , o b se rved i n c . 1640 , d oe s n o t e s tab l i sh t h a t i th ad b een t h e r eb ef o re 1 325 . 6 5 . A t N o r thf ie ld t h e d e S ome ry a rm s w e re d e sc r ibed a s

( e d ) ,R eg .Bp .G if f a rd , 5 46 ;a nd who r e s igned t h er e c to r sh ip i n 1 307 .

q ua r t e r ing t h o se o f Ma lpa s , s ugge s t ing t h a t t h e se r e f lec t t h e S u t ton t e nu re o f t h e b a rony ; H ab ing ton , S ur vey o f W o rce s te r sh i re , I ,2 3 , 2 4 , 5 5 .

5 2 . P r es en t ed 1 283 a nd i n s ta l led b y 1 285 ; W i l l i s B und ( e d ) , R eg .Bp .G if f a rd , 1 93 .

6 6 .I b id . , I ,2 52 .

5 3 . E xecu ted b y h i s w idow A gne s a nd Wa l t e r d e A y le sbu ry 6 7 . C he r ry , ' He ra ld ry a s D eco ra t ion ' , 1 25 ; c f . A .A i le s , ' He ra ld ry i n Twe lf th C en tu ry E ng land , i n W i l l iam s ( e d ) , E ng land i nt h e T we lf th C en tu ry , 7 ,w ho s ugge s t s t h a t i nt h e t we lf th c en tu ry f am i l ie s u sed h e ra ld ry t o s i gn if y a n a s soc ia t ion o r r e la t ion sh ip w i th a n i mpo r tan t p e r son o r

t oge the r w i th R obe r t A r thu r , t h e p a r son o f B r igh twa l ton , W i l l iam t h e p a r son o f F or ton a nd R oge r t h e C hap la in ; Wro t tes ley ( e d ) ,P lea R o l l s ,1294 -1307 ,3 1-2 . 5 4 . I b id . , 5 0 . T he e xecu to r s i n c luded T homa s d e Wykham ,

f am i ly .

p a r son o ft h e c hu rch o f S wa lewec lyne ( Swa lc l if f e , O xon . ) , A nd rew d e E venf e ld , m o s t p robab ly A nd rew p a r son o f E nv i l le , a nd B ro the r T homa s , Ma s te r o f t h e H ou se o f S t .Thoma si nB i rm ingham .

6 8 . O the r s i n c lude R a lph C romwe l l , who ma r r ied Ma rga r e t d e S ome ry , t h e a rm s o fE ng land , Mo r t ime r i nt h e c o lou r s o f C he lma r sh , a nd t h e C la re f am i ly .

5 . L ef t i n t h e h and s o f H ugh , p a r son o f B u shbu ry , a nd R obe r tt h ec hap la in .

6 9 . S haw , H i s to ry a nd A n t iqu i t ie s o f S taf f ord sh i re , 13 ; l o ca ted i nt h en o r th a i s le a nd c hance l , b u ti ti sn o tp o s s ib le t o d e te rm ine i ft h e p re sence o ft h e d e S ome ry g l a s s p re o rp o s t d a ted t h e i ra cqu i s i t ion o ft h e mano ri nc . 1279 .

5 6 . T he d e B i rm ingham s h ad h e ld t h e m ano r o f S hu tf o rd E a s t ( Oxon ) , i nt h e p a r i sh o fS wa lc l if f e , s i nce a tl e a s t 1 254 , h e ld o f t h e b i shop o f L inco ln a s t e nan t s i n c h ief . V .C .H . , O xon . ,X ,2 32 .

7 0 .I b id . , 1 32 . 7 1 . W ro t te s ley ( e d ) ,A s s i ze R o l l s a nd D eB anco R o l l s , 1 307 1 327 ,2 2 .

5 7 . W i l l i s B und ( ed ) , R eg i s t rum S ed e V acan t e , 1 47 ; C . J .Bond , ' Chu rch a nd P a r i sh i n No rman Wo rce s te r sh i r e ' , i n J . B la i r ( e d ) , M in s te r s a nd P a r i sh C hurche s . T he L oca l C hurch i nT ran s i t ion 9 50 -1200 ( Oxf o rd , 1 988 ) , 1 24 .

7 2 . S haw ,H i s to ry a nd A n t iqu i t ie s o fS taf f o rd sh i re ,178 -80 . 7 3 . F rom w h ich f am i ly t h er e c to rw a s d rawn .

5 8 . c f .J .Che r ry , ' He ra ld ry a s D eco ra t ion i n t h e T h i r teen th C en tu ry ' , i nO rm rod ( ed ) ,E ng land i nt h e T h i r teen th C en tu ry .

7 4 . S haw n o ted t h e d i scove ry a nd i d en t if i ca t ion o f t h e p r e sumed g r ave o f r e c to r H ugh d e B u shbu ry i n t h e c hu r chya rd .

5 9 . P .R .Co s s , T he K n igh t i n Med ieva l E ng land ,1000 -1400 ( S t roud , 1 993 ) , 7 2 ; H .A .Tumme r s , E a r ly S ecu la r Ef ig ie s i n

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7 5 . T h i s i d en t if i ca t ion , w h i l s t mo s t p robab ly c o r rec t , i sn o t w i thou t i t s p rob lem s . S haw d e sc r ibed t h e a rm s a s ' S a . t wo l i on s p a s san t A z . ' ; t h i s i sn o t t h e c o r rec t t i nc tu re f o r t h e d e S ome ry a rm s , b u t n o r a r e t h ey c l ea r ly i d en t if iab le w i th a nyone e l se . I tm ay b e t h a t t h e re i sa n e r ro r i nt h e p ub l i shed d e sc r ip t ion a nd t h a t S haw ' s a s soc ia t ion w i th S ome ry i s c o r rec t . 7 6 . W .Thoma s ( e d ) , S i r W i l l iam D ugda le ' s , T he A n t iqu i t ie s o f W a rw ick sh i re . I l lu s t ra ted , v o lume s ) , I ,8 77 , 9 05 .

( London ,

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8 9 . c f . E venef e ld w i th E nv i l le ; H ag ley w i th H ag ley ; C hau s i w i th A l le s ley ; P a ne s w i th H and swor th ; S t epe l ton w i th A ld r idge ; S imp l ingf o rd w i th P edmo r e . 9 0 . e g .f am i l ie s s uch a s P i ne , B a r r , B uf f a re , F oke rham , E s s ing ton , B romwych , O r ton , Maun se l , Ma idenha cche , E dgba s ton , E ton a nd B e r ef o rd . 9 1 . H i l ton , A Med ieva lS oc ie ty , 5 1-2 .

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7 7 . c f .Che r ry , ' He ra ld ry a sD eco ra t ion ' , 1 3 1 . 7 8 . F o r t h e P r io ry , s e e L ocock , ' Dud ley P r io ry : D a t ing b y H e ra ld ry ' ; M .Locock , D ud ley C a s t le A rchaeo log ica l P ro jec t , A rch ive , D raw ing s DP 11 , DP15 . F o r D ud ley C a s t le C hape l , s e e L ocock , E xcava t ion s i n t h e G rea t C hamber , D ud ley C a s t le , D ud ley C a s t le A r chaeo log ica l P ro jec t , A rch ive ; M .Locock , Med ieva l F loo r T i l e s F rom D ud ley C a s t l e : A P re l im inary R epor t , e spec ia l ly F igu re 1 : 13 ,17 , i b id . 7 9 . Wa l sa l l r e po r ted b y S haw , H i s tory a nd A n t iqu i t ie s o f S taf f o rd sh i re , 7 8 . 8 0 . H ab ing ton ,S ur vey o fW o rce s ter shu i re ,1 I , 1 80 . 8 1 . S haw ,H i s tory a nd A n t iqu i t ie s o fS taf f ord sh i re , I ,i ,p l a te I I . 8 2 .I b id . ,1 57 . 8 3 . B ond , ' Chu rch a nd P a r i sh ' , i n B la i r ( e d ) , M in s te r s a nd P a r i sh C hu rche s , 1 50 . T he t ympanum h a s ac r owned a nd s e a ted f i gu re o fC h r i s t , f l anked b yt h ef ou rE vange l i s t s . 8 4 . S im i la r p a t te rn s o f a c t iv i ty may b e n o ted , b road ly s peak ing , a t K ing sw inf o rd , K inve r , C od sa l l , T e t t enha l l , B obb ing ton , A ld r idge , We s t B romw ich , H ag ley , N o r thf ie ld , B e lb rough ton , B rom sg rove , C hadde s ley C o rbe t t , S t ud ley , A l le s ley a nd p e rhap sH and swor th a nd D unchu r ch . 8 5 . G i l l , ' Wa l lP a in t ing s f r om S t .Kene lm ' s C hape l , R om s ley ' , 2 4 , 2 5 , 2 7 . T he r emode l l ing o ft h e e a r ly f our teen th c en tu ry h a s b een r e la t ed b y G i l l t oa n i mp rovemen t o fa cce s s t ot h e c ryp t , t h e l o ca t ion o f as a c red s p r ing t h a tw a st h e f o ca l p o in t f o r t h e c u l t o f S t .Kene lm ; t h e s h r ine w a s a s soc ia ted w i th c u ra t ive p owe r s , p a r t icu la r ly f o r e ye c omp la in t s . T he e x tan t c yc le o fw a l lp a in t ing s , i l u s t ra t ing t h e l i f e o fS t .Kene lm , a r e d a ted c . 1380 ; i b id . , 2 9 , 3 2 . 8 6 . R . Mo r r i s , C a thed ra l s a nd A bbey s o fE ng land a nd W a le s ( London , 1 979 ) , 1 80 . 8 7 . R .Gem , ' The E ng l i sh P a r i sh C hu r ch i nt h e 1 th a nd E a r ly 1 2 th C en tu r ie s :a G rea t R ebu i ld ing? ' , i nB la i r ( e d ) , M in s ter s a nd P a r i sh C hu rche s . 8 . J .H .Be t ty , C hurch a nd P a r i sh ( London , 1 987 ) ,3 9 .

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CHAPTER TWELVE . CONCLUS ION . T h i s s t udy h a s e xam ined t h e h ono r o f D ud ley f r om i t s

h ono r ia l t e nan t s w e re r e ad i ly d r awn i n to t h e a ff in i t ie s o f o t he r l o rd s , s uch a st h e Mo r t ime r s a nd t h e B a s se t s , wh i l s tt h e

e s tab l i shmen t i nt h e 1 070 s b y A n scu lf d e P incheng i o r h i s s on , t ot h e d ea th o fJ ohn d e S ome ry i n1 322 , ap e r iod d u r ing w h ich t h e b a rony d e scended t h rough t h r ee f am i ly l i ne s a nd t h e h ono r i t se lf b ecame i n c rea s ing ly i mpo r tan t w i th in t h e w ide r f am i ly h o ld ing s . Two p r inc ipa l q ue s t ion s l i e a tt h e

b a ron st h em se lve sr e cru i ted f r om f u r the ra f i e ld . A s im i la r i mp r e s s ion i sg i ven b y t h e p a t te rn o f mona s t ic p a t ronage , a n a c t iv i ty w h ich s ome h ave s ugge s ted m igh t b e u nder taken t or e inf o r ce t h e b ond s o ft e nan t s w i th t h e h ono r

h ea r t o ft h i s e xam ina t ion . N ame ly , t h e e x t en t t o w h ich t h e h ono r p rov ided t h e f r amewo rk f o r t h e a c t iv i t ie s a nd r e la t ion sh ip s o ft h e a r i s toc racy who l i ved w i th in i t ;a nd t h e e x t en t t o wh ich t h e re w a s ar e la t ion sh ip b e tween r e g iona l

( 4 ) . T he c u l t o f t h e f am i ly w a s c en t ra l t o much mona s t ic p a t ronage , a nd i fa s soc ia t ion s i np a t ronage w e re t oh ave a ny i mpac t a t a l l , t h ey r e inf o rced r e la t ion sh ip s b e tween i n d iv idua l s r a the r t h an f o cu s sed l o ya l ty o n t h e h ono r p e r s e .

p owe r ,t h a ti s ,l o rd sh ip ,a nd t h el a nd scape?

P e r sona l r e la t ion sh ip s , n o t t e nu r ia l f r amewo rk s , w e re t h e k ey ; t h e r e i sl i t t le t os ugge s tt h a tt h e p a t ronage o ft h et e nan t s w a s f o cu s sed o nt h eh ono ro fD ud ley . F o rt ho se f ew w ho d i d i n vo lve t h em se lve s i n t h e p a t ronage o f mona s t ic h ou se s ,

T he h ono r i sa n i n s t i tu t ion t h a t h a s c ome t o b e a s soc ia ted w i th t h ef e uda lg eog raphy o fE ng land ( 1 ) , f undamen ta lt ot h e f e uda l o rgan i sa t ion o f t h e k ingdom , a nd c en t ra l t o a r i s toc ra t ic r e la t ion sh ip s a ta l l l e ve l s ( 2 ) . R ecen t ly , P rof e s so r C o s s

( 3 )

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e ndowmen t s w e re made o u t s ide o ft h e h ono r , a nd v e ry f ew t e nan t s w e re a s soc ia ted w i th t h e i r l o rd i nt h e e ndowmen t o f D ud ley P r io ry .

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u nde r es t ima t ed i t s c on t inued i mpo r tance i n t h e t h i r t een th c en tu ry a s a' l ocu s ' o f s oc ia l p owe r , p a r t icu la r ly a s a n a l te rna t ive t ot h e s h i re .

L o rd s h ad a lway s b een p a t ron s o f t h e g en t ry , a nd i ti s u n l ike ly t h a t t h ey e ve r f e l t a b le t o e n t i re ly r e ly o n t h e i r t e nan t s , s imp ly t h rough t h e s t reng th o f at e nu r ia l b ond .

I tm igh t b e e xpec ted t h a t t h e h ono r o f D ud ley w ou ld l e nd s ome w e igh t t o t h e se o b se rva t ion s . G eog raph ica l ly , t h e h ono r i n 1 086 w a s u nu sua l ly c ompac t a nd h omogeneou s ,

T enan t s t e nded t o a c t i na cco rdance w i th t h e i r f r iend s a nd n e ighbou r s r a the r t h an a s ar e su l t o f ' f euda l b ond s ' . When G e rva se P agane l r e be l led a ga in s t H en ry I , a l though h e w a s w ide ly s uppo r ted b y h i st e nan t s , b yn o m ean s d id a l l o ft h em t u rn o u t w i th h im . I nt h e m id th i r teen th c en tu ry , d u r ing t h e

c omp r is ing s ome f i f ty m ano r sw i th in t h r ee c on t iguou ss h i r e s , w i th D ud ley i t se lf a t t h e c en t re ; t h e b a rony m i r ro r ed t h e c l a s s ic c on t inen ta l mode l o f ac a s t le ry . T h i s c ohe ren t a nd c ompac t o rgan i sa t ion g i ve s a n i mp re s s ion t h a t l e ad s o ne t o e xpec t f e uda l ly b a sed r e gu la t ion a nd o rgan i sa t ion , c l o se ly f o cu s sed o n t h e b a ron s . T heo re t ica l ly , o ne m igh t e xpec t D ud ley t oe xh ib i t ac ohe r en t a nd s t rong l o rd sh ip b a sed o n a c l o se ly l i nked l o ca lc ommun i ty o fh ono r ia lg en t ry .

B a ron s ' Wa r , R oge r I d e S ome ry w a s u nab le t o c a r ry a s i gn if i can t n umbe r o f h i s t e nan t s w i th h im b ecau se h i s p o s i t ion w a s a tv a r iance w i th t h a t a dop ted g ene ra l ly w i th in t h e l o ca l i ty . S im i la r ly , w h i l s t J ohn d e S omery c e r ta in ly h ad t h es e rv ice o fs ome o fh i st e nan t s ,t h i sw a sw i th in t h e c on tex t o f amuch mo re d i ve r se ly b a sed a f f in it y . T he r e i sl i t t le h e r e t os ugge s t t h e p r e sence o f ac l o se ly l i nked l o ca l c ommun i ty o fh ono r ia l g en t ry t h a t a u toma t ica l ly l o oked t o t h e b a ron s . D e sp i t et h e i n t im ida t ion o fi n d iv idua l l o rd sf r om t ime t ot ime -o f l o rd s l i ke R a lph I V B a s se t o f D ray ton , o r J ohn d e

O ft ho se t e nan t s n ew ly e s tab l i shed i n 1 086 , i ti sd i ff i cu l t t o d e t e rm ine t h ee x ten tt ow h ich t h e i rl a nd si nt h eh ono rf o rmed t h e f o cu s o ft h e i r i n te re s t a nd a c t iv i ty . T he r e la t ive u nde r d eve lopmen t a nd p ove r ty o f t h e a r ea i n t h e l a te e l even th c en tu ry c anno t h ave r e nde red t h e h ono r p a r t icu la r ly a t t rac t ive , e spec ia l ly f o r t ho se w ho a l so h e ld m ano r s e l sewhe r e . Wh i l s tt h e re i sa n i mp re s s ion t h a t many o ft h o se

S ome ry , t h e g en t ry o ft h e r e g ion w e re f r ee a nd i n dependen t a gen t s , mo t iva ted b y t h e i r p e r sona l a nd f am i ly n eed s . T hey o f f e r ed t h e i r s e rv ice s i na cco rdance w i th w ha t b e s t s e rved t h e i r l i ve l ihood s a nd a dvancemen t , a nd s ome c an b e s e en t o

h o ld ing f e e s i nt h e h ono rw e re p e rhap s s p ec if i ca l ly r e c ru i ted

b e q u i t e mob i le i nt h e i r p a t ter n s o fs e rv ice ( 5 ) . Ap reva i l ing c u l tu r e o ft h i s k i nd d i d n o t o f f e r much o f ab u t t re s s t o t h e i n s t i tu t ion o f t h e h ono r , a t l e a s t , n o t a s i t h a s b een t r ad i t iona l ly u nde r s tood b y h i s to r ian s . B y t h e m id th i r teen th

a nd l a rge ly d ependen t u pon i t ,n o th ing i sk nown a tt h i s d a te o fa ny l i nk st h a tt h ey m igh th ave h ad w i th o t he rl o rd s , w h ich may h ave r i va l led t h eh ono ra s af o cu sf o rt h e i ra c t iv i t ie sa nd r e la t ion sh ip s .

c en tu ry , i fn o te a r l ie r , i ti sp o s s ib le t od emon s t ra te t h a tt ho se s e ek ing t o a s se r t t h e i r l o rd sh ip , o r t o e xe r t s ome f o rm o f

Wha t eve rt h e p o s i t ion o ft h e D ome sday t e nan t s , t h o se o ft h e t we lf th , t h i r teen th a nd e a r ly f ou r teen th c en tu r ie s c l ea r ly h ad l i nk s w i th o t he r l o rd s b e s ide s t h e b a ron s o fD ud ley . T h i s i s r e f lec ted i nt h e ' C a r tae B a ronum ' i nt h e t we lf th c en tu ry ; i n t h ep l ea r o l l so ft h et h i r teen th c en tu ry ; a nd i nt h e a ff in i ty t h a t

r e g iona l p owe r , w e re d ependen t u pon t h e i n s t i tu t ion o f ' b a s ta rd f e uda l i sm ' , t o b e d ef ined i n t e rm s o f n on -hono r ia l a ff in i t ie s . I ndeed , a s S t r inge r o b se rved , b a ron s w ho s ough t r e g iona l p owe r n eeded t o r e c ru i t m en f r om b eyond t h e i r h ono r s , i n o rde r t o s uppor t t h e i r a u tho r i ty i n a r ea s w he re

f o cu s sed o n J ohn d e S ome ry d u r ing t h e e a r ly f ou r t een th c en tu ry , d raw ing a s i t d i d u pon n on -h ono r ia l g en t ry ;

t h ey l a ck ed a ny t e nu r ia lb a se ( 6 ) .

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O fc ou r se , t h e a b i l i ty t oe xe r c i se a n e f f ec t ive l o rd sh ip , t ob e a n a t t ra c t ive p a t ron , d epended t o al a rge d eg ree u pon o ne s

r e a son w hy t h e b a ron ia l d eme sne r ema ined r e la t ive ly s ma l l i n t h e e l even th a nd t we lf th c en tu r ie s . T he mo s t i mpo r tan t

w ea l th a nd r e sou r ce s . D u r ing t h e e l even th a nd t we lf th

s ou r ce s o fb a ron ia l i n come w e re r e n ta l s a nd p aymen t s s uch a s t a l lage , p l ea s a nd p e rqu i s i te s , t h e i mpor tance o f w h ich w a s c onf i rmed b y a n e xpand ing p opu la t ion t ha t f r om t h e m id twe lf th c en tu ry a s sa r t ed a nd c o lon i sed l a nd s w i th in t h e h ono r . T he s e t t lemen t p a t ter n e xpanded b u t r ema ined e s sen t ia l ly d i spe r sed . Meanwh i le , t h e b a ron s w e re r e ce iv ing

c en tu r ie s t h e b a ron s o f D ud ley s e em t o h ave d r awn t h e ma jo r i ty o ft h e i r r evenue s f r om s ou r ce s o u t s ide o ft h e w e s t m id land s . T he c ho ice o ft h e P agane l s t oe s tab l i sh t h e i r f i r s t mona s t ic f ounda t ion a tT ickf o rd i nB uck ingham sh i r e , a nd t o make t h i s t h e i r p l ace o f f am i ly b u r ia l , r e inf o r ce s t h e i mp re s s ion t h a t D ud ley w a s n o tt h e i rp r inc ipa l c once rn . Y e t , n o r w a s i ti g no red . T he mo re s ub s tan t ia l mano r s h ad b een k ep t i nd eme sne s i nce t h e e l even th c en tu ry , t h e c a s t le w a s r e bu i l t , a tl e a s t p a r t ia l ly i ns t one , ap a rk w a s e s tab l i shed t o t h e n o r th -we s t o ft h e c a s t le a nd aP r io ry w a s f ounded i ni t s s hadow ,w h i l s tt h et own o fD ud ley i t s e lf m ay w e l lh ave b een d eve lop ing b ef o r e t h e e nd o f t h e t we lf th c en tu ry . A t t h i s p o in t , t h e r e s e em s l i t t le r e a son t oe xpec t t h e b a ron s t ot a ke mo re o fa n i n te re s t i nt h e w e s t m id land s . T hey h ad g r ea te r a nd mo re v a luab le e s ta te s e l sewhe re . N o r d i d D ud ley r e semb le aMa rche r l o rd sh ip i nw h ich l o rd s t e nded t oe n joy mo re e x ten s ive o ppo r tun i t ie s f o r p e r sona l p owe r . H oweve r , t h e re w a s ac hange o fa t t i tude d u r ing t h e t h i r teen th c en tu ry . A s ar e su l t o fd ow ry a r rangemen t s , a nd o fs ub inf euda t ion i n t h e s ou th m id land s , e a r ly i n t h e t h i r t een th c en tu ry t h e d e S ome ry s f ound i tn ece s sa ry t or e new t h e i r f o cu s o n D ud ley a nd t h e w e s t m id land s . D ud ley C a s t le w a s r e bu i l t a nd D ud ley P r io ry w a sr e f u rb i shed t os e rve a st h e b u r ia lp l ace o f t h e d e S ome ry s . T h i sw a st h ep e r iod o fm a s s ive e xpan s ion i n p a rk land a nd i n a s sa r t ing , a nd , a s m igh t b e e xpec t ed , t h e c omme r c ia l a nd i n du s tr ia l l i f e o ft h e h ono r a l so p rog re s sed i nt h i s p e r iod . S uch d eve lopmen t s w e r e f undamen t a l t ot h e b u i ld ing o fa n af in i ty a mong t h e g en t ry o ft h e l o ca l i ty . T he h ono r p e r s i s ted a nd t h e b a ron s d i d w ha t t h ey c ou ld t o d ef end a nd ma in ta in i t s c onven t ion s , b u t i t s l o ca l i nf luence a nd c on t ro l , e ven i n i t s s uppo sed h eyday o f t h e t we lf th c en tu ry , mu s t b e d oub ted . L o rd sh ip o ft h e h ono r g ave t h e b a ron s ar e sou rce b a se t h rough t h e i r d eme sne , a nd a' l ocu s ' w i th in t h e t r ad i t iona l f e uda l f r amewo rk o f t h e a r i s toc racy , b u t t h e r e a l i ty o f t h e i r p owe r w a s b a sed u pon p e r sona l r e la t ion sh ip s a nd t h e i r p rof i le w i th in t h e w ide r l o ca l i ty ; t h e d e S ome ry s e xe rc i sed p o l i t ica l p a t ronage , r e bu i l t t h e c a s t le , p romo ted D ud ley P r iory , a nd t h e i r h e ra ld ic d ev ice w a s

i mpor tan t c on t r ibu t ion s t ot h e i r i n come f r om i r on w o rk ing , a nd f r om t h ee xpan s ion o fp a rk land i nt h e i rd eme sne m ano r s . S uch d eve lopmen t s w e re t h e mo s t p rac t ica l u se o ft h e s o i l s a nd t o pog raphy w i th in t h eb a ron ia ld eme sne . L o rd s i n f luenced r u ra l s e t t lemen t , s ome t ime s b y p romo t ing a s sa i l ing a nd f a c i l i ta t ing n ew s e t t lemen t s , wh i l s t o n o the r o cca s ion s t h e i rp a rk s f o r ced l o ca l c ommun i t ies t of i nd s pace e l sewhe re f o r d eve lopmen t . A mo re d i r ec t c on t r ibu t ion t o s e t t lemen t p a t ter n s a nd r u ra l l a nd scape s c ame whe re moa ted s i te s , o r amona s t ic h ou se ,w e re e s tab l i shed . H oweve r , n o t e ve ryone w ho e xe rc i sed l o rd sh ip h ad t h e c apac i ty t o i n f luence t h e l a nd scape . No t u nexpec ted ly , t h e b a ron ia l f am i ly i t se lf a lway s d om ina ted t h e s c ene , f o l lowed b y t h e o t he r l e ad ing f am i l ie s o f t h e h ono r , t h e d e B i rm ingham s , t h e O f f in i s , a nd t o al e s se r e x ten t , t h e d e F rank ley s . I nt h i s s en se w e a r e o b serv ing t h e d om inance a nd i nf luence o f as e lec t g roup o ff am i l ie s . T h is w a s ar e f lec t ion o f t h e i r r e sou rce s -t h e a b i l i ty t o a f f o rd s uch i n te re s t s a nd p romo te s uch a sp i ra t ion s . T he re w a s o ppo r tun i ty t or e f lec t s t a tu s i nt h e l a nd scape , t h e g r ea t es t

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d i sp layed i nt h e c hu r ch w indow s o ft h e r e g ion . B y t h e e a r ly f ou r teen th c en tu ry , J ohn d e S ome ry ' s e f f ec t ive l o rd sh ip

t h e f am i ly w e r e d i sp layed . L oca l s oc ie ty w a s c ompe t i t ive

a c ro s s t h e r eg ion w a s a s se r t ive a nd i n t im ida to ry i n s t y le , s uppor t ed b yh i s w ea l th , h i s a ff in i ty , h i s d om ina t ion o fl o ca l

a nd t h e g en t ry w e re k een t o s e cu re t h e i r p o s i t ion w i th in i t . S ome c ho se t oc onvey as en se o ft h e i r s ucce s s t h rough t h e i r r e s idence s , a nd b yt h e i ru se o ft h e l o ca l c hu rch a s as t age o n w h ich t h ey m igh tp romo te t h e i rf am i ly . O fc ou r se ,t h e g en t ry w e r e n o t an ew p henomenon i nl o ca l s oc ie ty , b u t t h e i r s en se o f i d en t i ty a nd t h e i r e xpec ta t ion s h ad i n c rea sed , a nd t h e f o rm s b y w h ich t h ey m igh t ma te r ia l ly e mpha s i se t h e i r s oc ia l p o s i t ion w e re b ecom ing mo re r e ad i ly a va i lab le f r om t h e m id th i r teen th c en tu ry . I ti st h e p e r iod b e tween t h e m id t h i r teen th a nd t h e m id -f ou r teen th c en tu r ies t ha t P e t e r C o s s

c our t s -a no the rc ha ra c te r i s t ic o f' b a s ta rd f e uda l i sm ' -a nd t h e f am i ly i mage . H ow d i d l o rd sh ip i n f luence t h e l a nd scape? I n t h i s s t udy , ' l and scape ' i su nde r s tood t oi n c lude l a nd u se , s e t t lemen t a nd t h e ' b u i l t e nv i ronmen t ' . I nt h e h ono ro fD ud ley l o rd sh ip may b e s e en i nf luenc ing t h e l a nd scape , b u t i tg ene ra l ly w o rked a s a n i n f luen t ia l f a c to rr a the r t h an a s ad e te rm inan t f a c to r . T he n a tu ra l a nd e nv i ronmen ta l f r amewo rk a f f ec ted t h e c apa c i ty o f l o rd s t oa c t , a nd t h e c ho ice s t h a t t h ey m igh t m ake . T he h ono r l a y w i th in a w ood land l a nd scape t h a t w a s c ha rac te r i sed b y p oo r s o i l s a nd a d i spe r sed s e t t lemen t p a t te rn . T he re w a s l i t t le a bou tt h em ake -up o ft h e r e g ion t h a t e ncou raged a r ab le c u l t iva t ion a nd t h i s w a s p e rhap s o ne

h a s i d en t if i ed w i th t h e f o rma t ion o ft h e E ng l i sh g en t ry ( 7 ) . A ppa ren t p eak s o f a c t iv i ty i n t h e l a nd scape c an b e r e cogn i sed i nt h e t we lf th c en tu ry , w hen t h e d e B i rm ingham s a nd t h e O f f in i s w e r e r i s ing i n i mpo r tance , a nd i n t h e t h i r teen th a nd f ou r teen th c en tu r ie s , t h e t ime w hen t h e k n igh t ly f am i l ie s w e r e a s se r t ing t h emse lve s , a nd t h e d e

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NOTES : 1 .C h ibna l l ,A ng lo -Norman E ng land , 2 . 2 . I b id . ; S t en ton , T he F i r s t C en tury o fE ng l i sh F euda l i sm , 5 6 . 3 .C os s ,L ord sh ip ,Kn igh thood a nd L oca l i ty , 2 -5 . 4 . Mor t ime r , 'Land a nd S erv ice ' , 1 95 -6 . 5 . Hun t , ' F am i l ies a t Wa r ' , 1 7 . 6 . K .J .S t r inger ,

E ar l Dav id o f Hun t ingdon ,

152 -1219

( Ed inbu rgh , 1 985) , 1 63 . 7 .P .R .Co ss , ' T he F orma t ion o ft h e E ng l ish G en t ry ' , P a s ta nd P re sen t , 1 47 , ( May , 1 995) , 5 1 . 8 .C .G iven -W i lson , T he E ng l i sh N ob i l i ty i nt h e L a te M idd le A ge s , ( London , 1 987 ) ,160 -79 .

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APPEND IX . THE WILL OF G ILBERT , SON OF JOHN OF P ENN . D a ted ,2 8 th .Sep tembe r , 1 260 . B equea th s h i s s ou l t o G od a nd h i s b ody f o r b u r ia l i nt h e c hu rch o fP enn . H i sb e s to xt oh i s l o rd ; a no the rb e s to xt ot h e c hu rch . T ot h ed augh te ro fR oge rB of f r i , ab l ack c a lf T o t h e l o rd Wa l te r d e O ve r ton , f o r l a nd w h ich h e h e ld o f h im , o ne w e the r( ' mu l tonem ' ) . T ot h ed augh te ro fW i l l iam Wa r ing , o ne e we . T o l i gh t o f B le s sed J ohn o f P enn a nd t o l i gh t s o f B le s sed Ma ry i nt h es a id c hu r ch , o ne e we o fo ne y ea ro l d . T ot h eb e l l s( o rb e lf ry ; ' c loche r io ' )o fP enn o ne m a le c o l t . T oh i sw if e ,t h eh a lf o fa l lh i sg ood s . T he o the r h a lf o fh i s g ood s t oh i s s on a nd t ot h e s on o fh i s d augh te r . T ot h es a id s on a nd b oy ,t h eo t he rh a lf o fh i ss heep . T oh i sw if e , o ne ma re . T oh i ss on t h eo t he r ma re . T h ree q ua r te r s o fr ye i na lm s t ot h e p oo r o n t h e d ay o fh i s b u r ia la nd mo re i fn ece s sa ry . T ot h ec hap la in o fP enn o ne m ea su re o fc o rn a nd 2s h i l l ing s .

O ft h er e s to ft h ec o rn , o ne h a lf t oh i sw if e a nd t h e o t he rh a lf t oh i ss on a nd t h i sd augh te r ' sb oy . T o h i s d augh te r as ma l l q ua r te r o f o a t s a nd 3 e l l s o f wh i te c l o th . T ot h ed augh te ro f Wa l te rF abe r as ma l lq ua r te ro fo a t s . T ot h ed augh t e rS ue temon 4m ea su r e so fo a t s . T o Wa l te rs on o fJ ohn , 2e l l so fc l o th ' d e l e v ip r ec io ' . T oW i l l iam s on o fJ ohn , 2e l l so ft h es ame c l o th . T oN .d e P enn o ne o l dt u n ic . T oh i ss on ' p anno sf e s t iva le s ' ( h i sb e s tc l o the s? ) . T ot h e mo the rc hu r ch o fL ichf i e ld ,4 d . T ot h ec hu r ch o fS edg ley ,4 d . T ot h ef a b r ic o ft h e c hu r ch o f Wombou rne ,4 d . T ot h ef a b r ic o ft h ec hu r ch o fH am ton (Wo lve rhamp ton ) ,4 d . T ot h ef a b r ic o ft h eB le s sed Ma ry o f Wo r ce s te r ,4 d . T ot h el i gh t so fS t .John o fP enn ,4 d . T ot h eg r ea tl i gh to ft h es a id c hu rch ,4 d . T ot h ea bbey o fK owmbe s( Combe , Wa rw ick sh i re ) , 1 2d . T oh i sw if ea nd s on t h er ema inde rf o rc ommon u se .

T ot h es on o fA gne sd eS tonha l ,o ne m ea su re o fr y e . E xecu to r s : W i l l iam d e L onghoe a nd J ohn s on o ft h e s a id ? Ma r t in . F rom a t r an s la t ion i n S t af f o rd sh i re C oun ty R eco rd O ff i ce . S RO . 9 38 / 168 .

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C a lenda ro fF ine R o l l s , 1 307 -1327 ( London , 1 912 ) . C a lenda ro fI nqu i s i t ion sM i sce l laneou s , I( London , 1 9 16 ) .

B od le ian L ib ra ry :

C a lenda ro fI nqu i s i t ion sp o s tm or tem , I -V I( London , 1 906 1912 ) . C a lendar o fL ibe ra te R o l l s ,1245 -1260 ( London ,! 9 37 -1959 ) . C a lenda ro fP a ten tR o l l s , 1 225 -1334 ( London , 1 893 -1910 ) . C hapman ,J . B .W . , Ma ske lyne ,A .S . , H ead lam , H .E , ( ed s ) . , D e sc r ip t ive C a ta logue o fA nc ien t Deed s i nt h e P ub l ic R ecord Of f i ce ,V I( London , 1 915 ) . C h ibna l l , M . ( e d ) . , T he E cc le s ia t i ca lH i s tory o fO rd e r ic

B rook sby C a r tu la ry ,m s . Wood e mp t .7 f o .97 r . B r i t i sh L ib ra ry : R eg i s te ro fE v idence s o ft h e Mona s te r ty o fN ewpo r t P agane l li nt h eC oun ty o f B uck ingham sh i re . BM .Ha r l . MS .2188 f . 125a ,125b . P ub l ic R eco rd O ff i ce : 1 273 I nqu i s i t ion p o s t mor tem , B o rde s ley , Wa rw ick sh i r e . C 113 /2 /6 . 1 322 I nqu i s i t ion p o s t mo r tem ,B o rde s ley , Wa rw ick sh ir e . C 134 /77 /3 . S t af f o rd sh i r eC oun ty R eco rd O ff i ce : T i t le D eed s , U ppe rP enn ,L owe rP enn , R ow ley R eg i s , S edg ley . D 593 . T i t le D eed s , E s s ing ton , B u shbu ry , Mo se ley .D 1790 . W i l lo fG i lber t , s on o fJ ohn o fP enn . 9 38 / 168 .

V i ta / i s( 6V o lume s )( Oxf o rd , 1 968 ) . C onway D av ie s ,J .( ed ) . , T he C a r tae A n t iquae R o l l s 1-20 . ( P ipe R o l l S oc ie ty ,N ew S e r ie s , XXX I I ' , L ondon , 1 960 ) . C ronne , H .A . &D av i s , R .H .C . ( ed s ) . ,R ege s ta R egum A ng lo -Normanno rum , I I , 135 -1154 ( Oxf o rd , 1 968 ) . D a r l ing ton , R .R . ( ed ) . , T he C a r tu la ry o fW orce s te r C a thed ra lP r iory , R eg i s te r I( London , 1 968 ) . D av i s ,H .W .C . ( e d ) . ,R eg e s ta R egum A ng lo -Normannorum , I ,1 066 -1100 ( Oxf o rd , 1 913 ) . D epu ty K eepe ro ft h eR eco rd se ta l . (ed s ) . ,D e sc r ip t ive C a ta logue o fA nc ien tD eed si nt h eP ub l ic R ecord Of f i ce ,I I( London , 1 900 ) .

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