- Excerpt from "Notices of an English Branch of the Malet Family", by Arthur Malet, published 1885, pp 75-76, appendix II1-II5:
GILBERT MALET OF CURRY AND SHEPTON, THE SON OF WILLIAM THE SON OF ROBERT, AND COMMONLY CALLED THE SENESCHAL.
Gilbert Malet succeeded William Malet, of whom the last recorded date is 1168. Gilbert's first recorded date is 1174, when, with the designation of Seneschal, he was one the witnesses to the treaty of Henry II with William King of the Scots.* There is extant a deed of Gilbert de Northfolk** without date, but of much interest; it is a deed of gift to the Monastery of the Holy Saviour, Saint Peter and Saint Athelrim of Atheling for the benefit of his own soul and his wife's, and that of " his Lord William Malet." "His Lord Gilbert Malet" (of whom he held his land in Curry in fee). for himself and for his heirs, confirming and sealing it, and "William the son of Gilbert Malet" witnessing it. Thus we have in one deed the names of three consecutive Barons.
I am indebted to Canon Jackson for an extract from the proceedings of the Roxburgh Club,*** showing that Gilbert did homage to Henry de Sully, Abbot of Glastonbury, A.D.1139, for lands held in the fee of that Abbey.
We have in the time of Henry II, but without date Gilbert Malet the Seneschal a witness to a deed concerning the Danegeld and other liberties of the Church of Christ at Canterbury;+ and the next is an excerpt of Sir William Pole's,++ in which Gilbert names "William Malet my heir, Robert and Ralph his brothers, William Malet my grandson." Thus we are not left in ignorance as to his family, but have more than usual evidence of the relationship of the three last Barons of this branch.
3 CONT Gilbert was succeeded by his eldest son William Malet.
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* Liber Niger Scaccarii, T. Hearne, p. 36.
"Carta conventionis et finis facti inter Henricum Regem Anglorum, filium Matilldis Imperatricis, et Willelmum Regem Scotorum." Among numerous witnesses, Gislebert Malet, Senescallo. This treaty was first made in 1174, and confirmed at York in 1175, Gilbert Malet being an attested witness both times.
** Sciant praes. et fut. q'd ego Gillebertus de Northfolk divinae pietatis intuitu et pro anima Domini mei Willielmi Malet et pro salute animae meae et uxoris meae; necnon et omnium antecessorum meorum et successorum dedi Deo et Monasterio S. Salvatoris et S. Petri sanctique Athelwini de Athelingen et monachis ibidem Deo servientibus Robertum Vele de Huntham rusticum meum cum dimi. virgat. terrae et v acris et communa morae et toto tenemento suo in pur. et perpet. elemos., etc., et licebit eis ponere praed'm Robertum de Hunteham rusticum suum et totum tenementum suum utrum maluerint ad operationem vel ad denarios; quia in tali conditione fuit ipse Robertus Vele et tenementum suum quando Dominus Rex dedit illud una cum alio tenemento quod habeo apud Cory in excambium pro terra mea de Witteham quam fratribus de Chartuge tenendum dedit. Et ideo volo et charta meo et sigillo meo confirmo, concedente etiam hoc ex parte sua et omnium haeredum suorum Dno. meo Gilleberto Malet et sigillo suo confirmante; de cujus feodo praedictam terram teneo quod ipsi praed. tenementum una cum supradicto Roberto rustico et cum omnibus pertinen't suis et consuetudinibus in liberta't in mora, etc., ab omni saeculari servitio de me et haered. meis liberum et quietum in pur. et perpe't eleemo's omnibus diebus saeculi habeant. Hujus testibus, Adelardo Presbytero, Willielmo filio Gilberti Malet, et aliis. This deed is without date, but from its tenor it may be assumed to be after the death of Willaim Malet the father of Gilbert the Seneschal.
*** Liber Henrici de Soliaco Abbatis Glaston: et vocatur A. Anno millesimo centesimo octogesimo nono ad Festum Sancti Michaelis fuit Henricus de Soliaco electus et receptus Abbas Glastoniae. Dominica die proxima ante Festum Sancti Dionisii suscepit benedictionem in die Jovis proxima post idem festum recepit hominia de hominibus suis.
3 CONT AMONG THEM--
Iste tenet in rotulo xii Gilbertus Malet fecit homagium
feoda et in novo libro x, et fidelitatiem, idem tenet.
sed negat duo
[in a later hand] Summa xxxvi feoda militum ij hidae et dimidia vii virgate terrae. [In a later hand.] Iste tenet in rotulo feodum, et in novo libro i feodum et dimidium.
Preface, p. vii, H. de Soliaco, died A.D. 1196.
Old Glastonbury Record, date 1189, last of Ric. I and first of John, edited by Canon Jackson, and presented to the Roxburgh Club by the Marquis of Bath.
+ Rymer's Foedera, Vol. I, p. 43, temp: Henry II. Carta de Danegeld et aliis libertatibus Ecclesiae Christi Cantuar: Witnesses after the Ecclesiastics--Ricardo de Lucy, Com: de Strigol, Willelmo filio Aldel Dapifero, Gilberto Malet Dapifero, Randolph de Glanville, Philippo de Hastinge.
++ Sir A.M.'s MSS., Vol.I, Sup. I, p. 34. Gilbertus Malet omnibus hominibus suis Francis et Anglicis sa'l, etc. Tes't: Willo: Malet, haerede meo, Roberto et Radulpho fratibus ejus, Will'o Malet nepote meo.
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