- Excerpt from "Notices of an English Branch of the Malet Family", by Arthur Malet, published 1885, pp 44-45, appendices Q1-Q3:
RICHARD MALET OF ENMORE AND DEANDON.
Richard Malet was the second son of Hugh Malet and his wife Isabel, daughter of Thomas Michell of Gurney Street, Cannington; his age was eighteen years at the time of his father's death in 1541.
In consequence of the death of his elder brother, Thomas, Richard succeeded to the estates.
He married, first, Joan, whose father's name is not mentioned, but the marriage is known from an extract from the patent rolls, * made by the Rev. F. Brown.
His second wife was Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Andrew Luttrell, by whom he had issue one son - Thomas Mallett.
Richard Malet died at Corypole, July 27th; his will is dated March 3rd, 1552/3,** and administration was granted in 1584 to George Speke, Esq., of Dowlish, by his mother, Elizabeth, the widow and executrix of Richard Malet, who had married Sir George Speke,*** of White Lackington, Somerset.
* Patent Rolls, Edward VI, 1547- 8, Feb. 8. License of alienation in consideration of 45s. 9 1/2 d. respecting the conveyance from Richard Malet and Joan his wife to Richard Morgan of the third part of the Manor of Eston in Gordano, of 12 messuages, 12 cottages, 1 water-mill, 24 gardens, 24 orchards, 140 acres arable lands, rent L. 4 12 s. 6 1/2 d., 2 lbs. of pepper, and 1 clove in St. George's and Eston in Gordano, which are held in capite.
** Richard Malet of Corypool, in Charlinch, Somerset, Esq., July 25, I Edward VI, 1547. Manors of Shirehampton, Laurence, Weston, and lands in Henbury, Westbury, Almesbury, and Fytton, Gloucestershire; of Charlinch and Corsely, Somerset, of Wraxhall, Wilts--Elizabeth my wife--Dame Margaret Luttrell, widow-- Sir John Wyndham, Knight, Richard Rogers, Thomas Luttrell, John Payne, Bartholomew Combe, Robert May, trustees. Money to poor of Enmore and Charlinch--My sisters Mary, Johan, and Elizabeth Malett, and my son Thomas Malett, etc. March 3, 1552-3.
*** Adm'n July 2, 1584, Richard Malet, deceased. Adm'n granted to George Speke, of Dowlish, Somerset, Esq., of the goods of Richard Malet Esq., of Corypool in Charlinch, Somerset, by Elizabeth Speke, alias Malet, mother of the said George Speke, and executrix of Richard Malet.
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d. 27 Jul 1552, Corypole, Somerset, England