- Excerpt from "Notices of an English Branch of the Malet Family", by Arthur Malet, published 1885, p 35-36, appendices L1 - L9:
BALDWIN MALET OF ENMORE AND DEANDON.*
Baldwin, the son of John Malet and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John de Kingston, was at his father's death, being under age, placed under the guardianship of Margaret Beauchamp.** In Sir A.M.'s MSS. there are forty-seven extracts containing his name; most of these give the name only. Some few are of interest: one*** shows that Baldwin's wife Elizabeth was living in 1373; another,+ dated 3 Richard II, 1380, is an engagement entered into by Baldwin and Elizabeth his wife with John Hull,++ that their son and heir apparent, John, should marry Joan Hull, and setting apart for their residence and maintenance the manor of St. Audries and lands in Exeter. Elizabeth, Baldwin's first wife, was the daughter of Sir Thos. Trivet; by her he had issue:
1. John Malet.
2. Eleanor = Sir William Hody, Chief Baron. of the Exchequer.
Baldwin married for the second wife Amicia, daughter of Richard Lyffe of Corypole, by whom he had issue:
1. Hugh Malet.
2. Phillipa = Thomas Martin of Athelhampton, Dorset.
There is an extract from a deed of Baldwin's, date 1375,+++ purporting to have made over to John Trivet for his life the manor of Oake, and providing that after his death it should go to William Coker and his heirs.
It appears that by this time the overlordship of Enmore had passed from the Beauchamps to the ancient family of Gournay, for in 1399# we find that Baldwin does homage to Matthew Gurney for Enemore, Sutton, and Oke. And in 1401## he does homage to "my very noble dame Alice Stury for Hethcombe in Blacksoll."
Baldwin Malet, as appears from the Council Book in Bib. Cotton, Cleopatra, F III, was one of the knights summoned to the Great Council, the next day after the assumption of our Lady, at Westminster, 2 Henry IV, A.D. 1401.
The earliest mention of Amicia Lyffe as his wife is in 1402,### and in 1426 she as his widow,@ makes over to trustees the manor of Corypole.
Amicia Malet and Johanna Tilly,@@ were the coheiresses of Richard Lyffe, from whom the Malets obtained the estate of Corypole, and quartered the arms of Lyffe and Valetort.
* From this period I have the benefit of the Rev. Frederic Brown's M.S. notes, chiefly extracts from papers in the Prerogative Court.
** Sir A.M.'s MSS., Vol. I, Sup. II, p.2.
Gilbertus de Edington die quo obiit tenuit hamletum de Edington de haerede Johannis Malet infra aetatem et in custodia Margaretae quae fuit uxor Johannis Beauchamp de Somerset pro 4'to parte 1'i feodi Mil: cujus feoda sunt in custodia D'ni Regis ratione mortis dictae Margaretae. 36 Edward III. [1363.]
*** Sir A.M.'s MSS., Vol. I, Sup. II, p.18.
Baldwin Malet, Miles, Elizabeth uxor 46 Edward III. [A.D. 1373.]
+ Sir A.M.'s MSS.,Vol I, Sup. II, p. 7.
Cette endenture fait entre Mon'r Baldwin Malet et Elizabeth sa femme d'une part, et John Hull d'autre part, le Vendredi en la semaine de Pasch, etc: l'an du regne notre Seigneur le Roy Ric: II 3'o [A.D. 1380], testatur que le dit Mons'r Baldwin et Elizabeth et John sont finalement accordes que John Maet, fitz du Baldwin, et Elizabeth et heir apparent du dit Baldwin prendre a` femme Joane la file a` dit John Hulle, et que le dit Baldwin leva fin du manor de Cantokeshead [St. Audries] a` l'use du dit John et Joan, etc., et John Hull et Diony se safemme leva fin des terres en Exon.
++ Some authorities give "Hill"
+++ Sir A.M.'s Mss., Vol. I, Sup. II.
Omnibus, etc. Baldwinus Malet, Miles, sa'l. Cum Joh'ee Trivet Miles, tenet ad term: vitae maner: de Oke in Com: Som: ex concessione mea volo post mortem dicti Johannis manerium praedictum remanet Will'o Coker et haered: suis. Test: Ric'o de Acton, Hugone de Durburgh, Mattheo Stawel, Militibus, etc. Dat: apud Oke, 48 Edward III. [A.D. 1375.]
# Sir A.M.'s MSS., Vol. II, Sup. I, p. 20.
Matthew Gurney, Chevaler, sal: Sachetz moy avoir recu, homage de Mons'r Bawlden Malet pour les manners de Enemer, Sutton, et Oke, deins le Compty de Somerset, q'il tenut de moy par le service Milit: Donn: 22 Ric: II. [A.D. 1399.]
## Sir A.M.'s MSS., Vol. II, Sup., p. 54.
A toutz, etc., Baldwin Malet, Chivaler, sa'l. Sachetz moy avoir fait homage a` ma tres noble Dame Alice Stury pour les terres que jeo tenust de ma dit tres noble dame in Hethcombe et Blacksole en la comte' de Somerset, par service de Chevaler. En teste jeo a mis mon seale. Donnee a` Wircestre, 2 Henry IV. [A.D. 1401.]
### Sir A.M.'s MSS., Vol. II, Sup. I, p. 7.
Ric: Dill, Roger Abin, et Walter Tholomer Cap'i, cum Baldwinus Malet, Miles, et Amisia uxor ejus, et Walterus Tilly et Johanna uxor ejus, per quosdam fines coram Justiciariis in Curia D'ni Hen. IV apud West'r, viz., praedicti Baldwin et Amisia pro una medietate, et Walterus et Johanna pro altera medietate manerii de Corypole in Com: Som: et manerii de Heyhampton in Com: Devon: et aliarum terrarum quae fuere Richardi Lyffe filii et haeredis Godfridi Lyffe, etc. Dat: an'o regni R. Hen. IV 3'tio. [A.D. 1402.]
@ Sir A.M.'s MSS., Vol. I, Sup. II, p. 21.
Nov: etc., quod Ego Amisia quae fui uxor Baldwini Malet, Militis, una filiarum et haeredum Richardi Lyffe, confirmavi Johanni War, Johanni Tretheke, Will'o Paulet de Melcombe, et Hugoni Cary, Manerium de Corypole. Testibus, Hugone de Loterel, Thoma Stawel, Militibus; Johanni Ken, et Rogero Pim. Dat: apud Corypole, 4 Henry VI. [A.D. 1426.]
@@ Sir A.M.'s MSS., Vol. I, Sup. II, p. 21.
Amisia uxor Baldwini Malet, Militis, et Johanna uxor Walteri Tilly, sunt filiae et haeredes Ric'i Lyffe 7 Henry IV. [A.D. 1406.]
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