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��Elizabeth had knighted." The manor was settled on Sir Edward's son Thomas at his marriage with Mary Lennard in i6l6.* 6 He died in the same year and was succeeded by his brother Sir Richard Onslow, knight of the shire for Surrey from 1627 to 1658." Bramley descended to his son Arthur,* 8 whose son Richard was created Baron Onslow in 1716." George, first Earl Onslow, grand-nephew of Richard first Baron Onslow, sold Bramley to William Lord Grantley in 1805." He also owned the whole of the other moiety, thus uniting the portions which had been separate for nearly six centuries. He was succeeded by his nephew Fletcher Norton, third Lord Grantley, in 1822." The Grantley property was sold in 1886, and Captain W. H. Waud is now lord of the manor.

The second moiety, which was assigned to Maud de Clere, descended at her death in 1250 to Alice daughter of Maud's daughter Agatha and William de Ros, who afterwards married Richard Longe- spee." Her daughter Alice, wife of Richard Breus," granted it in iz66 to Maud Longespee to hold for life." In 1271 Richard and Alice Breus conveyed the manor to William Breus and his wife Mary in exchange for Akenham Manor, co. Suffolk.* 5

In 1293 Mary Breus obtained licence to grant Bramley in fee simple to Walter de Gedding for his good services to her. 46 Evidently this grant was only for life, for Mary Breus was holding it at her death in May 1326." She was succeeded by her grandson Sir Thomas Breus, 48 whose widow Beatrice held Bramley for life. 49 Sir Thomas Breus, kt., died seised of it in 1395,* leaving two children who died within a week of their father. The manor of Bramley, however, after being for a time in the hands of trustees, 51 in- stead of passing to his niece and heir Elizabeth, wife of William Heron, descended in tail male to George de Breus son of John brother of Thomas de Breus the elder." This George died seised of it in 1418." Dower was assigned out of the manor to his widow Elizabeth, afterwards wife of Thomas Slyfeld. 54 She held it of the inheritance of Sir Hugh Cokesey, kt., great- grandson of Agnes sister of George de Breus. 55 After Hugh's death in February 1 445-6 M Bramley remained with his widow Alice in accordance with the terms of a previous settlement, 57 but at her death descended to his sister Joyce Beauchamp, then wife of Leonard Stepelton. 58 Her son Sir John Greville, kt., suc- ceeded her as lord of the manor " and died seised of

��CARRILI. of Bramley. Argent three ban table viith three martins table in tiu chief.

��it in 1480, leaving a son Thomas who assumed the name of Cokesey. 60 At his death there was a partition of the family estates, and the Surrey part, including Bramley, passed to the Earl of Surrey. 61

The manor of Bramley is mentioned as a possession of his son Thomas Duke of Norfolk, in 1545." His widow, Agnes, Duchess of Norfolk, held it for life with reversion to the king by reason of her husband's at- tainder. 68 Her grandson and heir, being restored to the dukedom, sold Bramley to Richard Carrill (or Caryl) in 1559." Richard Carrill died in February 15 75-6" and was succeeded by his son John Carrill, attorney of the Duchy of Lancaster. His kinsman and heir, John Carrill, proved himself of age in 15 78,** and died seised of the manor of Bramley in 1612, leaving a son Simon, 67 on whom he had settled it at the time of his marriage with Elizabeth daughter of Sir Francis Aungier. 68 Elizabeth survived her husband, and Bramley ultimately passed to her son John Carrill, who in 1649 granted it, 69 as a security probably, to a relative, George Duncombe, for life, for the yearly rent of one peppercorn. 70 John Carrill mortgaged all his property heavily. His widow, Hester, married Sir Francis Duncombe, bart., who complained that he had to abandon his profession as barrister-at-law in order to give proper attention to the estates of his stepchildren. These were Lettice, Elizabeth, and Margaret, daughters of John Carrill. At the age of sixteen Lettice Carrill married John Ramsden, 71 and joined with her husband in a suit against her stepfather for ill-treatment of herself and her sisters and mismanagement of their estates. Bramley was divided among the three sisters, Lettice Ramsden's portion of the estates being known as the ' manor of EAST BRAMLET or Great Tangley.' " In 1673 she conveyed it to John Child. 73 His grand- son Charles Child left it to his nephew Charles Searle, who conveyed it in 1759 to Fletcher Norton, first Lord Grantley, 74 in whose family it descended to- gether with the first moiety of the manor.

John Carrill's second daughter Elizabeth, wife of Peter Fermor, conveyed her third of the estate in

��84 Hilt. MSS. Com. Ref. xiv, App. pt. ix, 476.

85 Com. Pleat D. Enr. Mich. 14 Jas. I, m. 33.

87 Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. 2), ccclv, 105.

88 Feet of F. Surr. Mil. 22 Chas. 1 5 ibid. Div. Co. Mich. 1649.

" Hiit. MSS. Com. Ref. xiv, App. pt. ix, 489.

10 Manning and Bray, Hist, of Surr. ii, 79 ; Recov. R. Trin. 10 Geo. Ill, m. 195.

41 Brayley, Tofog. Hilt, of Surr. v, 121.

42 Chan. Inq. p.m. 46 Hen. Ill, no. I. 48 Coram Rege R. 58, m. 5.

44 Feet of F. Div. Co. 5 1 Hen. Ill, 9.

Feet of F. Div. Co. 56 Hen. Ill, no. 73. Bramley was to be held of Richard and Alice by William and Mary, and after the death of Alice's son, Giles Breus, the manor was said to be held of his heirs (Chan. Inq. p.m. 19 Edw. II, no. 90), but in all subsequent documents the successors

��of William and Mary are said to have held it in chief. See Chan. Inq. p.m. 29 Edw. I, no. 52 ; ibid. 4 Edw. II, no. 40 ; Cal. Pat. 1324-7, p. 262.

44 Cal. Pat. 1292-1301, p. 79.

4 " Chan. Inq. p.m. 1 9 Edw. II, no. 90 ; Each. Enr. Accts. i, 25.

Feet of F. Div. Co. n Edw. Ill, 22 ; Chan. Inq. p.m. 35 Edw. Ill, pt. i, no. 39.

48 Pat. 46 Edw. Ill, pt. ii, m. 6.

40 Chan. Inq. p.m. 19 Ric. II, no. 7.

41 Close, 3 Hen. IV, pt. i, m. 24.

51 Wrottesley, Pedigrees from the Plea R. 230.

M Chan. Inq. p.m. 6 Hen. V, no. 48.

44 Ibid. 10 Hen. V, no. 33.

44 Ibid. 12 Hen. VI, no. 4.


 * > Ibid. 24 Hen. VI, no. 36.

Ibid. 38-9 Hen. VI, no. 49.

48 Ibid. 24 Hen. VI, no. 36.

4 Ibid. 13 Edw. IV, no. 32. Ibid.

83

��41 He was descendant of William Breus, elder brother of Peter father of Sir Thomas Breus, who succeeded to the manor in 1326. William Breus' daughter Alina married John, Lord Mowbray ; Cal. Close, I 31~lt PP- 259.479 5 Cal. Pat. 1330-4, p. 128.

ra Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. 2), Ixxii, 26.

8 Ibid. Ixix, 189.

84 Feet of F. Surr. Trin. I Eliz.

86 Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. i), clxxv, 74.

66 Ibid, clxxxiii, 65. By Visit, of Surrey (Harl. Soc.), 89, the first John was brother of Richard, the second John Richard's son

67 W. and L. Inq. p.m. xlvi, 9.

68 Ibid, xxix, 155.

69 Com. Pleas D.Enr. East. 1649, m. 16. 7 Visit, of Surr. (Harl. Soc.}, 89.

71 Exch. Dep. HiL 21 & 22 Chas. II, 26.

73 Exch. Spec. Com. 6484, 6485.

7 Feet of F. Surr. Hil. 25-6 Chas. II.

74 Manning and Bray, op. cit ii, 83.

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