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 A HISTORY OF SURREY

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��Chapel, Windsor, and at Westminster, but especially notable as being, with Cardinal Morton, probably the true author of Henry's successful policy. Lord Audley was, however, in actual posses- sion of Shiere Vachery, and gave compensation to Sir Regi- nald Bray in the form of an annual rent of jio. !3 He died in 1491, and was buried in Shere Church, and his son James, Lord Audley, received the profits of the manor in 1497, whilst encamped with the Cornish rebels at Black- heath." He was leader of the rebellion, and must have marched through Shere on his way with the insurgents from Guildford to Kent. Consequently the manor was again forfeit to the Crown, but seems to have been restored to Sir Reginald, who had perhaps a lawful claim from the Earl of Ormond's grant, and was Henry's chief supporter, and most trusted ser- vant. He had no children, and left this manor, among others, by will, in 1503, to his nephew Edmund Bray," summoned to Parliament as Lord Bray in 1529. From him Shiere Vachery passed by sale, in 1535, to his brother Sir Edward Bray.* 6 He died in 1558, and his son Edward in 1581. Reginald, son of Edward, was baptized in 1555, and his eldest son Edward, baptized in 1580," died seised of Shiere in i635. w His son Edward was dealing with it seven years later, 89 and in 1676 Edward Bray, his wife Susan, and their son Edward were in posses- sion. 30 Edward Bray the elder was buried at Shere in 1679. Edward the son was also buried therein 1714. In 1723 Edward and Benjamin Bray his surviving sons were owners of the manor." Benjamin died un- married. Edward had an elder son George in holy orders, who was succeeded in 1803 by his brother William, the historian of Surrey. His great-grandson, Sir Reginald More Bray, Judge of the High Court, is now owner.

The manor-house, certain lands, and the advowson of the church at Cranleigh were sold owing to a family quarrel between Sir Edward (who died in 1581) and his stepmother, Jane daughter of Sir Matthew Brown. Sir Edward resided at Baynards (q.v.).

At the time of the partition of the lands of Richard son of John, his nephew Richard de Burgh, Earl of Ulster, received a moiety of Shiere," which ultimately became the manor of SHIERE EBOR or EBOR4- CUM. This descended to William, Earl of Ulster, whose daughter Elizabeth married the son of Edward III, Lionel, Duke of Clarence," and then, through the marriage of their daughter Philippa with Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March, to Roger, Earl of March,

��who was declared heir to the throne in 1385." The moiety passed to his daughter Anne, to whose son Richard, Duke of York', it owes the name of ' Ebor.' The Duke of York seems to have held this manor jointly with his wife Cecily, and with her conveyed it to Sir Thomas Brown and other trustees in 1448- 9, 3S perhaps in trust for some of his very numerous family. However, after the death of Richard and the accession of his son to the throne as Edward IV, Sir George Brown, son of the original trustee, released all right in the manor to Cecily, 36 who continued to hold it till her death in 1495," when it descended to Henry VII as heir of Edward IV. 38 During the reign of Henry VIII, Shiere formed part of the dower of his successive queens," until, after the execution of Katharine Howard, he granted it with other lands to John Cokkof Broxbourne. 40 The latter conveyed it in 1 544 to William Fitz William and his wife Joan," who alienated it to Sir Edward Bray in 1548." Thus for a

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��short time the manors of Shiere Vachery and Ebor were owned by one lord, who also possessed Gomshall Netley and Towerhill. He bequeathed Shiere Ebor to his fourth wife Mary, 43 who married Edmund Tilney, Mas- ter of the Revels to Queen Elizabeth." After her death the manor passed to Edward Bray, grandson and heir of Sir Edward, 45 who sold it in 1 609 to William Risbridger, perhaps a descendant of the William Risbridger who under Henry VIII had held demesne lands of Shiere in lease. 46 John Risbridger died holding the manor of Shiere Ebor and a tenement called Shiere Farm in 1631." The manor remained in this family till 1754, when William Risbridger sold to William Wakeford. In 1761 it was conveyed to Thomas Page, 48 who sold it in 1771 to William Bray, 49 who subsequently succeeded to Shiere Vachery. Since then the two manors have followed the same descent. The land is still called ' The Queen's Hold.'

About 1276 the original manor of Shiere had appur- tenant to it six and a half fees. Of these fees there were some at a distance (e.g. Benetfield, co. Sussex, and Lasham, co. Hants M ). View of frankpledge was a

��Rentals and Surv. R. 828.

Ibid.

35 P.C.C. 26 Blamys.

98 Chan. Proc. (Eliz.), G g, X, 44.

W Wonersh Par. Reg.

88 Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. 2), cccclxxv,

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��Feet of F. Surr. Mich. 1 8 Chas. I. Ibid. Hit. 28 & 29 Chas. II. 81 Feet of F. Surr. Trin. 20 Geo. I. 81 Fine R. 27 Edw. I, m. I.
 * CW. Pat. 1340-3, p. 187.

��84 Chan. Inq. p.m. 5 Ric. II, no. 43 ; 22 Ric. II, no. 34.

'* See Feet, of F. Div. Co. 27 Hen.

VI, 343-

88 Close, 12 Edw. IV, m. 21 d.

8 " Mini. Accts. bdle. 1114, no. 15.

Ibid.(Hen. VII),bdle. 1423 to 1447.

L. and P. Htn. mi, i, 155 ; vii, 352 ; xv, 144 (2) ; xvii, 1154 (33).

> Ibid, rix (i), 80 (48).

Ibid. 278 (76).

Feet of F. Surr. Hil. 2*3 Edw. VI.

114

��48 P.C.C. 22 Darcy.

44 Chan. Proc. Eliz. B b, xiv, 54.

45 Feet of F. Surr. Mich. 7 Jas. I.

46 L. and P. Hen. VIII, xvii, 1 1 54 (33).
 * 1 Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. 2), cccclxii, 17.

48 The conveyance was made by Morgan Morse, probably as agent for William Wakeford ; see Feet of F. Surr. Mich. 2 Geo. III.

49 Manning and Bray, op. cit. i, 523.

50 Chan. Inq. p.m. 7 Edw. Ill, no. 39 ; 7 Edw. Ill (additional), no. 89.

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