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��bury in 1321.* He was assessed in Compton for a subsidy in 1332, but died very shortly after. Eastbury passed to William Cook of Brideford and William Wreyford. In 1333 William Cook granted a lease fcr eight years of a moiety of a third part of the (origin.il undivided ?) manor of Compton to Richard de Windsor the overlord ; 3I and in the same year William Wreyford conveyed a moiety of Eastbury, together with the reversion of the dower of Rose widow of John of Brideford, and a messuage and rent which the Abbot of Dureford held during the life of Joan wife of Robert Gerneys, to Richard atte Welle." In 1343, the lease being just expired, Richard de Windsor brought a suit ** against Richard atte Welle and William Cook of Brideford concerning one- third of the -manor, Richard atte Welle appearing as William's bailiff. The action was probably col- lusive to settle the title. The result is not on record, but Windsor apparently lost ; for William Cook of Brideford in 1343 granted by deed to Richard atte Welle and Sybil his wife all his rights in Eastbury.* 4 Further, in 1349 Richard atte Welle, by deed dated at Compton, enfeoffed John de Shackleford, john de Walton, and Richard Pruwet, of his manor in the parish of Compton and in Tunshamstede or Unstead in Shalford, with certain reservations, 35 in trust for his wife Sybil and his children and his brother, with reversion. Sybil afterwards married William Seward and had a daughter Maud, wife of Thomas Swanton.

In 1387 William Seward and his wife Sybil were holding the whole of Eastbury for the life of Sybil,* 6 as the inquisition of Miles de Windsor says, but the trial referred to says that Richard atte Welle son of Sybil's former husband had granted it to William Seward for life with remainder to Richard's heirs. This Richard died without heirs.

��In 1397 William Wallyng and his wife Isabella claimed the manor from William Seward after Sybil's death. Isabella was daughter of Christina, sister of Richard atte Welle the elder. They were successful ; but meanwhile, William Seward had probably con- veyed to John Guvynes, who is said to be have held the manor in 1398." In 1398 William and Isabella Wallyng acknowledged the right of one Elias Beare to the manor, but the proceedings did not terminate till I4IO. 38 Clemence Wallyng daughter of Isabella married a Thomas Beare.

The Seward family afterwards claimed again, and in 1422 the manor was restored to Maud, widow of Thomas Swanton and daughter of the above Sybil, wife of Richard atte Welle and afterwards of William Seward."

In 1428 Maud Brocas was charged for a quarter part of a knight's fee in Compton which Richard atte Welle formerly held of Richard Windsor. She was possibly Maud Swanton remarried to a Brocas, whence the manor came into this family. 40 Thomas Brocas, who represented Guild- ford in Parliament, had been a tenant in Compton in 1398.

Arnold Brocas, who was knight of the shire for Surrey in 1441-2, was in possession of Eastbury in 145 1 " and was succeeded by Benedict Brocas, who was holding it in 1485," and is said to have died in 1488. His son and heir Richard was holding Eastbury in i 504," when he was at law with William Lussher, lessee of Westbury. In 1515 he made a grant to Gilbert Stoughton. 44 The grant did not alienate Compton from the Brocas family. One

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��80 Feet of F. Surr. 14 Edw. II, 28.

81 Auize R. 1431, m. 65 d.

M Feet of F. SUIT. 14 Edw. Ill, 25. 88 Assize R. 1431, m. 65 d. 84 Referred to in 1397, Coram Rege R. Mich. 21 Ric. II, m. 70 4c. 85 Ibid.

86 Chan. Inq. p.m. 10 Ric. II, no. 46.

��7 Chan. Inq. p.m. 22 Ric. II, no. 52.

88 Feet of F. Surr. 1 1 Hen. IV, 82.

89 Coram Rege R. 645, m. 59.

40 She was known as Maud Brocas in 1427, when she was said to be holding the manor of Eastbury of Richard Wind- sor. Chan. Inq. p.m. 6 Hen. VI, 46.

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��41 Chan. Inq. p.m. 30 Hen. VI, n o. II.

41 Cal. oflnj. p.m. Hen. Vll, i, 19. t

48 Com. Pleas D. Enr. East. 20 He.n. VII, m. 155.

44 Com. Pleas D. Enr. VIII.

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