Isabella de Valognes, Lady of Kilbride

ISABELLA DE VALOGNES Lady of Kilbride

yfabella de valloii dna de killebrid (X 1250); Isabelle de vallou dne de killebrid (1250) Isabel de Valoynes alias de Valoiniis (1253) Isabella de Valoynes (1253) Isabella de Valoynes deceased (1253) Isabella de Valoniis (1253) Isabella de Valoynes (1253) qa Isabella de valloniis dna de Killebrid (1254) Ifabelle de Vallon (1544)

Death

Isabella de Valognes, Lady of Kilbride, died before 3 May 1253. CDS I: 358

Marriage

Isabella de Valognes, Lady of Kilbride, married David Comyn. Glasgow Registrum I: 199

Children

1. William Comyn, Lord of Kilbride

Evidence from Calendar of Documents Relating to Scotland

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3 May 1253: Extent made of the manor of Fakeham by oath of twelve freement by William the K.’s escheator in Suffolk, on Holy Rood day in May, in the K.’s 37th year. [Under writ by E[dmund] abbot of Persore, addressed to Sir William Russell his co-escheator in Suffolk, reciting a Royal writ to himself, dated Westminster 17th April same year, directing an inquisition into the lands of Isabella de Valoynes deceased]. The jurors, John of Stantone, Saher of Stantone, William of Bordewelle, Geoffrey of Thorp, Thomas of Ascroft, William Brito, Eadmund son of William, Geoffrey son of Hubert, William son of Martin, Richard of Fakeham, clerk, Bartholomew of Fakeham, John of Lyvermere, say, there are 360 acres of arable land, value of each, 2d. ; total, 4 1/2 marks. Also 12 acres of meadow, value of each, 18d. ; total, 18s. Of pasture, 2 marks. Of fixed rents, 51. 10s. 9 d. From the garden, 2s. From the pigeonhouse, 4s. From a watermill, 20s. From the yearly rent of geese (aucarum), 20 geese, value of each, Id. ; total, 20 d. From the rent of hens, 60 hens and 20 cocks (gall’), value of each, 1/2d. ; total, 3s. 4d. From one man and a half of Sapston, 5 hens and 1 cock, value 3d. From Aunren the smith of Euston 2 capons ‘ in vita sua.’ From the Easter rent, 436 eggs, value 9 d. From the rent of one pound of cumyn, value 1d. From the abbot of Tyletey, 1 pair of spurs, value 6d. From 21 1/2 operarii,’ 2520 services, value of each, 1/2d. ; total, 67. 9s. From 5 ‘ operarii ’ from the feast of St John till the feast of St Michael, 70 services, value of each, 1/2d. ; total, 35d. Sum total of services, 67. 10s. lid. Ralf de Sayham and Isabel de Beringham hold a quarter of a knight. The prior of Tlieford Monacorum holds half a knight’s fee. They say also that the manor is defended against the K. from the fee held in capite of the K., and pays to the ward of Norwich castle 3s. 10 1/2d. And she holds of the Abbot of St Eadmund a knight’s fee, and pays whenever scutage shall amount (evenerit) to 11s., half a mark. They say also that William, son of Isabella de Valoynes is her nearest heir, and that his age is sixteen years. She held nothing of others. The sum total, 187. 19s. lid. [Inq. p. m., 37 Hen. III. No. 45] CDS I: 1920

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3 May 1253: CDS I: 1921

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3 May 1253: CDS I: 1922

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3 May 1253: CDS I: 1922

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29 September 1258: CDS I: 1235

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29 October 1258: CDS I: 1234

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29 September 1257: CDS I: 2096

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12 October 1261: CDS I: 2278

Evidence from Inquisitiones Post Mortem

17 April 37 Henry II: Isabel de Valoynes alias de Valoiniis. Writ, 17 April, 37 Hen. II. William Comin alias de Valoynes, her son, age variously stated as 16 and 17, is her heir. Mandate 1 6c. with transcript of writ , 17 April, 37 Hen. III. Inq. (undated.) ESSEX. Hecham town, 200a. land, 18a. meadow, 8a. pasture, 46s. 6d. rent, and 532 works worth 31s. held of the king in chief (service unspecified). Mandate etc. with transcript of writ , 17 April, 37 Hen. III. Extent (undated). NORFOLK. Dersingham, 34a. land, 3 1/2 a. meadow, 6s. 8 d. herbage, 34s. 10d. rent, customs of villeins worth 17s. 8 3/4 d., held of the king in chief by 1/4 knight’s fee. Mandate etc. with transcript of writ , 17 April. Extent. The day of (the Invention of) the Holy Cross in May, 37 Hen. III. SUFFOLK. Fakeham manor (extent given with names of tenants) including small rents from Sapston and Euston, held of the king in chief rendering 3s. 10 1/2 d. to the guard of Norwich Castle ; and 1 knight’s fee held of the abbot of St. Edmund by 1/2 mark when scutage shall come to 40s. Mandate dec. with transcript of writ, 17 April, 37 Hen. III. Inq. ( undated and defective.) HERTFORD. Sauecampe town (full extent given) held of the king in chief, service unspecified. C. Hen. III. File 14. (15.) CIPM I: 280

Evidence from Registrum Episcopatus Glasguensis

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X 1250: Carta domine Yfabelle de Valloniis de quindecim libratis terre in Dalkarn quam habent decanus et capitulum. Glasgow Registrum I: 199

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14 Septembris 1250: Confirmacio domini Johannis de Balliolo fuper eadem terra [quindecim libratis terre in Dalkarn]. Glasgow Registrum I: 200

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12 November 1254: Charter of Confirmation by Alexander III, King of Scots. Glasgow Registrum I: 201

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14 January 1544: Transcript Glasgow Registrum II: 503

Secondary Source Evidence

1. Registrum Episcopatus Glasguensis. Munimenta ecclesie metropolitane Glasguensis a sede restaurata seculo ineunte XII ad reformatam religionem. I (Bannatyne Club, Edinburgh, M.DCCC.XLIII.), 302 pp.
2. Registrum Episcopatus Glasguensis. Munimenta Ecclesie Metropolitane Glasguensis a Sede Restaurata Seculo Incunte Xii Ad Reformatam Religionem. II. (Bannatyne Club, Edinburgh, M.DCCC.XLIII.), 621 pp. plus indexes