"Edmund Brudenell, Esq. lord of the manors of Raans, Colshill, Chalfunt, Burleys in Stoke, and patron of the abbey of Missenden, &c. ... married, first, Agnes, daughter and heir of Thomas Depden, by whom he had issue Alice, sole daughter and heir, married to Richard Waller, jun. Esq. of the county of Kent, son of that famous Richard Waller, Esq. who served in the wars of France under Henry V. and ... took prisoner at Agincourt, October 24th, 1415, Charles Duke of Orleans. ... The said Edmund Brudenell, of Raans, &c. ... married, secondly, Philippa, daughter of Philip Englefield, of Finchingfield in Essex, Esq. and had issue by her four sons: Drue; Sir Robert, of whom hereafter, as continuator of the line; Edmund, and John, who are all mentioned in their father's will; as also two daughters; Joan, the wife of Sir John Ewerby, Knight; and Elizabeth, first married to John Tyringham, of Tyringham in Bucks, Esq.; and secondly, to John Cheney, of Chesham in the same county, Esq. The said Edmund Brudenell, by the name of Edmund Brudenell of Agmondesham, sen. Esq. makes his will, on October 7th, 36 Hen. VI. [1457] and disposes of all his manors, lands, &c. in the counties of Bucks, Oxford, Hertford, Middlesex, and Essex; as also his goods and chattels in the manner and form following. He gives his soul to God, and his body to be buried in Agmondesham church, near Philippa his wife; and bequeaths to Lincoln church for tithes forgotten, if any were, 6s. 8d. to the making of a new bell in Agmondesham church, besides 66s. 8d. given by Agnes Bonvalet, 6l. 13s. 4d. and to the provosts of the church for the maintenance of the great light before the cross 20s. also to the maintenance of the light before St. Catherine's cross 3s. 4d. and 4l. to be distributed among the poor of Agmondesham. To the reparation of the highway to Ailesbury and Wendover 40l. towards which he wills, that his gold cup, his two silver basons, and his great piece of gilt plate, with the cover, and three silver candlesticks, be sent to the Tower of London to be melted down. He wills to his daughter Joan towards her marriage, to be paid her at the age of fifteen years, 200 marks; and if she die before that age, to be converted to the repairs of the King's highway. To his daughter Alice, his piece of silver plate, with the cover chased with gold; also to his said daughter, wife of Richard Waller, jun. Esq. of Kent, and to the heirs of their bodies, his manor of Woodmandelse, to be settled on him and her, when Richard Waller the elder settles on the said Richard Waller the younger, and Alice his wife, and the heirs of their bodies, lands of the yearly value of 40l. With remainder (after the said Alice) of the manor of Woodmandelse to Henry Brudenell his uncle, remainder to Peter Brudenell his uncle, remainder to Peter Brudenell of Aynho, remainder to his own right heirs. He bequeathed his lands in Chalfunt St. Peter's, Eure, Denham, and Fulmere, to John his son, at twenty years of age, in tail, remainder to Henry Brudenell his uncle in tail, remainder to William Bulstrode his brother in tail, remainder to Peter Brudeneli in tail, remainder to his own right heirs for ever. To Edmund his son. at twenty years of age, the manors of Raans and Stoke, and all the lands contained in the rentals of Raans and Stoke, with remainder to Henry Brudenell his uncle, in tail; remainder to Peter Brudenell, of Aynho, in tail; remainder to William Bulstrode his brother, in tail; remainder to his right heirs for ever. To Drue Brudenell his son, at twenty years of age, the manor of Hugeley, with the advowson, and all his lands, &c. in Burnham, Dorney, Farnham, Taplow, Heckam, Agmondesham, Stoke Mandevile, Stoke Hailing, Kimbell, and EdeIfburgh, and the manor and rent of seven marks out of the manor of Dodershall, with all his lands in Tring and Chesham in com. Hertford and Bucks, in tail; with remainder in tail as before in the lands limited to Edmund his son. To Sir Robert Brudenell, his son, all his lands in Horton and Stanwell in tail general, as before to Drue. He bequeaths his bibles to Oxford, and his other books among his four sons, as his executors shall think fit. He moreover bequeaths to the poor at his burial 40s. and at his month's mind 40l. and to Philippa his wife his manor of Hugeley, and all his lands, for life, in Burnham, Asthurnham, Dorney, Taplow, and Heckam, and his lands in Farnham. He made his executors John Cheney, Philippa his wife, Richard Bulstrode, and Robert Parsons." [1]
Edmund Brudenell the elder and Edmund Burdenell of Chalfont Saint Peters the younger were named in the Feet of Fines, suggesting that Edmund the younger must have been of age by May 1423.
County: Buckinghamshire.
Place: Westminster.
Date: One month from Easter, 1 Henry VI [2 May 1423]. And afterwards one week from Holy Trinity, 7 Henry VI [29 May 1429].
Parties: Edmund Brudenell' the elder and Edmund Brudenell' of Chalfhunt' Sc'i Petri the younger, querents, and John Melbourne and Agnes, his wife, and William, son of John Tepham, deforciants.
Property: A moiety of 1 messuage, of 1 carucate of land, of 20 acres of wood, of 12 acres of meadow and of 20 shillings of rent in Denham and Chalfhunt'.
Action: Plea of covenant.
Agreement: John, Agnes and William have acknowledged the moiety to be the right of Edmund Brudenell' the younger, as that which the same Edmund and Edmund Brudenell' the elder have of their gift, and have remised and quitclaimed it from themselves and the heirs of Agnes to Edmund and Edmund and the heirs of Edmund Brudenell' the younger for ever.
Warranty: Warranty.
For this: Edmund and Edmund have given them 100 marks of silver. [2]
[1] Egerton Brydges, Collins's Peerage of England, genealogical, biographical, and historical, Vol. 3 (London: F. C. and J. Rivington, 1812), 489, [GoogleBooks].
[2] Feet of Fines, Online Abstracts, CP 25/1/22/119, number 8, [Medieval_Genealogy].