1419 A deed of Isabel, widow of Thomas Barley was acknowledged.[1]
Writing of Isabel who was wife of Thomas de Barley, reciting her charter of 5 April 11 Henry IV, whereby she gave to Edmund Fitz William, Thomas de Wekersley parson of a mediety of Derfelde, William de Shirwode and John Croke chaplain and to their heirs her manor of Wodhalle by Wombewelle with the advowson of a mediety of Derfelde church, her manor of Hymelton and all her lands etc. in Gresbroke and Derfelde, under a condition upon livery of seisin declared, namely that upon the request of her or her heirs those feoffees should again enfeoff her or her heirs of the premises without condition or gainsaying, acknowledging and affirming that charter, stating that she is informed by report of many that certain evil minded persons, by false and subtle imagining of malice contriving her disherison, and supposing that she had not recovered from a grievous infirmity but was thereof dead, so that she would never have knowledge of their fraud and malice to bear testimony against them for the truth, without her knowledge did falsely and maliciously forge a charter dated Sunday after the Conversion of St. Paul 1 Henry V containing a gift from her to Robert de Waterton, John de Waterton, John de Drax esquires, Thomas de Wekersley rector of a mediety of Derfelde, John Croke chaplain and John Tilney of Wath, their heirs and assigns, of the lands and advowson aforesaid, by name of all her lands in Derfeld, the advowson of a mediety of the said church, and her lordship and all her lands in Little Halghton, also a letter of attorney in her name to give them seisin of the same to her disherison, and did publish abroad that charter and livery of seisin, and by another untrue writing of the same date made in her name did recite the same, and did thereby declare that the conditions of such livery were that her will was to have during her life the rent and profit of the premises, and that after her death John de Drax should have a moiety of the tenements in Derfelde entailed, and the residue should be sold by appointment of the said Robert, Thomas and John Croke, and that of the lands etc. in Halghton a chantry should be by them founded in the parish church of Derfelde, declaring that these are all forgeries, and hereby revoking the same that her heirs be not unlawfully troubled nor impleaded thereby, and declaring her intent and final will that she and her heirs shall have the premises in Little Halghton therewith to deal as they please, and that the feoffment to the said Edmund and the others made of the lands and advowson in Derfelde and other tenements shall remain in force. Dated 20 November 6 Henry V.
Memorandum of acknowledgment at Wodhalle by Wombewelle co. York on Sunday after St. Hilary before Thomas Hunt, by virtue of a dedimus potestatem which is on the chancery file for this year.
1421 In May acknowledgement was recorded of a record made by Isabel daughter of John de Woodhall and widow of John [sic] de Barlay, on 1 July 11 Henry IV (1410). [2]
Declaration of William de Misyn' vicar of a mediety of Derfelde that, by order of Isabel daughter of John de Wodehalle and sometime wife of John de Barlay esquire of Yorkshire, on Saturday the eve of the Epiphany 2 Henry V [5 January 1414/15] he did deliver to Thomas de Wykereslay parson of a mediety of Derfelde, to keep under the condition hereafter mentioned, a writing by the said Isabel sealed that day in her widowhood in her manor of Wodehalle in the parish of Derfelde, (text follows), dated 1 July 11 Henry IV and witnessed by Master William Waltham and Sir John Haxsey, canons of the cathedral church of St. Peter York, Sir Robert Malton, Sir Robert Thriske and Sir Robert Ulverston clerks, whereby she made to John Falas of Drax serjeant at arms and Margaret his wife and to the heirs of their bodies a quitclaim with warranty of the manor of Collom, four messuages and ten bovates of land in Collom and Crome by Sledmere co. York, which writing she delivered to the said vicar to keep, under a condition that it should be null and void if John Boseville of Ardeslay esquire and the heirs of Mary his wife should deliver to John Falas and Margaret his wife and to the heirs of the said Margaret a moiety and due share of the manor of Wodussom' in full possession without challenge, and John Boseville and the heirs of the said Mary should have a moiety of the manor of Collom in full possession without challenge. Dated Derfelde, the feast of St. George 1421.
Memorandum of acknowledgment at the abbey of Roche 29 May this year before the abbot of Roche, by virtue of a dedimus potestatem which is on the chancery file for this year.
Research Notes:
The Visitation of Yorkshire states that John Drakes son & heyr [of Rychard Drakes], Sergent at Arms to Kyng Richard the Second" married "Margaret on of the doughters of & heyrs of Thomas Barley of Woodersome & Izabel his wyf doughter & heyr of John Fitz William of Woodhall, Lyncoln." and that they were the parents of Robert Drakes. [3]
The Visitation of Yorkshire states that "Isabell Fytzwilliam sole doughter & heyre [of John Fytz Wiliams of Woodhall]" married "Thomas Barley of Woodsome or of Woodhall." and that they were the parents of Margaret Barley. [4]
[1] A. E. Stamp, ed., Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry V, Vol. 1, 1413-1419 (London: HMSO, 1929), 526, [HathiTrust].
[2] A. E. Stamp, ed., Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry V, Vol. 2, 1419-1422 (London: HMSO, 1932), 199, [HathiTrust].
[3] William Flower, The Visitation of Yorkshire in the years 1563 and 1564 (London: 1881), 103 in the Drakes pedigree (102-104), [InternetArchive].
[4] William Flower, The Visitation of Yorkshire in the years 1563 and 1564 (London: 1881), 28, of 27-30, Bosvyle pedigree, [InternetArchive].