By order dated 10 Jan 1267 the king, following the death of "Johannes de Bello Campo inimici nostri interfecti apud Evesham", accepted the homage of "Matillis de Moubray et Thome filii Ottonis et Beatricis de Bello Campo uxoris sue, neptarum et heredum Johanne de Bello Campo nuper defuncte" for two parts of his lands. A writ dated 4 Oct "23 Edw I", after the death of "Isabel late the wife of Simon de Bello Campo" refers to "Wottone, the manor…held in dower, by the assignment of the said Simon with the consent of William de Bello Campo his father, of the heirs of the barony of Bedford", and names as heirs "of the said barony, Roger aged 30 and more, son of Maud de Moubray sister of the said Simon, Joan the wife of Ralph Paynel, aged 30, daughter of Ela sister of the said Simon, Isabel the wife of Simon de Pateshulle aged 24, daughter of Ida daughter of the same Ela, and Elizabeth the wife of John de Horbur aged 34, daughter of the same Ela, are parceners with the heirs of the body of Beatrice sometime sister of the said Simon", adding that Beatrice had married "first to Thomas son of Otto, who had by her a son named Otto now deceased, and a daughter named Maud now aged 26 years and the wife of John Botetourte…after the death of the said Thomas she was married to William de Montecanyso of Edwardestone who had by her a son named William, who if he survives as the jury believe, is 12 years old and more". 1
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23 Apr 1274, Westminster
To [Master R. de Clifford, escheator this side Trent.] Order to cause Beatrice, late the wife of Thomas son of Oto, tenant in chief, to have seisin of the manors of Dylewik, Kerdinton, Ronhale, Lincelade, and Cheldesleye, and of 2 marks of yearly rent in Bruham, together with the issues thereof, as the king learns by inquisition taken by the escheator that the manors and rent are of the inheritance of Beatrice.
Calendar of Close Rolls, 1 Edw. I, p. 81
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