Research Notes:

[Joan's] maritagium included lands in Boulsbury (in South Damerham), Hampshire and 1/5 virgate in Fisherton de la Mare, Wiltshire. ¹

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A writ was issued 23 Dec 8 Edw. II [1314] for the Wiltshire inquisition following the death of Alain la Zouche, and shows that Joan sometime the wife of Hugh Wake held the manor of Wynterburnestok in free socage.

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London. 24 May 1325 (18 Edw.II). ²

Indenture witnessing that whereas Sir Hugh [Wake] impleaded Nicholas de Braybouk and Lady Joan Wake his wife, mother of Hugh, of the manor of Winterbourne Stoke, it was agreed in the presence of Sir Thomas Wake, lord of Liddel, that Hugh should consent by his deed that Nicholas and Joan hold the manor for the life of Joan, and that he would make no further claim regarding the manor against Joan, and he would acknowledge this deed in the king's court. By the agreement Nicholas and Joan have granted to Hugh and Isabel his wife a yearly rent of 10 marks from the manor payable by equal parts at Trinity and Michaelmas during the life of Joan, and pledge the manor and all their goods to distraint by Hugh and Isabel. On their part Nicholas and Joan have sworn on the gospels that when Sir Thomas Wake brings his writ against them they will come to court and recognise the manor to be as agreed. Further it is agreed that if Hugh does not observe all the points and agreement, the deed of the annuity remaining with Sir Thomas shall be given to Nicholas and Joan; and if Nicholas and Joan should default on the annuity the said deed should be given to Hugh and Isabel.

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Canterbury. 20 June 1329. ³

Writ of diem clausit extremum for Joan, who was the wife of Hugh Wake, to Simon de Bereford, escheator south of the Trent.

Wilton. 15 July 1329. Inquisition post mortem on Joan widow of Hugh Wake. Simon de Bereford, escheator. Nicholas de Rolvestone, John Pycot, Ralph atte Mulle, William Richard, Richard de Langeford, Alexander Giffard, John de Kyngesmull, William Savage, John Regate, William de Colyngburne, John atte Watere and John Lyngyner, jurors, who say that she held the manor of Winterbourne Stoke for life jointly with Hugh by a fine of 1308. It is held of the king in chief as a 3rd part of a knight’s fee. There are: 1 capital messuage with garden and dovecot, annual value 6s. 8d.; 403 a. arable at 4d., £6 14s. 4d.; 10 a. meadow at 2s., 20s.; pasture for 400 sheep, 33s. 4d.; several pasture for oxen, 6s. 8d.; rents of £12 2s. 6d. payable by equal parts at Candlemas, Midsummer and Michaelmas; services from
Lammas to Michaelmas, 40s. 6d.; tallage at Martinmas, 20s.; pleas and perquisites of court, 13s. 4d.; total £30 17s. 4d. Of this sum the prioress of Amesbury takes 64s. 6d. by equal parts at the above 3 terms.
She also held for life in joint feoffment in frank marriage 100s. rent in Bapton (Babeton) and Fisherton de la Mere payable by equal parts at the Conception, Annunciation and Assumption, held of the heir of Peter de la Stane.
Thomas Wake, heir of Hugh, has the reversion of both the manor and the rent and is aged 2 years.

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Inquisition Post Mortem

313. JOAN, LATE THE WIFE OF HUGH WAKE. ⁴

Writ, 20 Jan 4 Edward III. [1330/1]

Wilts. Inq. Wednesday hefore the Purification, 5 Edward III.

Wynterbornestoke. The manor (extent given), held of Maud late the wife of Robert de Holonde, as of her pourparty of the inheritance of the earl of Winchester, in Bocage by fealty and a rose yearly.
Babeton and Fissherton by Wily. Five virgates of land, held of Hugh Poyntz, by service of making a perch of hedge round the said Hugh's park of Stokwode Poyntz, eo. Dorset.

Thomas son of Hugh Wake, aged 4 years, is her next heir.

Writ of certiorari to the treasurer and chamberlains of the exchequer, to search the book of fees called Domesday and other memoranda of the exchequer, to find out of whom the manor of Wynterbournstoke, co. Wilts, is held, and by what service, 30 January, 5 Edward III.

Endorsed, Enrolled Hilary term in the 5th year, No. 22. Transcript from the book of Domesday sent in a schedule herewith.

Transcript from the book of Domesday: —
Wilts. Lands of Edward Sarisb[uri] in Wintreburnestock, which Walter holds of him. Aluin held them in the time of King Edward, whose wife holds there a hide [and] a half of the king.

Schedule (undated).

Having searched the memoranda of the time of Simon de Bereforde, late escheator of the king citra Trentam, it is ascertained that the said Simon found by inquisition taken in July, 3 Edward III, that the above-mentioned manor of Wynterbournestoke is held of the king in chief, by service of a third part of a knight's fee, by pretext whereof the king granted the wardship of the same to John Mautravers to hold until the lawful age of the heir of Hugh Wake, by whose forfeiture it is now in the king's hand.

C. Edw. III. File 25. (13.)