The Liber Memorandorum Ecclesie de Bernewelle names "Gilbertus primogenitus, Hamon, Hugo, Robertus, Thomas et Willelmus" as the children of "Hamon Pecche" and his wife.
The Liber Memorandorum Ecclesie de Bernewelle records the death 25 May 1291 of "Gilbertus Pecche". 1
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Of Great Thurlow, Suffolk, Bourne, Eversden, Guilden Morden, Haslingfield, Kingston, Lolworth, Long Stanton, Madingley, Rampton, Swaffham Prior, Wimpole, etc., Cambridgeshire, Birdbrook and Plechedon (in Henham), Essex, Westcliffe, Kent, High Ercall, Shropshire &c.... In 1241 he gave 200 marks for relief of the lands which Hamon Pecche his late father held in chief when he went to the Holy Land. In 1242-3 he acquired ½ virgate of land in Birdbrook, Essex from Robert Blaneny, in exchange for 5-½ acres of land in Stambourne, Essex. In 1249-50, John, Prior of Stokes, conveyed to Gilbert and his mother, Eve, a common of fishery in the water of Birdbrook, Essex. In 1254-5 he conveyed lands in Bourn, Cambridgeshire to Roger de Camoys and Asceline his wife. In 1256 he settled the procedure to be observed towards him as patron on a vacancy of the monastery of Barnwell. He was summoned for the campaign in Wales after the fall of Builth Castle in 1260. In 1270 he made a settlement of the manor of Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire on himself and his wife Joan. In 1270-1 he conveyed property to Godfrey de Beche in Beche [Guilden] Morden, Toft, and Wimpole, Cambridgeshire. In 1271 he conveyed a messuage and two carucates of land in Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire and a carucate of land in Sarre, Kent to his daughter and son-in-law Margery and Nicholas de Kyriel. In 1272 he was granted a weekly market and annual fair to be held at the manor of Great Thurlow, Suffolk. In 1272-3 he and his wife, Joan, conveyed the reversion of the manor of Plechedon (in Henham), Essex, to his son, John Pecche. In 1273-4 his son, John, conveyed the manor of Plechedon (in Henham), and Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, to Gilbert and his wife, Joan, and the heirs of her body. In 1275 Gilbert sold land at Bourn, Cambridgeshire to Barnwell Priory. He was summoned for service in Wales 1276, 1282, and 1283, and to the assembly at Shrewsbury in 1283. In 1277 Berenger le Moyne, Knt. conveyed to Gilbert and his wife, Joan, for £40 one messuage with appurtenances in the vill of Chaterris, Cambridgeshire, which property Berenger recently acquired from Gilbert. In 1278-9 John de Cokefeld arraigned assizes of mort d'ancestor against him regarding the manor of and possessions in Podeseye, Essex. In 1280 Aaron son of Vives the Jew gave Queen Eleanor of Castile all debts owed by Gilbert Pecche; the queen then obtained Pecche's debts to the king at the Exchequer; in consequence, Gilbert conveyed to her his manor of Westcliffe, Kent, in June 1280. In 1280-1 he and his wife, Joan, made a settlement of the manors of Plechedon (in Henham), Essex and Swaffham, Cambridgeshire. In 1280-1 he conveyed the manor of Great Thurlaw, Suffolk to feoffees. In 1281 he and his wife, Joan, sold one messuage and certain lands and rents in Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire to Roger de Leicester. In June 1281 he appointed attorneys for one year, he then going beyond seas. In 1283, in consideration of £40, he granted his serf, Martin of Tune, of Ufford, together with the advowson of Ufford, Suffolk, to Robert de Ufford, Knt. At an unknown date, as "Gilbert son of Sir Hamo Petche," he likewise conveyed to Robert de Ufford, Knt. for £40 his fishpond of Hakenhull (in Melton), Suffolk and part of another called Burriches pond in the same place. In 1283-4 a settlement of the manor of Great Thurlaw, Suffolk, was made on him and his wife, Joan. In 1284 he surrendered all of his lands held in chief to the king and queen, including the advowson of Barnwell Priory, in consideration of an annuity equivalent to the yearly value of the lands. In 1285 the king and queen settled on Gilbert for his life lands worth £124 a year, in return for his feoffment to them of his estates. At an unknown date, he translated the remains of his grandparents, Gilbert and Alice Pecche, to Barnwell Priory, of which house he was patron. At an unknown date, he confirmed all the grants and quittances made to Sibton Abbey by himself, his father, Hamon Pecche, and his grandfather, Gilbert Pecche, and others of his fee. 2
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11 Dec 1241
The king has taken the homage of Gilbert Peche, son and heir of Hamo Peche , for all lands formerly of Hamo which fall to him by hereditary right. Because Gilbert has made fine with the king by 200 marks for having seisin of the aforesaid lands and for his relief , order to the sheriff of Cambridgeshire that, having accepted security from Gilbert for paying the aforesaid 200 marks to the king at the Exchequer, namely 100 marks at the Exchequer of Easter in the twenty-sixth year and 100 marks at the Exchequer of Michaelmas in the same year, he is to cause him to have full seisin of all lands and tenements formerly of Hamo in his county and which fall to him by hereditary right, and of which Hamo was seised as of fee on the day he set out towards the Holy Land , permitting the executors of Hamo’s testament to have free administration of all goods and chattels formerly of Hamo, in order to make execution of his testament, having accepted good security from the executors that they will satisfy the king for his debts if Hamo owed anything to the king.
Calendar of the Fine Rolls, 26 Hen. III, 77
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14 Jul 1270, Westminster
Pardon, at the instance of Robert de Ufford, to Gilbert Peche, of £50 wherein he was bound to Samuel le Blunt, sometime Jew of
London, which have come into the king's hand through the death
of the said Samuel.
Calendar of the Patent Rolls, Hen. III, vol. 6, p. 441
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6 Jan 1280, Winchester
Grant to Aaron son of Vyves, Jew of London, that out of the clearer
debts and obligations in the king's hands, in compensation of a debt
due to him by Gilbert Pecche, which the said Aaron granted to Eleanor the king's consort, there be assigned, levied, and delivered to him in the king's name a like amount, and that if any debt so assigned be found to be quitted, then another in place of it be granted to him.
Calendar of the Patent Rolls, Edw. I, vol. 1, p. 359
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2 Jul 1281, Westminster
Protection, until a year after Michaelmas, for Gilbert Pecche, going
beyond seas.
Calendar of the Patent Rolls, Edw. I, vol. 1, p. 445
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12 Feb 1284, Temple Bruer
Ratification of a grant by Eleanor, the king's consort, to Gilbert Pecche, for life, of the manors of Torpel, co. Northampton, Neuton Harecurt, co, Leicester, and Scothowe. co. Norfolk.
Calendar of the Patent Rolls, Edw. I, vol. 2, p. 114
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12 May 1285, Westminster
Inspeximus and confirmation of chirograph between the prior and convent of Bernewelle and Gilbert Pecche, dated at Bernewelle, A.D. 1256, first Sunday of Advent, whereby the said Gilbert ordains that, upon voidance of the said monastery, one or two canons shall seek him, or if he is out of the kingdom, his steward, and say these words:—"Sir, we come to you as to our patron, and announce to you the voidance of our house, and with your good will we will proceed to our election;" which done, even though licence be not obtained, they may return freely to elect. The election made, they are to present the elect to the said Gilbert or his heirs and to require his assent. Moreover, in time of voidance, the said Gilbert or his heirs shall do no waste in the said monastery by reason of his patronage, and shall have only one servant with a horse and boy, to hold simple possession as a recognition of his said right of patronage, and, with the officials of the said house, to see to the safety of its goods until u prior is appointed.
Sealed with the seal of the said monastery, and with the seal of Master Richard de Wytton, vice-regent of the archbishop of Canterbury in the see of Ely, then void.
Witnesses :—Master Reginald de Grefinghale, then chancellor of Cambridge, Master Stephen de Wotton, Robert de Rothing, William de Suthlee, Martin de Sancta Radegunda, Sir Hugh de Boues,
Nicholas le Merveleus, Geoffrey de Fulburn, clerk, and others.
Calendar of the Patent Rolls, Edw. I, vol. 2, pp. 162-3
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