younger daughter and co-heir, aged 24 years at her father's death.
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The Book of Lacock names “Elam, Matildam, Elizabetham, Rogerum de la Souche” as children of “Alanus de la Souch” and his wife. 1
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28 Sep 1314, York
Order to the...escheator [beyond Trent] to deliver to Nicholas de Sancto Mauro and Ellen his wife, firstborn daughter and one of the heirs of Alan la Zousche, tenant in chief, their pourparty of the lands late of Alan, assigned to them with the assent of Robert de Holand and Maud his wife, younger daughter and the other heir, to wit, the manor of Northmolton, co. Devon, extended at 25l. 15d., and a moiety of the manor of Great Gatesden, co. Hertford, extended at 6l. 6s. 5d.; Nicholas having done homage.
Order to the same to deliver to the said Robert and Maud their like pourparty, to wit, the manor of Halsho and Brackele, co. Northampton, extended at 32l. 15s. 4½d., a moiety of the manor of Great Gatesden extended at 6l. 6s. 5d., and a view of frankpledge in Shipton and Sibford, co. Oxford, extended at 10s. a year; Robert having done homage; and to deliver to him all issues thereof from the death of Alan.
Calendar of Fine Rolls, 8 Edward II.
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8 Jan 1329, Leicester
Grant to Maud, late the wife of Robert de Holand, tenant in chief, for a fine of 500 marks whereof she will pay the Exchequer 55l. 11s. at Easter next, Michaelmas following, Easter following, Michaelmas following, and 55l. 11s. 2d. at Michaelmas following, of the marriage of Robert, son and heir of the said Robert, a minor in the king's ward; and if he die before his coming of age and marriage, his heir being a minor, she shall have the marriage of such heir, and so from heir to heir.
Calendar of Fine Rolls, 2 Edward III.
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Named in the Inq. p.m. taken after the death of Emeline de Longspee (bef 23 May, 5 Edw. III, 1331) as heir to the manor of Kyngessutton, then aged 40 years and more.
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Inquisition Post Mortem
199. Maud, late the wife of Robert de Holand
Writ, 3 June, 23 Edward III. [1349]
Stafford. Inq. taken at Stafford on Thursday after St. Lawrence the Martyr, 23 Edw. III.
She held no lands &c. in the bailiwick.
She died on Whitsunday last. Robert de Holand, her son, aged 30 years and more, is her heir.
Buckingham. Inq. taken at Aylesbury before Thomas Fermbaud or Ferbaud, escheator, on Saturday the feast of the Decollation of St. John the Baptist, 23 Edw. III.
Little Broghton by Aylesbury. The manor, held of Henry earl of Lancaster as of the honour of Leicester as dower after the death of Robert de Holand, sometime her husband, by service of a rose yearly.
Derby. Inq. taken at Dalbury, Wednesday after St. Lawrence the Martyr, 23 Edw. III.
Dalbury. The manor, the reversion whereof belongs to Robert son and heir of the said Robert de Holand, held for her life by the grant of Adam de Preston...
Wirkesworth. Two messuages and a carucate of land held in like manner of the dean and chapter of Lincoln of the right of their church of St. Mary, Lincoln...
She died on Saturday the eve of Whitsunday last. Heir as above.
Berks. Inq. made at Abyndon, 24 August, 23 Edw. III.
Denford. The manor, including a mill called 'toukyng mull' and a several fishery, held of the earl of Hereford...
She died on Whitsunday last. Heir as above.
Leicester. Inq. taken at Shepesheved, 4 July, 23 Edw. III.*
Shepesheved. A third part of the manor held of the king in chief by service of an eighth part of a knight's fee for her life, jointly with Robert de Holand, deceased, late her husband, of the gift of Adam de Preston and William de Wyrkesworth, who enfeoffed them thereof for their lives, with remainder to Robert their son and the heirs of his body...
Bagworth and Thorneton. The manors and certain lands &c. at Halynghawe held in dower of the inheritance of Robert her son, of Henry earl of Leicester and Thomas earl of Warwick...
Date of death as above. Heir as above, aged 30 years and more at Easter last.
* The Exchequer enrolment of this inquisition gives the date on 12 July and states that Whitsunday was on 7 June.
Northampton. Inq. taken at Brackele, Wednesday the feast of St. Botoulph, 23 Edw. III.
Hals and Brackele. The manor held for her life of the king in chief by service of a knight's fee of the gift of Adam de Preston and William de Wyrkesworth to her and Robert, her late husband, for their lives, with remainder to Robert their son and the heirs of his body, which son Robert survives.
Kyngessutton. The manor, with the hundred of Sutton, held to her and the heirs of the bodies of herself and Robert, sometime her husband, of the gift of Hugh de Denford, of the earl of Lincoln by service of a sparrow-hawk or 2s. yearly; the reversion belongs to Robert their son.
Date of death and heir as above.
Wilts. Inq. taken at Marleberwe, Thursday after St. James the Apostle, 23 Edw. III.
Wamberwe. The manor held to her and the heirs of the bodies of herself and Robert, sometime her husband, by the gift of Hugh de Deneford, of Sir Edward, Prince of Wales, as of the manor of Aldebourne...
Date of death as first above. Heir as above, aged 25 years and more.
Lancaster. Inq. taken at Preston in Amoundernesse, 12 June, 23 Edw. III.
Holand. The manor, the reversion whereof belongs to Robert son and heir of Robert, sometime her husband, by the grant of Adam de Preston, held for her life of Henry earl of Lancaster in socage by homage and fealty and service of 12s. yearly and by suit at the county of Lancaster every six weeks and at the wapentake of Derby every three weeks.
Hale. The manor similarly held of the same earl by fealty and by suit at the wapentake of Derby every three weeks.
Samlesbury. A moiety of the manor similarly held...
Torysholm. The manor similarly held of the same earl...
Dalton. The manor similarly held of Roger la Ware...
Bryghtemete. A moiety of the hamlet similarly held of the same Roger...
Harewod. A twelfth part of the manor similarly held of the same Roger...
Haydok. The manor similarly held of Robert de Langton...
Goldeburn. A moiety of the manor similarly held of the same Robert...
Orell and Overderwent. The manor of Orell and a fourth part of the manor of Overderwent, similarly held of the same Robert...
Date of death not known because she died outside the county. Robert de Holand, knight, son of the said Robert and Maud, of full age, is her heir.
C. Edw. III. File 96. (5.)
E. Enrolments &c. of Inq. No. 65. (2.) and 69. (1.)
500. Maud, late the wife of Robert de Houlond, knight.
(writ missing)
Buckingham. Inq. taken at Ayllesbury, 11 July, 23 Edw. III. (defaced)
Little Broughton by Aylles(bury). The manor, held in dower of the inheritance of Robert, son and heir of the said Robert and Maud, of Henry [earl of Lancaster, as of the honour] of Leycesterby service of a rose.
She died on Whitsunday last.
E. Inq. p.m. File 10. (22.) 2
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