Hugh Wake was a minor [in] the ward of his maternal grandfather William Briwere in Sep 1216. The Testa de Nevill includes a list of landholdings in Lincoln, dated 1219, which includes "Hugo Wach est et debet esse de custodia domini regis et est in custodia Willelmi Briggwer per dominum Regem Johannem et terra eius valet in isto wapentachio [Kesteven, Ness Wapentachium] xl.l". Bracton records a claim, dated 1233, by "Hugo Wack" against "Margeriam de Feritate et Willelmum de Percy" relating to an agreement "cum Alicia de Moun et predicto Hugone" concerning share of land which was held by "Willelmi Briwere".
Matthew Paris names "…Hugo Wac…" among those who died in 1241. 1
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10 Jun 1233, Worcester
Hugh Wake, nephew and one of the heirs of William Brewer junior , has made fine by 100 m. for having his portion that falls to him of the lands formerly of the aforesaid William, his uncle, and the king has taken the homage of the same Hugh for it. The king has granted to Hugh that after he has rendered to the king at the Exchequer of Michaelmas in the seventeenth year the £22 12s. that he owes him for his ancient debts, he is to have respite from the 15 m. that will then remain to be rendered to the king of the same debts until he will have rendered the aforesaid 100 m. to the king, of which he is to render 25 m. at the Exchequer of Easter in the eighteenth year, 25 m. at the Exchequer of Michaelmas in the same year, 25 m. at the Exchequer of Easter in the nineteenth year, and 25 m. at Exchequer of Michaelmas in the same year, and afterwards at the Exchequer of Easter in the twentieth year he is to render the aforesaid 15 m. of the aforesaid ancient debts. Because Hugh has given the king surety by Phillip d’Aubigny and William de Percy for rendering the aforesaid debts to the king at the aforesaid terms, order to P. de Rivallis to cause Hugh to have full seisin of the manor of Chesterfield with appurtenances, as the portion that falls to him of the lands formerly of William, without prejudice to anyone else’s right.
19 Oct 1233, Westminster
Order to P. de Rivallis to cause Hugh Wake, who married one of the daughters and heiresses of Nicholas de Stuteville , and William de Mastac , to whom the king gave another daughter and heiress of the same Nicholas, to have full seisin of all the lands formerly of the same Nicholas.
Calendar of Fine Rolls, 17 Hen. III, 214, 370
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4 Jun 1234, Gloucester
To the sheriff of Yorkshire . Because Hugh Wake and [...], his wife, and William de Mastac , to whom the king has given the marriage of the youngest daughter and other heir of Nicholas de Stuteville , have made waste against the king’s prohibition of the woods of the manor of Cottingham , order to take that manor with all appurtenances into the king’s hand and to keep it safely until the king orders otherwise. He is also to cause the aforesaid Hugh, his wife, and William to be before the king wherever he will be in the octaves of Trinity to hear his judgement about both the aforesaid waste, and concerning that for which a day is given to them to be before the king in his court at the same term against Eustace de Stuteville. He is to cause Eustace to know this.
26 Jun 1234, Reading
Eustace de Stuteville gives the king £1000 for having such seisin of the manor of Cottingham with appurtenances, which Nicholas de Stuteville rendered to him before his death as his right and inheritance , of which Eustace had seisin for 14 weeks, as is said, as he previously had thereof on the day when the king disseised him by his will without summons and judgement and handed it over to Hugh Wake, who has one of the heirs of the same Nicholas to wife, and to William de Mastac , who has the other heir of the same Nicholas to wife. Eustace has found the king these pledges for rendering the aforesaid fine to him, namely William de Vescy for 500 m. and Robert de Ros for 500 m., and the king has granted Eustace that, of the remaining 500 m. of the same fine, he is to find the sheriff of Yorkshire pledges in his county to the king’s use. He is to render the aforesaid fine to the king at these terms, namely 200 m. at Michaelmas in the eighteenth year, £100 at Easter in the nineteenth year, £100 at Michaelmas in the same year, and £200 thus from year to year, namely £100 at Easter and £100 at Michaelmas, until the aforesaid debt is paid to the king. Order to the sheriff of Yorkshire that, having first accepted security from Eustace for the remaining 500 m., as aforesaid, then he is to cause him to have full seisin of the aforesaid manor with appurtenances without delay.
Calendar of Fine Rolls, 18 Hen. III, 222, 231
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18 Dec 1241, Windsor
Order to the sheriff of Nottinghamshire to take into the king’s hand all lands formerly of Hugh Wake in his bailiwick, to cause them to be extended , and to send that extent to the king.
Calendar of Fine Rolls, 26 Hen. III, 91
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