• General Notes

  This Henry was the King's Cook, and Henry III, "intuitu diutini et laudabilis obsequii quod Henricus de la Wade Cocus Regis Regi impendit," gave him 20 Oct 1260, the serjeantry of Bletchingham. At his death (shortly bef. 4 Sep 1287), it was found that he d. seized, inter alia, of a carucate of land in this manor, held by the service of bringing before the King a roast, price 4 1/2 d., viz., "unam loynam porci," whenever the King shal hunt in Cornbury. He left 7 children. (1) John, who dsp shortly bef. 16 Nov 1309. (2) Henry, aged 30 at his brother's death, who dsp. (3) Cicely, wife of Nicholas l'Archer, of Stoke Archer (Stoke Orchard), co. Gloucester. (4) Alianore, wife of Ralph Basset. (5 and 6) Elizabeth and Joan, who dsp. Geoffrey l'Archer, son of Edmund, son of Cicely aforesaid and Ralph Basset, grandson of Alianore aforesaid (and subsequently Ralph, his son), sued one John Wyard for the manor of Stanton Harcourt.
  

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