Joan de Breouse

I have come across the following charter Harl Ch 83 D 44. An interesting
aspect of this charter is that it concerns the transfer of the manor of
Boyton. The IPM of John Warrene in Edw. 21 states he held Boyton for
his life, with remainder to John, son and heir of John de Brewes,
knight, and his heirs, of Thomas son of Maurice de Berkele, by the
accustomed services. Presumably, John son of John de Brewes transferred
this manor to Mary de Breouse, Countess of Norfolk and Marshall of
England. The elder John de Breouse was brother of this Mary and son of
Peter de Breouse d1312 of Tetbury. The following charter was made in
Edw 22 confirming this transfer. The question arises who was the person
who made this charter.

One secondary source has the person as Joan le Breuus dau of...Sanford,
presumably because of the seal. The seal has the de Braose arms in a
shield surrounded by three smaller circular shields having samford arms.
Unfortunately the legend of the seal is difficult to read but according
to the same secondary source it reads "Sigill::Johanne:: Le Breeus”.

Another troubling aspect concerns the use of the words "mon manoir de
Boyton" suggesting that the person confirming the grant was the person
who possessed the manor. Alternatively, can the word "mon" be stretched
to mean "his".

Any comments would be much appreciated.

Paul

CHARTER

Sachent toutes gentz @ ore sount et @ a venir sount @ John filez et heir

mjcar...

I think this is more like "Know all people present and to come"

mons John de Breouse ay done g[ra]unte et p[ar] ceste ma p[re]sentt
charter conferme a Marie Comitessa de Norfolk et Mareshal Anglie et a

mjcar...

"John, son and heir of Lord John de Breouse has given, granted and by
this my present charter confirmed to Mary, Countess of Norfolk and
Marshal of England and to her heirs for ever my manor of Boyton in the
County of Wiltshire etc"

ses heirs a tous jo[ur]s mon manoir de Boyton en la comite de Wyltes’
ove les appurtenauntz ensemblement ove fees revercyonus + avowysonis
des eglises @ avoir et tener lavaunt dit manoir ove les appurtenauntz a
les avaunt ditz Marie et ses heirs a tous jo[ur]s de chief seignour de
fee p[ar] les servyz dewes + customes. Et I[d]eo lavaunt dit John filtz
+ heir Mons. John Breouse + mes heirs lavaunt dir manoir ove
appurtenauntz a lavaunt dite Marie + ses heirs a tous jo[ur]s
ensemblement ove fees revercionus + avowesones des eglises countre
tenets gentz garaunterems acquiterount + defenderonis a tous jours En
tesmoignanice de quele chose a ceste ma p[re]sent charter ay mys mon
seal p[ar] …illegible….tesmoignes Mons John Sruys Mons John de Lacy
Aleyn de Wij Wyk Thome de Hanley Thomas de la Rynacre Robert Russel
Richard de Hampton + autres Sen[eschals] a Boyton …..illegible….….

mjcar...

...more likely "et autres Gens" - i.e. "and others"

vendredy …..illegible….ap[re]s la fest de seynt Leonard lan du regne le
rey Edward tiers ap[re]s le conquest vynt + seccounde + de ffraunce
Neoffisme

Seal: central heater-shaped shield with crusily, lion rampant between
three circular shields with three bars wavy surrounded by a border of
semee of crosses. Legend..illegible

Translation

I know all people &c now present &c and to have appeared &c, and by this
my present charter confirm John son and heir of Mons. John de Breouse
gave and granted to Mary Countess of Norfolk and Marschal of England and
her heirs in perpetuity his/my?? manor of Boyton in the county of
Wiltshire with appurtenances together with fees, reversions and
advowsons of the church &c to have and possess in perpetuity the
aforesaid manor with the appurtenances in chief from our king in fee by
due service and custom. And hence the aforesaid John son and heir of
Mons. John Breouse and his heirs guarantees acquits and defends the
aforesaid Marie and her heirs of the aforesaid manor with appurtenances
together with fees reversions and advowsons of churches against all
people in the county. In testimony of these things to this my present
charter I place my seal. By …illegible...Witnesses Mons. John Sruys,
Mons. John de Lacy, Aleyn de Wij Wyk, Thomas de Hanley, Thomas de
Rynacre, Robert Russel, Richard de Hampton and other seneschals at
Boyton dated Friday…illegible....after the feast of St. Leonard in the
twenty second year of the reign of King Edward the third after the
conquest and the ninth of France.