BRUN 357 4. Sir Maurice Bruyn, of South Ockendon, ^c, s. and h., I?, and l/ap. 14 Sep. 1386 at South Ockendon. (^) Sheriff of Essex and Herts, 1423-24, 1435-36, and of Hants, 1426. The name of his ist wife is un- known. He m., 2ndly, Edith, widow of William Croser or Croyser, of Stoke D'Abernon, Surrey, who d. 9 Dec. 141 5. C") She i/. s.p.m. 26 or 27 Apr. I4i8.('=) Will dat. 25 Apr. 141 8, directing her burial to be at Stoke D'Abernon. He m., 3rdly, Elizabeth, da. and h. of Sir Henry Retford, of Carlton (-Payne/P), Irby-on-Humber, and Killingholme, co. Lincoln. He ^. 8 Nov. 1466, () aged 80, and was i>ur. at South Ockendon. His widow ^.20 May I47i.(^) Will dat. 4 Feb. i47o/i,pr. 17 June 1471, directing: her burial to be at South Ockendon with her husband. & His heirs were his granddaughters (daughters of his s. (by his 3rd wife) and h. ap., Sir Henry Bruyn, who d. v.p. 30 Nov. 1461,0 by Elizabeth, da.of Robert Darcy, of Maldon, Essex), (i) Alice, who ;;;., istly. (*) " Mauricius Bruyn filius et heres Ingelrami Bruyn chivaler." Writ de etate probanda 23 Sep. 8 Hen. IV. Inq., South Ockendon, Saturday after St. Matthew [24 Sep.] 1407. " Mauricius Bruyn . . . natus apud Southwokendon . . . et in ecclesia ejusdem ville baptizatus fuit in festo Exaltacionis sancte Crucis anno regni domini Ricardi etc. none }ic Et dicunt quod prefatus Mauricius in festo Exaltacionis sancte Crucis ultimo preterito . . . fuit plene etatis videlicet viginti et unius annorum." (Ch. Inq. p. m.^ Hen. IV, file 64, no. 83). (^) Monday, 9 Dec. 3 Hen. V (Ch. Inq. p. m., Hen. V, file 1 2, no. 37). (<=) "Editha que fuit uxor Willelmi Croyser armigeri defuncti." Writs of diem cl. ext. 24 May 6 Hen. V. Inq., Surrey, Kent, i June and Monday before St. Nicholas [5 Dec] 141 8. " predicta Editha obiit xxvj [vicesimo septimo — co. Kent] die Aprilis ultimo preterito." (Ch. Inq. p. m., Hen. V, file 32, no. 30). It is also here stated that Anne (Croyser), her da. and h., aged 13 or 14 and more, was married to Ingram [who d.i.p.], s. of Maurice Bruyn chr. So that Maurice must nave been married previous to his marriage with Edith. (**) "Mauricius Bruyn miles." Writs oi diem cl. ext. 6 Nov. 6 Edw. IV {Fine Roll, m. 23). Writ of amotus 26 May 8 Edw. IV. Inq., Hants, 8 Oct. 1468. " predictus Mauricius obiit octavo die Novembris in anno septimo [5/1.-] Regis predicti." (Ch. Inq. p. ;«., Edw. IV, file 28, no. 24 : Exch. Inq. p. w., I, file 214, no. 7). He d. 8 Nov. 6 Edw. IV {Escheators' Enrolled Accounts, no. 120, m. 38). (*) "Elizabetha que fuit uxor Mauricii Bruyn militis." Writs, oi diem cl. ext. 20 May 1 1 Edw. IV, and of amotus 9 May 1 5 Edw. IV. Inq., Essex, Wednesday after SS. Peter and Paul [3 July] 1 47 1. She d. 26 May [sic] last past. Heirs: the daughters and heirsof Henry Bruyn knt.,s. and h. of the said Maurice and Elizabeth, ^'/z. Alice, aged 28, widow of Robert Harleston esq., and Elizabeth, aged 25 and more wife of Thomas Tyrell, s. of Thomas Tyrell knt. Inq., co. Lincoln, 4 Nov. 1475 She^. 20 May [sic] 11 Edw. IV. Heirs: the aforesaid Elizabeth, aged 30 and more, wife of William Brandon, and John Bernes, aged 1 2, s. of the aforesaid Alice. (Ch Inq. p. m., Edw. IV, file 37, no. 27, file 52, no. 25). (*) " Henricus Bruyn miles." Writs of diem cl. ext. 30 Dec. and 15 Feb. i Edw. IV. Inq., Hants, Kent, Wilts, Wednesday after St. Valentine [17 Feb.], 20, 26 Feb. 1461/2. "Et quod obiit in festo sancti Andree Apostoli [ultimo die
