372 DINHAM the King's hand),(*) Sir Piers Douvedale or d'Uvedale, of Titsey, Surrey, Tacolneston, Norfolk, and Litlington, co. Cambridge [Lord Uvedale], who was b. 9 Aug. 1290, at Saxilby, co. Lincoln, and bap. therCjC') and d. s.p. shortly before 2 May I336,(') aged 45. She, who founded in 1338 a chantry in the chapel of Hemyock;,(^) d. 15 May 1357,0 ^^^ '^^^ '^"• in the said chapel. 3. Sir John de Dinham, of Hartland, Buckland Denham, and Cardinham, s. and h., b. 14 Sep. 1295 at Nutwell, and bap. at Lympstone, Devon, the same day.(') The King took his homage, and he had livery of his father's lands, 18 Oct. I3i6.(«) He was sum. for Military Service from 20 May (13 17) 10 Edw. II to 20 Feb. (1324/5) 18 Edw. II, and to a Council, May (1324) 17 Edw. II, by writs directed Johanni de Dynham. In 1328 he took steps to grant his manor of Buckland Denham, held in chief, to Maud de Moleton for life.C") On 20 Oct. 133 1, being about to no. 7). The escheator rendered account for the manors which Gilbert de Knoville had held at his death, " a xx die Januarii anno vij quo die obiit." (Accounts of the Escheator South of Trent — Pipe Roll, 9 Edw. II). (») Clou Roll, 18 Edw. II,;7!. 31. C") Proof of age of Piers itc, no surname], kinsman and one of the heirs of Piers de Campania. (Ch. Inq. p. m., Edw. II, file 31, no. lo). Cf. Ch. Inq.p. m. (on Piers de Campania), Edw. I, file 75, no. 21. See Uvedale. (') "Johannes . . Exoniensis Episcopus . . . Sicut dolenti certa insinuacione audivimus dilectus filius dominus Petrus de Ouvedale miles nobilis strenuitate persona diviciis et honore ab hac vita media noviter est sublatus . . . secundo die Mali." [Sequestrum in honii domini Petri Ouvedale militii — Exeter Reg., Grandisson, p. 816). if) "... eadem capella in qua suam dicuntur elegisse sepulturam." [Confirmacio fundacionii et dotacionis cantarie capelle de Hemyoke . . . xvj° die Junii anno domini M°ccc"°xxxviij° — Idem, p. 878). (e^ " Margareta Dynham" and " Margareta Douvedale." Writs of diem cl. ext. 6 May [s?V] 31 Edw. in England and 18 in France. Inq. (in duplicate), Devon, 8 June 1357. "Item dicunt quod Johannes Dynham etatis xxx annorum et amplius est heres propinquior ejusdem Margarete Et dicunt quod predicta Margareta Douve- dale obiit xv° die mensis Maii anno predicto." (Ch. /«y./). wi., Edw. Ill, file 137, no. 13). (') "Probacio etatis Johannis filii et heredis Jocei de Dyneham," Clyst Honiton, 21 Sep. 1316. "... predictus Johannes die festi Exaltacionis sancte Crucis ultimi preteriti fuit etatis xxj anni eo quod natus fuit apud Notewille xiiij'° die Septembris anno regni regis E. patris Regis nunc xxiij° et eo idem [«V] die post prandam baptizatus fuit in ecclesia sancte Marie de Limeneston'." (Ch. Inq. p. m., Edw. II, file 57, no. 4). (8) Ch. Privy Seals, I, file 95, no. 3740: Close Roll, 10 Edw. II, m. 22. (>>) Writ 24 June 2 Edw. Ill, Inq. a. q. d. 18 Sep. 1328 (file 200, no. 3), licence 18 Oct. 1328 {Patent Roll, 2 Edw. Ill, p. 2, m. 18). It is improbable that the matter proceeded further (there is no fine). On 4 Apr. 1329 John de Dynham kt. was summoned by the Bishop of Exeter to appear before him on 15 Apr., "ad respondendum super articulis aiiime sue salutem tangentibus videlicet super criminibus adulterii et incestus per eum commissis cum Alicia [vel Matillidi interlined'] de Moletone consanguinea sua," but he did not attend, and was therefore excommuni-
