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A History of the County of Essex
… 452 If so, its tenant in 1086 was probably Peter de Valognes, who was tenant-in-chief of the manors of Higham … and Gunnore his wife, one of the heirs to the barony of Valognes. The estate had been subinfeudated to Ralph fitz … of Sir William Comyn, one of the heirs of the barony of Valognes. A week before her death Emma had granted the estate …
A History of the County of Hertford
… mills of Hertford and the manor of Bayford, to Peter de Valognes, Sheriff of Hertfordshire. 2 A confirmation of the … and works (operatione) of the burgesses, was made to Valognes by Henry I, 3 and the Empress Maud confirmed the … Essendon and Bayford and the mills of Hertford to Roger de Valognes, son of Peter. 4 These two latter grants probably …
The Manuscripts of Lincoln, Bury St. Edmunds etc.
… by the hand of S[imon] archdeacon of Wells, Valoyn' [ Valognes], 3 Febr., an. 1. [11991200]. Great seal restored. … 107, ed. Stubbs, 1867. The month is omitted. John was at Valognes on 2 Feb. and 2 May 1200; T. D. Hardy, Rot. Litt. …
A History of the County of Essex
… and Leyton), and the Tony family and the co-heirs to the Valognes barony (both at Walthamstow). It was not easy for …
A History of the County of Essex
… since 1066 been taken from St. Paul's manor by Peter de Valognes. This probably descended with the manor of Higham …
A History of the County of Essex
… a hide of land, 8 a. meadow, and some woodland by Peter de Valognes, lord of the neighbouring manor of Higham (Bensted) … According to a document preserved at St. Paul's Peter de Valognes confessed on his deathbed that he had robbed the … is probably spurious. In 1181 Peter's grandson, Robert de Valognes, still retained this property, then called …
A History of the County of Essex
… and 80 acres. In 1086 it was held in demesne by Peter de Valognes. An additional 2 hides and 1½ virgate, previously … 56 The tenancy in chief of these estates descended in the Valognes family like North Weald Basset (q.v.) until the … December 1235, appears to have held part of the barony of Valognes, including Theydon Bois, in right of his wife, after …
A History of the County of Essex
… 35 swine, 60 sheep, and 20 goats. The stock of Peter de Valognes had increased from a single ox to a rouncey, 15 … 8). The increased value of Higham manor, where Peter de Valognes found only an ox and 1 a. sown when he received it, …