. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE subsidy at the then large sum of ;^3 16/. ^y.^ He seems to have been a life tenant only.^ The lands which he held of Ralph son of Fulk in 1294. "ere evidently a part of the 4 hides and 10 acres held of Harduin de Scales in 1086 by Ralph's ancestor Theobald.' Walter the Clerk may be identical with the ' Walter de Barley' «ho with his tenants held one-quarter of a knight's fee in Barley in 1303.^ The overlord recorded in this case is Edward Lord Burnell, son and heir of Philip Buruell.* Before his


. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE subsidy at the then large sum of ;^3 16/. ^y.^ He seems to have been a life tenant only.^ The lands which he held of Ralph son of Fulk in 1294. "ere evidently a part of the 4 hides and 10 acres held of Harduin de Scales in 1086 by Ralph's ancestor Theobald.' Walter the Clerk may be identical with the ' Walter de Barley' «ho with his tenants held one-quarter of a knight's fee in Barley in 1303.^ The overlord recorded in this case is Edward Lord Burnell, son and heir of Philip Buruell.* Before his death in I 31 5 Edward Lord Burnell gave a life interest in a messuage and I 20 acres of land in Barley to a certain Walter de Filby.« \\'alter de Filby was still holding in 1336 when a settlement of the reversionar}- title to this ' manor of Barley ' \\ as made upon Maud wife of Sir John Handlo/ kt., sister and heir of Lord BurneU.* Consequently Sir John Handlo entered upon the manor and granted a lease for life to Walter de Thorp and his wife Avice and to William their son.' Walter de Thorp of Barley was indicted with Richard le Mare;chal and other robbers of Royston in 1342'"; but he was apparently still in possession of this holding in 1345 when Sir John Handlo settled his interest in the hinds in Darxy upon his son Nicholas in ; Nicholas succeeded his father in 1346 '- and .issamed the name of ; William Martin is said to have held a court for this manor about i 399,'^ and to have been succeeded hv Thomas ; A Thomas Hore was styled 'of Barley' in I 391, when he received exemption from sitting on juries or holding any office under the king.''' In 1428 Gilbert Hore is returned as holding the quarter-fee which had formerly been held by Walter de ; He is said to have been son of Thomas and to have been succeeded by his son-in-law John Ayland.** Probably both Thomas and Gilbert Hore, and possibly also John Ayland, had life inter


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