COGGESHALL. Ralph de - ob. 1305 - ESSEX NON RESIDENT - C.I.P.M. IV, 288
KnownEstates. Date Acreage Value Rents Fees Reference
Little (North) Benfleet 1305 444 134s 80s   I.P.M. C.133.117.1
Paglesham   310 314s 66s   I.P.M. C.133.117.1
Codham (Wethersfield)   433 247s 63s 1 I.P.M. C.133.117.1
Shalford   242 96s   1/4 I.P.M. C.133.117.1
Duddenhoe (Elmdon)   319 176s 13s   I.P.M. C.133.117.1
Coggeshall   298 192s 40s   I.P.M. C.133.117.1
Probable Total   2046 1159s 192s 1 1/4  
Possible Estates.            
Inworth 1271 30       FF.i.280. 1673.
Coggeshall 1280     23s   FF.ii. 30. 159.
  1304 158       FF.ii. 96.721
Elmdon & Arkesden 1286 317   138s   FF.ii.59.388
+ reversion of   64   9s   FF.ii.59.388
Shalford 1283 162   6s   FF.ii.40. 234a.
  1298 234   10s   FF.ii.88. 666.
Halsted 1269 47   9s   FF.i.270. 1611.
Wethersfield 1303       1 F.A. ii, 144.
  1293 430   70s   FF.ii. 79. 576.
Bocking. 1293         FF.ii. 79. 576.
Gosfield. 1293         FF.ii. 79. 576.
Panfield. 1293         FF.ii. 79. 576.
Saling. 1293         FF.ii. 79. 576.
Rayne 1293         FF.ii. 79. 576.
+ Reversion of 1293 183   25s   FF.ii. 79. 576.
Kelvedon 1304     6s   FF.ii. 79. 576.
Broxted. 1304         FF.ii. 79. 576.
Canewdon. 1303       1 F.A.ii, 133.
Rawreth 1303         F.A.ii, 133.
Hockley 1303         F.A.ii, 133.
Benfleet. 1303         F.A.ii, 133.
Thorrington 1294 429   22s   FF.ii. 81. 598.
Alresford           FF.ii. 81. 598.
Frating           FF.ii. 81. 598.
Great Bently           FF.ii. 81. 598.
Other Possible Estates:-            
Suffolk:-            
Blakenham 1302         F.A. V, 24
Stutton            
Sheering 1295         C.P.R. 1295. 152.
             
Possible Total

Probable Total

  2054

2046

       
Overall Total 4100

 
The coincidence of the probable and possible totals suggests that most of the possible estates were counted in the I.P.M. The probable total of 2046 acres is therefore almost certainly the correct and maximum figure.

 
 
Acquisitions:
1269 1 mess., 47 acres land and 9s.6d rent in Halstead for rent of 1 mark and cons. of 100s
FF.i.270.1611
1271 1 mess., 30 acres land in Inworth for rent of 1d pa., and cons. of 10 marks. FF.i.280.1673
1280 33s 9d rent in Coggeshall for rent of 1d pa.,and cons. of 23 marks. FF.ii.30.159.
1283 1 mess., 162 acres land, 1 water mill and 6s rent in Shalford, with advowson of church. cons. 1 sore sparrowhawk FF.ii.40.234A
1286 2 mess., 1 mill, 317 acres land, 18s rent in Elmden and Arkesden, with reversion of further mess., 63 acres land, 9s rent and 1 acre and 1 rood of wood for rent of 1d and cons. of 1 sore sparrowhawk. (Probably a settlement) FF.ii.59.388
1293 1 mess., 430 acres, 61s rent and 2 parts of a mill in Wethersfield, Bocking, Gosfield, Panfield, Saling and Gt. and little Rayne, plus reversion of 183 acres land and 25s rent in these towns, for rent of 10 pa. FF.ii.79.576
1298 1 mess., 1 mill, 234 acres land and 10s rent with advowson in Shalford. FF.ii.88.666
1304 158 acres and 3 roods land and 6s 8d rent in Coggeshall, Kelvedon and Braxted, for 100 marks. FF.ii.96.721
Exchanges:
1261 9 acres in Feering exchanged in return for rent of 4s from 2 pond in Coggeshall. consideration of 1 mark paid to Ralph. FF.I.250.1488
Settlements:
1294 2 mess., 429 acres land, 22s rent in Thorrington, Alresford, Frating and Gt. Bentley, to Roger de Coggeshall for life to hold for nominal service. Reversion to Ralph. FF.ii .8 1.598.
1296  1 mess., 12 acres ub suburbs of Colchester, to Isobel, widow of Lawrence de Plumbergh, to hold for life. nominal service. FF.ii.81.598
Antecedents:
Coggeshalls holding in Rivenhall in 1227 and 1240,and in 1296 and 1302, none of whom can be positively identified with Ralph. 
 

Ralph's estates in Little Benfleet and Paglesham came to him by the enfecffment of Lawrence de Plumbergh to Ralph, his son John, and John's wife Sarah, daughter of Lawrence.

Fees., p. 276,1411

CI.P.M., iii, 323, v,73 
 
 
 

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