Individual Notes
Note for: John Malet, ABT 1574 - 1614
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Individual Note: -of Enmore and Deandon, K.B.
-High Sherriff of Somerset 1601
-knighted at the Coronation of King James I, 1603
-survived by his eldest son
MALLET, JOHN College: EMMANUEL Entered: 1586 Born: Died:
Adm. Fell.-Com. at EMMANUEL, Nov. 1586. Probably s. and h. of Thomas, of Enmore, Somerset. Matric. 1586. Sheriff of Somerset, 1601. K.B., 1603. Married Mary, dau. of Sir John Popham, Lord Chief Justice of England. (Collinson, Somerset, I. 92.)
Apparently took part in the failed Sagadahoc colony (1607-1608) in Maine, U.S.A., along with three of Sir Francis Popham's other sons-in-law, Thomas Horner Esq., Edward Rogers Esq., Roger Warre, and Captain George Popham.
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Catalogue Ref. 74/2 FILE [no title] - ref. 74/9/9/3 - date: 1 June 1602; 44 Elizabeth [from Scope and Content] (1) John Malet of Enmore, co. Somerset, esq., [from Scope and Content] Manor of Dewden Malet and all messuages, etc., belonging
Strudwicke's lands in Donnington FILE - Indenture of lease by Sir John Mallet of Ensmore, Somerset, George Mallett, Esq., John Godde, gent., and John Kynnaston, gent. (1) to William Strudwycke of Chichester, merchant (2) - ref. HARRIS/137 - date: 20 Oct 1605
In Somerset Archives, many such:
FILE - Lease by Sir John Malett of Enmore, Somerset, George Malett of London, Esq., John Godde of Michell Creech of Somerset, gent., John Kynaston of Parham, Sussex, gent. (1) to Richard Burdon of East Tisteed, Southampton, clerk - ref. HARRIS/220 - date: 1 Feb 1606
hit[from Scope and Content] For £53 - of the messuage and 26 acres of meadow and pasture in Donnington, Sussex, with liberty to fell timber on the same, the term of the lease being for 1000 years and the rent of 22s.8d. yearly. Signatures: John Malet, George Malet, John Godde, John Kynnaston, and seals. Witnesses: Richard Taylor, Edward Frodsham, Josiah Horne, Francis Newton.
Devon Record Office:
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Catalogue Ref. 74/9
FILE [no title] - ref. 74/9/9/3 - date: 1 June 1602; 44 Elizabeth
hit[from Scope and Content] (1) John Malet of Enmore, co. Somerset, esq.,
hit[from Scope and Content] Manor of Dewden Malet and all messuages, etc., belonging
Individual Notes
Note for: John Malet, 1625 - 1686
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Burial: Date: 8 Apr 1686
Place: St. Andrews, Holborn, Middlesex, England
Individual Note: -Knight, of Poyntington and St. Audries, which latter he inherited
from his uncle Arthur Malet
-M.P. for Bridgwater, Recorder of Bridgewater.
-Knighted at Whitehall Feb. 20,1666.
-nine children
In Somerset archives:
Letter from H. Stubbe to Sir John Malet concerning his arrest for seditious words and dispensing unlicensed books, 1673.
1677/8 1. Sir John Malet of Pointington, Kt.
2. Michael Harvey of Clifton, Dors. Esq. and Hen. Bull of
Shapwick.
Lease in reversion on death of Lady Florentia of a barn, four
closes and St Nicholas Mill meadow in Exeter in consideration
of Sir John's wife Florentia having released the capital
messuage of St Audries for a settlement on Anne daughter of
Sir Geo. Horner of Mells, Kt. dec'd. and wife of John and
Florentia's son Baldwin, 16 Jan. 1677/8.
Rent 40s. [NRA MTD/O/1] (1 doc.)
SOMERSET ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY COLLECTION Section Cannington, Charlinch, Charlton Adam, Cheddon Fitzpaine, Chedzoy, Cothelstone, Croscombe, deeds etc. Repository Somerset Record Office Level Item RefNo DD\SAS/H104/15 AccNo H/104 Title Lease. Description 20 Charles II, Nov 1. Roger Bourne of Gothelny, Esq., to Edward Luttrell of Spaxton, gent. (Reciting (1) Demise by John Malet, late of Enmore, Esq., deceased to John Bourne, Esq., since deceased, father of Roger, of the Manor of Curripoole and Tuxwell in Radlett with the appurtenances for 500 years. (2) Elizabeth Bourne wife and executrix of John, became on probate entitled to the premises, and her daughter Jane, who was her executrix and similarly became invested in them, assigned them to Roger), for £200 OF messuage and tenement with houses, edifices orchards, gardens curtilages and appurtenances (35a) in Radlett in the parish of Charlinsh, late in the tenure of Margarett Leave, widow, deceased, (timber trees reserved to Lessor) for 99 years determinable upon the lives of the said Edward Luttrell, Fraunces his mother, and Edward Bellamy of Spaxton, at 8/- pa rent payable half yearly at Michaelmas and Lady Day. Lessee to do suit of Court at lessor's Courts of the Manor of Currypoole and other services accustomed. Heriot or farleife, the best beast with proviso that it is not payable if Fraunces and Bellamy predecease Edward Luttrell or if Bellamy predeceases Fraunces. Leasee covenants to repair and maintain premises, including walling, timbering and covering, hedging and fencing for which lessor allows the taking of sufficient great timber trees growing on the premises and of 'hedgboote, fireboote freethboote and ploughboote' without delivery or making wast. If rent in whole or part is twenty days in arrears and no sufficient distress is found on the premises, or if lessee does any wilful wast to the value of 15/- in any one year, or assigns the premises or part for longer than a year at a time without leave of the lessor (except demise of lessee's whole estate to both or either of the other lives), then lessor has right of re-entry. Proviso that lessee has liberty to alter and exchange the lives within three years from date if the present lives are in perfect health, but if they are so changed in one year from date lessee is to pay lessor 20/-, if in two years 40/- and if in three years, £3. Lessor covenants as to peaceable enjoyment
Signature of lessor on fold. Traces of red wax on parchment tag. Parchment, indented. Endorsements (1) as to execution; witnesses, John Bourne, A Williams, Henry Bourne; (2) Statement that the deed was shewn John Bourne at the time of his examination by virtue of a Commission of Chancery between John Earle of Rochester and his wife plaintiffs and Sir Halswell Tynte, bt and others defendants executed at Enmore 1678, June 4 by the Commissioners whose signatures are appended, namely, Alderaman, William Doble, Eli Marshall. Date 1668
A\AIY/1 Lease for 1,000 years to Thomas Osborne of Uplime, Devon, yeoman, by Sir John Malet of St Audries, of c 13a commonly known as Brandesley in the parish of Combe St Nicholas. 1675