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Note for: William Malet, ABT 1125 - 1169 Index

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-steward to Henry II

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Note for: William Malet, ABT 1174 - ABT 1219 Index

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-living 1193 to 1217
-one of the sureties of the Magna Carta
-excommunicated by the Pope in 1216
WILLIAM MALET, the Surety, was mentioned as a minor in the year 1194, in connection with an expedition made that year into Normandy. His principal estate was Curry-Malet. From 1210 to 1214 he was Sheriff of counties Somerset and Dorset. He then joined the Barons against King John and became one of the Sureties. He had lands in four counties which were confiscated and given to his son-in-law, Hugh de Vivonia, Thomas Basset, and to his father-in-law, and Malet was excommunicated by the Pope in 1216. He was also fined 2,000 marks, but the sum was not paid until after his death, and at that time 1,000 marks were remitted, being found due to him for military service to King John in Poitou. It is interesting to note that there were five contemporary relatives named Malet, all of whom held lands in England or in Jersey. William Malet died about 1217, having married Mabel, called also Alice and Aliva, daughter of Thomas Basset of Headington. Nothing now remains of Malet's estate of Curry-Malet.

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Note for: William Malet, - Index

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-of Sutton Mallet and 1/3 Easton and Gordano

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Note for: William Malet, 1073 - 1137 Index

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"Syled william Malet, Sire de Gravile, Deuxieme du nom". "Banished from England by Henry I for his participation in the rebellion of Helias Earl of Mayne" (Arthur Malet).
Endowed Abbey de Bec, etc. .

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Note for: William Malet, 1163 - 1228 Index

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-High Sherriff of Somerset 1209-1212
-of Enmore and Sutton Malet 1199

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Note for: William Malet, 1080 - Index

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-signed Magna Carta
left only two daughters, Helewise and Mabel

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Note for: William Malet, 1471 - 1511 Index

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     Inherited Currypool and Charlinch.
Inherited Enmore, while St. Audries went to his brother Baldwin.

Notes from Exchequer Inq. pm ser.2 917/19

          Inquisition at Ylminster 1 Oct. 16 Hen. VIII (1524) upon Alice Malet, widow late the wife of William Malet , esq.
The said Alice had no lands of the king in chief.
          12 July 6 Hen. VII (1491) the manor of Oke and the advowson of the church of Oke and lands (given) in Buckland Dynham, co. Somers. were demised by two clerks to the said William Malet (son and heir apparent of Thomas Malet, esq.. and Alice, his wife, (daughter and heir apparent of Thomas Yong, esq.)

          The said Thomas Malet was seized in his demesne as of fee of the manor of Courstysley Nethercote and lands (given) in Kyngsbury, Hardyngton, Estcontokyshed, and Chalton super Poldon, co. Somerset, which premises 10 Jan 13 Hen. VI (1498) be granted to William and Alice, and after the death of the latter they descended to Hugh, son and heir of William and Alice.

          William M. was seized of the manor of Guenemer, and of lands in Guenemer (Enmore), which premises 5 Aug. 2 Hen. VIII (1510) be granted to Baldwin Malet, gent. and (5 others) to the use of the said William and Alice.
          Alice was seized in demesne as of fee in the manor of Eston in Gordan alias “Eston in Gordan”: 31 March 4 Hen. VIII she granted the same to John Brent, John Ken, esquires, Baldwin Malet, John Jacob, Humphrey Bosgrove to hold to the same (5 men) their heirs and assigns forever, to the use of the said Alice, her heirs and assigns, for the purpose of fulfilling her will, mad 1 April 4 Hen. VIII re the said premises with other lands in the town of Bristol and in the shire of the town of Bristol:
          i.e. 100 pounds for marriage of youngest daughter Johanne, if with assent of “Joce Yong” (mother of the said Alice), or in the event of her death, if it has been collected, it is to be divided between the children of Alice, her oldest daughter excepted, otherwise ----
feoffees to be seized of the premises to the use of Hugh Malet, Richard Malet, William Malet, “my sons”, a third part to each equally ‘in tail mail’, with remainder to “Baldewyn my son”, Executors John Ken and Baldewyn Malet.

(Rest of Inquisition, some 15 lines mutilated)