I did not complete my review yesterday of the applicable documents in the Calendar of Patent Rolls and will complete that today.
Number Year Month Day Place Prefix Surname
Forename Location Relationship King Volume Page #
membrane
192 1323 7 24 Faxfleet le Blak Simon Hampshire Edward II 4 374-375 17d
59 1343 5 16 Westminster Blake Robert Hampshire Edward III 6 87 23d
80 1352 11 26 Westminster la Blake Alice Hampshire Edward III 9 368-373 9 and 8
81 1352 11 26 Westminster le Blake Walter Hampshire Edward III 9 368-373 9 and 8
82 1352 11 26 Westminster le Blake Henry Hampshire Edward III 9 368-373 9 and 8
135 1389 9 15 Clarendon Manor Blake John Hampshire Richard II 4 112 13
136 1389 9 15 Clarendon Manor Blake John Hampshire Richard II 4 115 11
141 1392 7 20 Windsor Blake Thomas Hampshire Richard II 5 134 17
145 1394 2 12 Westminster Blake John Hampshire Richard II 5 401 18
157 1405 5 22 Westminster Blake John Hampshire Henry IV 2 448 37
26 1315 7 12 Westminster le Blake John Berkshire Edward II 2 405 29d
55 1340 9 18 Andover le Blake John Berkshire Edward III 5 95 40d
56 1340 9 18 Andover le Blake Roger Berkshire Edward III 5 95 40d
85 1355 11 12 Woodstock Blake Adam Wiltshire Edward III 10 308-309 12
86 1357 10 21 Westminster Blake Robert Wiltshire Edward III 10 630 12
95 1365 10 18 Westminster Blake Robert Wiltshire Edward III 13 168 22
124 1386 1 28 Westminster Blake John Wiltshire Richard II 3 165 39d
123 1386 2 12 Westminster Blake Robert Wiltshire Richard II 3 109 32
Thomas Blake:
1392
20 Jul Windsor (membrane 17)
Pardon,for
20 s.paid to the king byJohn Joce, to him and Edmund
Olak,Thomas
Blake and John Payn, chaplain, for
acquiring, in fee, from
John
Inge of Fontel Giffard, co. Wilts, one toft, two carucates of land,
five
acres of meadow and 20 d. of rent, with their appurtenances, called
Cnouylleslond
in Shirebourne and Bromley within the forest of Pamber,
co.
Southampton held in chief, and entering thereon without licence and
grant
that they may hold the premises as acquired.
16
Richard II, volume 5, page 134
Location of Forest of Pamber is near Basingstoke and of interest.
John le Blake:
1315
12 Jul Westminster (membrane 29d)
Commissionn
of oyer and terminer to William de Bereford. John Bardolf and John de Westcote,
on
complaint by the abbot of Abyndon that, when he had sent his bailiff to
hold
his leet at Abyndon, co. Berks, which from time whereof memory
exists
not he had been accustomed to hold in that place, Mainard de
Lambourne,
John de Colecote, Hugh de Pudelcote, Thomas Sampson, John
de
Byleby, John le Peintour of Mercham, John son of Adam le Peintour,
John
le Blake, Henry le Daubur, William
de Whyssele, John de Staunton
the
elder, John de Staunton the younger, William de Cotesford, John do
Dounton,
John de Henle, John le Goneys, John de Denton, John le
Boltere,
Robert de Hampstede, Robert de Newenham, William de Bloxham,
Robert
de Goseye and others assaulted his bailiff and prevented him from
holding
the leet, and usurping authority held it, so that with impunity they
were
able to break the assize of bread and ale and commit other things which
were
wont to be amended in the said leet, and confederating together and
drawing
other men to them, caused men coming with corn to the mill of the
abbot
in the town to grind their corn there to withdraw, and meeting the men
of
those parts coming to the fair which the abbot has in that town each
year
in the feast of the Translation of St. Edmund, hindered them from
doing
so, whereby the abbot lost all profits of the fair, and did not permit
him
to receive stallage for stalls placed in the town of Abyndon on market
days,
which he and his predecessors, abbots of that place, had been accustomed
to
receive from time immemorial, and applied those profits to their
own
uses, and assaulted the abbot's servants. By fine of 40 s.
9
Edward II, volume 2, page 405
Location of Abingdon is in the Wantage area of Berkshire and of interest.
John Blake, Roger Blake:
1340
18 Sep Andover (membrane 40d)
Commission
of oyer and terminer to Nicholas de la Beche, John de Molyns, William de
Shareshull
and James de Wodestok, on complaint by John de Mauduyt
that
John de Tothale, prior of Hurlee, brothers John Baroun, John de
Helmedon
and Jordan Moynne, his fellow-monks, John 'le priourescok
of
Hurlee,' Edmund son of John le Cok the elder (senioris), Thomas atte
Hale,
John Splint, John le Heyward, John Elys, Richard le Whelere of
Lidlewyk,
William le Rypereve, Simon de Tothale, chaplain, Philip his
brother,
Robert le Lasshere, Richard Gowiel, Philip de Hamslepe, chaplain,
John
le Blake of Hurlee, Henry le
Vicories, Roger le Blake, Walter le
Bel
of Dorneye, Robert Folcorn, John le Disshere of Yatele, Robert le
Grymme,
John his son, Thomas le Tylere, William his brother, and others
assaulted
him at Hurlee, co. Berks, and carried away his goods. By C.
The like, on like complaint by
Richard de Byfeld. By C.
14
Edward III, volume 5, page 95
Location at Hurley Berkshire is of interest as is Yateley, Hampshire
Adam Blake:
1355
12 Nov Woodstock (membrane 12)
[Patent
following witnessed by the guardian of England.]
Licence
for 10 l paid to the king by Edward de Stocke for the
said
Edward to enfeoff John de Neubury,chaplain, Adam Blake,
chaplain,
and Thomas Hungerford citizen of Salisbury of the manor
of
Rustesale co Wilts,and the advowson of the church of the said
manor,
held in chief; and for them to re-grant the same to him,
Joan,
his wife and the heirs of his body, with remainders to Thomas
son
of Walter Hungerford, in tail to William
de Lucy, 'chivaler,' in
tail
to Edmund brother of William de Lucy, in tail, to Thomas
Stocke,
in tail, and to the right heirs of the said Edward.
And
the 10 l have been paid in the hanaper.
29
Edward III, volume 10, pages 308-309
Location at Salisbury is interesting.
Robert Blake:
1357
21 Oct Westminster (membrane 12)
Pardon
in like terms to John Gosegh merchant of Salisbury on,
his
outlawry in the county of Wilts for non-appearance to answer
touching
a plea of Robert Blake, Thomas son
of Walter de Hungerford
Edward
Cokerel and Henry Flemyng,executors of the will of Henry
Russel,
citizen of Salisbury, late executor of the will of John
Godhyne
late burgess and merchant of Marlebergh that he render
to
them 110 l
31
Edward III, volume 10, page 630
Location at Salisbury is interesting
Robert Blake:
1365
18 Oct Westminster (membrane 22)
Pardon
to Robert Blake, parson of the
church of Westchelbergh
of
his outlawry in the county of Wilts for non-appearance before the
justices
of the Bench to answer John de Edyndon, knight, touching
a
plea of debt of 7 l. 8 s. ; he having now surrendered to the Flete
prison,
as Robert de Thorpe, chief justice, has certified.
39
Edward III, volume 13, page 168
Location Westchelbergh in Wiltshire is interesting
John Blake:
1386
28 Jan Westminster (membrane 39d)
Appointment
of Nicholas Samburn, escheator in Wilts, John Blake,
Robert
Devenessh and the sheriff of Wilts to enquire touching waste,
destruction
and various defects in the alien priory of Abury, co. Wilts,
in
the king's hands on account of the war with France, as well in
the
church and chancel of the same as in the lands, buildings, woods,
walls,
etc. belonging thereto.
9
Richard II, volume 3, page 165
Location at Abury, Wiltshire is interesting.
Robert Blake:
1386
12 Feb Westminster (membrane 32)
Writ
of aid for Thomas Palmer and John Shalden, appointed by
William
Hervy, ulnager of woollen cloths in England, his deputies in
the
county of Southampton, during his pleasure.
By
bill of the said William.
The like for the following:
Cradock
Phelipp[es], his deputy in the county of Gloucester.
Robert
Blake and Robert Pope of Salesbury,
his deputies in the
county
of Somerset.
9
Richard II, volume 3, page 109
Location at Salisbury is interesting.
First and foremost, the number of Blake members in the records prior to 1330 is astounding (I extracted 207 documents from the Calendar of Patent Rolls between 1230 and 1452) and I think my conclusion on how one regarded one's country of origin is probably correct prior to 1330. It is unknown when the first Blake surname was used in England/British Isles. The surname Blak was in use in Normandy prior to 1274 and I have not investigated the usage of the surname Blake in the originating countries (in the Emigrants Database 1330-1550) namely The Netherlands, France (other than Normandy), and Breton (a part of France but generally mentioned distinctly in this time period). I do not intend to investigate the usage of the surname Blake outside of the British Isles prior to the time of the voyages of discovery as the earliest travels are generally referred to in the late 1400s/early 1500s and then later in the 1500s when the British Isles became involved in voyages of discovery.
Two hundred and seven incidents (some are the same individual) in the Calendar of Patent Rolls involving an individual with the le Blake/Blak/Blake surname between 1230 and 1452. Just between 1230 and 1330 there are 55 incidents involving members of the Blake/le Blake, Blak family in England proper. Again some of these are the same individual but not in huge numbers, two or three at the most in these early records. Was there Blake in England in 1066 or up until the first records I have discovered thus far in 1230? I have a copy of the Domesday book and have yet to discover other than the word black anything resembling this surname. If we assume that the 1230 record for Willelmum le Blake in Hertford is an early member of this family was he Norman? So many merchants did come to England from Rouen. The name itself, Willelmum, is from the latin perhaps with the genitive Wilielmi and it is an alternative form of Gulielmus. The spelling itself Willelmum is the accusative case of Latin it appears. Is the spelling slightly incorrect, should be Wilielmum? I did not see the original record so the transcription has been done by another. An online dictionary of medieval name from European Sources lists the root as Maillezais, France 1236. This location is found not too far from La Rochelle in south western France. So not Normandy but people did move about even in those quite ancient days especially when one considers that my ancient ancestors arrived in the British Isles 8,000 to 12,000 years ago from Ukraina and the Balkans if one looks only at the mtDNA and yDNA.
But back on track. I need to see what I can find for the subsidies but I think the last couple of days have shown that yes there was a Blake Cole marriage but not the parents of Nicholas Blake and Humphrey who had two different sets of parents and were likely born one at Knights Enham (Nicholas) and the other in the Pitminster Somerset area (Humphrey). They were definitely not brothers according to the wills left by Nicholas, his mother and likely father and likely grandfather.
But was it Robert or Richard Blake who married Anne Cole? Was Anne Cole from an armigerous family? Certainly the chart produced by the College of Arms does give her a coat of arms which was blended with the Blake Coat of Arms. It looks like my quest once again heads for the Subsidies and I shall have to see if Wiltshire has been published anywhere.
