Events
Date of Birth: 1255 or 1256.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Roger was said to be aged 19 in his father’s inquisition post mortem, taken 22 May 1276.
Date of Death: 1283.
Place of Death: unknown.
The writ for Roger’s first inquisition post mortem was issued 26 December 1283.
Relationships
Father: John le Sauvage.
Roger is named as his son and heir in John’s inquisition post mortem.
Mother: Hawise.
Hawise is recorded as Roger’s mother in one of his inquisitions post mortem.
Spouse: unknown.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
John le Savage (born about 1281 - died 1311) married Margery.
Evidence
from the Calendar of Patent Rolls in the appendix to the 47th report of the DKPR:
9 Edward I [1281]
Land (Derb.); appointment of Nicholas de Stapleton and Elias de Bekingham to take the assise of novel disseisin arraigned by Hawise late wife of John Sauvage against Roger Sauvage, touching a tenement in.
Roger’s inquisitions post mortem:
CIPM v. 2, Edw. I no. 516
Roger le Sauvage
Writ, 26 Dec. 12 Edw. I. [1283]
Derby. Inq. Thursday the feast of St Hilary, 12 Edw. I. (defective)
Staynesby. The manor, held of the king in chief by service of a sore sparrowhawk or 2s. at the king's exchequer yearly; whereof Hawis la Sauvage his mother is dowered of 6l. 15d. land, and 76s. 8d. land for warranty of other lands. He held nothing else beyond the Trent.
John his son, ... two years, is his next heir.
CIPM v. 3, Edw. I
no. 147
Roger le Sauvage
Writ to be returned before the barons of the Exchequer, 26 Nov. 21 Edw. I. [1292]
Lincoln. Inq. Wednesday the morrow of the Epiphany, 21 Edw. I.
Lincoln city. 10l. rent were sometime held by the said Roger of the fee of Maunsel, but 16 years and more ago he enfeoffed one Thomas le Macer of London thereof, service unknown, who afterwards enfeoffed Walter de Gloucester, who now holds it.
Surrey. Inq. made at Dorkyng by jurors of the hundred of Blakehetf’ on Monday after St. Lucy, 21 Edw. I.
Gomeshulve. The manor (extent given), including pasture in Kyngeswode, held of Sir William de Breuse by service of 1/20 knight’s fee and rendering to him 8l. yearly.
John his son, aged 11, is his next heir.
no. 535
Roger le Sauvage of the Peak alias of Steynesby
Writ, 15 April, 27 Edw. I. [1299]
Surrey. Inq. 28 April, 27 Edw. I (defective)
Gomushulve, Gumshulve alias Gumeshulve. The manor (full extent given with names of sokmen) held of William de Breuhouse by service of 1/20 knight’s fee.
John his son, aged 20 (?), is his next heir.
Endorsed: Before the Treasurer &c. of the exchequer and the king’s council.
In the parliament at Lincoln on the octave of St. Hilary, 29 [Edw. I] at the suit of William de Brewose and John le Savage, it was answered that whereas it was found by the inquisitions &c. that Roger le Sauvage held the manor of Staynesby of the king in chief by service of a sore sparrow-hawk, by which service no wardship pertains to the king, and that he held the manor of Gumschell of William de Brewose by knight’s service; therefore let the king’s hand be removed from the manor of Gumschell and let the issues be surrendered, let the manor of Staynesby be restored to the said John son and heir of the said Roger, with all the issues &c., he first doing fealty to the king, and let the king have reasonable relief.
Writ, 17 April, 27 Edw. I. [1299]
Derby Inq. made at Cestrfoul on Saturday after St. Augustine, 27 Edw. I.
Steynesby. The manor (extent given), including a park, held of the king in chief by service of a sore sparrow-hawk, to be rendered at the king’s exchequer. He held no other tenements in the county.
Heir as above, aged 19 at the feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist next.
Petition from William de Breuse, showing that whereas Roger le Savage held the manor of Gumeshulve, co. Surrey, of him by knight’s service, and the manor of Steynesby, co. Derby, of the king by service of a sore sparrow-hawk, he has been ousted by the escheator from the wardship of the manor of Gumeshulve, whereof he prays remedy. (French, undated.)
Endorsed:—Answer appears on the back of the inquisition.
Petition from John, son and heir of Roger le Sauvage, for seisin of his manor of Staynesby, which he holds of the king by service of a sore sparrow-hawk, whereby no wardship pertains to the king, together with the issues &c. (French, undated.)
Writ to the Treasurer &c. of the exchequer, transmitting the inquisitions made concerning the lands &c. of Roger le Sauvage, deceased, and commanding them to examine the same and the rolls and memoranda of the exchequer, and certify if the marriage of the heir and wardship of the lands &c. ought to pertain to the king, 17 Sept. 27 Edw. I.
Return:—In the rolls of the exchequer it is found amongst the serjeanties &c. that William son of Walklin held the manor of Staynesby rendering a sore sparrow-hawk, of the gift of king Henry; also in Originalia, 37 of king Henry, it is found that Robert le Sauvage rendered to John his son all the lands &c. which he held of the king in chief, the king took the said John’s homage, and the sheriff of Derby was commanded to take security for his relief; also in the account of the king’s escheator, 3 Edw. I. it is found that he did not answer for the issues of the manor of Staynesby, because he had rendered the manor to Hawis, late the wife of John le Savage by the king’s writ containing that the king understood by inquisition that the said John held that manor of the king by socage, rendering a sore sparrow-hawk, and held nothing else of the king &c., and that the said Hawis claimed wardship of the heirs &c. as next (friend), which was committed to her saving to the king the marriage of the heirs.
Endorsed: Afterwards at the parliament at Lincoln on the octave of St. Hilary, 29 [Edw. I] …… answer to the petitions of William de Breouse and John le Sauvage (was made) as appears on the back of the inquisition.
from the Calendar of Fine Rolls (29 Edward I):
1301. February 10. Lincoln.
Order to the escheator beyond Trent, pursuant to inquisitions made by him and the escheator on this side Trent shewing that Roger le Sauvage held nothing in chief except the manor of Staynesby by the service of a yearling sparrow-hawk a year, whereby the keeping of his lands should not pertain to the king, to deliver to John, son and heir of the said Roger, the said manor and to restore the issues received from the time of the taking thereof into the king’s hand.
from the Calendar of Close Rolls (29 Edward I):
1301. February 18. Lincoln.
To Walter de Glouc[estria], escheator this side Trent. Whereas the king lately, because it was found by inquisitions taken by the escheator and by the escheator beyond Trent that Roger le Sauvage at his death held nothing of the king in chief, except the manor of Staynesby by the service of a 'sore' sparrowhawk yearly for all service, for which reason the wardship of the lands that belonged to him ought not to pertain to him, ordered the escheator not to intermeddle farther with the lands that Roger held of other lords, which had been taken into the king's hands by reason of his death ; and the king in now given to understand on behalf of William de Brewosa that he has entered by pretext of the said order the manor of Gumshell, which Roger at his death held of William by knight service ; the king orders the escheator to pay to William the issues received thence since it was taken into the king's hands.
from Feudal Aids:
Derby. 1284-6
Heredes Rogeri le Sauwage tenent manerium de Steynesby de rege per servicium unius spervarii sori ad scaccarium.
References
Annual Reports of the Deputy Keeper of Public Records.
Calendars of the Close Rolls preserved in the Public Record Office. (His/Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1902-).
Calendars of the Fine Rolls preserved in the Public Record Office. (His/Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1911-).
Calendars of Inquisitions Post Mortem (His/Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1904-).
Calendars of the Patent Rolls preserved in the Public Record Office. (His/Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1906-).
Inquisitions and Assessments relating to Feudal Aids with other analogous documents preserved in the Public Record Office v. 1 (1899).
Wrottesley, George. Pedigrees from the Plea Rolls. (1905).