Bucks Medes

Medieval Meads in Bucks

1300-1450 Atte Mede of Pitstone, Bucks.

Ashridge Collection, Manor of Erle

1296 William atte Mede witness to grant by Sir John Neyrnuth of Pitstone

1298 & 1300. William atte Mede, witness

1302 William atte Mede at Ashridge, witness to ratification by Thomas Neyrnuth rector of Pitstone

1324 To the sheriff of Buckingham. Order to cause a coroner to be elected in place of William atte Mede of Pithelestorne (Pitstone), Bucks, deceased.

June 1362, Feet of Fines

Parties: Adam le Gardiner of Pendele and Adam Cok' of Parua Gatesden', querents, and John atte Mede of Pychelesthorn' and Christian, his wife, deforciants

28 acres of land, 3 shillings of rent and a moiety of 1 messuage and of 1 toft in Pychelesthorn' and Masseworth'.

Action: Plea of covenant.

Agreement: John and Christian have acknowledged the tenements to be the right of Adam le Gardiner, as those which the same Adam and Adam Cok' have of their gift, to hold to Adam and Adam and the heirs of Adam le Gardiner, of the chief lords for ever. Warranty by John and Christian for themselves and the heirs of Christian. For this: Adam and Adam have given them 20 marks of silver.

1379/80 Conveyance and appointment of Thomas Gybbus as attorney to deliver seisin.

February 1379/80. William Fouke of Pychelesthorne and wife Matilda to John Lincoln, Richard Chasteloyn, chaplains, John at Mede, jun., and Richard Purcas of Pychelesthorn.

1380/1 Conveyance. date: 16th February 1380/1. John Lyncoln, Richard Chastelon, chaplains, John atte Mede, jun., and Richard Purcas, to William Foukes and wife Matilda. Conveyance, John atte Mede, junior, and others, lands in Pitstone, manor of Erle

April 1390 Feet of Fines

Parties: John atte Mede of Pychelestorne, querent, and William Pleyer and Maud, his wife, deforciants.

Property: 12 acres of land in Pychelestorne.

Action: Plea of covenant.

Agreement: William and Maud have acknowledged the land to be the right of John, as that which he has of their gift, and have remised and quitclaimed it from themselves and the heirs of Maud to him and his heirs for ever. Warranty. For this: John has given them 10 marks of silver.

1394 Conveyance date: 20th April 1394. William Pleyer of Wynchelesthorn and wife Matilda, to John Lyncolne of Aston near Ivinghoe and Wlm, Freman, chaplain, and Ric. Purkas and John atte Mede of Pychelesthorn.

1395 Quitclaim. date: 11th June 1395 John Lewes of Tebbeworth and wife Alice to John Lyncoln of Aston, William Freman, chaplain, Richard Purkas and John atte Mede of Pychelesthorn.

1393-99 Copies of deeds and memoranda and rough copy. date: 7th April 1393; 14th and 16th September 1399; 3rd November 1399 (1) John Lewes and wife Alice to Sir Peter de Bulston,Wlm. Waltham, Geo. Louthorp, Thos. Nernute, John Gerocys and Ric. Clerk; (2) John Lewes and wife Alice to William Louthorp esq.; (3) William Pleyer and wife Matilda to John Lincoln, William, chaplian in Hamlamstede, Richard Purcas and John atte Mede.

1427 Conveyance and copy. date: 27th March 1427. John atte Mede, witness to conveyance in Pitstone, manor of Erle

1429/30. Appointment of attorney to deliver seisin to Thos. Botiller and John Vicory.

Date: 18th February 1429/30. Edmund Dive esq., John Fitzhugh esq., John Carpenter, Ric. Osborn, John Braham and Wlm. Stephenes to John Mede of Pichelesthorn

1430 Lease for 10 years from 29th September 1430 at 1¾ per annum for first 5 years and 4 mks. for next 5 years. date: 18th February

1450 Indentures of conveyance. date: 20th December 1450. John Mede witness to indenture of conveyance in Pitstone

Bucks Catalogue

1422. Grant: William Germayn, chaplain, John Penge and John Evelot of Pychelsthorn [Pitstone] to John atte Mede of the same and Joan his wife. 2½ acres of land in Pitstone and ½ cartload of wood.

1465. Grant: Joan Mede, widow, of Pychelesthorn [Pitstone] to John Eltrigge, William Glenestre, Thomas Tatenelle and Robert Gardel of the same. 1 acre of land under a hedge in Pitstone.

1342 Chancery. Debtor: Alexander atte Mede, of Great Kimble {Kynebell}, of Bucks.

Creditor: John Brian, of Bledlow {Bledelawe} [Bucks]

Amount: £10.

1381 Bledlow, Bucks. John atte Mede, juror.

1381 Ilmer Church, Bucks. John atte Mede, juror.

1381 Padbury, Bucks. Walter atte Mede, juror.

1386 Stephen Benet of Wolverton, Bucks, stole goods worth 2 s from John Smth and Nicholas Mede at Wolverton.

1460 Agnes and William Meede, beneficiaries in a will, Monks Risborough

Horsenden Court Roll, 1462

Richard atte Mede comes to this court and does fealty and acknowledges that he holds of the lord one messuage with one half virgate of land with appurtenances in Lee called Laurencis and pays for it per annum 6 s 8 d, and also acknowledges that he holds of the lord one toft with half s virgate of land in Lee called Frerys with appurtenances, and pays for it per annum 13 s 4 d. Item he acknowledges that he holds of the lord one close called Bronyshechyng, and pays for it per annum 6 s 8 d. Item he holds of the lord one piece of land called Halacrys with appurtenances and pays for it per annum 11 s v d. Item he holds 2 acres of land adjacent at Hasele with 1 rod of land at Somerlese of Saunderton without rent.

East Claydon Court Roll, 1479

William Mede came to this court and acknowledged that he holds of the aforesaid Guy (Westcote) by the custom of the manor one cottage with an adjacent close once in the tenure of Roger Geffes and one quarter of land adjacent, for annual rent of 6 s 4, and he holds a well on the western side once part of a close called Cokkyscroft, and pays for the said well 4 d per annum. Item he holds a third part of a close and pays for it 15 d per annum.

1479-80, Saunderton St Mary with Challey
William Mede, view of frankpledge

1483/4 Court of the Archdeacon of Buckingham.
Saunderton 1 February 1483/4
John Mede, Gilbert Mede, William Mede, jurors. John Prynce assaulted John Chopyn in the
churchyard of Saunderton and drew blood.

1491/2 Court of the Archdeacon of Buckingham.
Radenage 5 April 1492
George Mede one of the compurgators for William Gregory

1517 Thomas Mede, witness to a will, Princes Risborough

1519-20 Saunderton, Thomas Mede, Iconomi (husbandman)

20 January 1520/21. Will of Joan Towressey of Princes Risborough. "I bequeath to my sister Isabell Mede vi d."

Extracts from Household book of Sir Edward Don of Horsenden, Bucks, 1520-1550

Thomas Mede
Aug 1524 To Thomas Mede carpenter for 8 bushels of beans 16d
June 1527 That I did lose 2 signets one of 3 weeks old, also a tame heron with one wing broken, the which Thomas Mede's son did break 2 years past
June 1527 My wife did see the said Thomas Mede into church at Saunderton
July 1527 Thomas Mede's sheep did eat my peas
July 14, 1527 John Deste constable of Saunderton did arrest Thomss Mede by a warrant of the peace out of chancery. The said constable would have brought him to me but he would not.
July 30, 1527 Thomas Mede did stop my water so that it did let my mill to go its full course
Aug 1527 John Deste did arrest Thomas Mede again and brought him to Mr Cheney
Aug 1527 Mr Dormer's man called Butler to view the ditch that Thomas Mede did stop the water from my mill
Oct 1527 To Basset for commencing an action against Thomas Mede iiis iiid
Oct 1528 To Thomas Mede's son for pears
Jan 1528/9 To look for the day of Thomas Mede's arrest by the constable and also for the day that he did stop the water from my mill, and also the copy of William Mede's arrest
March 1528/9 To show Basset the saying of Thomas Mede's wife
Sep 1529 To Thomas Mede carpenter for working on the window in the wardrobe 2 days with 1 servant xiid
Apr 1532 Thomas Mede did fell my great elm
Mar 1534 Thomas Mede carpenter for 4 days for felling the poplar for the boat and for the making thereof xvid and meat and drink

William Mede
June 1527 William Mede went to London
July 1527 Strypylhyll arrested William Mede at Risborough
July 23, 1527 John Saunders, Bowels' brother in law, did give William Mede a great blow on the ear in Bowels' house at the table by the procuration of Strypylhyll.
July 1527 Bowels did bring home William Mede. Sureties from Jankyn Mede and others to bring William Mede to the next sessions at Wycombe
Oct 1527 The moiety of my wife's costs at the sessions for William Mede iis vid
June 1529 I received of William Mede carpenter of Medyll for a warrant of the peace against T. Bedwalle 12d
July 1534 To William Mede's wife for strawberries 1d
Sep 1534 To William Mede and William Plowman for bringing a Dene's sheep to Aylesbury pound viiid
Feb 1538 To William Mede for bringing one kid of Sir Robert Dormer from Raffe Wheler's servant at Wycombe iid
Jan 1544/5 To William Mede his costs to Wycombe iid

Edmund Mede

Apr 1538 I covenanted with Edmund Mede carpenter for mending my chamber windows for the water works, and the orchard and bridge, and the milkhouse, and the window in the new parlor xs
1538 Various payments to Edmund Mede
1541 To Edmund Mede carpenter and his man for "botcheyng in" my stable viiid with meat and drink

Robert Mede
1544 To Robert Mede wine iid, vinegar iiid, hops xiid, apples id
1545 To Robert Mede costs to Wycombe iiiid
1548 Robert Mede wages vis viiid
1549 Robert Mede to London iis
1549 To Robert Mede his costs to London iiis for wine xiid
May 1549 John Welshe departed from my gate and Robert Mede entered in his place iiii nobles with his livery

1522 Certificate of Musters

Thomas Mede of Whitchurch Land 4s
George Mede of Whitchurch Land 6s 6d, Goods £2
John Mede of Askett, Monks Risborough Nil
Nicholas Mede of Askett, Monks Risborough Land 5s
Thomas Mede of Monks Risborough Land 10s
John Mede of Towersey Goods £6
John Mede of Bottle Claydon Goods £3
John Mede of Stewkley Goods £2
John Mede of Wingrave Goods £2
Thomas Mede of Saunderton Goods £20
John Mede of Saunderton Goods £1
William Mede of Saunderton Nil
John Mede of Saunderton Goods £4
Richard Mede of Chilton Goods £1
Richard Mede of East Claydon Lands 6s 8d, Goods £3 6s 8d
Thomas Mede of East Claydon Goods £1 6s 8d
William Mede of East Claydon 13s 4d
Thomas Mede of Borstall Goods £3
Richard Mede of Soulbury Goods £10
Thomas Mede of Ilmer and Aston Mullins Goods £6

Buckinghamshire lay subsidies 1524 - 25

1525 John Medd of Stewkley £2
1525 Richard Medde of Soulbury £4
1525 George Medde of Whittchurch £2
1525 John Mede of Wing £1
1524 John Mede of Towresy £4
1524 Thomas Mede of Hilmer & Aston Mullens £6
1524 Edmund Mede of Hilmer & Aston Mullens £1
1525 John Mede of Hilmer & Aston Mullens £1
1524 Richard Mede of East Claydon 5 marks
1525 Agnes Mede of East Claydon, widow 6 s 8 d
1524 William Mede of East Claydon £1
1524 Thomas Mede of East Claydon £1
1524 John Mede of East Claydon £3
1524 Richard Mede of Chilton £1
1525 Thomas Mede of Borstall £3
1524 Thomas Mede of Saunderton £9
1524 John Mede of Saunderton £2
1524 William Mede of Saunderton £1
1525 William Mede of Princes Risborough £1
1525 John Meyde of Princes Risborough £2
1525 John Mede of Monks Risborough £1
1525 William Mede of Monks Risborough £1
1525 Richard Mede of Aylesbury £1
1525 Richard Mead, churchwarden of Soulbury

1534 Buckinghamshire Musters

John Meyd of Aylesbury, able man unharnessed
Thomas Meyd of Aylesbury, able man unharnessed
Richard Mede of Princes Risborough, able man with harness
William Mede of Monks Risborough, able man with harness

1535 Buckinghamshire Musters

John Mede, billman, of Bletchley & Stony Stratford
Rauf Mede, taylor, of Ashendon with Pollicott Magna
John Mede, archer, of East Claydon
Thomas Mede, archer, of East Claydon
Richard Mede, archer, of Soulbury
William Mede, billman, of Soulbury
Thomas Mede of Stewkley, archer
James Mayde of Stoke Hammond, billman
Thomas Mede, billman, of Saunderton
William Mede, billman, of Saunderton
Edmund Mede, billman, of Saunderton
Robert Mede, billman, of Princes Risborough
William Mede, billman, of Monks Risborough

1537-38, manorial rolls, TNE

John Mede, of Agnottes Fee, High Wycombe, juror
Richard Mede, of Agnottes Fee, High Wycombe, juror

1541-42, Honour of Ewelme

John Mede, of East Claydon, juror
John Mede, of Saunderton, juror
John Mede, of Saunderton, junior, junior
Edmund Mede, of Kyngeston Varnette Fee, juror
Thomas Medd, of Bettlow/Bledlowe, juror
Thomas Mede, of Horton, juror and in 1545 and 1549

1542 Land of John Mede in Claydon, Bucks. 1546. A messuage in Claydon, Bucks, in the tenure of John Mead.

1543 Subsidy

Edmund Mede, Henton (Oxon), 1d
Thomas Mede, Stokinchurch, 10d
- Mede, Saunderton, 6d
Robert Mede, Saunderton, 4d
William Mede, Saunderton, 2d
- Mede, Saunderton, 2d
Thomas Mede, East Claydon, 4d
John Meade, East Claydon, 3s
Richard Meade, East Claydon, 2d
John Meade, junior, East Claydon, 4d
John Meade, North Marlton, 6d

1544 Lay Subsidy, Bucks

Thomas Mede, Stewkley
Thomas Mede, Whitchurch
Thomas Mede, East Claydon

1545 Subsidy

Thomas Meade, Whitchurche, 1d
William Mede, Soulbury, 10d
Thomas Meade, Stewkley, 12d
John Meade, Dunton, 2d
Robert Mede, Saunderton, 10d
Robert Mede, Saunderton, 1d

Bucks Musters

Feb 1544-5 Richard Mede, Soulbury

Horton Court Roll
1546, Thomas Mede, juror
1547 Lay Subsidy Bucks

Soulbury

Richard Meade senior
William Mede

Stewkley

Thomas Meade

Abt. 1548 William Hester v. William Meade and John Cheche his tenant: Manor-place of Bledlow called Towers, with lands, of the demise of John Meade of Towersey, deceased, father of the said William Meade.

Edwardian inventories for Bucks

1552 John Mead churchwarden of Dunton
1552 William Mede made inventory of church of Ilmer
1552 Robert Mede made inventory of church of Saunderton

1553 John MERSSHALL, prebendary of Haydor with Walton, v. Robert DAVY alias Baker, grandson and heir of Joan wife of William Meed.: Tenement in complainant's manor of Walton, late of Robert father of complainant, hanged for felony.: BUCKINGHAM.

Banks lay subsidy index
p. 18. 21 James, 1623. Francis Mead, Princes Risborough
p. 41. 3 Charles, 1627, Richard Meade, Soulbury
p. 42. 3 Charles, 1627. William Meade, Stewkley
p. 60. 18 James, 1620. Christopher Mead, Wormall

Calendar of Deeds. Monks Risborough. Admission of Christopher Wright at a court held on 26 April 1625 to hold 3 acres of arable land as a customary tenant, on surrender by John Meade.

1635 Ship Money papers

1635 October 5th

William Meades was imprisoned by Mr Baylye, Sir Edward Richardson & Mr. Arthur Claver for bringeinge a Message from the High Sheriffe to Thomas Russell, James Cowelye & Edward Robins whoe told them if they had not payd in their money, that they woulde come & speake with the Sheriffe before they did. This William Meades sayes And this Thomas Russill upon his oath to the Justices did confesse that William Meades did deliver the same Message to hime and noe more.

Princes Risborrough, January 18th 1635/6

Henry Meade he rents 2 yarde lands & a halfe for which he is Assesste jj s that he complaynes of beinge a verrye poor man greatlye in debte haveinge no stocke but 4 poore Horses & 3 Beasts for which 2 of them he owes for upon his complaynte he hade Teares in his eyes beinge an olde man of 60 yeares of Age he did keepe himselfe in his House 7 years for debt. The Assessement to be newe ordered for the poore men in the towne.

15 June 1635

Prince Risborrow: Received for Francis Meade 12s

Arrears for Aylesbury Hundred: Gregory Mead for Carton Close 5s.

Sowlesbury: William Sheppard, Richard Meade, Robert Kemell & John Hopkins

short £5 10s

Sowllbury cum Membris

An Assessment made by Mr Richard Meade William Turneye & Beniamyne Turneye Nominated by William Allin Counstable of Bragnam. He did warne Mr Richard Meade & William Turney was warned by Thomas Stephens Counstable of Sowlbury & Beniamyne Turneye warned by Lawrence Harwell Counstable. The Assessement was made by theis assessors that was sente to Mr Lowndes the High Counstable by Edward Deane. Notwithstandinge this Assessement they chose other Assessors & made another Assessment & Returned it to the Highe Counstable & the other Assessement was concealed.

Bucks Contributions for Ireland 1642

Stoke Hammond
William Meade 4d

Simpson

John Meade 8d
William Meade 1s 4d
John Meade 3d
Joan Meade 2d

Stewkley

Bennett Mead 3s
Widow Mead 1s
John Meade 2s
Wife of William Meade 1s
Widow Mead 6d
William Meade 2s 6d

Wing

John Mead 6d

Mentmore

Samuel Meade 5s

Wingrave

Bennett Mead 1s

Soulbury

Gregory Meade 1s
Thomas Meade 4d

Princes Risborough

Frances Mead 2s
Henry Meade 2s
Frances Mead spinster 1s 6d

Monks Risborough

John Meade 1s

Wendover

Elizabeth Meade 1s

Aylesbury with Walton

Richard Meed 5s

Stoke Mandeville

Thomas Mead 6d

East Claydon with Botolph Claydon

William Meade 6d