Part 2. The children of William Revell of Newbold ... - Rotherham Web

‘By Thomas Langhurst and his wife Margaret to Nicholas Ryvel (clerk), William Suwet and Richard de Blaby (chaplains) and
William le Clerc of Offchurch of all goods in BA/B/A/99/3's premises’.
‘By Nicholas Ryvel et al (described as in BA/B/A/99/5) to Thomas Langhurst and his wife Margaret of BA/B/A/99/5's property,
paying 4d. per annum with remainder to any child that the Langhursts might produce’.
In 1371, Nicholas confirmed the gift made in 1352 by his brother Sir John of land at Ovingdean to Thomas Mutson, 50 and is
described as brother and heir of Sir John Ryvel of Newbold Revel.
In 1372, the Close Rolls contain two charters, as follows: 51
‘Charter of Nicholas Revel lord of Fennyneubolde, giving with warranty to Richard Gode his servant, his heirs and assigns
and the assigns of his assigns, one great croft called Raldewynnscroft and 2^ acres of arable land in Stretton by Monks Kirkeby,
one acre thereof lying in a selion called Thurghlond upon Derwellefurlong between lands sometime of Thomas Boydon and
William Pilet, and 1 1 acre in the same cultura in three selions lying together between lands late of Thomas Koc and John Bagot
abutting on the fosse {inte fosse); also 2| acres and 6 butts of land with headlands (chevettis) of meadow and appurtenances in
Fenny'neubolde, one acre lying upon Longelond by land of Richard le Reve, one acre with headland of meadow upon the same
cultura by land of the said Richard le Reve, half an acre of land upon Littulhulle, by land of the said Nicholas, and the said six
butts with headlands of meadow upon Bouerbuttes abutting on the (inte) Brynkelowedam, whereof three a\ ere late of William
Brt)un and three late of Thomas Koccus (sic). Witnesses : George de Castello, Richard de Esenhulle, John Clerk of Stretton,
Thomas Bagot, John Fraunkeleyn. Dated Fennyneubolde, Tuesday after St. Hilary 42 Edward III’.
‘Charter of Nicholas Revel lord of Fennyneubolde, giving with warranty to Richard Gode his servant, his heirs and assigns
and the assigns of his assigns, two messuages with appurtenances in the town of Stretton by Kirkeby, one lately held by Adam
Yremongere the other by Roger Coke ; also 30 acres of land and 2 acres of meadow in the said town, whereof 8 acres were
sometime held by William Smyth, 12 acres by William de Swyneford and 10 acres by Roger Coke, and the 2 acres of meadow lie
in Stretton Moor ; also 5 acres and 3 butts of land with a meadow called the Hemslade in the fields of Fennyneubolde and
Stretton wliicli John Revel father of the said Nicholas lately had of the gift and feoffment of Henry Russell of Coventre, whereof
one acre lies upon Longelond by land of Thomas Cole, one half acre upon Luttelhulle by land of the said Nicholas, one half acre
in Wybelcroft-slade by land of the said Nicholas on either side, 3 butts upon Boueres-buttes extending to the (inte)
Brynkelowedam, one acre upon Fosse- furlong by land of Thomas Boydyn, one acre upon Hiderholoulowe by land of Thomas
Bagot, and 4 roods upon Hauthom furlong by land of Robert Gibbe. Witnesses and date (as the last)’.
It is suggested that Nicholas Revel, Rector of Cleyorton, died in 1383, 52 but this has not been proven. It is not known what
property he held or to whom it descended.
William Revell, son of Sir John Revell, senior, extant ?–1326–1346–1373
Sir John Revell senior is said to have had a son William Revell who is comparatively poorly documented, there being no
primary references that unequivocally identify him. His date of birth and death are not certainly known, but he is said to have
died without issue.
It is said by Gladwyn Turbutt in his History of Ogston that this William Revell succeeded John Revell as ‘a receiver of the 15
and 10 granted to the King in Parliament’ and he is generally assumed to be his son and that he died about 1373. 53 .
The earliest record located that is likely to be referring to this individual is a gift in fee simple dated February 2 nd 1345 / 6 of
property at Henley in the parish of Foleshill that reads ‘William de Neuton rector of Seagrave church and dominus William de
Walton enfeoff William Revel and his heirs with all their lands and tenements and all rents, reversions and service with
appurtenances in the vills of Henley, Foleshill, Okeleshale, Byggyng, Stoke, Wyken, Sowe, Whitley, Harnall, Melton Mowbray,
Northpydale and Bukton, namely all that they hold from the gift of Stephen de Seagrave’. 54
While the foregoing record does not unequivocally define this William Revell, what must surely be the same individual is
referred to explicitly on November 16 th 1351 as Dominus William Revell in connection with a Dominus Nicholas Revell, as
follows; ‘Dominus Nicholas Ryvell parson of ? church, dominus William de Walton ? of Newbold on Avon church and John
Whitwelle release and for themselves and their heirs quitclaim forever to dominus William Ryvell all claims to all their lands
50 A History of the County of Sussex Volume 7 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=56956
51 Close Rolls
52 http://www.rotherhamweb.co.uk/revill/warwick.htm
53 ‘The History of Ogston’ by Gladwyn Turbutt
54 Mi D 4031 http://msscat.nottingham.ac.uk/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=10&dsqSearch=
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