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In 1336 March 17, Richard Cogan was granted, by Edward III, (In year 10 of his reign) a Royal licence to crenellate Baumton (Bampton The Mote)

The wording of this licence is;

"Licence, of special grace, to Richard Cogan, to strengthen with a wall of stone and mortar and to crenellate his house (mansum) of Baumton, co. Devon, and to enclose and make a park of his wood of Ufcolme, co. Devon, and the 300 acres of land, meadow and pasture adjacent thereto, and to hold the said park and manor to him and his heirs without let or hinderance of the king and his heirs or any of their ministers; provided that they are not within the king's forest; grant also, of special grace, to the said Richard and Mary his wife of free warren in all their demense lands of Hunnespel, co. Somerset, and Baumton and Ufcolm, co. Devon."

Granted at Westminster, by privy seal.


also licence to impark 300 acres at Ufcolme


Original source is

(In fact, the original source given is usually a transcription/translation of what are precious medieval documents not readily availably. It should be noted that these transcription/translations often date to the nineteenth or early twentieth centuries and that unwitting bias of transcribers may affect the translation. Care should also be taken to avoid giving modern meaning to the medieval use of certain stock words and terms.)


Significant later source are;


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