"manerium ... kernellare, turrellare et batellare
CPR - Charter to Humphrey duke of Gloucester, Thomas earl of Salisbury William, earl of Suffolk, Hugh Loterell, Giles Daubeneye, Thomas Beauchamp, Walter Sandes and Thomas Brook, knights, Richard Hankford, Ralph Bussh, John Corbrygg, clerk, and John Trobell, to enclose, crenellate, turret and embattle their manor of Wycroft in Axminstr to empark 800 acres of land and wood in Axminstre and to have free warren there, provided the land be not within the metes of the forest. Witnesses: H. archbishop of Canterbury, J. archbishop of York and chancellor, W. bishop of London, P. bishop of Ely, W, bishop of Norwic and keeper of the privy seal, John duke of Norfolk, Humphre earl of Stafford, John earl of Huntingdon,and Henry earl of Northumberland the king's kinsmen, John de Talbot, Walter de Hungerford, treasurer of England, Ralph de Cromwell and John de Tiptoft, steward the household, knights.
CChR- Grant, of special grace, by the advice and consent of the king's council, to Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, the king's uncle, Thomas, earl of Salisbury William, earl of Suffolk, Hugh Luterel, knight, Giles Daubeneye, knight, Thomas Beauchamp knight, Walter Sandes, knight, Thomas Brook, knight, Richard Hankford, Ralph Bussh, John Corbrygg, clerks, and John Trebell of licence to enclose their manor of Wygoft in Axmistre with stones and mortar, and to crenellate the same; also to impark 800 acres of land and wood in Axmistre and to have free warren therein; and to hold the said manor so enclosed and the said park and warren th them and their heirs."
Granted at Westminster, by privy seal.
Parker footnotes that "this entry was afterwards made void, because it was entered otherwise on a Charter Roll of the year." This licence was granted after William Bonville of Shute had broken into Thomas Brooke's house at Weycroft, assaulting servants and causing damage, earlier in 1427, Emery suggests the attack by Bonville was because of Brooke's Lollard sympathies. Brooke had gained the support of the Duke of Gloucester and others.
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More details about licences to crenellate can be found here.
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