I have found a record which contains a payment to Queen Philippa from Sir Michael de Poynings:William shall take to wife Agnes daughter of the said Michael before the month of Easter next, for which the said Michael shall pay the said queen 1,000/. in lieu exchequer at Westminster, to wit 500/. within eight days after the month of Easter next,
10 February 1366. "Indenture made between Queen Philippa and Sir Michael de Ponynges knight, being a grant and sale to Sir Michael of the wardship of the body of William son and heir of Sir John de Bardolf and his marriage, to the effect that the said
Great Britain. ''Calendar of the Close Rolls, Edward III, vol. 12. 1364-1368'', (London: 1910), pp. 262-263.marry his daughter to William Bardolf as if it is a tribute but I have no idea why this is necessary. Any help is appreciated!
https://archive.org/details/calendarofcloser12grea/page/262/mode/2up?view=theater
WHY would Sir Michael need to pay the Queen that much for the wardship and marriage of William Bardolf, son of Sir John? Normally there is some sort of an exchange for a payment, but in this case it looks like Sir Michael has to pay the Queen just to
Darrell E. Larocque
Wardships and the generally associated right to determine marriage could be valuable commodities, and were quite often sold. This was a significant source of income for the monarchy. i do not see anything particularly strange in this transaction.
On Sunday, January 9, 2022 at 6:05:31 AM UTC-5, michae...@gmail.com wrote:words to explain it!
Wardships and the generally associated right to determine marriage could be valuable commodities, and were quite often sold. This was a significant source of income for the monarchy. i do not see anything particularly strange in this transaction.Thanks, Michael... I was just surprised that there was no tangible benefit for Sir Michael or William and Agnes in the exchange, but that makes sense... I don't know what to use to describe it other than tribute. I just need to find the right word or
Darrell
On Sunday, January 9, 2022 at 3:23:29 PM UTC+1, Darrell E. Larocque wrote:words to explain it!
On Sunday, January 9, 2022 at 6:05:31 AM UTC-5, michae...@gmail.com wrote:
Wardships and the generally associated right to determine marriage could be valuable commodities, and were quite often sold. This was a significant source of income for the monarchy. i do not see anything particularly strange in this transaction.Thanks, Michael... I was just surprised that there was no tangible benefit for Sir Michael or William and Agnes in the exchange, but that makes sense... I don't know what to use to describe it other than tribute. I just need to find the right word or
also saw these new alliances as insurance. Heirs could die, and disasters could happen. A natural result of this sort of strategy was that some families could rapidly move up several notches after a series of bad luck among allied families.DarrellHi Darrell. We are normally talking heirs and heiresses in these cases. It looks like William was to be the next Lord Bardolf, so Ponyngs was providing his daughter with a nice position in life. The other thing to keep in mind is that families often
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