- Excerpt from "Notices of an English Branch of the Malet Family", by Arthur Malet, published 1885, p 36-38, appendices M1 - M3, N1:
JOHN MALET.
John Malet, the son of Baldwin Malet and his wife Elizabeth, married in 1380* Joan, daughter of Sir John Hulle of Kyton in Holcombe Rogus, Devon, Knight, one of the Judges of the King's Bench, by his first wife, Dyonisia Durburgh. He was heir to a very considerable estate comprising Deandon, Durburgh, Enmore, E. Quantockshead (St. Audries), and their dependencies. But he never succeeded to the property, having predeceased his father.**
He left a daughter, Eleanor, the heiress of these large possessions; she married a person of the same name as her mother's father, John Hull, and was the mother of Edward Hull, concerning whom I find a notice in J. Anstis's introduction to the Register of the Knights of the Garter, p. 48, and vol. ii, p. 151, relating that "this noble and valiant knight commonly stiles himself the son of Alianor Hull, a great heiress, the daughter and heir of Malet of Enemer, whose arms he bore in his seals."
His election is recorded in the second volume thus: "On the seventh day of May, after keeping of this feast of St. George, an election was made at Westminster in the King's bedchamber within the palace, where with the King's majesty" --[here follow the names of the six nominators, each of whom presented nine names; Edward Hull was named by each]. " The nomination being ended and delivered to the King, Sir Edward Hull was admitted in the stead of Lord Willoughby deceased." To this is appended a note stating that he "was doubtless elected in his absence while he accompanied the Earl of Shrewsbury in the expedition to Gascoigne, for this register informed us this Earl was at Burdeaux on 22nd April in the 31st year, and a record assures us that in the 30th year he was sent to sea with this most valiant Earl, Tran. 30, H 6, M 6, 27 Junii. This worthy knight was slain in battle very soon after his election, and the day is specified in priv. Sigill 12 Juyll 34, H 6 which orders an account to be made, as the words are, with our right well beloved Dame Alionore Hull modre and executrice of Edward Hull knight, late Constable of our castel of Bourdeaux &c., and to make paiement of all maner of wages of werre of men of armes and archers with the said Edward for the keeping and defense of our cite' of Burdeaux and other towns and places in our dutchie of Guienne at his proper expenses and wages in the company of th'erle of Shrewsbury, Lord Talbot which late was Lieutenant of our dutchie of Guienne aforesaid, beying from the xxii Octr. in the yeare of our Lord 1452 unto the xviii day of Juyl than next following which day the said Edward deceased."
Sir Edward Hull dying without issue, his mother Eleanor's possessions reverted eventually to her grandfather Baldwin's next heir, Hugh Malet;*** there are two entries in Sir William Pole's MSS.+ asserting her relationship to Baldwin Malet.
John Malet's widow, Joan, was married to William Corna, and retained as her dower the manor of Deandon during her life, under the trusteeship of William Hastings.++
* MS. by the Rev. Frederic Brown.
** Sir A.M.'s MSS., Vol. II, Sup., p. 18.
Sir John Malet died in the lifetime of his father, but left issue by Jane, daughter of John Hill [this must be a mistake for Hull. I have followed the Rev. T. Brown] of Exeter, a daughter Eleanor, wife of John Hull, who had issue Sir Edward Hull, who died without issue.
*** Sir A.M.'s MSS., Vol. II, p. 6.
Sir Edward Hull died without issue, and his estate (Deandon) reverted to Hugh Malet.
+ Sir A.M.'s MSS., Vol. II, Sup. I, p. 15.
Eleanora Hull, Domina de Enemere, sal: etc., cum Baldwinus
Malet, avus meus, cujus haeres ego sum, concess: terras in Enemere. Dat: Henry VI, 13. [A.D. 1435.]
Sir A.M.'s MSS., Vol. I, Sup. II, p. 18.
Alionora Hull, consanguinea et haeres Baldwini Malet, Militis, viz.: Filia et haeres Johannis Malet, Militis, filii et haeredis dict Baldwini. Dat: 17 Henry VI. [A.D. 1439.]
++ Sir A.M.'s MSS., Vol. II, Sup. I, p. 8.
Omnibus, etc. Will'm Hastings sal: cum Willu's Corma et Johanna uxor ejus, nuper uxor Johannis Malet, Militis, filii et haeredis Baldwini Malet, Militis, tenet manerium de Deandon in Com: Devon pro termino vitae dictae Johannae reman: mihi, etc. Nov: me dictum Willum Hastings concessisse dictum manerium Amiciae quae fuit uxor Baldwini Malet, Militis, pro termino vitae suae; reman: Hugoni Malet filio dictae Amiciae et haered: de corpore; reman: Thomae Malet frati Hugonis et haered: de corpore; reman: Philippae sorori dicti Thomae; reman: rectis haeredibus Baldwini Malet, Militis, annon Regni R. Henry VI 8'o. [A.D. 1430.]
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