- Excerpt from "Notices of an English Branch of the Malet Family", by Arthur Malet, published 1885, pp 62-64, appendix BB1-BB4:
BALDWIN MALET OF ST. AUDRIES.
Baldwin was the eldest son of Sir John Malet and his wife Florentia, daughter of John Wyndham of Orchard Portman. He married, firstly, Anne, the daughter of Sir John Horner, Knight, of Mells, Somerset, by his wife Ann, the daughter of Sir Henry Poole of Saperton. She died August 1st, 1689; by her he has issue--
1. William Malet, baptised at St. Audries, April 28th, 1680.*
2. Ann Malet, baptised April 25th, 1681, buried at St. Audries, May 26th, 1683.
3. George Malet, baptised June 23rd, 1682, buried November 24th, 1682
4. Baldwin Malet, baptised July 30th, 1683. He was in holy orders, and was presented to the rectory of Street, Somerset, by Thomas Lord Thynne, May 31st, 1718; he was Rector of Doulting; he married thrice, o.s.p.**
5. Thomas Malet, baptised September 21st, 1685. buried August 7th, 1693.
Baldwin married, as his second wife, Anne, the daughter of George Harbin of London; they were married on the 22nd March, 1695-6, at Kingston near Taunton, Somerset; she died in 1725; by her he had issue--
6. John Malet, baptised January 20th, 21696- 7, o.s.p., 1732.***
7. Anne Malet, baptised January 7th, 1697-8.+
8. Francis Malet, baptised November 7th, 1698.
9. Jane Malet, baptised March 27th, 1700.
10. Alexander Malet, baptised November 2nd, 1704.
In 1702 Baldwin Malet was appointed Receiver-General for Somerset and Bristol, and with his son William gave sureties to Queen Anne for the following sums:--October 20th L.40,000; December 8th, L. 10,000; April 20th, 1703, L.45,000. About Lady Day, 1705, Baldwin lent to Richard Veale of Exeter, fuller, a large sum. Veale became bankrupt, and Baldwin Malet and his son were unable to fulfil their engagement to the Crown. They obtained an Act of Parliament to enable them to raise money on mortgage of their estates, St. Audries, West Quantockshead, Brompton Ralph, Tollond, Laurence Lydeard, Preston Bowyer, Gittesham, Awlscombe, Bucknell, Honiton. The trustees appointed were Sir John Trevelyan, John Malet, and William Clayton; they in 1709 paid in £4,768 17s., but there was still due £1,614. Baldwin and William Malet petitioned Parliament for leave to compromise, which was granted.
Baldwin was succeeded by his eldest son, William Malet.
* George Horner, of Mells, Som't, in his will, Jany. 28th, 1797-8, makes his nephew William Malet one of his Trustees. [Barrett, 87.]
** George Horner, Esq'r, of Mells, Jany. 28th, 1707-8, bequeaths "to my nephew Baldwin Malet £100."
*** John Malet, of Ham, in the parish of Kingston, Surrey, Esq're, [Bedford, 113.] Aug't 22, 1731, to Rev'd Baldwin Malet, for the term of years yet to come. My house in East Street, in St. Andrew's, Holborn, London, which I bought of E. Buckingham Mason for 40 years and upwards. My great house and ground of Ham to Thomas Hall, of London, joiner. My dwelling house near the walke gate at Ham, with all my household goods, to Thomas Hall and Sarah his wife. To Ann Wright, sister of Thomas Hall, £40. My chamber in Elms Court, in the Middle Temple, to be sold to pay debts, legacies, funeral, etc. By Tho's Hall and Nichol's Fry. April 21, 1732. He died 1732. s.p.
+ [Plymouth,10] Ann Malet, of St. Martin in the Fields, Midd'z, widow of Baldwin Malet, Esq're, to my daughter Ann Malet, all my wearing clothes and everything I die possessed of, she to pay my just debts. By Ann Malet, spinster. Jany. 5th, 1725-6.
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