Research by John & Nia Watkiss from Central Government records. For copyright
permission approach National Archives.
Feudal Aids Volume 2
1303
Takeleye John de bassingburn holds part of a tenement which was William of
Takeley’s in the fee of Muntfichet by services xx parts unf?
The Abbot of Waltham the Abbot of St John’s Colchester the Abbot of Tilty the Prior
of St Valery and the Prior of Thremhall hold the rest in the ville of Takeley in pure
and perpetual alms.
1346 The heirs of Warin de Bassingburn hold a 20th part of the fee in Takeley
which John de Bassingburn previously held
1428 For the Abbot of Walden for the villa of Takel nothing because he paid x
an? contained in the taxation records.
1428 The church of Takeley was taxed from antiquity as xij marks Subsidium
xvj s
Henham
xx marks
subs xxvj s vij d
Stanstede
xxxv “
xlvj s viij d
Elsenham
x“
xiij d iiij d
Volumes 1,3,4,5 have nothing
Bassingeburne Isabella de Bassingbourne 11d and Humpfrey de Bassingbourne 11d
and 22 d
1281 Nicholas de B collector of the 30ths in Cambridgeshire 17d and 3d
1282—1284 nothing
Book of Fees Volume 1
John de Bassingburn held Turrock {Thurrock} for the lord king with the wardship of
the heirs of Bartholomew de Briencum for services of one knight
Richard de Mumfichet held of the capital lords in the fee of the lord kinmg for 3
knights and 6th part of one knight Westmelne and Gatesbur*
Count Richard de Strigull has in Stanstede the fee of two knights which Michael de
Wancy holds of him which now the Abbot of Waltham has and the lord king the
father of the lord king Henry relaxed the services to the aforesaid lord which he ought
to perform of the service of two knight which services the aforesaid lord relaxed to
the Abbot of two knights.