Seal from deed of Sir John de Raleigh of Raleigh, Pilton, Devon, dated 1362. Archives of the Chichester family of Arlington Court, North Devon Record Office: PILTON, ARLINGTON, LOXHORE, CHALLACOMBE, SANDFORD?, WEST DOWN, all in Devon BAGGEARN HUISH, DUNWEAR, in Somerset  50/11/1/1  31 Jan. 1362 36 Edward III <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=821-5011&amp;cid=-1#-1">[1]</a>. Summary of Latin text: "Feoffment and grant of <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Advowson&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Advowson (page does not exist)">advowson</a> John de Raleghe to Master Pyllond<i> (probably of the de Pilland family, lords of the manor of Pilland, in the parish of Pilton), </i>chaplain, Robert, parson of the church of Lokysore (<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Loxhore&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Loxhore (page does not exist)">Loxhore</a>), Philip of Loccombe, parson of the church of Alryngton (<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arlington,_Devon&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Arlington, Devon (page does not exist)">Arlington</a>), Henry de Lamare, parson of the church of Mortaho (i.e. <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mortehoe&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Mortehoe (page does not exist)">Mortehoe</a>): Manors of Raleghe, Alryngton with the advowson of the church of Alryngton, Lokysore with the advowson of the church of Lokysore, Cholecombe (i.e. <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Challacombe&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Challacombe (page does not exist)">Challacombe</a>) with the advowson of the church of Cholecombe, Westdonne (i.e. West Down), Beggherhewys [Baggearn Huish] and Donne Were (Dunwear); and also the fealty, rents and <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Feudal_land_tenures&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Feudal land tenures (page does not exist)">services</a> of John de Sully, chev(alier)r, and his wife, which they owe for the manor of Rokysforde [Ruxford, in Sandford?] which they hold for their lives. All the above manors to be held with all their appurtenances for ever. Witnesses: John de Sully, chev', [for chevalier knight], Thoebald Greynwyle, chev' (Grenville,? lord of the manor of <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bideford" title="Bideford">Bideford</a>), Richard de Merton', chev', Richard Beamond (Beaumont,? of <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shirwell&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Shirwell (page does not exist)">Shirwell</a>), William de Loftote, Date: Raleghe, on the last day of January in the 36th year of the reign of Edward III (i.e. 31 Jan. 1362); Seal: Round, black, armorial seal, of John de Raleghe, pendant on parchment tag, broken. The arms shown on the seal, although much worn, are clearly those later used by the Chichester family: <i>Checquy or and azure a chief vair</i> not those other arms of "de Raleigh" <i>Gules crusilly or, a bend vair</i> as shown on the monument in Pilton Church of Sir John Chichester (d.1569).
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Deed 1362; photo 2013
<span class="int-own-work">Self-photographed</span>