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BREWES 307 were both his wives, in Woodbridge Priory. His will was dat. 10 July 1479- 9. William Brewes, of Stinton, Akenham, &"€., s. and h., by ist wife. He m. Elizabeth, da. of John Hopton, of Swillington, co. York, and Blythburgh, Suffolk. She d. before him. He ^. 28 or 30 Oct. i489,(^) and was i>ur. at Fressingfield, Suffolk. Brass. He left 2 daughters and coheirs, (i) Thomasine, aged 30 and more, wife of Sir Thomas Hansard. (2) Anne, aged 15 and more, wife of Roger Towneshend, of Rainham, Norfolk (afterwards knt.), who <:/. 25 Nov. 1 55 1. She ^.25 July 1551, when her great-grandson, Roger Towneshend, was found, on 23 Jan. 155 1/2, to be her h., and aged 7 years and 4 months. C") BREUSE or BREWES(') I. John de Breuse, of Glasbury, co. Brecon, ('^) was probably a yr. s. of John de B., Lord of Bramber and Gower, by Margaret, da. of Llewelyn ap lorwerth, Prince of North Wales. He was sum. cum equis et armis from 12 Dec. (1276) 5 Edw. I. to 14 IVIar. (1282/3) II Edw. I, and to attend the King at Shrewsbury', (^) 28 June (1283) 1 1 Edw. I, by writs directed Johanni de Brehuse or Breuse.(J) Nothing further appears to be known about him. (*) 30 Oct. 5 Hen. VII: otherwise, 20 May 5 Hen. VII, but wrongly (Ch. Inq. p. m., II, vol. 6, nos. 6i, 67, vol. 10, no. 60: Exch. Inq. p. m., II, file 606, no. 7, file 607, no. 14). 28 Oct. 1489 (Brass). () Ch. Inq. p. m.y II, vol. 96, no. 37, vol. 98, no. 70: Exch. Inq. p. m., II, file 649, no. 16: Court of JFards, vol. 6, nos. 3, 120. (') This article has been kindly contributed by G. W. Watson. V.G. {^) He had disputes about this manor (on the borders of cos. Brecon and Radnor) with Roger de Clifford in 1272, and with John Giffard of Brimpsfield and Maud his wife (which Maud, on the above hypothesis, was his half-sister, being da. of Margaret above-named, by her and husband, Walter de Clifford). John and Maud conceded the manor to him and his heirs male in 1275, and Roger's claim was settled for 100 marks of silver. [Curia Regis, roll no. 205, mm. 5 d, 6 d, 15; Coram R(ge, Mich. 3-4 Edw. I, m. 41, Mich. 4-5 Edw. I, m. 17, Mich. 5-6 Edw. I, m. 8). (') As to this supposed Pari., see Preface. V.G. (') He must not be confused (as has hitherto been done) with John _fi!ius Roberti de Briwes, who was twice sum. at the same time as himself. This John (who d. before 27 Dec. 1284) was s. and h. of Robert de Briwes, Chief Justice de banco, of Staple (Fitzpaine), Somerset, (Little) Rissington, co. Gloucester, etc. (who d. in 1276), s. and h. of John de Briwes, of Staple, who d. in 1229.