After the decease of Sir Henry of Drayton, his Son Baldwin became possessed of all his Lands by Right of Inheritance, and he did Homage to the King for those Lordships that he held of him in Capite. Whereupon was issued out a Mandate to that Abbot of Persore, and to James Frizill the Kings Escheator, that he should receive Security of the foresaid Baldwin for a hundred Shillings for his relief; unto which was Witness Eleanor the Queen. In the same year, which was that of One thousand two hundred fifty two, he purchased of Clement de Leighton the Wardship of William the Son of Peter the Son of Joselin, and of all the Heirs of the said William in Succession. And in the first year of the Reign of King Edward the First he made over to one Roger of Stow-Merchant the profits of the Lands and Lordships which appertained to Robert the Son of Baldwin de Vere, whose Custody by reason of the Minority of the said Robert did belong to him. There flourished in his time in the Counties of Huntingdon and Cambridge a Noble Knight called Robert of Gimeges in possession of a fair Inheritance; who dying without Issue-Male, his Lands came to be divided between his two Daughters, of which Idonea was married to Sir Baldwin of Drayton, and Emma to Sir Hugh de Bovi: which Baldwin and Idonea had Issue
*Sir John of Drayton.
