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'''Eve de Clavering'''

Eva was born between 1296 and 1306, as the I.P.M. of her mother Hawise dated 19E3 states that Eva was her next of kin and that Eva was "forty years old at that time" (see CTeG in Primary documentation below).  It's likely that the I.P.M. actually states something like "forty years and more" but the cited work only states it as "forty years old".

Eva married firstly to [[Thomas de Audley]] who had died by 22 May 1308 when her marriage was granted as "Eva, late the wife of Thomas de Aldithlegh, tenant in chief" to Thomas de Ufford (CPR 2E6).

In 1319, her dower, one-third of the Manor of Cold Norton was leased by James Audley to Peter Giffard.  James had acquired it by gift of Eve.

As "Eve de Audley", she presented in 1332 to Blythborough, Suffolk, an honor possibly inherited from her father John who had presented in 1310.

She married lastly Robert Benhale who survived her.  The Inquisition taken after her death states that her first husband had been "Thomas de Audeleghe" and that "...James Lord Audley was the heir of her first husband."[http://books.google.com/books?vid=0lJqxUGJS8K_C-9ZG2&id=tL1nsjpJkj8C&pg=PA51&lpg=PA51&dq=Collectanea+Audley+Clavering#PPA52,M1]

==Primary documentation==
*[http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/patentrolls/e2v1/body/Edward2vol1page0072.pdf CPR E2V1 page 72 (PDF 103K)] - Membrane 9 - 1308 May 22 - Westminster - "Grant to Thomas de Ufford of the marriage of Eva, late the wife of Thomas de Aldithelegh, tenant in chief, or of any fine incurred by her by marrying without license."

*Close Roll of 2E2 [1308/9] as cited [http://books.google.com/books?vid=0lJqxUGJS8K_C-9ZG2&id=tL1nsjpJkj8C&pg=PA51&lpg=PA51&dq=Collectanea+Audley+Clavering#PPA52,M1 here], stating "Memorandum quod post calumpniam super assignaco'e dotis Eve que fuit ux: Thome de Aldithlegh, qui de rege tenuit in capite, factam p' Bertrandum de Cayllou cui Petrus de Gaveston, qui custodiam duarum partium terr' et ten' q.f. ejusdem Thomas h'uit, custodiam illam concessit h'end' usque ad leg' et' heredis p'fati Thome, inter eundem Bertrandum ex parte una et Thomam de Ufford et eandem Evam quam idem Thomas duxit in uxorem, nono die Marcij a. 2 concordatum est in hunc modum, viz. quod p'd'ci Thomas et Eva teneant oes terras et oia ten'ta p'fate Eve in dotem assignata juxta assignaco'em eandem quod p'd'cus Bertrandus teneat custodiam p'd'cam usque ad leg'et'&c. simul cum manerio de Marchumleye et villata de Kentesden que sunt de dote p'd'ce Eve et que p'd'ci Thomas et Eva prefato Bertrando concesserunt et ad firmam demiserunt tenend' usque ad leg' etat', '' & c"

*[http://groups.google.com/group/soc.genealogy.medieval/msg/540b60995834ac19 Here], Rosie Bevan states "The 1319 deed bears closer examination. While Mr Richardson has glossed over it, saying it is [an] indication that they had married by that time,  the evidence shows otherwise. There were actually two deeds - one dated 1 November 1319 and the other dated 11 November 1319. The one dated 1 November was a deed of James de Audley leasing the third part of the manor of Cold Norton, Eve's dower, to Peter de Giffard for an annual rent of £23 6s 8d., 

*"...covent entre Sir James Daudeleye de une parte et Sir Piers Giffard de autre part, cest-a-savoir que le dit Sir James par cest escrit ad grante et a ferme lesse au dit Sir Piers la tierce partie du maner de Coldenorton ove tous les appurtenaunces saunt rein retenir en le Countee de Estafford le quel le dite Sir James ad du donn dame Eve Doufford a terme de la vie la dite dame Eve a avoir le tenir la tierce partie du maner susdit ove les appurtenaunces a le avaunt dit Sir Piers, ses heirs et ses assignes del dit Sir James a terme de la vie la dite dame Eve. Rendaunt pures chescun an a dit Sir James vint trois livres siz soutz vyt deners desterlings a deux termes etc E si aveigne qe le dit Sir James devie. (No witnesses.) (1st November, 1319)" [NCHS, Vol. 5, p. 224] 

*With the kind help of Peter Stewart the above translates to, ...agreement between Sir James de Audley on one part and Sir Peter Giffard on the other part, notice that the said Sir James by this writing has granted the fee farm to the said Sir Peter of the third part of the manor of Cold Norton including all its appurtenances without withholding anything in the County of Stafford, which the said Sir James acquired by the gift of lady Eve Doufford for the term of life of the said lady Eve, to have and to hold, the third part of the manor aforesaid and its appurtenances to the aforesaid Sir Peter, his heirs and assigns, of the said Sir James for the term of the life of lady Eve. 

*Here we see that James held the third part manor by the GIFT of lady Eve, not by right as her husband ...."

*The article in which the second charter is mentioned is by Josiah Wedgwood himself - Parentage of Sir James de Audley, K.G., in Coll. Hist. Staff. N.S. vol. IX, pp.246-268. This is a fairly detailed and competent study of Sir James de Audley and worth reading. The author included an illustration of the seal of Eve at the end of the article, and from the description in Hedley, it is exactly the same one as was used in 1334, with the arms of Ufford impaling Audley. They are of Audley of Heighley, those of her first husband, not Audley of Stratton.

*[http://groups.google.com/group/soc.genealogy.medieval/browse_thread/thread/ebe335ee02450305/1b59cd63de4bbc2a?lnk=raot#1b59cd63de4bbc2a Here] Douglas Richardson citing ''The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk'', by the Rev. Alfred Suckling, LL.B., Vollume II, published 1848.  "He lists the following presentations to Blythborough [sic], Suffolk on page 161: 1. Alexander de Donewico presented in 1310 by John Claveryng, Knt., et Abbas, et Conv. St. Osyth. 2. Nicholas de Daggeworth presented in 1332 by Eve de Audley et Conv. 3. Walter de Hausted presented in 1371 by Sir Ed. Ufford, Knt., et Conv...."

*[http://books.google.com/books?vid=0lJqxUGJS8K_C-9ZG2&id=tL1nsjpJkj8C&pg=PA51&lpg=PA51&dq=Collectanea+Audley+Clavering "Collectanea Topographica Et  Genealogica", Vol VII, London: John Bower Nichols and Son, 1841. page 51] stating that in the I.P.M. for Hawisia, wife of Sir John de Clavering "...19 Edw III [1345/6] it is stated that Eva her daughter was her next of kin....Eva was forty years old at the death of her mother."

==Further reading==
*[http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=6717&path=The+Complete+Peerage+of+England+Scotland+Ireland+Great+Britain+and+The+United+Kingdom.The+Complete+Peerage.The+Complete+Peerage.116&sid=&gskw=clavering&cr=1 Complete Peerage, 2 (1912): 115-116 (sub Benhale)]

*Complete Peerage, 3 (1913): 275-176 (sub Clavering)