John Dod of Edge
c
1190 to c 1260 (estimated)
DOD00020
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1190
John Dod was the son of Cadwgan
Dod of Edge (DOD00015), and may have been born in or
about 1190.
1220
His son was Stephen Dod of Edge (DOD00025).
1227
There was a Hugh Dod who Regarding
protection, Hugh Dod of Gedeney holds letters patent
of protection, to endure for three years from the Nativity of the Lord, in the
12th year, etc. Witness the King, at Beverley, on the 18th day of December. For
the Abbot of Vaudey. (Patent
Rolls of the reign of Henry III, 1225 to 1232,
Folio 172).
Gedney, a historic village and
parish in the South Holland district of southeastern Lincolnshire, was Hugh
Dod's home town or primary estate. Beverley
was a prominent market town in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The King and the
royal chancery were staying here temporarily on 18 December when this was
issued. Vaudey Abbey (Vallis Dei or Valley of
God), was a medieval Cistercian monastery founded in 1147, the ruins of
which are now inside Grimsthorpe Park near Bourne in Lincolnshire.
It is possible, though unlikely,
that Hugh Dod was a relative, contemporary with John Dod.
1229
There
was a John Dod and Gilbert Dod in respect of which the Lord King has
remitted to Geoffrey Galfride, John son of Matilda, and Gilbert Dod the anger
and indignation he had conceived against them on account of the beech-marten
skins seized from them in the forest of Wychwood. And Thomas de Langeford has been ordered that he himself, on this account
shall
release without delay those arrested for the aforesaid transgression and
detained in the king's prison, having taken security from them that they will
not henceforth offend against the king regarding his game in the royal forest.
Witness as above. (Close
Rolls of
the reign of Henry III, 1227 to 1231, page
190). John Dod, Gilbert Dod, John (son
of Matilda), and Geoffrey Galfride were caught inside a royal forest with
beech-marten skins. The European beech marten was highly prized for its
valuable fur. Under Forest Law, hunting or taking any forest animal without a
royal license was a serious offense. It is unlikely that they were the same
family, as this occurred in Oxfordshire.
1254
On 28
April 1254 there was a signification to the burgesses and good men of
Northampton at Westminster, by the Queen, of the royal assent to the election
of Benedict Dod as their mayor. (Patent Rolls of
the reign of Henry III, 1247 to 1258,
pages 368).
Benedict
Dod was a prominent 13th-century merchant and civic leader who served as the
Mayor of Northampton. Before and during his political career, Dod was a
successful merchant specialising in the luxury fur trade. Along with another
Northampton merchant, he supplied expensive furs directly to the royal court of
King Henry III. The Scale of his business was substantial for the medieval era;
records show they sold furs to the King worth £81 13s. 6d. in 1250, and
received a subsequent royal payment of £68 6s. 8d. in 1254.
It is possible, though unlikely,
that Benedict Dod was a relative, contemporary with John Dod.
1260
John Dod may have lived to about
1260.