Edward inherited the Manor's of Newton Flotman, Haveringland and Gunton when his father died in 1514. He sold the Manor of Haveringland in 1546.
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The following appears in the records of civil pleas held before the justices de Banco at Westminster, in Hilary term of the 1st year of queen Elizabeth (1559) - (Public Record Office: CP 40/1178 m. 762d)
Pl’ita apud Westmr coram Anthonio Broune et Socijs suis Justic’ d’ne Regine D Banco D Termino s’ci Hillarij Anno regni d’ne Elizabeth dei gr’a Anglie Francie & Hib’nie Regine fidei defensoris &c’ Primo
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Rob’tus Bell genrosus dat d’ne Regine quatuor libras p licen’ con’ cu’ Edwardo Blondevill armigro de pl’ito con’ de Manrio de Newtonflotman’ cu’ ptin’ ac de triginta Mes’ vno Columbar’ triginta gardinis trescent’ acr’ trre Centu’ acr’ pati ducent’ acr’ pasture viginti acr’ bosci trescent’ acr’ jampnor & bruere & quadraginta solidat’ Reddit’ cu’ ptin’ in Newtonflottman’ Swainsthrop’ Mullton’ Kennyngham Shottesham & Florden’ ac de aduocac’one eccl’ie de Newtonflotman’ Et h’et Cirr’ p pacem admiss coram Jacobo Dyer Milite Justic’ in p’ria
Pleas at Westminster before Anthony Broune and his fellows, justices of the lady queen de Banco, for Hilary term in the 1st year of the reign of lady Elizabeth by the grace of God queen of England, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c.
Norfolk
£4
Robert Bell gentleman gives the lady queen £4 for licence of concord with Edward Blondevill esquire in a plea of covenant, concerning the manor of Newtonflotman with appurtenances, and 30 messuages, a dovecote, 30 gardens, 300 acres of (arable) land, 200 acres of pasture, 20 acres of wood, 300 acres of furze and heath, and 40s rent with appurtenances in Newtonflottman, Swainsthrop, Mullton, Kennyngham, Shottesham and Florden; and the advowson of the church of Newtonflotman. And he has a chirograph for peaceful admittance before James Dyer, knight, justice in the country.
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On Edward's death in 1568, the Manor of Newton Flotman passed to his eldest (surviving) son Thomas. The Manor of Gunton came to his second son Jeromy of Toft Monks.
Edward died at Gunton in Suffolk but was buried at Newton Flotman, where there is an enarched monument to him, his father and grandfather (see burial citation). The brass plaque on this monument gives Edward's age as 75 years when he died but this would put his birth around 1492 - when his mother Constance would only have been 14 years of age.
He was succeeded by his eldest son (Thomas) by his first wife Elizabeth.
There is some uncertainty over the year of Edward's death. The brass on his tomb, which one would expect to be correct, and the Visitation of Norfolk Pedigree show 1568. Camplings East Anglian Pedigree gives the date of death as 11 Apr 1567 followed by an Inquisition Post Mortem on the 7 Jun 1567.
