John de Wyke was lord of this manor [Ninehead-Flory] in the time of King Edw. I. whom he attended in an expedition against the Scots, and was succeeded by another John de Wyke, and he by Philip de Wyke, who held this manor, and that of Withiel-Flory 13 Edw. II. He had two sons, Walter and John, of whom the latter inherited this manor, and was living in the time of Edw. III. having issue a son of the same name, who was resident at Ninehead 13 Ric. II. He married Catharine daughter of Sir William Bonville, knt. and relict of Sir John Cobham, knt. in whose right he had the manor of Yeovilton in this county for his life. He died 12 Henry IV. [1399+12=1411] seized of that manor, and the manor of Ninehead-Flory, as also a moiety of the manor of Lillisdon, leaving Robert his son and heir then of the age of nineteen years.3128 [1411-19=b 1392]

Notes added 7 Sep 2011 by Clayton Heathcock

There is some confusion about whether Lady Katherine Bonville was aunt3131 or sister1890 of Sir William Bonville. It is my opinion that the evidence best supports that she was his aunt. An inquest was taken on the occasion of Sir William Bonville’s coming of age, at Honiton on 30 October 1414.3131

“Numerous witnesses were examined, and John Cokesdene and two others deposed,—

"that William the son of John, is of the age of 21 years and upwards, having been born at Shute, on the last day of August in the 16th year of the reign of the Lord Richard, late King of England, the Second after the Conquest (1393), and baptized in the parish church of the same vill on the same day about the hour of vespers. And this they well know to be true, as they the said jurors were, on the said last day of August, together elected at Honiton, on a certain 'Love Day' to make 45 peace between two of their neighbours, and on that very day there came there a certain Lady Katharine, widow of Sir John Cobham, knight, and then wife of John Wyke of Nynhyde, an aunt of the said William the son of John, proposing to drive to Shute, thinking that she should be Godmother to the said infant, and met there a certain Edward Dygher, servant to the said Sir William Bonevile, who was reputed to be half-witted in consequence of his being loquacious and jocular, and who asked her whither she was going. Who answering quickly said: 'Fool, to Shute to see my nephew made a Christian,' to which the said Edward replied, with a grin, in his mother tongue, 'Kate, Kate, ther to by myn pate comystow to late,' meaning thereby that the baptism of the child was already over. Whereupon she mounted upon her horse in a passion, and rode home in deep anger, vowing that she would not see her sister, to wit the said child's mother, for the next six months, albeit she should be in extremis and die."

Thus much for the Lady Katharine's appearance, her disappointment and displeasure at not being able to be present at the child's baptism, although she had adjournied so far for that purpose, and her immediate return. Then a certain John Prentys and two others testify that

"all the matters as to the said Lady Katharine are true, inasmuch as the whole took place in the said John Prentys' house, where they themselves were present at the time, and saw and heard all."