Anyone know what flette means?

[Gardener]

In the "Heralds visit to Worcestershire in 1569" there is a woman included:

Katharen da. & heire to Wm Walsall Wollashall of Wollashall in com. Worcester garden of the flette. ARMS. - Argent, a wolfe passant sable.

My question is: what does "garden of the flette" mean? Tisn't in my pocket French dictionary so I'm stumped Come to think of it, what is com. short for?

[Fitty]

Have not a clue what flette means and are you sure that says Com and not Corn.

I'm good confusing things   lol

[Little Nell]

One use of the word flette in French is currently for a ferry boat that crosses the Seine in Duclair, France.  They have a relatively flat bottom with a stern ramp that can be lowered to allow easy access e.g. for livestock in days gone by.

However, I would think the word and context you are looking at is medieval in origin and could be old French or old English in origin.  There is no reference to  flette in my Heraldry book, so I am not sure what to think.

Nell

PS The "com" could be an abbreviation for the French word for County - comté.  Just a thought.
Further thought - could this mean that this chap lived by the garden near the ferry??

[Jane Masri]

I just can't resist...are you sure it wasn't 'dot com'?
Jane

[Gardener]

Ha Ha! Thank you Jane

Fitty - I'm not entirely sure about the com. but think so, it is a scanned transcription which I am looking at and it looks as though it was printed on that nasty paper.

Little Nell - thanks a lot for your suggestions, compté sounds right. Not sure about the ferry, will have to look into the geography.

Oh oh, got to dash - parents meeeting, always something, don't they know I have better things to do!

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi

When Grandad James comes om later - he is sure to know what 'flette' means

Over to you Grandad

Chris in 1066Land

[Grandad james]

Hi All ..

Nope ,got me stumped as well.

Although I feel it is to do with the topography of Worcester,
rather than heraldry. The Arms being described after the word Flette.
I can't recall it right now but I think a friend from Evesham described Worcester in some flowery terms--garden

Bet we are giving coogle a bashing

Cheers
Grandad james.

[Jane Masri]

All joking apart, in the Concise Oxford Dictionary, one meaning of the word. 'fleet' is 'Shallow (of water) at or to no great depth' of Old English origin, fleat
I would agree with grandad James, that it's a geographical feature.
Is there a river or stream in the area that might bear the name of Fleet or Fleat?
Jane

[Jane Masri]

Just a little extra here.  I looked up the word garden in the same dictionary...........
'specially fertile region (the.......of England, Kent, Worcestershire, etc') so a term used in a much broader sense than we use it today!
Jane