‹ E-CIPM 22-136: JOHN FITZWILLIAM, ESQUIRE ›

Holdings

He held no lands or tenements in his demesne as of fee or in service of ‪Henry V‬ in chief or of any others. He was lately seised in his demesne as of fee of 2/3 manor of Plumtree and the advowson of 2/3 church of the manor, 17s. 6d. free rent in Wood Hall, Risley and Breaston in Derbyshire, part of the manor of Plumtree, the reversion of the third parts and reversion of 6s. 8d. free rent in Chaddesden in Derbyshire, part of the same manor and then held in dower by Eleanor Fitzwilliam , his mother [CCR 1413–19, p.469]. By his charter dated 1 May 1421 and shown to the escheator and jurors, he granted the above among other manors, lands, tenements, rents, reversions and services, to Thomas Langeley, bishop of Durham , William Kynwalmerssh, lately Treasurer of England , now deceased, Edmund Fitzwilliam , Thomas Clarell, esquire , Richard Wenteworth and John Melton , their heirs and assigns. In the grant these were described as his manor of Plumtree in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, the advowson of the churches, chantry, chapter and hospital in Plumtree, all other lands, tenements, free or villein rents and services and suit whatsoever pertaining to the manor, all other manors, lands, tenements, rents and service, and reversion of all lands and tenements which he then held for life or for term of years, with their appurtenances and profits in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, and the reversion to him of all manors, lands and tenements which Eleanor his mother then held in dower in Plumtree and elsewhere as part of that manor. Eleanor attorned to the bishop and others at Warsop or Worksop, by payment of a gold noble. She died and the bishop and others entered 1/3 manor and the advowson of 1/3 church and 6s. 8d. free rent in reversion. The feoffees were additionally seised of 2/3 manor, advowson of 2/3 church and 17s. 6d. free rent. By his deed of quitclaim with close warrant, dated 1 June 1421 and shown to the escheator and jurors, John Fitzwilliam remised, released and quitclaimed for himself and his heirs, to the bishop and others, their heirs and assigns then tenants and possessors in the above form, all right and claim that he ever had or could have in all the above, described as in his grant, as is apparent more fully in his deed.

Holdings

He held no lands or tenements in his demesne as of fee or in service of ‪Henry V‬ in chief or of any others. He was lately seised in his demesne as of fee of

Holdings

John Fitzwilliam, knight , was lately seised in his demesne as of fee of the manor of Darrington and 10 messuages, 10 cottages, 20 bovates and 20s. free rent in Darrington and Wentbridge. By his indented charter dated at Darrington, Michaelmas 1412, and shown to the escheator and jurors, by his deed he granted the above, except certain lands and tenements, rents and service there called ‘Walesfee’, to Thomas Clarell, esquire , to hold from the previous feast of St Laurence for 8 years, and he held for that term; remainder to John Fitzwilliam, esquire , named in the writ, and Margaret his wife, described as John his son and Margaret his wife, daughter of the same Thomas, and the heirs of their bodies, who held in their demesne as of fee tail. John died holding the above jointly with Margaret his wife, who survives.

Darrington and less the exception, were held of ‪Henry V‬ of his duchy of Lancaster, of his honour of Pontefract, services unknown, annual value £10. Thomas Langeley, bishop of Durham , and others named in 134 were lately seised in their demesne as of fee of 2/3 manor of Sprotbrough, the advowson of 2/3 church of the manor and the reversion of 1/3 manor and advowson of 1/3 church which Eleanor Fitzwilliam then held in dower as in 134. By their charter dated 30 June 1421 and shown to the escheator and jurors, they granted and enfeoffed John Fitzwilliam, esquire , and Margaret his wife and the heirs of his body with the above, described as their manor of Sprotbrough, the advowson of the church, chantry, chapel and hospital of Sprotbrough and all other lands, tenements, rents and services, both free or villein, and suit whatsoever pertaining to the manor, and also the reversion of the manor, lands and tenements that Eleanor held in dower and elsewhere as part of the manor of Sprotbrough. John and Margaret were seised, John in his demesne as of fee tail and Margaret as of free tenement, and Eleanor attorned to John and Margaret at Aldwark, by payment of a gold noble. Eleanor died and John and Margaret entered the 1/3 manor and advowson of 1/3 church in reversion. John died holding the manor and advowson jointly with Margaret his wife, who survives. He held no other lands or tenements as of fee or by service of ‪Henry V‬ in chief or of any others. He was lately seised in his demesne as of fee of 2/3 manor of Emley, the advowson of 2/3 church of the manor, the reversion of 1/3 manor and advowson of 1/3 church which Eleanor Fitzwilliam then held in dower, and the manor of Haddlesey^n136_001. He granted these by the charter described in 134, Eleanor attorned to the bishop and others at Aldwark and they entered 1/3 manor of Emley and the advowson of 1/3 church in reversion, as in 134. By his deed of quitclaim described in 134, he remised the above, described in full as in the grant, to the bishop and others.