‹ E-CIPM 23-95: THOMAS ERPYNGHAM, KNIGHT ›

Holdings

He held no lands or tenements in demesne as of fee of the king or any other. He held granted by Henry IV , taken at Easter and Michaelmas by equal parts, as delivered by the bailiffs, farmers, or other occupants there. Katherine, queen of England , holds the manor in dower.

Holdings

He held no lands or tenements in demesne as of fee of the king or any other. By letters patent dated 16 April 1376, ‪ Edward III granted the manor formerly called ‘Worde’, afterwards called the manors of Wadley and Wicklesham, to Gilbert Talbot, knight , now deceased, described as Gilbert Talbot of Richards Castle, esquire [CPR 1374–1377, p. 259]. Richard Pembrugg, chevalier , deceased, had lately held them by grant of Edward to him and the heirs of his body, with reversion to Edward and his heirs. Richard died without heir of his body, so the manors reverted in this way. Annual value, £40. Gilbert was granted them to hold with knights’ fees, advowsons of churches, fairs, markets, parks, warrens, liberties, royalties, services of tenants, free and villein, and all other things pertaining to the said manors, to him and the heirs male of his body, of ‪ Edward III and his heirs by due service, with reversion to Edward and his heirs. Gilbert died and Margaret his wife held certain lands and tenements, parcel of the above, in dower. Reversion of these, together with the remaining lands and tenements, came to the hands of the king because Richard son and heir of Gilbert died without heir male of his body. By letters patent dated 20 November 1413 [CPR 1413–1416, p. 128], the king granted the lands and tenements of which Richard son of Gilbert had died seised to Thomas Erpyngham for life to hold from the time of the death of Richard. He was also granted for life the remainder of the lands and tenements held in dower by Margaret. After the deaths of Margaret and Thomas, the lands and tenements were all to revert to the king and his heirs, then remain to John Philip and Maud his wife, and to the heirs of the body of John. Failing such issue, the lands and tenements were to revert to the king and his heirs [CPR 1413–1416, p. 132]. John and Maud died without heir of John’s body and, by letters patent dated 8 December 1415, the king granted the lands and tenements in remainder after the deaths of Thomas and Margaret to William Porter for service past and future, and to the heirs male of his body. Failing such issue, the lands and tenements should revert to the king and his heirs [CPR 1413–1416, p. 385]. Thomas Erpyngham was thus seised of two parts of the manors for life, with remainder to William Porter .

Holdings

By letters patent dated 8 July 1423, ‪ Henry VI granted, among other things, to Thomas Erpyngham, chevalier , Robert Haye, clerk , and Robert Lymburne, clerk , still living, the priory of Toft Monks and manors of Toft Monks and Horstead with all tithes, oblations, fees, rents, farms, advowsons, liberties, franchises, escheats, and other rights, commodities, and benefits, to the use of Thomas Erpyngham from the time of the death of ‪ Henry V, until he is provided with a sure estate for life with other lands and tenements to the same value [CPR 1422–1429, pp. 112–14]. The letters were shown to the jurors. . Of whom they are held and by what service is unknown because the king is now seised of the priory and manors, to hold to him and his heirs, by virtue of a statute passed by Parliament at Leicester in 1414 [Rot. Parl. iv, p. 22] and because of the peace made between ‪ Henry V and Charles of France [ Rot. Parl. iv, p. 135].

Holdings

He held no lands or tenements in demesne as of fee or in service of the king or any other.