‹ E-CIPM 24-253: JOAN, WIFE OF HENRY BROUNFLETE, KNIGHT, DUCHESS OF YORK ›

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She held in fee and right

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She held

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She held the following knights’ fees and parts of fees in fee and right of the king in chief, service unknown, extended when they fall as shown.

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She held no lands or tenements in her demesne as of fee. She held in dower by endowment of Edmund, duke of York , her former husband, of the inheritance of Richard, duke of York , his kinsman and next heir, as son of Richard his son. This was her dower from the £283 6s. 8d. annuity which Edmund received from the Exchequer at the same terms. By his letters patent shown to the jurors, ‪ Edward III granted 1,000 marks, from his Exchequer at the above terms, to Edmund and the male heirs of his body [CPR 1374–77, pp. 354, 367, 474–5; CPR 1377–81, p. 84–5]. Edmund was seised and the dower is part of this 1,000 marks and

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She held no lands or tenements in her demesne as of fee in the liberty. She held in dower, as in 248,

This was her dower from the £289 6s. 8d. annuity which Edmund, duke of York , received from the same at the same terms. ‪ Richard II , by his letters patent shown to the jurors, granted the latter sum to Edmund and the male heirs of his body in satisfaction for an annuity of 1,000 marks from his Exchequer at the same terms, granted by himself by his letters patent similarly shown, to Edmund and the male heirs of his body [CPR 1385–89, p. 62]. Edmund was seised of the 1,000 marks.

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Joan who was the wife of Edmund, duke of York , held the manor of Oakington in her demesne as of fee tail, to herself and her heirs by William Willughby, knight , her former husband, by enfeoffment of John Cuppuldyk, chevalier , William Michell , Aubyn Enderby and Thomas Enderby to Joan and William and the heirs of their bodies, remainder to William’s right heirs. William died without heir by Joan.

She held in dower by endowment of the duke her former husband, as her dower from £20 annual rent taken by the hands of the sheriff from the issues of the county at Easter and Michaelmas equally, granted by Edward [III] to Edmund and his heirs, by letters patent shown to the jurors.

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She held no lands or tenements in her demesne as of fee. She held in dower, as in 248, the manor of Hitchin, except for 1⁄3 of 2⁄3 manor which Elizabeth, lately wife of Thomas Barre , held in dower. ‪ Richard II , by letters patent shown to the jurors [CPR 1385–89, p. 292], granted the manor, described as the manor of Hitchin with the reversion of all lands and tenements held in dower, to Edmund, duke of York , and the male heirs of his body, and Edmund was seised.

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She held the manor of Lilford, except its member the manor of Oakington in Cambridgeshire, in her demesne as of fee tail as in 250 by the enfeoffment in 250, John Cuppuldyke here styled knight. William Willughby ’s heir as in 250.

She held the following parts of knights’ fees in fee and right, extended when they fall as shown.

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Joan, lately wife of Edmund, lately duke of York , held in her demesne as of fee tail, to herself and the heirs of her body, . The fee-farm and hundred are held of the king in chief by knight service. ‪ Edward II granted the fee-farm and hundred, among other things, by letters patent to his beloved, faithful and dearest brother Edmund of Woodstock and his heirs [CChR 1300–26, p. 416].ⁿ¹¹⁵ Edmund died seised in his demesne as of fee tail. The fee-farm and hundred descended to the following heirs: Edmund his son, who died without heir of his body; John, earl of Kent , brother of Edmund, son of Edmund, who died without heir of his body; Joan princess of Wales , sister of John; and Thomas, earl of Kent , her son. Thomas had issue Thomas and Edmund, Eleanor senior , Joan named in the writ, Margaret, Eleanor junior and Elizabeth, and died. The fee-farm and hundred descended to Thomas his son, and were assigned in dower and delivered to Alice, who was the wife of Thomas, late earl and son of Joan, among other lands and tenements, by endowment of Thomas her former husband, reversion to Thomas, son of Thomas. Thomas, son of Thomas, died without heir of his body and the reversion descended to Edmund his brother. Eleanor senior married Roger, earl of March , and they had issue Edmund, earl of March , and Anne, mother of Richard, now duke of York . Roger died and Eleanor married Edward Charleton, knight, lord of Powys , and they had issue Joan, now wife of John Gray, knight , and Joyce, now wife of John, Lord Tiptoft, knight , and died. John Gray and Joan had issue Henry Gray , who survives, and died. Joan named in the writ married Henry Lescrope, knight ; Margaret married Thomas, duke of Clarence , now deceased; Eleanor junior married Thomas, earl of Salisbury , now deceased; and Elizabeth married John Neuille, chevalier . Edmund, brother of Thomas, died without heir of his body and the reversion descended to Joan, Margaret, Eleanor junior and Elizabeth his sisters and to Edmund, earl of March , his kinsman and heir. Alice, who was the wife of Thomas died. Henry Lescrope and Joan his wife in her right, Thomas, duke of Clarence , and Margaret his wife in her right, Thomas, earl of Salisbury , and Eleanor his wife in her right, John Neuille and Elizabeth his wife in her right and Edmund, earl of March , were seised of the fee-farm and hundred in their demesne as of fee tail, among other lands which descended to them through the death of Thomas, son of Joan, and with which Alice his wife had been endowered. Partition was made between them, and Henry Lescrope and Joan his wife were assigned the 36s. and hundred, among other lands and tenements, as her share in allowance of other lands and tenements assigned separately to Edmund, earl of March , Eleanor junior and Elizabeth.ⁿ¹¹⁶ Henry and Joan were seised in their demesne as of fee tail. Anne died and subsequently Edmund, earl of March , without heir of his body. Thomas, earl of Salisbury , and Eleanor had issue Alice, now wife of Richard Neuille, earl of Salisbury , and died. John Neuille and Elizabeth had issue Ralph, earl of Westmorland , and died.

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Joan who was the wife of Edmund, lately duke of York , held in her demesne as of fee, to herself and the heirs of her body, and the held of the king in chief by 1/30 knight’s fee. By his letters patent shown to the jurors, ‪ Edward III granted the farm – to the value of £30, at the above feasts – and hundreds – to the value of 10 marks yearly – among other things, to Edmund, earl of Kent , his dearest uncle and the heirs of his body [CChR 1327–41, pp. 2–3, 4, 5]. Edmund died seised in his demesne as of fee tail, and the farm and hundreds, and subsequently the reversion to them, descended as in 253. The farm – to the value of £22... [ms holed and soiled] – and the hundreds were assigned to Henry Lescrope and Joan as her share according to the partition detailed in 253, except that Margaret, duchess of Clarence , is here included in the partition. Henry and Joan were seised in their demesne as of fee tail and Joan died seised of this estate without heir of her body. Anne, Edmund, Thomas, earl of Salisbury , and Eleanor his wife, and John Neuille and Elizabeth his wife, predeceased her as in 253, their respective issue surviving similarly.

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Joan, duchess of York , held to herself and her heirs The fee-farm was granted by ‪ Edward II to Edmund of Woodstock according to the letters patent detailed in 253, and descended according to the pattern in 253 [CChR 1300–26, p. 416]. The £31 18s. 5d. was assigned to Alice, who was the wife of Thomas, in dower as in 253, who was seised in her demesne as of free tenement, and was subsequently assigned to Henry Lescrope and Joan his wife as her share by the partition detailed in 254, and they were seised of the part in their demesne as of fee tail. Subsequent family history as in 253.

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She held no lands or tenements of the king in chief in demesne or service or of another in her demesne as of fee. She held 1/3 lordship of Tynedale and Wark (Tyndale & Werk) as dower by endowment of Edmund, duke of York , lately her husband, reversion to Henry Bourghcher, count of Eu and Lord Bourchier, and Isabel his wife in her right. Letters patent of ‪ Henry IV dated at Westminster on 18 February 1412 [CPR 1408– 13, pp. 383, 399] related that Edward, duke of York , held to himself and his heirs 2/3 lordship and the reversion to 1/3 which this Joan, lately the wife of Edmund his father and then wife of Henry Lescrope , held in dower – and the regalities, lordships, castles, peel-towers, fortalices, manors, vills, lands, tenements, rents, services, annuities, knights’ fess, advowsons of churches, chapels, hospitals and chantries, forests, woods, parks, stanks, mills, fisheries, fairs, markets, warrens, tolls, escheats, forfeitures, courts, fines, ?ransoms (redempciones), deodands, rights of vert and hunting, rights, liberties, franchises and jurisdictions, both in demesne and in reversion belonging to the 2/3 and 1/3 lordship – with reversion to the king for want of heirs of Edward and Richard, his brother. ‪ Henry IV released and quitclaimed all right, title, claim, interest and demand for himself and his heirs or successors as kings, to Edward and his heirs and assigns, to hold of the king and his heirs and successors as English kings in chief by the due and customary ancient services. By the letters patent he granted Edward licence to grant the 2/3 and 1/3 lordship to his beloved and faithful John Pellam, chevalier , Robert Vmfrauyle, chevalier , and William Whitchestre, chevalier , and to his beloved John Fenwyk, esquire , and Richard de Strother, esquire , and their heirs, to hold of the king and his heirs by the due and customary services. They could then grant the 2/3 and 1/3 lordship to his beloved and faithful Thomas Gray of Wark, chevalier , now deceased, for life, to hold as before, successive remainders to Thomas elder son of Thomas and Isabel, daughter of the same Richard, and the heirs of their bodies; the same Edward, duke of York , and the male heirs of his body; the same Richard and the male heirs of his body; and to the same Thomas Gray of Wark, chevalier , and his heirs and assigns. The 2⁄3 and 1⁄3 were granted according to the letters patent, by Edward by his deed dated on 20 May 1412 and shown to the jurors, and John, Robert, William, John and Richard were seised of 2/3 lordship in their demesne as of fee and Joan attorned to them for the 1/3. They then granted the 2/3 and 1/3 by their deed dated on 14 June 1412 and similarly shown. Thomas Gray of Wark died seised of 2/3 lordship in his demesne as of free tenement and of the reversion to the 1/3 for which Joan had attorned to him. Thomas his son and Isabel entered the 2/3 and were seised in their demesne as of fee tail. Thomas died seised without heir by Isabel and she married Henry Bourghchier, count of Eu and Lord Bourchier, and they survive, Isabel still seised of the 2/3. The reversion of the 1/3 now belongs to them in Isabel’s right.

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She held to herself and the heirs of her body part of the annual farm of £8 from the manor at the same terms granted by ‪ Edward III to Edmund, earl of Kent , by the letters patent detailed in 254. The farm descended to Edmund his son, John, earl of Kent , and Joan, princess of Wales , as in 253, and was then assigned in dower, among other lands and tenements, to Elizabeth, who was the wife of John, earl of Kent , who was seised in her demesne as of free tenement, with reversion to Joan. The reversion descended to the five coheirs according to the pattern detailed in 253, without being assigned to Alice, who was the wife of Thomas. Elizabeth, lately the wife of John, died and the coheirs – the sisters with their respective husbands – were seised in their demesne as of fee tail. Henry Lescrope and Joan were assigned the £4 16s. 8d. as her share according to the partition made as in 254, and were seised in her right in their demesne as of fee tail. Subsequent family history as in 253.

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She held the following in her demesne as of fee tail by the enfeoffment in 250, William Willughby here styled chevalier and William Michell cited as of Friskney. Robert Wylughby, knight , is William Willughby’s next heir as in 250. She held the manor of Roughton in dower by endowment of William Wylughby and assignment of Robert his son.

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She held the manor of Bredfield in her demesne as of fee tail by the enfeoffment in 250, William Willughby here styled chevalier and William Michell cited as of Friskney. Robert Wylughby, knight , is William Willughby ’s next heir as in 250. She held the following in dower by endowment of William Wylughby , lately her husband, and assignment of Robert Wylughby his son and heir. She held the following in fee and right.

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She held the following in her demesne as of fee tail, to herself and the heirs of her body. ⁿ¹¹⁷ The manor, vill and hundred of Alton, the fair, free warren, fee-farm and the manor, vill and hundred of Andover, with knights’ fees, advowsons of churches, priories and hospitals, fairs, markets, warrens, liberties and free customs belonging to them, were granted by ‪ Edward II to Edmund of Woodstock by various letters patent as in 253 shown to the jurors [CChR 1300–26, p. 416]. The manor of Bedhampton, with knights’ fees, advowsons of churches, priories and hospitals, fairs, markets, warrens, chases, liberties and free customs belonging to it, was granted by ‪ Edward III to the same Edmund by the letters patent detailed in 254 shown to the jurors. Edmund was seised in his demesne as of fee tail and the manors, vills, hundreds, fair, warren and fee-farm descended to Edmund his son, John, earl of Kent , and Joan, princess of Wales , as in 253. The manor of Bedhampton, the manor, vill and hundred of Alton, fair, warren and rent were then assigned in dowerⁿ¹¹⁸ to Elizabeth, wife of John, earl of Kent , who was seised in her demesne as of free tenement, with reversion to Joan. The reversion descended to the five coheirs according to the pattern detailed in 253, without being assigned to Alice, who was the wife of Thomas. Elizabeth, who was the wife of John, died and the coheirs – the sisters with their respective husbands – entered and were seised in their demesne as of fee tail. Henry Lescrope and Joan were assigned the above part as her share according to the partition made as in 254, and were seised in her right in their demesne as of fee tail. Subsequent family history as in 253. The manors, vills, hundreds, rent, fair and warren are held of the king in chief by knight service, amount unknown.

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Joan who was the wife of Edmund, duke of York , held the following lands and tenements in her demesne as of fee tail, to herself and the heirs of her body. She held the following knights’ fees in fee and right, extended when they fall as shown. The messuages, toft, pasture, lands and mill have always been part of the manor of Deeping (Depyng) which ‪ Edward I granted by letters patent [CPR 1292–1301, p. 303], shown to the jurors, to John, Lord Wake , and Joan his wife and the heirs of their bodies. They were seised of the whole manor in their demesne as of fee tail and had issue Thomas and Margaret and died seised. The manor descended to Thomas as their son and heir, who was similarly seised. Margaret married Edmund of Woodstock, son of ‪ Edward I, and they had issue Edmund and John, earls of Kent, and Joan, princess of Wales . The Grimbsy fee-farm and vill and soke of Caistor were granted by ‪ Edward III to the same Edmund of Woodstock by letters patent, shown to the jurors. Edmund was seised in his demesne as of fee tail. Margaret and subsequently Thomas her brother died, Thomas without heir of his body, and the manor descended to Edmund, son of Margaret, as his kinsman and heir. Edmund of Woodstock died seised of the fee-farm, vill and soke which descended to the same Edmund, his son and heir. Edmund died seised of the manor, fee-farm, vill and soke which descended to the five coheirs according to the pattern detailed in 253, without being assigned in dower to Alice, who was the wife of Thomas, earl of Kent .ⁿ¹¹⁹ Joan named in the writ married William Wylughby, chevalier , now deceased. The coheirs were seised and the lands and tenements in Barholm and Stowe were assigned in dower to Lucy, lately wife of Edmund, brother of Thomas, son of Thomas, and she was seised in her demesne as of free tenement, reversion to the five coheirs. William Wylughby and Joan were assigned the fee-farm and vill and soke, less its exception, as her share according to the partition made as in 254, and were seised in her right in their demesne as of fee tail. William died and Joan married Henry Brounflete, knight . Thomas, duke of Clarence , and subsequently John Neuille and Elizabeth his wife died. Lucy, lately wife of Edmund, died and Joan, Margaret, Eleanor junior , Edmund, earl of March , and Ralph, earl of Westmorland , entered the land and tenements in Barholm and Stowe and were seised in their demesne as of fee tail. Partition was made of all lands and tenements that Lucy had held in dower by endowment of Edmund her husband, and those in Barholm and Stowe were assigned to Henry and Joan in her right as her share, and they were seised in her right in their demesne as of fee tail. Edmund, earl of March , died. The manor, fee-farm, vill and soke and the knight’s fee and part of a knight’s fee and all other lands and tenements assigned to Joan as her share, are held of the king in chief, amount of service unknown. After the marriage banns were celebrated between him and Joan, William Wylughby was seised in his demesne as of fee of the manors of Eresby, Toynton, Toft cum Wilughbyhous, Pinchbeck, Stickford, West Keal, Raithby, Hundleby, Great Steeping, Willoughby, Hanby, Skidbrooke, Wispington, Belchford, Fulletby, Langton, Withallpark, Scrivelsby, North or South Cockerington, Orby and Partney, with all other manors, lordships, lands, tenements, meadows, pastures, fisheries, rents and services which he had in the county. By his charter dated at Withallpark on 19 June 1408 and shown to the jurors, he enfeoffed Simon Felbrigge, chevalier , and John Kyme who survive, and Henry, lately Lord Beaumont , Thomas, lately Lord le Warr, John Tenelby, lately parson of Willoughby , Thomas de Enderby , William Michell of Friskney and John Stayndrop , now deceased, and their heirs and assigns, with all these except the manors of Orby and Partney and except all other manors, lands, tenements, rents and services which he then held of the king in chief. The feoffees were seised in their demesne as of fee tail and continued in their estate during his lifetime. After his death Henry, Thomas, Simon, John, William, Thomas, John and John assigned the following manors and lands and tenements which are part of them, to Joan in dower, reversion to them and their heirs. Henry, Thomas, John Tenelby , Thomas, William and John Stayndrop died and the reversion now belongs to Simon and John Kyme. She held the following for life by demise of Henry, Lord Beaumont , Thomas, Lord la Warre, and John Stayndrop , now deceased, and Simon Felbrigge, knight , who survives and to whom the reversion belongs. She held the following manors for life, by grant of John Cuppuldyk, knight , William Michell , Aubyn Enderby, John de Strandrop and Thomas Enderby to William Wilughby, chevalier, lately lord of Eresby , her former husband, and herself and the heirs of his body. She held the following in dower by endowment of William Wylughby her former husband and assignment of Robert de Wylughby, knight , his son and heir.

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Joan, who was the wife of Edmund, duke of York , held the following in her demesne as of fee tail, to herself and the heirs of her body. . John, Lord Wake , was seised of the manors of Cottingham and Wyton in his demesne as of fee and of the reversions to the manors of Buttercrambe and Cropton with their franchises and liberties – liberties, free customs, wardships, reliefs, knights’ fees and church advowsons – in fee and right. Walter, lately bishop of Coventry and Lichfield , held the manor of Buttercrambe for life by demise of John, with reversion to John and his heirs. Lettice Wake held the manor of Cropton, among other things, in dower of the inheritance of John. By his deed he surrendered the manors and reversions to ‪ Edward I and his heirs. ‪ Edward I was similarly seised and by his letters patent [CPR 1292–1301, p. 392] shown to the jurors, granted the manors of Cottingham and Wyton, with the knights’ fees, church advowsons, liberties and everything else that belonged to the manors when John had surrendered them to the king, to John and Joan his wife and the heirs of their bodies to hold of the king and other chief lords of the fees by the due and customary services. ‪ Edward I further granted the reversions to the manors of Buttercrambe and Cropton, with the knights’ fees, church advowsons and everything else belonging to them, to John and Joan and the heirs of their bodies to hold as above. The advowsons of Middleton church and Keldholme abbey [recte priory] have always been parts of the manor of Cropton. John and Joan were seised of the manors in their demesne as of fee tail and of the reversions in fee tail. The bishop and Lettice died and John and Joan entered the manors of Buttercrambe and Cropton and were seised in their demesne as of fee tail. The manors descended according to the pattern in 261. After Joan princess of Wales was seised, the advowson of Middleton church was assigned, with other advowsons, to Elizabeth, who was the wife of John, earl of Kent , in dower, who was seised, reversion to Joan princess of Wales . The manors and this reversion descended according to the subsequent pattern in 253 with the manors of Buttercrambe and Cropton assigned to Alice, who was the wife of Thomas, son of Joan, who was seised in her demesne as of free tenement, reversion to Thomas, son of Thomas. The manors of Cottingham and Wyton and the reversions to the manors of Buttercrambe and Cropton and to the advowson descended to the five coheirs as in 253. The messuages, cottages, bovates and acres of land, pastures called ‘Appulgarth’, ‘Litillortley’, ‘lez Gangez’ and ‘Marschcaldyke’, mills, parcel of turbary called ‘le Fryth’, 54 [sic] a. meadow, garret, 70s. 3d. free rent and 13s. 4d. part of the 5 marks annual rent were assigned to Lucy, lately the wife of Edmund, son of Thomas, who was seised in her demesne as of free tenement, reversion to the coheirs. Joan named in the writ married William Wylughby, knight , now deceased, and the manor of Wyton, advowson of Keldholme and the residual holding in Cottingham was assigned to William and Joan as her share according to the partition made as in 254, and they were seised in her right in their demesne as of fee tail. William died and Joan married Henry Lescrope, knight , now deceased. Elizabeth, who was the wife of John, earl of Kent , died and the five coheirs – the sisters with their respective husbands – were seised of the advowson of Middleton church in fee tail. The advowson was assigned to Henry and Joan in her right as her share of all the advowsons assigned to Elizabeth, who was the wife of John, and now partitioned between the coheirs. Henry and Joan were seised as of fee tail in her right. Henry died and Joan married Henry Brounflete, knight . Alice, who was the wife of Thomas, died and the coheirs were seised of the holdings assigned to her in dower. The manors of Buttercrambe and Cropton were assigned to Henry Brounflete and Joan in her right as her share of all the holdings assigned to Alice and now partitioned between the coheirs, the sisters with their respective husbands. Henry and Joan were seised in their demesne as of fee tail in her right. Thomas earl of Salisbury and Eleanor his wife had issue Alice, wife of Richard Neuille , now earl of Salisbury , and John Neuille and Elizabeth his wife had issue Ralph, earl of Westmorland . John Neuille and Thomas, duke of Clarence , died. Lucy, who was the wife of Edmund, died and the coheirs were seised of the holding in Cottingham assigned to her in dower. The same holding was assigned to Henry Brounflete and Joan in her right as her share of all the holdings assigned to Lucy and now partitioned between the coheirs, the sisters with their surviving husbands. Henry and Joan were seised in their demesne as of fee tail. Thomas, earl of Salisbury , and Eleanor his wife, John Neuille [sic] and Elizabeth his wife, John Grey and Joan his wife, Anne and subsequently Edmund, earl of March, died, the latter without heir of his body. She held the following in dower by endowment of Edmund, duke of York , her former husband, of the inheritance of Richard, duke of York , kinsman and heir of Edmund as son of Richard his son. ] ‪ Edward III granted the castle and manors to Edmund and the male heirs of his body, by letters patent shown to the jurors [CPR 1358–61, p. 128],121 and Edmund was seised. ‪ Richard II granted the £100 to Edmund and the male heirs of his body, by the letters patent described in 249 and shown to the jurors, in satisfaction for £1,000 annuity detailed there, and Edmund was seised [CPR 1385–89, p. 62]. ‪ Richard II granted the £400 to Edmund and the male heirs of his body, by the same letters patent, in satisfaction for the same £1,000 annuity until he and his heirs were provided with lands and rent to the value of £1,000 by the king and his heirs. Edmund was seised.