‹ E-CIPM 25-88: HUMPHREY SON OF JOHN, EARL OF ARUNDEL ›

Holdings

No lands or tenements came to the king’s hand, nor are still there, owing to the deaths of John, late earl , Maud, and Elizabeth, or the death of any one of them. John Arundell, late Lord Arundel and Mautravers , father of John, late earl , who was his heir, was formerly seised of the following manors in demesne as of fee. Thus seised, he married Eleanor, daughter of John Berkeley, knight , now wife of Walter Hungerford, knight . After John and Eleanor’s marriage, John granted the manors to Bartholomew Brokesby , John Harewell, senior , John Brace , esquires, Thomas Gower , and Nicholas Saucer , and their assigns, to hold for the life of Joan Beauchamp, Lady Bergavenny . The grant was made by charter dated on 12 October 1416. Bartholomew etc. [as above] were thus seised in demesne as of free tenement. John, late Lord Arundel , afterwards died, and reversion of the manors descended to John, late earl , as his son and heir. The late earl died, and reversion descended to Humphrey, as son and heir of John, late earl . Joan afterwards died on 14 November 1435, when Humphrey was a minor in the king’s wardship. Owing to the death of Joan, therefore, and the minority of Humphrey, the manors came to the king’s hand, and are still there.

Holdings

Findings as 88, regarding the following.ⁿ⁰⁵⁰ Owing to the deaths of John, late earl , and Joan Beauchamp , and to the minority of Humphrey, the following manor came to the king’s hand, and is still there.ⁿ⁰⁵¹ No lands or tenements came to the king’s hand by the deaths of Maud and Elizabeth.

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Owing to the death of Elizabeth, who was wife of Robert Lovell , and the minority of Humphrey, the following came to the king’s hand, and is still there.

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The following came to the king’s hand, and is still there, for the same reasons as in 90. Thomas Brentyngham, lately bishop of Exeter , Walter Trote, clerk , and Richard Micheldeuere were seised of the inn in demesne as of fee. Thus seised, by indented charter shown to the jurors, they granted the inn to Guy Bryene, knight , described as Guy, Lord Bryan , for life, with remainder to Alice, lately wife of Guy son of the said Guy, and to the heirs of her body by Guy, son. The inn was described in the charter as the corner tenement called ‘le Cornerhalle’ in the parish of Holy Trinity the Less in the ward of Vintry, that they [ Thomas Brentyngham etc.] held by sale and demise of Thomas Medelane , William More , ‘vinter’, John Roche , and Gilbert Bonet . Guy was thus seised of the inn in demesne as of free tenement, and died seised of this estate. The inn remained to Alice, who was seised in demesne as of fee tail and died so seised. It descended to Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Alice by Guy, son. Elizabeth was seised in demesne as of fee tail, and died seised of this estate. It descended to Humphrey, her kin and heir as the son of Maud daughter of Elizabeth, and he was seised in demesne as of fee tail. He died seised of this estate on 24 April last, and the inn descended and should descend to Avice, wife of James Ormond, knight , according to the form of the grant as daughter of Maud mother of Humphrey. Avice is sister and next heir of Humphrey, and aged 14 years and more. ⁿ⁰⁵³ Owing to the death of John, late earl , and the minority of Humphrey, the following came to the king’s hand, and is still there.

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The following came to the king’s hand, and is still there, for the same reasons as in 90.

Holdings

Findings as 88, regarding the following.ⁿ⁰⁵⁶ Owing to the death of Joan and the minority of Humphrey, the manors came to the king’s hand, and are still there.ⁿ⁰⁵⁷

The following advowson, of which John, late earl , died seised as of fee and by right, came to the king’s hand, and is still there, owing to the death of John, late earl , and the minority of Humphrey.

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The following came to the king’s hand, and is still there, for the same reasons as in 90.

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Owing to the death of John, late earl of Arundel , and the minority of Humphrey, the following 2 parts of 2 parts of a castle, vill, and manors, with appurtenant knights’ fees, advowsons of churches, abbeys, and priories, liberties and franchises, came to the king’s hand, and are still there. Maud, named in the writ, was endowed with a third of 2 parts of 2 parts as her dower. She died so seised and, owing to her death and the minority of Humphrey, the thirds came to the king’s hand, and are still there. The following also came to the king’s hand, and is still there, owing to the death of John, late earl of Arundel , and the minority of Humphrey.

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Owing to the death of John, late earl of Arundel , and the minority of Humphrey, two parts of the manor of Keevil and two parts of 1/2 manor of Bulkington came to the king’s hand. Maud, named in the writ, was endowed with a third of the two parts of the manor and moiety as her dower by John, late earl , formerly her husband [CClR 1435–41, pp. 1–2]. She died so seised and, owing to her death and the minority of Humphrey, the thirds came to the king’s hand. Joan, queen of England , was afterwards delivered of custody of the two parts of the manor and moiety from the king’s hand, by decision made in Chancery [CClR 1435–41, p. 86]. She was to hold them for life during the minority of Humphrey, by virtue of letters patent of ‪ Henry IV [CPR 1405–1408, pp. 438–9], because the two parts are held by knight service of the queen as of her castle of Devizes. She granted the custody during Humphrey’s minority to John Fortescu , against which Walter Hungerford, knight , and Eleanor his wife recovered a third by writ of dower, as Eleanor’s dower falling to her by endowment of John Arundell, knight , her former husband, father of John, late earl . She was so delivered by the sheriff by virtue of the king’s writ directed to the sheriff. Walter and Eleanor thus were, and still are, seised of a third of the two parts of the manor and moiety in demesne as of free tenement, in right of Eleanor. The queen afterwards died, and then Humphrey died without heir of his body. Thus, although two parts of the manor and of 1/2 manor came to the king’s hand owing to the death of John, late earl , and the minority of Humphrey, only two parts of the two parts of the manor and moiety are still there.

Findings continue as 88, regarding the following.ⁿ⁰⁶⁰ Owing to the death of Joan and the minority of Humphrey, the manor came to the king’s hand, and is still there.

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Owing to the death of John, late earl , and the minority of Humphrey, the following, with knights’ fees, advowsons of churches, chapels, chantries, and other ecclesiastical benefices, courts, views of frankpledge, wrecks of sea, forfeitures, fines, amercements, franchises, liberties, and all other benefits and profits, came to the king’s hand, and are still there. Held of the kingⁿ⁰⁶² by knight service:

ⁿ⁰⁶³ Held of the bishop of Exeter , service unknown: Held of the king by knight service: . Annual value of each, nil. Of the above, the following was held in dower by Maud, by endowment of John, late earl , formerly her husband: the manors of Pallingham and Dunhurst with the park of Shillinglee; the manors of Pinkhurst and Orfold; £3 taken yearly from the manor of Stopham; the manor of East Lavington and Alversham; 13s. 4d. taken yearly from the manor of Lee (Legh, Lye); certain lands called ‘Cleylond’ and ‘Croftlond’; the hundreds of Rotherbridge and Easebourne, with their views of frankpledge; and 2 parts of the bailiwick called ‘Alfredesholt’. Owing to the death of Maud and the minority of Humphrey, they came to the king’s hand, and are still there. Furthermore, the manor of Pallingham and Dunhurst is also known as the manors of Pallingham and Dunhurst, and the park of Shillinglee is parcel of the same; the 2 parts of the manor of Orfold are also known as the manor of Orfold; the manor of East Lavington is also known as the manor of East Lavington and Alversham; the lands called ‘Cleylond’ are also known as the lands called ‘Cleylond’ and ‘Croftlond’; the hundred of Rotherbridge and Easebourne is also known as the hundreds of Rotherbridge and Easebourne; the bailiwick called ‘Alfredesholt’ and the park called Selhurst are parcels of the 2 parts of the forest of Arundel; and the 2 parts of the forest and chases of Arundel, with court of the forest and chases, called ‘Wodecourt’, the £3 taken from the manor of Stopham, and 13s. 4d. taken from the manor of Lee (Legh, Lye) are parcels of the 2 parts of the castle and manor of Arundel.

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John, late earl of Arundel , held the following castles, vills, and manors, described as the castles, vills, and manors of Clun and Oswestry, among other things, in demesne as of fee tail, to him and the heirs male of his body, by virtue of a fine levied at Westminster on the octave of Trinity 1347 [CP 25/1/287/43, no. 401] between Richard, then earl of Arundel , querent , and John de Alresford and John Sprot, chaplain, deforciants . Richard recognized the castles, vills, and manors to be the right of John Sprot , as those held by John Sprot and John de Alresford by grant of the earl and, for that recognition, John and John granted them to the earl, to hold for life of the king and his heirs by due service, with successive remainders to the heirs male of the earl of the body of Eleanor, daughter of Henry de Lancastr, senior, lately earl of Lancaster ; to Richard Arundell, junior , and the heirs male of his body; and to the right heirs of Richard, then earl of Arundel , as clear in a transcript of the fine exemplified under the king’s great seal, shown to the jurors. The earl was thus seised of the following castles, manors, and vills by virtue of the fine, in form aforesaid. He had issue of the body of Eleanor after they married: Joan, lately countess of Hereford , Richard, Alice, lately countess of Kent , John, and Thomas, lately archbishop of Canterbury . The earl then died, and the castles, vills, and manors, among other things, remained to Richard his son, as son and heir male of Richard, late earl , of the body of Eleanor. Richard son of Richard, thus seised, had issue: Thomas, late earl of Arundel , and died so seised. The castles etc. descended to Thomas as son and heir male of Richard son of Richard. Thomas died so seised without heir male of his body and the castles etc. descended to John Arundell, chevalier , father of John, late earl , as kin and next heir male of Thomas, late earl , as the son of John son of John son of Richard, late earl , of the body of Eleanor. John Arundell, chevalier , had issue: John, late earl , and William Arundell , still living, and died so seised. The two parts of the castles, vills, and manors of Clun and Oswestry, and the manors of Stretton, Lydley Hays, Wroxeter, and Dawley Magna, and the two parts of the manor of Acton Round, descended to John, late earl , as son and heir male of John Arundell, chevalier . He died so seised, and the two parts of the castles, vills, and manors descended to Humphrey as son and heir male of John, late earl . They came to the king’s hand, and are still there, owing to the death of John, late earl , and the minority of Humphrey.

Maud was afterwards endowed with the following: the manor of Dawley Magna, described as the castle and manor of Dawley Magna. Parcel of the 2 parts of the castle, vill, and manor of Oswestry: the forest of Treveleigh in the lordship of Duparts, with attachments of court, benefits, and profits; and a chamber in the castle or lordship of Duparts, called the chamber of King Richard, with free entry and exit to the same; the upper part of the bailiwick of the lordship and hundred of Duparts; the vills of Blodwel Fawr and Blodwel Fechan, except that assigned in dower in Blodwel Fechan to Beatrice, who was wife of Thomas, late earl of Arundel ; the vills of Bryn, Sychtyn, Trefarclawdd, Trefonen, Weston Coton , Llanforda, rent of Abertanat, and fields and meadows of Coed-y-go, except the mills of Coed-y-go and Weston Coton ; a third of a barn within the site of the castle of Duparts; the forest of Coed-y-gaer; and the manor of Melverley in the March of Wales. Parcel of 2 parts of the castle, vill, and manor of Clun: a certain chamber in the castle or lordship of Clun below the chapel, with free entry and exit to the same chamber; the vill of Hudcote; and two watermills in Clun, with toll and prise of ale there. Maud afterwards died so seised and, owing to her death and the minority of Humphrey, the lands and tenements that she held in dower came to the king’s hand, and are still there.