‹ E-CIPM 24-320: RICHARD FOX, ESQUIRE ›

Holdings

He held no lands or tenements in his demesne as of fee of the king, or any other, but was seised of the following in his demesne as of fee long before his death. He granted the toft by charter to George Langham , Henry Langley , Robert Hunte , John Basset , Ralph Grey , and John Wylberfosse, clerk , and to their heirs and assigns. They were thus seised in their demesne as of fee. They afterwards demised it by charter to John Lounde and William Garton , clerks, to hold for their lives with remainder to Anne, daughter of Richard, and to her heirs. John and William were thus seised in their demesne as of free tenement.

Holdings

He held no lands or tenements in his demesne as of fee, or in service, of the king in chief, or any other. By a fine levied on the morrow of the Ascension 1434 [CP 25/1/292/67, no. 149], between John Wylberfosse, clerk, querent , and Richard, deforciant , Richard recognised the following third and advowson to be in right of John, held by grant of Richard, and, for this recognition, John granted them to Richard for life, without impeachment of waste, with the following remainders: to Joan, wife of Richard, still living, for life; to the heirs of the body of Walter Bygood ; and to the right heirs of Richard, to hold of the chief lords of that fee by due service, as fully apparent in the fine. The fine was shown to the jurors. Richard was thus seised in his demesne as of free tenement and all the tenants attorned to him. He died seised of this estate. Long before the fine was levied, Thomas Percy, earl of Worcester , Richard Lescrop, knight , William Coggeshall, knight , Alexander de Walden, knight , John, parson of Great Tey (Theye), John Stowe , and Alexander Warderobe were seised of the above manors in their demesne as of fee. They demised them by charter to Isabel, wife of Walter Bygood , and to the heirs of her body by Walter, to hold of the chief lords, etc., [in ms]. The charter was dated at Great Dunmow (Dunmowe) on 16 April 1399. Walter had previously married Isabel Baynard and they had had issue: Katherine, Margaret, and Elizabeth. Walter afterwards died, and Katherine married Robert Hunte , Margaret married William Galyon , and Elizabeth married Richard, named in the writ. William and Margaret had issue: Isabel. Margaret afterwards died, and Elizabeth died without issue. Katherine, daughter of Walter, and Isabel, daughter of Margaret, are still living.