‹ E-CIPM 24-465: RICHARD STANHOP, KNIGHT ›

Holdings

William Wylbram , John Holynworth , John Thouresby , William Walton and Ralph de Lyndeley were formerly seised in demesne as of fee of the following manor, which, by their indented deed, shown to the jurors, they demised to Richard Stanhop, knight and the heirs of his body, describing it as their manor of Ansty in Warwickshire. By virtue of this agreement he was seised in demesne as of fee tail, and he died thus seised.

Holdings

He died seised of the following manor in demesne as of fee tail by a fine levied on the octave of St John the Baptist 1364, and afterwards, on the quindene of Hilary 1365 [CP 25/1/185/33, no. 396], between William de Eton, vicar of Rampton , and John, son of Robert de Lamun, querents , and John Stanhop and Elizabeth his wife, deforciants, by which John and Elizabeth recognised that it belonged by right to William as that held by grant of John Stanhop and Elizabeth to William and John, son of Robert. By this recognition William and John, son of Robert, granted the manor to John Stanhop and Elizabeth his wife and the heirs of their bodies, the other part of the fine being shown to the jurors. John and Elizabeth were thus seised in demesne as of fee tail and afterwards they had issue, Richard Stanhop , and after their deaths the manor descended to him by form of the fine, as their son and heir, and he was seised in demesne as of fee tail and died thus seised. William Wylbram , John Holynworth , John Thouresby , William Walton and Ralph de Lyndelay were formerly seised of the following in demesne as of fee. They demised it, among other things, by a deed of theirs to Richard Stanhop, knight , and the heirs of his body. One part of this deed, with their seals, was shown to the jurors. By virtue of this Richard was seised in demesne as of fee tail and died thus seised. William Wilbram , John Holynworth , John Thouresby , William Walton and Ralph de Lyndeley were seised of the manors of Skegby and South Cotham in demesne as of fee. The former they demised to Thomas Stanhop for life, reversion to themselves and their heirs, and the latter to James Stanhop for life, reversion to themselves and their heirs. By virtue of this, Thomas and James were separately seised of these two manors in demesne as of free tenement. Afterwards, by an indented deed of theirs, the grantors granted, among other things, that both manors, which should separately revert to them, remain wholly to Richard Stanhop and the heirs of his body, by virtue of which Thomas and James, still living, attorned to Richard for these manors. Richard Stanhop, knight , was formerly seised of the following 1/3 manor in demesne as of fee. Two parts of this he granted to Richard Stanhop his son and Elizabeth his wife for Elizabeth’s life, and by this grant they were seised in demesne as of free tenement. Afterwards, Richard Stanhop, knight , granted the third part of it by an indented charter of his, one part of which, with his seal, was shown to the jurors, to William Wylbram, esquire , John Holynworth, esquire , and Stephen Stanhop and their heirs and assigns. By virtue of this, the grantees were seised of this third part in demesne as of fee. By the same charter, Richard Stanhop, knight , conceded that the said two parts held by Richard the son and Elizabeth for Elizabeth’s life, which after her death should revert to Richard Stanhop, knight , wholly remain to William, John and Stephen and their heirs and assigns. By virtue of this Richard the son and Elizabeth attorned to William, John and Stephen for these two parts. William, John and Stephen, by an indented charter of theirs, the part of which with William, John and Stephen’s seals being shown to the jurors, granted to Richard Stanhop, knight , the third part to have and to hold to him and the heirs of his body. By the same charter they conceded that the two parts held by Richard the son and Elizabeth should wholly remain to Richard Stanhop, knight , and the heirs of his body. By virtue of this Richard Stanhop, knight , was seised of the third part in demesne as of fee tail and he died thus seised, Richard Stanhop the son and Elizabeth attorning to him for the other two parts. Richard the son is dead, but Elizabeth is still living.