‹ E-CIPM 24-502: JOAN WHO WAS WIFE OF WILLIAM BEAUCHAMP, KNIGHT ›

Holdings

She held the following for life by demise from Nicholas Salewey of Periton and Robert Warrewyk to her and William Beauchamp, lately Lord Abergavenny, knight , sometime her husband, and William’s heirs, reversion to Edward Neville, current Lord Abergavenny , and Elizabeth his wife in right of Elizabeth, by virtue of the demise, as kin and heir of William, viz., daughter of Richard, son of William.

Holdings

She held the following for life by grant from William Bagot, chevalier , William Wenlok , John Styvecle and John Olney to her and William Beauchamp etc., as 500, except here it is specified that ‪ Henry IV ’s licence was obtained [CPR 1399–1401, p. 444].ⁿ¹⁷⁹

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She held the following for life by grant from Robert Braybrok, lately bishop of London , John Trefnant, lately bishop of Hereford , Robert, lately Lord Haryngton , John Bagot , Gerard Braybrok, senior , and Gerard Braybrok, junior , knights, to her and William Beauchamp , etc., as 501, with specification that the licence obtained from ‪ Henry IV [CPR 1399–1401, p. 444] was shown to the jurors.ⁿ¹⁸⁰

Holdings

She held the following in demesne as of fee.ⁿ¹⁸² Richard Beauchamp, earl of Warwick , was seised of the following manor in demesne as of fee, which he demised to her to hold at his will. By virtue of this she was possessed at his will and not in any other way, and she died thus possessed, free tenement and fee of the manor continuing with the said earl, then and now.

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She held the following for life by grant of Robert Braybrok, lately bishop of London , etc., as 502 [CPR 1399–1401, p. 444]. ⁿ¹⁸³

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She held the following 1/2 manor at will from Richard, earl of Warwick , and Isabel his wife, as follows. She was seised of the whole manor in demesne as of fee, but she enfeoffed Richard Beauchamp, lately earl of Worcester , and Isabel his wife, and Richard’s heirs with it. By virtue of this, Richard and Isabel were seised of the manor, Richard in demesne as of fee and Isabel as of free tenement. Afterwards, Richard died and Isabel held the manor as a tenant for life, reversion to Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Richard. Isabel afterwards married Richard, earl of Warwick , and they demised a moiety of it to Joan to hold at their will. In this way, but in no other, she was possessed as of free tenement from them for Isabel’s lifetime, reversion to Edward Nevyle and Elizabeth his wife, by right of Elizabeth as daughter and heir of Richard Beauchamp .

Holdings

She did not hold lands or tenements in demesne as of fee, in service, for life, or in any other way of the king or of any other.

Holdings

She held the following in demesne as of fee. She held the following knights’ fees in fee to her and her heirs: not held of the king, but of whom held unknown.

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She held the following for life by grant of Robert Braybrok, lately bishop of London , etc., as 502. It is stated that ‪ Henry IV ’s licence was obtained for the grant of the manor of Paddington [CPR 1399–1401, p. 444], but not that this was shown to the jurors.ⁿ¹⁸⁸ She held the following.

Holdings

She did not hold lands or tenements in demesne as of fee. But William Beauchamp, lately Lord Abergavenny , her husband, was seised of the following castle, etc., in demesne as of fee, with which, in good faith and full confidence, he enfeoffed Henry Grene and William Bagot , knights, William Wenlok , John Pycard , John Styvecle and John Olney to them and their heirs, to the intent that they should perform and fulfil his will afterwards to be declared to them in a writing under his seal. By virtue of this enfeoffment the feoffees were seised in this estate and, afterwards, William Beauchamp , by a deed of his sealed with the seal of his arms dated on 20 February 1396, reciting, among other things, that although he had enfeoffed the feoffees with the castle, etc., to them and their heirs, nevertheless by the same charter he declared his will of and in the castle, etc., and willed that the feoffees should enfeoff him and Joan then his wife and the heirs male of their bodies, remainder to Thomas, lately earl of Warwick , father of Richard, current earl of Warwick , and his heirs male, with the castle, etc. By this deed he required the feoffees to perform and fulfil such feoffment and will as they would answer before God on the day of judgement. William Beauchamp delivered this deed to the feoffees who afterwards enfeoffed William Beauchamp and Joan with the castle, etc., to hold to them and the heirs male of their bodies, remainder to the said Thomas, the late earl, and his heirs male. By virtue of this, William Beauchamp and Joan were thus seised. Afterwards, Thomas, lately earl , died, and the right of remainder descended to the said Richard, the current earl, as his son and heir. William Beauchamp afterwards died seised of the castle, etc., and after his death Joan held the castle, etc., by right of survivorship and was seised of it to herself and the heirs male of her and William Beauchamp ’s bodies, by virtue of the enfeoffment. She died thus seised without heirs male of her body by William Beauchamp . After her death the castle, etc., remained to the said Richard, the current earl as son and heir of Thomas, lately earl . Whether she held further lands or tenements in Herefordshire or the adjacent march is unknown.

Holdings

She held the following in demesne as of fee.

Holdings

Richard Piryton and John Harleston , clerks, were seised of the following manor in demesne as of fee, which they demised to William Beauchamp, knight, lately Lord Abergavenny , and Joan, then his wife, and the heirs male of William’s body, remainder to Thomas Beauchamp, lately earl of Warwick , brother of William, and his heirs. By this demise William was seised of the manor in demesne as of fee tail and Joan as of free tenement. Afterwards, Thomas died and the remainder descended to Richard, the current earl of Warwick , his brother and heir.ⁿ¹⁹¹ Subsequently, William Beauchamp died without an heir male of his body and after his death Joan held the manor by right of survivorship. Joan later enfeoffed William Botiller and Nicholas Saucer with the manor to hold during her lifetime and they were seised in this estate. They then enfeoffed Joan, John Dansey , John Massy , John Bathe , William Lowdham and John Bultus , who survive, and Walter Kybull and John Braas , now deceased, with the manor, to hold during Joan’s lifetime. By virtue of this they were seised as of free tenement and, afterwards, by a fine levied on the quindene of St John the Baptist 1425 and afterwards, on the octave of Michaelmas 1425 [CP 25/1/291/65, no. 44], between Philip, bishop of Worcester , Walter Beauchamp, knight , and John Baysham , now deceased, and Henry, bishop of Winchester , Thomas, bishop of Durham , John, bishop of Bath and Wells , William Babyngton and William Mountfort , knights, John Verney and John Thomas , clerks, Robert Andrewe , John Throkmarton and William Wolashull , still living, querents, and Richard, earl of Warwick, deforciant , an agreement was made about this manor, amongst other things. Richard recognised the manor to belong by right to John Thomas and conceded for him and his heirs that the manor, held by Joan, etc., during Joan’s lifetime from the inheritance of the said earl, and which should revert to him and his heirs after her death, remain wholly to the said bishops, Walter, William, William, John, John, John, Robert, John, and William, and the heirs of John Thomas . By virtue of this fine, Joan, Walter Kybbull , John Bathe , John Braas , John Dansey , John Massy , William Lowdham and John Bultus attorned to the said bishops, Walter, William, William, John, John, John, Robert, John and William. Joan died seised of the manor for life, in this way and in no other, jointly with John Dansey , John Bathe , William Lowdham , John Massy and John Bultus , remainder to Henry, bishop of Winchester , Thomas, bishop of Durham , John, bishop of Bath and Wells , William Babyngton , William Mountfort , John Verney , Robert Andrewe , John Throkmarton and William Wolashull . She held the following in fee.

Holdings

She held the following in demesne as of fee.ⁿ¹⁹³ She held the following for life by grant from William Bagot, chevalier , John de Styvecle , William Wenlok and John Olney , etc., as 501 [CPR 1399–1401, p. 444].194 She held the following in fee to her and her heirs. She was lately seised of the following in demesne as of fee, which, by a charter dated on 1 December 1430, she granted for life to Bartholomew Brokesby, esquire , who is still living. The charter describes him as her dear and faithful Bartholomew Brokesby, esquire . It was shown to the jurors and by virtue of it Bartholomew was and remains seised as of free tenement, reversion to Joan and her heirs.

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She held the following in demesne as of fee.ⁿ¹⁹⁷

She held the following in fee to her and her heirs.

Holdings

She held a third part of two parts of the castles of Dinas Bran and Holt, and of the manors of Bromfield, Yale, Wellington Hay, as well as a third part [sic] of the manors of Sandford, Woolston and Kemberton in demesne as of fee. By a deed of hers dated on 9 August 1433, which was shown to the jurors, Joan Beauchamp, lately Lady Abergavenny, Bromfield and Yale , made Henry Fyllyngeley, esquire , constable of the castle of Holt for life, for his good service to her, taking the accustomed fees and allowances. She held the following for life by grant of William Bagot, chevalier , John de Styvecle , William Wenlok and John Olney , etc., as 501 [CPR 1399–1401, p. 444].ⁿ¹⁹⁹ William, lately Lord Abergavenny , by a deed of his dated on 2 April 1396, which was shown to the jurors, gave Thomas Besford , described as ‘his dear esquire’, a lifetime annual rent of £10, for good service, from the manor of Worfield, payable at Michaelmas and Easter equally, with right of distraint from the manor in case of arrears, to be made either in person or by attorney. By William’s precept, and by a deed of theirs shown to the jurors, William Bagot , etc., [as above] granted to William Buryton , son of Oliver de Buryton of Shropshire a lifetime annual rent of 100s. from the same manor, payable as above, and with the same right of distraint, with the additional specification that he could take what he distrained both outside and inside the county. Bagot, Wenlok and Olney put William in possession for payment of 1d.

Holdings

She held the following for life by grant of Robert Braybrok , etc., as 502, except that no reversion is specified and the licence obtained from ‪ Henry IV [CPR 1399–1401, p. 444] is not stated to have been shown to the jurors.ⁿ²⁰¹ By letters patent of hers dated on 1 July 1423 she granted Edward Tyrell, esquire , the office of parker of the park of West Hanningfield for life, to occupy himself or by sufficient deputy, taking 1 1/2d. daily from the farmer of East Hanningfield, from the fee belonging to this office of old. She held the following for life by grant of William Bagot, chevalier , John de Styvecle , William Wenlok and John Olney , etc., as 501 [CPR 1399–1401, p. 444].ⁿ²⁰² She held the following knights’ fees in fee, not held of the king, but of whom held unknown.

Holdings

She held the following in demesne as of fee.

Holdings

She held the following jointly for life as 511.ⁿ²⁰⁵ She held the following in demesne as of fee.ⁿ²⁰⁶ She held the following in demesne as of fee tail by grant of Thomas Waleweyn of Much Marcle, senior , John Harewell of Wootton Wawen, senior , and John Olney to William Beauchamp and Joan and the heirs of their bodies.ⁿ²⁰⁷ She held the following manors for life by grant of Nicholas Lillyng, knight , and Thomas Aldebury, clerk , to William Beauchamp and Joan then his wife, and William’s heirs, reversion to Edward Neville and Elizabeth his wife as in right of Elizabeth as kin and heir of William Beauchamp , viz., daughter of Richard, son of William, by virtue of this demise. ‪ Henry IV ’s licence was obtained for the grant of the manor of Kidderminster.ⁿ²⁰⁸ She held the following in fee simple, viz., to her and her heirs. By a fine levied on the morrow of St John the Baptist 1333....... John, son of Roger Coleman , for the lifetime of John, successive remainders to William his son and the heirs of his body, John, brother of William, and the heirs of his body, and the right heirs of John, son of Roger [CP 25/1/260/20, no. 1].ⁿ²¹⁰ By virtue of this, John, son of Roger, was seised in demesne as of free tenement and he died thus seised,...William and John, brother of William, died without issue of himself (de se). Afterwards...... John Lane entered and was seised as kin and heir of John, son of Roger...... as son of John, son of Katherine, daughter of Agnes, one of the daughters of Roger, father of John, because John, son of Roger, died without an heir of his body...... Alice and John... Joan named in the writ occupied and took the profits... John Lane ... Joan. Joan was in possession of this estate, and not in any other, and she died thus possessed ...... William and Alice as in right of Alice... John Lane ..........

Holdings

She held the following jointly for life as 511. She held the following for life by grant of Robert Haryndon, knight , to William Beauchamp and Joan, lately his wife, and William’s heirs, reversion as 517.ⁿ²¹² She held the following manors and knights’ fees for life by grant of Thomas, archbishop of Canterbury , Thomas, earl of Arundel , Joan, countess of Hereford , Richard Arundell and John Stanley , knights, Robert Pubelowe and John Prat , clerks, Nicholas Bradshawe , Thomas Waldeweyn, senior , of Much Marcle, John Burley , and Richard Pepur to William Beauchamp , and Joan, and William’s heirs, reversion as 517.ⁿ²¹³ Before Joan held the manor, William Bagot, chevalier , William Wenlok, esquire , John Styvecle and John Olney held it in demesne as of fee simple and, by an indented deed of theirs dated on 1 October 1403, granted John Brugge, esquire , of Herefordshire, still living, a lifetime annual rent of £10 from the manor, payable at Lady Day and Michaelmas equally, for good service to William, past and future, with a clause for distraint for this rent from the manor. The deed, which was shown to the jurors, retained him with William Beauchamp, Lord Abergavenny , in time of peace and war. John has been peacefully seised of this rent as of free tenement from the time it was granted to the present. Afterwards, before Joan held the manor, while they held the manor in demesne as of fee simple, Thomas, archbishop of Canterbury , Thomas, lately earl of Arundel , Joan, lately countess of Hereford , etc., [as above], by an indented deed dated on 18 November 1408, granted Edward Blundell, esquire , still living, a lifetime annual rent of 10 marks from the manor, payable at Easter and Michaelmas, and with clause for distraint as above. The deed, which was shown to the jurors, was granted for good service, past and future to William and Joan his wife. Edward has been peacefully seised of this rent as of free tenement from the time it was granted to the present. Similarly, before Joan held the manor, while they held the manor in demesne as of fee to them and their heirs and assigns to the use and profit of William Beauchamp , the same group, by indented letters dated on 1 November 1408, granted Thomas Harewell , a lifetime annual rent of 10 marks from the manor, payable at Easter and Michaelmas, and with clause for distraint as above. This grant, shown to the jurors, was made at the request of William Beauchamp in his letters patent, dated on 20 October 1408, which were shown to the jurors, and the grant was made for Thomas’ good counsel, past and future, to William Beauchamp , Joan his wife and Richard, son of William. Thomas has been peacefully seised of this rent as of free tenement from the time it was granted to the present. Joan, when in sole seisin of the manor, by an indented deed dated on 12 January 1414, granted Edward an additional lifetime annual rent of 66s. 8d. from the manor, payable at Easter and Michaelmas, and with right of distraint as above. This deed, which was shown to the jurors, was granted for Edward’s past and future good service to Joan.

Holdings

She did not hold lands, tenements, rents or services in demesne as of fee in demesne or in service.