‹ E-CIPM 25-369: JOHN, LATE EARL OF ARUNDEL ›

Holdings

He held more lands and tenements, as following, than specified in the inquisition taken after his death and returned to Chancery.

The castle, vill, hamlet, and manors are held of the king as a knight’s fee. He died seised in demesne as of fee tail of the castle, vill, and manor of Shrawardine, and the hamlet of Tibberton because Richard, late earl of Arundel , was formerly seised in demesne as of fee of them, and also of the castles, vills, and manors of Clun and Oswestry, and the manors of Ruyton-XI-Towns, Bucknell, Stretton, The Heath, Westhope, Cound, Acton Round, Wroxeter, Upton Magna, Dawley Magna, Alcaston, and Hints (Hyntes), among other things, as specified in the inquisition taken after John’s death. Thus seised, by a fine levied at Westminster on the octave of Trinity 1347 [CP 25/1/287/43, no. 401], between Richard, late earl, querent, and John de Alresford and John Sprot, chaplain, deforciants, regarding, among other things, all the above castles, vills, and manors, Richard recognised them to be the right of John Sprot, as held by John and John by grant of the earl. For that recognition, John and John granted them to Richard, late earl , for life, with remainder to the heirs male of Richard, of the body of Eleanor, daughter of Henry de Lancastr, senior, late earl of Lancaster . The fine was shown to the jurors. Richard was thus seised and, after he took her as his wife, had issue with Eleanor: Joan, late countess of Hereford , Richard, Alice, late countess of Kent , John, and Thomas, late archbishop of Canterbury . Richard, late earl, afterwards died seised in demesne as of free tenement and the castles, vills, and manors remained to Richard as son and heir male of Richard of the body of Eleanor. Richard son of Richard had issue: Thomas, late earl of Arundel, and he died seised in demesne as of fee tail. The castles etc. descended to Thomas, late earl, as son and heir male of Richard son of Richard, by virtue of the fine. Thomas, late earl, died seised in demesne in fee tail in form aforesaid without heir male of his body. The castles etc. descended to John Arundell, chevalier , as kin and heir male of Thomas, late earl, as son of John son of John son of Richard of the body of Eleanor. John son of Richard was brother of Richard son of Richard of the body of Eleanor. Richard son of Richard was the father of Thomas, late earl. John Arundell, chevalier , was thus seised of the castles etc. in demesne as of fee tail in form aforesaid, and he died so seised. The castles etc. descended to John, late earl of Arundel , as son and heir male of John Arundell, chevalier, and John, late earl of Arundel , also died seised in demesne as of fee tail. After his death, the castle, vill, and manor of Shrawardine and the hamlet of Tibberton, among other castles, vills, and manors, should descend to William, present earl of Arundel , as brother and heir male of John, late earl, because John, late earl, died without heir male of his body. John, late earl, was seised of the manor of Childs Ercall in demesne as of fee, and this manor should descend to William present earl of Arundel, as brother and heir of John, late earl, also because John died without heir of his body. John Richard, clerk , and William Brygge have taken the issues of the castle, vill, and manor of Shrawardine, the manor of Childs Ercall, and the hamlet of Tibberton since the late earl’s death until the day of this inquisition, title unknown.