‹ E-CIPM 25-471: JOHN FITZRAUF, ESQUIRE ›

Holdings

He held no lands or tenements of the king in chief, or any other, in demesne as of fee or in service.

Holdings

He held no lands or tenements of the king in chief but he was lately seised of the following in demesne as of fee. Neither the manors and advowson, nor any parcel of the same, are held of the king, but of whom they are held is unknown. He enfeoffed Richard Beauchamp, lately earl of Warwick , William Phelip, Lord Bardolf , John Fastolff , John Howard , Richard Waldegrave , Thomas Tudenham , knights, William Clopton , Henry Pakenham , esquires, Thomas Pekke , and Roger Philpote , clerks, with the manors and advowson, to hold them and their heirs and assigns. They were thus seised and, afterwards, by charter shown to the jurors, they demised the manors of High Ongar and Bulmer – ‘Pontes’ and ‘Bovettes’ – to John Fitzrauf, described as John Fitzrauf, senior, esquire, for life, with successive remainders to John Fitzrauf son of John Fitzrauf, and Alice his wife, and the heirs male of their bodies; to the heirs male of the body of John, father; and to Joan, daughter of John, father, and her heirs and assigns. Richard, late earl etc. [as above] also, by charter shown to the jurors, demised the manor and advowson of Great or Little Henny (Henney) to John Fitzrauf, senior , for life, with successive remainders to John, his son, and Alice, and the heirs male of their bodies; to the heirs male of the body of John; and to Maud, John’s other daughter, and her heirs and assigns. John Fitzrauf, named in the writ, died seised of the manors as of free tenement, with remainder belonging to John, son, and Alice his wife.