Person:William de Etchingham (2)

Received the summons to parliament in 1311.

"He was a man of prominence, serving in the French and Scottish wars and being present at the battle of Boroughbridge when the rebellious Earl of Lancaster was defeated in 1322."

1134. Inter Willm. de Echingeham et Evam ux' ejus quer' per Willm. de Offyngton pos' loco Eve et Petrum de Ros deforc':—De manerio de Odymere; unde placitum convencionis sum' fuit inter eos:—Wills. et Eva recognoverunt &c.:—Pro hoc fine Petrus concessit predictum manerium tenendum Willo. et Eve et hbs. quos. Wills. de corpore Eve procreaverit de capitalibus dominis &c., et si contingat quod Wills. obierit sine herede de corpore Eve procreato tunc post decessum ipsorum Willi. et Eve manerium integre remanebit rectis hbs. Willelmi. [29° Edward I. Ebor' Oct' Sci. Michis. (File 37. No. 9).]

1135. Inter Willm. de Echingeham et Evam ux' ejus quer' per Willm. de Offington pos' loco Eve et Petrum de Ros deforc':—De quatuor virgatis terre et dimidia in Brede; unde placitum convencionis sum' fuit inter eos:—Wills. et Eva recognoverunt &c.:—Pro hoc fine Petrus concessit eis predictam terram tenendam Willo. et Eve et hbs. quos Wills. de corpore Eve procreaverit de capitalibus dominis &c., et si contingat quod Wills. obierit sine herede de corpore Eve procreato tunc post decessum Willi. et Eve predicta terra integre remanebit rectis hbs. Willelmi.

[Dorso] Thomas abbas de Fescampo appoint clamium suum. [29° Edward I. Ebor' Oct' Sci. Michis. (File 39. No. 11).]

1200. Inter Willm. de Echingham quer' et Johem. de Boterton et Marg. ux' ejus et Johem. Attenassh de Berdefeld et Isab. ux' ejus deforc':—De maneriis de Mundefeld et Sokenersh et decem marcatis redditus in Mundefeld; unde placitum convencionis sum' fuit inter eos:—Johes. et Marg. Johes. et Isab. recognoverunt &c.:—Pro hoc fine Wills. dedit eis centum marcas. [34° Edward I. Westm' Cras' Ascencionis. (File 39. No. 9).]

1208. Inter Mich. de Piecumbe quer' et Johem. de Chelewesham deforc':—De tercia parte unius mesuagii unius carucate terre decem acrarum prati et triginta acrarum bosci in Herst Munceaus; unde placitum convencionis sum' fuit inter eos:—Johes. recognovit predictam terciam partem exceptis viginti et quinque acris terre esse jus Michis. tenendam de capitalibus dominis &c., et preterea Johes. concessit pro se et hbs. suis quod tercia pars unius mesuagii unius carucate terre decem acrarum prati et triginta acrarum bosci quam Mabilla que fuit uxor Sim. de Chelesham tenet in dotem et eciam viginti et quinque acre terre quas eadem Mabilla tenuit ad terminum vite et eciam quod tercia pars duarum partium unius mesuagii unius carucate terre decem acrarum prati et triginta acrarum bosci quam Johes. de Honyngham et Petronilla ux' ejus tenuerunt in dotem ipsius Petronille de hereditate ipsius Johis. in predicta villa die quo hec concordia facta fuit et que post decessum Mabille et Petronille ad Johem. et heredes suos debuerunt reverti post decessum Mabille et Petronille integre remaneant Mich. et hbs. suis tenenda simul cum predicta tercia parte de capitalibus dominis &c.:—Pro hoc fine Mich. dedit Johi. viginti libras. Et hec concordia facta fuit presentibus Mabilla et Johe. et Petronilla et eam concedentibus et fecerunt Michi. fidelitatem in eadem curia. [34° Edward I. Westm' Oct' Sci. Michis. (File 39. No. 24).]

1216. Inter Willm. de Echyngham quer' per Johem. de Skelton pos' loco suo et Willm. de Horle et. Florenciam ux' ejus Sim. le Tailour et Marg. ux' ejus Thom. de Sutton et Alic. ux' ejus imped':—De duobus mesuagiis duobus gardinis triginta acris terre et decem acris prati in Salhurst; unde placitum warantie carte sum' fuit inter eos:—Wills. Florencia Simo Marg. Thos. et Alic. recognoverunt &c., tenenda de capitalibus dominis &c.:—Pro hoc fine Wills. de Echingham dedit eis viginti libras. [34° Edward I. Westm' Oct' Sci. Martini. (File 39. No. 23).]

1267. Walter atte Bakhouse and Alice his wife v. William de Echingham; 3 messuages, 2 gardens, 35 acres of land, 1 rood of meadow, 3 acres of wood in Salhurst; to Walter and Alice to hold for their lives by render of a rose at Nativity of St. John Baptist, with reversion to William and his heirs. (File 40. No. 39.)

1268. William de Echingham and Eve his wife (by Richard Hervy in place of Eve) v. Peter de Ros; manors of Salherst, Echingham, Okham, Mundefeld, and Sokenersshe, and advowson of the church of Echingham, a mill, 100 acres of land, 1100 acres of wood, 60s. rent in Bello, Brighlinge [sic] and Tychesherst; to William and Eve and heirs of William. (File 40. No. 40.)

1305. Laurence, Abbot of the church of the Blessed Mary, of Robertsbridge (de Ponte Roberte), v. William de Echingham; advowsons of churches of Salhurst, Odymere, and Mundefeld; to the Abbot and his church, who in return receive William into their prayers. (File 42. No. 10.)

1394. Giles de Fenes and Sybil his wife v. William de Echyngham; manor of La Ealdecurt; to Giles and Sybil to hold for their lives by render of a rose at Nativity of St. John Baptist, with reversion to William and his heirs. (File 45. No. 13.)

1421. John Zakary of Winchelse and Joan his wife v. William de Echingham and Eve his wife; 56 acres of land, 4 acres of meadow in Udimere and Rya; to John and Joan and heirs of John for 100 marks. (File 46. No. 3.)

1422. Edmund Passele v. William de Echingham and Eve his wife; 580 acres of wood in Mundefeld and the vill of Battle (Bello); to Edmund for £100. (File 46. No. 4.)

1428. William de Echingham and Eve his wife v. Edward de Sancto Johanne; manor of Bedingham; to William and Eve and heirs of William. (File 46. No. 10.)

1429. Alan de Bokeselle v. William de Echingham and Eve his wife; manor of Sokenersse, 240 acres of land, 30 acres of meadow, 20 acres of wood, 54s. 9¾d. rent in Salherst, Brightlinge and the vill of Battle (Bello); to Alan for £200. (File 46. No. 11.)

1430. Richard Heruy v. William de Echingham and Eve his wife; 15 acres in Tratinton; to Richard for 20 marks. (File 46. No. 12.)

1432. William de Haremere (by John de Suthwerk) v. William de Echingham and Eve; 60 acres of land. 100 acres of wood in Tychesherst; to William de Haremere for 100 marks. (File 46. No. 14.)

1462. William de Echingham v. Martin, parson of the church of Echingham; manor of Pekeden; to William for life, with remainder to Nicholas de la Beche and Joan his wife and the heirs of their bodies, with contingent remainder to right heirs of William. "And this concord was made by order of the King." (File 47. No. 11.)

1464. William de Echingham and Eve his wife (by Thomas de Bokeshill in place of Eve) v. Martin, parson of the church of Echingham; manors of Bedingham and Mondefeld; to William and Eve for their lives, with remainder to Nicholas de la Beche and Joan his wife and heirs of their bodies, with contingent remainder to right heirs of William. (File 47. No. 13.)

1568. Nicholas de la Beche and Joan his wife (by Nicholas de Stapelton) v. William de Echyngham; manor of Oldecurt which Sibyl de Fenes holds for term of her life; reversion of manor to Nicholas and Joan and heirs of their bodies, with contingent remainder to right heirs of Nicholas. (File 50. No. 16.)