Sir Richard de Willoughby & Isabel Morteyn

7604322. Sir Richard de Willoughby & 7604323. Isabel Morteyn

~1285, Richard born in England, s/o 15208644. Richard de Wyloughby.

~1286, Isabel born in Lincolnshire, England, d/o 15208646. Sir Roger de Morteyn & 15208647. Isabella Touchet.

~1304, Richard married Isabel: “Issabel daughter of Sir Roger Mortein  Knt., lord of Dunesley (Dunsby), or 6 lioncels rampant sable” married Sir Richard de Willoughby (the younger) of Willoughby, knt. (S) Marshall, 1871.

4/10/1305, Letters … prior of Lenton, going beyond seas, … nominating brothers Stephen de Morgia and Richard son of Richard de Wylghby his attorneys. (S) CPRs.

4/11/1306, Letters … prior of Lenton, going beyond seas, … nominating Richard son of Richard de Wylghby … his attorneys. (S) CPRs.

2/25/1308, Edward II crowned king of England.

3/12/1312, Roger de Morteyn, knight, demised, for the term of his life, to Richard de Wylughby, the younger, his manor of Cossale … excepting his coal mine, wood, … annual rent of £4. (S) Stevenson, 1911.

5/20/1318, Commission of oyer … Richard de Wilughby, … Walter de Goushull, … (S) CPRs.

10/8/1319, Roger de Morteyn granted licence to enfeoff Richard de Wylughby, the younger, 6 messuages … in Cossale, and for William de Morteyn to enfeoff the said Richard … by a fine of 1 mark. (S) CPRs.

1/14/1323, Richard de Wylughby, the elder, going on the king’s service to Ireland, has letters nominating Richard de Wilughby, the younger, … his attorneys in England for 4 years. (S) CPRs. [Richard, the younger, also nominated for Robert Poyne of Rotyngton, going with Richard’s father.]

5/1/1324, Richard de Grey, going to Gascony …, nominating Richard de Wilughby, the younger, …. (S) CPRs.

2/16/1325, Commission of oyer and terminer to William Rosel, Richard de Wilughby the younger, … (S) CPRs.

1325, Richard’s father died.

4/7/1325, IPM of Richard de Wilughby taken at Lincoln: held Dunnesby by service of 1/20 knight’s fee, … Richard his son and heir, aged 40 and more. [Different sources give different ages: History of Nottingham, V2, 1797, P210, says “30”.]

8/30/1325, Appointment during pleasure of Richard de Wylughby as chief justice of the Bench, Dublin, with the usual fee. (S) CPRs. [Replacing his father.]

10/22/1325, Whereas [11/16/1324] … alienation in mortmain by Richard de Wilughby … the said Richard died before he could carry it to execution ; the king has granted licence for Richard de Wilughby, his son and heir, to fulfil his father’s will. (S) CPRs.

2/1/1327 at Westminster, Edward III, age 14, crowned king of England.

5/16/1327, Richard de Wylughby granted free warren in his demesne lands of Wylughby, Wolaton, Cossale and Redygton, co. Nottingham, and Ryseleye, Aylewaston, Engleby and Maperlaye, co. Derby. (S) CChRs.

3/16/1328, Richard appointed Justice of the King’s Bench in England. (S) CPRs.

1329, William, s/o Sir Roger de Morteyn, granted Richard the whole manor of Wollaton except the capital messuage.

9/3/1329, Richard appointed Justice of the King’s Bench in England, during pleasure. (S) CPRs.

4/3/1330, Commission of oyer and terminer to Richard de Willughby, Adam de Everyngham, and Thomas Deyvill touching the murder of Edmund le Botiller, at Pontefract, co. York. (S) CPRs.

1/14/1332, Sir Richard Wylughby, chief justice, attacked by members of the Coterel gang, imprisoned, and ransomed for 1300 marks. (S) The Coterel Gang, Bellamy, P707.

3/30/1332, Grant to Richard de Wylughby, for his losses sustained by the taking of his body and his heavy ransom, … 100 marks … (S) CPRs.

5/18/1332, … Richard de Wylughby, chief justice … (S) CPRs.

1332, Isabel died.

[––Richard––]

1332, Richard replaced as chief justice by Geoffrey le Scrope.

~1332, Richard married Joan Charron, widow of Sir Bertram Monboucher, knight.

1333, … Richard de Wylughby, chief justice … (S) CPRs.

1333-39, Isabel, deceased, heiress to her brother William.

7/24/1333, Pardon to John Trymuel, knight, … for drawing his dagger before Richard de Wylughby and his fellows, justices of assize in the county of Warwick, while in session at Coventre, to the terror of the people there. (S) CPRs.

6/12/1334, Appointment, at the request of Henry, earl of Lancaster, the king’s kinsman, of Richard de Wylughby, … as justices in eyre … the earl’s forest of Pykeryng, co. York, … (S) CPRs.

1337, Richard replaced as chief justice by Geoffrey le Scrope.

1337, Richard de Willoughby granted the right to catch rabbits in Cotshale.

2/10/1338, Richard granted a market and fair at Wymeswold to be held at the manor. (S) Gaz. of Markets and Fairs.

7/24/1338, Grant to Richard de Wylughby—who has lent the king £200 — of the rent of £10.  (S) A History of Arnold, King, 1913.

1338, … Richard de Wylughby, chief justice … (S) CPRs.

2/20/1339, Licence for the alienation in mortmain by Richard de Wylughby … in Wysehowe and Wylughby-upon-Wolde, to 3 chaplains … for the good estate of him and Joan his wife, … (S) CPRs.

7/1340, Richard removed as Chief Justice of Common Pleas in Ireland for “selling laws”.

10/9/1340, Richard appointed Justice of the King’s Bench in England, during pleasure. (S) CPRs.

10/12/1340, Commission of oyer and terminer to William Dayncourt, Richard de Wylughby, … touching the death of Thomas de Melton, killed at Bretteby, co. Derby. (S) CPRs.

12/1340, Sir Richard de Willougyby was tried for delinquency before the king’s bench. (S) DNB, V51, Sir William Scott.

1/12/1341, Commission to Nicholas de Cantilupo and William Deyncourt … county of Leicester … killing of divers men … by men and servants of Richard de Wylughby, knight. (S) CPRs.

5/29/1341, Pardon to Richard de Wylughby, knight, for all trespasses … and exemption of him from appointment as sheriff, coroner, escheator, justice or other minister of the king against his will. (S) CPRs.

5/15/1342, Acceptance of a demise … to Richard de Wylughby and Joan his wife, for the life of either of them, of the manor of Wydeford, co. Hertford, … (S) CPRs.

7/16/1342, Commission … to Richard de Wylughby, … on complaint by Thomas Wake of Lydell that … Cestrefeld … within his liberty of Scarvesdale, Thomas de Goushul, knight, Nicholas and Edward his sons, … plotted day and night against men and merchants coming to the market, and beat them … (S) CPRs.

1342, Joan died.

11/20/1343, Richard appointed Justice of the King’s Bench in England, during pleasure. (S) CPRs.

~1343, Richard married Elizabeth, widow of Richard champernowne, knight.

1/20/1345, Whereas Richard de Wylughby, the elder, and Elizabeth, his wife, acquired to them and the heirs of Richard from Thomas de Brayon, king’s clerk, the manor of Bedyngton, co. Surrey, … without licence … fine 100s. (S) CPRs.

1/23/1345, “Creditor: Richard de Willoughby, knight …  Before whom: Richard Lacer, Mayor of London; …” (S) UKNA.

4/6/1346, Commission of oyer … on complaint by Nicholas de Cantilupo that Richard Wylughby, the elder, ‘chivaler,’ … carried away his goods at Cossale … (S) CPRs.

1347, Richard de Wylughby acquired a mill in Beddington from Walter de Kenele.

5/16/1347, Richard de Wylughby, justice of assize in co. Sussex, … (S) CCRs.

2/3/1348, Commission of oyer and terminer to Richard de Wylughby, … on complaint by John, archbishop of Canterbury, Elizabeth de Monte Acuto … that … John Maudyt of Wermynstre, ‘chivaler,’ [multiple persons listed] … broke their closes at Norton Skydemor, … co. Wilts … (S) CPRs.

1348, The Black Death entered the west countryside of England [likely entering through Bristol].

11/4/1349, Henry de Walton, archdeacon of Richemund, Richard de Wylughby, the elder, knight, … acknowledge that they owe to William de Meldon, knight, £600.

1352, Sir Richard de Willoughby, the elder, founded a chantry at Wollaton.

5/6/1352, permission was given to Sir Richard Willoughby, ‘chivaler,’ and his wife Elizabeth to grant to Master William and Nicholas Carew the manor of Beddington at a yearly rent of 20 marks, retaining to themselves the manor of Warlingham. (S) A Hist. of the Co. of Surrey: V4, 1912.

10/15/1352, Commission de walliis et fossatis to Richard de Wylughby, … touching the will, dukes, gutters, drains, bridges, causeways and wears of the waters of Trent and Done in the hundred of Crull, co. Lincoln. (S) CPRs.

10/6/1355, William de Wylughby, clerk, … querents, Richard de Wylughby the elder and Elizabeth, his wife, deforciants … manor of Porteseye iuxta Portesmuth’ … 100 marks silver. (S) CPRs.

1/26/1356, Commission of oyer and terminer to John de Grey of Codenore, Adam de Everyngham of Laxton, Richard de Wilughby, … and Simon Pakeman, on complaint … at Weston on Trent, co. Derby … (S) CPRs.

11/17/1356, Commission of oyer and terminer to Richard de Wylughby, … deathof Cecily late the wife of William Teverey of Eyton, killed at Longwhatton, co. Leicester. (S) CPRs.

1359, an inquiry was made as to whether it was to the king’s damage that Sir Richard Willoughby granted the manor of Beddington to Nicholas Carew – the grant was approved. [Richard held besides the manor £10 rent in Warlingham.]

1/20/1360, Richard de Wylughby, knight, the elder, querent, … in Wymondwold, … 100 marks silver. (S) Feet of Fines, Leicestershire.

2/4/1361, Order not to proceed without advising the king in an assise of novel disseisin arraigned by Richard de Wylughby the elder knight and Elizabeth his wife against the said Robert de la More, cook of the King. (S) CCRs.

3/14/1362, Richard, knt. of Wollaton died; leaving extensive estates, and a great house in “Le Baly” in London; buried at Willoughby.

4/16/1362, IPM of Richard de Wylughby. Norfolk: Scheringham. The manor, … He died on 4 March last, … Richard his son, aged 36 years and more, is the next heir of his blood. Leicester: Wymondeswold. A messuage, … his son, aged 40 years and more … Devon: Modebery. A third part of the manor, held as dower of Elizabeth his wife … London: A messuage with 5 shops, … A great inn in le Baly with 16 shops … A messuage with 10 shops, … All the above the deceased held for life, with successive remainders to Thomas his son, now surviving, for life, to Edmund his son for life, and to his own right heirs. A messuage with 3 shops, held by the deceased jointly with Elizabeth his wife, who survives … A messuage with 17 shops, held jointly with Elizabeth his wife … Lincoln: Dunnesby by Repynghale. The manor … Gretwell. The manor, … Derby: Mapurley. A messuage, … Nottingham: Wolaton. The manor. … Cornwall: … (S) CIsPM.

(S) The Antiquarian and Topographical Cabinet, V7, Storer, 1810. (S) Sir Roger de Morteyne, Knight Banneret, A Biography, John M Ellis, 2004.

Children of Richard and Isabel:

i. Richard de Wylughby, born ~1324 in England.

Richard married the sister of Sir John de Grey. [No Children.]

ii. Lucy Willoughby (3802161), born ~1325 in England.