19989516.
Earl John de Plescy & 19989517. Christine de Sandford
~1210, John de
Plessetis born in Normandy, s/o 39979032. Hugh de
Plessetis.
~1210, Christine
born in England, d/o 39979034. Hugh de Sandford & 39979035. Joan de
Noers.
10/28/1216,
Henry III, age 9, crowned king of England.
[––Christine
& William––]
Christine 1st
married to William de Sideham.
1231, John’s
father died.
5/1231, King Henry sent Hubert de Burgh to Wales to
suppress an uprising led by Llywelyn ap Iorwert, prince of Gwynedd.
6/23/1231,
Because John de Plessetis and Drogo de Barentin are in the king’s service in
Wales [in Kerry, Powys, against Llewelyn ap Iorwerth], order to the sheriff of
Oxfordshire to place in respite the demand of 19½ m. (S) FRsHIII.
10/1/1231,
Order … to place in respite, …, the demand of 10m. … from Drogo de Barentin and
John de Plessetis for the debt that Hugh de Maulnay and Peter de Maulnay owed
to the king. (S) FRsHIII.
6/22/1232,
Order to … place in respite the demand … from Drogo de Barentin, John de
Plessetis and William of Huntercombe for the debts of Hugh de Maulnay by reason
of the manor of Chalgrove , formerly of the same Hugh, being in their hand. (S)
FRsHIII.
1/7/1233,
Writ de intendo to the tenants of the manor of Chalfgrave, in favor of John de
Plessetis and Drogo de Barentyn, … licence to tallage that manor, … as he is
causing his demesnes throughout England to be tallaged. (S) CPRs.
7/8/1233,
Pledges for Henry de Berneval … John de Plessetis for 10m. … (S) FRsHIII.
11/30/1233,
Eustace de Greinville has made fine with the king by 100m., for himself and
Joan, his wife, and for Thomas de la Haye and Alexandria, his wife, … Pledges
for Eustace.: Ralph de la Haye for 100s.William Mauduit for 5 m. John de
Beauchamp for 5 m. John de Plessetis for 5m. … William de Cantilupe junior for
5 m. … (S) FRsHIII.
1233,
Christine’s father died.
1/26/1234,
Order to the sheriff of Berkshire to cause Christiana, who was the wife of
William of Sydenham, one of the daughters and heiresses of Hugh de Sandford ,
to have full seisin without delay of her rightful part that falls to her by
inheritance of the lands formerly of the aforesaid Hugh. (S) FRsHIII.
[––John
& Christine––]
1234, John de
Plessis married Christine acquiring the baronies of
Okenarton and Kydelington, and the manor of Suttesdon in Oxfordshire. (S) The
Judges of England, V2, Foss, 1848, P444.
5/30/1234,
Appointment of John de Plessetis to the custody of the castle of Devizes with
the manor of Rudes and the forest of Chippenham. (S) CPRs.
5/1236,
Walter de Burgh received the custody of the manors of Devizes and Rowde from
the king’s beloved and faithful John de Plessetis. (S) FRsHIII.
4/1/1237,
Payn de Chaworth has made fine with the king by 200m. for having custody of the land and heir of
Margaret de la Ferté , … He has found … H. de Bohun, earl of Essex and
Hereford, for 25 m., … John de Plessetis for 25 m., Aymer de Sacy for 25 m., ….
(S) FRsHIII.
9/25/1237 at
York, By treaty, Alexander II of Scotland asserted to King Henry of England
that he was owed Northumberland as dowry of Joanna. King Henry acknowledge a
grant of Tynedale in Northumberland, as well as the Earldom of Chester. … witness
… John du Plessis … (S) POMS.
3/18/1238,
The king has given respite to John de Plessetis, …, from the 20m. by which he made fine for having the custody
of the land and heiress of William Avenel. (S) FRsHIII.
3/1/1239,
John de Plessetis gives the king 100m. for having custody of the portion which
falls to Peter [Picot] son of Muriel, who is underage, of the lands formerly of
Stephen de Somery, his uncle, until Peter comes of age, and for having the
marriage of the aforesaid Peter and of the other heirs of the aforesaid Muriel.
(S) FRsHIII.
11/18/1240,
The king has committed the manor of Rowde with appurtenances and stock found
therein to John de Plessetis to hold at farm. (S) FRsHIII.
12/15/1240,
John de Plessetis has made fine with the king by 100m. for having the custody
of the land and heirs of Nicholas Malemains until the legal age of the same
heirs, together with their marriage. (S) FRsHIII.
1/2/1241,
Grant to the K.’s citizens of Cork … Witnesses, … Bertram de Cryoul, Roger de
Montalt, Robert de Mucegros, Paulinus Peyvre, John de Plessetis, ….
12/9/1241,
The king has granted to John de Plessetis the custody of the lands and of
Eleanor and Isabella, daughters and heiresses of John Biset, together with
their marriage, the custody and marriage of one of whom the king granted to him
of his gift and the custody and marriage of the other for the 100m. (S)
FRsHIII.
1/4/1242, Appointment
of John de Plessetis to the custody of 2 parts of the lands late of John Byset
(19989518) and of Ela and Isabel, 2 of his daughters and heris, saving to Alice
late his wife her dower therein, to hold to him or his assign during the
minority of the said Ela and Isabel, with their marriage. (S) CPRs.
5/20/1242, King Henry III arrived at Royen, France
with a small contingent; but with 30 tons of gold. They were soon joined by
French nobles against the forces of the Count of Poitou and King Louis IX.
7/22/1242
at Saintes, the 2 armies met with the superior sized French
force winning.
9/7/1242 at
Bordeaux, France, Charter to Matthew Fitz Griffin … Witnesses, Humphrey de
Bohun, earl of Hereford and Essex, Roger de Quency, earl of Winchester, … Hugh
de Vivon, … Gerald Fitz Maurice, John de Plessetis, … (S) Cal. of Document
Relating to Ireland, 1875, P384.
12/12/1242
at Bordeaux, France, Charter, granting to William de Insula, … Witnesses:-
William Longespee, Jon son of Geoffrey, Hugh de Vivona, John de Grey, Robert
Tresgoz, John de Plesseto, Paulinus Peyvre, … (S) CPRs.
By 1242, Christine
died before her mother.
[––John––]
1243, John
de Plessy married 2nd Margaret, heir and sister of Thomas, Earl of
Warwick; and widow of John le Mareshcal. [This was an arranged marriage, John a
“foreign favorite” of King Henry III.] (S) Collections for a History of
Staffordshire, 1880, P203.
1244, John
appointed constable of the Tower of London.
9/24/1245,
Grant in fee to Ralph Pel de Lu … Wintesses, Simon de Montfort, earl of
Leicester, … John de Plessetis, …
1247, John
named earl of Warwick for life by agreement and fine with William Mauduit and
Alice his wife.
5/21/1247,
Grant to William, bishop of Leighlin, … Witnesses … John de Plessetis, earl of
Warwick, …
8/1247, John
de Plessetis, Comes Warwici, granted permission to fell oaks in the forest of
Dene.
1249,
Charter of Warren for Thomas Gredley. The King to the Archbishops, … These bein
witnesses:- John of the Parks, earl of Warwick, John Maunsel, provost of
Beverley, … (S) Remains, Chetham Society, V1, 1861, P91.
2/4/1250,
The K. gives in frankalmoign to the church of Holy Trinity, Dublin, …
Witnesses, Richard earl of Cornwall, the K.’s brother, John de Plessetis, earl
of Warwick, …
1252,
Christine’s mother died leaving her heirs half of Great Missenden.
1253, John
de Plessetis, earl of Warwick, gives the King 2 marks for sesin of the mediety
of the lands which were Joan de Saunford’s in Messeden, Bucks [having married
her daughter]. (S) Archaeologia Cantiana, V2, 1859, P325.
1253, John
in the retinue of King Henry going to Gascony.
8/6/1253, King Henry left for Gascony from
Portsmouth with 300 ships. [Various camps.]
1253, John,
traveling with letters of safe conduct from the King of France, was imprisoned
at Pontes and not released until the following year. (S) The Judges of England,
V2, Foss, 1848, P444.
8/24/1254 at
Bordeaux, Charter … granting to Robert de Quency and his heirs a yearly fair at
his manor of Ware, co. Hertford, … Witnesses:- … J. de Plessetis, earl of
Warwick, … (S) CPRs.
9/1254 at
Bordeaux, John de Plessis, earl of Warwick, obtained letters of safe conduct
from King Louis IX of France and made a trip through Poitou, in the company of
Gilbert de Segrave and William Mauduit. (S) DNB, V15, 1909, P1307.
11/20/1254
at Orleans, France, Charter … Witnesses:- Richard de Clare, earl of Gloucester
and Hertford, … John de Plessitis, earl of Warwick, Geoffrey and William de
Valencia the king’s brothers, … [This charter sealed under the great seal again
on 8/13/1355.] (S) CPRs.
12/10/1254,
at Paris, France, Charter … Witnesses : Richard de Clare, earl of Gloucester
and Hertford, John de Plessitis, earl of Warwick, … (S) CPRs.
1/1255, King
Henry and his army returned to England.
8/30/1256,
Philippa countess of Warwick gives the king 40s. for having a writ of entry at
the Bench against John de Plessy earl of Warwick [in right of his wife] and for
having two other writs, namely one against the abbot of Oseney and another
against Philip Basset. (S) Fine Rolls of
Henry III.
6/1258,
Henry signed the Provisions of Oxford. These limitations by parliament [led by
Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester] granted money to Henry in exchange for
administrative reform.
1258, The 24
named by the King and by the Barons elected 4 persons of their number; viz.
John Mansel treasurer of York, Roger le Bigod earl of Norfolk, Hugh Bigod,
chief justiciary, and John de Plessetis, earl of Warwick, to elect a council
for the King. (S) House of Commons Papers, V6, 1826, P104. [A “Council of 15”
was formed to enforce the reforms.]
9/20/1260,
Marlborough, Humphrey de Bohun, earl of Hereford and Essex, John de Plessis,
earl of Warwick, Henry of Almain, the king’s nephew, John Mansel, treasurer of
York, Eudo la Zouche, Humphrey de Bohun, junior, Robert de Tweng, … (S) The
Royal Charter Witness Lists of Henry III, V292, P130.
1261, John
named sheriff of Warwick and Leicester.
3/1262, King
Henry repudiated the Provisions of Oxford.
1262, Warw.
Ralph Basset of Drayton sued Philip Marmiun for sending his serviens … with a
great multitude of outlaws and Welshmen … to the mill of the said Ralph … doing
damage … £100 … A concord was afterwards made at Tamworth, … sureties … John de
Plessetis, earl of Warwick, Peter de Montfort, … Roger de Morteyn, … Thomas de
Clinton [for Philip] … (S) Collections for a History of Staffordshire, V4,
1883, P151.
4/12/1263,
Simon de Montfort, earl of Leicester, began a rebellion of young barons.
10/17/1263,
John, earl of Warwick, [one of many] to come to the king at Wyndesor with the
horses and arms … (S) CPRs.
2/26/1264,
John du Plessis died; buried in the choir of Misseden abbey, Bucks. [William
Mauduit of Hamselp succeeding as earl of Warwick]. (S) The Reign of Henry III,
Carpenter, 1996, P227.
3/7/1264,
IPM of John de Plessetis, earl of Warwick. Hugh, his son, aged variously stated
as 24 and more, 25 or more, and 26, is his heir. [multiple counties] … Berks: Morton.
5½ virgates land held of the inheritance of Christina daughter of Hugh de Sanford,
sometime his wife … Warwick castle, with the manor … ought to pertain to Sir
William Maudit after the said earl's death, because Alice Maudit his mother,
whose heir he is, would have had the said lands by hereditary right, if
surviving. … (S) CIsPM.
(S) A Hist. of the Co. of Buckingham, V2, 1908. (S) Cal. of Document Relating to Ireland, 1875.
Child
of John and Christine:
i. Hugh de Plessey (9994758), born 1238 in England.
