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Sir John de Erpingham
~1325, John de Erpyngham born in Norfolk, England, s/o 15211380. Sir Robert Erpingham & 15211381.
Agnes ?.
2/1/1327 at Westminster, Edward III, age 14, crowned king of
England.
7/15/1346 at La Hogue, Pardon for good service done to the
king and especially at the present time in his passage to Normandy, to … John
de Erpyngham. By K. and testimony of Hugh le Despenser. (S) CPRs.
8/26/1346, John and his father fought at the battle of
Crecy.
8/26/1346, The battle of Crecy, north of Paris.
Edward III vs. Philip VI, heralded the rise of the longbow as the dominant
weapon, and also saw the use of the ribauldequin, an early cannon, by the
English. The English longbowmen could fire much more quickly than the Genoese,
with a killing range of 250 yards. A decisive victory, a third of the French
forces lost [mainly to arrows] to less than 100 Englishmen, this started the
decline in importance of the mounted knight, and the rise of England as a
European power.
9/4/1346, The English began the year-long siege of
the port of Calais.
1346 at Calais, Pardon for good service … John de Erpyngham,
chivaler, on the testimony of Hugh le Despenser. (S) Crecy and Calais.
1346-47, John at the siege of Calais.
8/1347, Calais fell when King Philip failed to
support their siege and retreated.
1348, The Black Death entered the west
countryside of England [likely entering through Bristol].
By 1350, John knighted.
12/30/1350, Feoffment
by Nicholas de Snyterle, rector of the church of Matelask … Witnesses:—Sir
Robert de Erpyngham and Sir John his son, knights, and others … (S) UKNA.
3/18/1354, Commission of oyer … to John Ufford, Henry Grene,
… on complaint by Walter de Burton that … John Erpyngham, ‘chivaler’ … and
others assaulted him at Norwich … (S) CPRs.
1357, Barth. Appleyerd and John de Erpyngham v. Wm. De
Bokengham and Johanna his wife, in Intewode … (S) A Short Cal. of the Feet of
Fines for Norfolk, 1886, P332.
1365, A view of arms for the Leet of Mancroft … fully armed
men … John de Erpyngham with 1 armed man and 2 archers.
1366, Quitclaimed by John de Erpingham, … Manor of Ingworth
and advowson of 1 moiety of church of Ingworth and a watermill. (S) UKNA.
9/13/1366, Names of 24 citizens to elect Bailiffs for the
ensuing year; for Conesford … John de Erpyngham … [city of Norwich]
1/12/1367, At this assembly [city of Norwich] were present …
John de Erpyngham …
1367, Indenture … Oliver de Calthorp, knight, demised to Ralph
Burgeys, parson of Lesyngham, … Witnesses:—Robert de Erpingham [not a knight],
John de Erpyngham, knight, and … (S) Ancient Deeds, V6, 1915.
9/12/1367, Names of 24 citizens to elect 4 Bailiffs … for
Conesford … John de Erpyngham … [city of Norwich]
1368, Grant by Oliver de Calthorp, to William Dickes, of
Calthorp, of land in Calthorp. Witnesses:—Sir John de Erpyngham, knight, … (S)
Ancient Deeds, V2, 1894.
3/8/1370, Grant by Sir Oliver de Calthorp, knight … Witnesses:—… John de Erpyngham, knights, … (S)
Ancient Deeds, Norf., V2, 1894, C.2266.
1370, John’s father died.
11/10/1372, Commission of oyer … on complaint by the abbot
of St. Benet’s Hulme … that John de Erpyngham, ‘chivaler, Thomas, his son, …
lay in wait … at Thwayte, co. Norfolk, chased him thence to Totyngton and
assaulted him there. (S) CPRs. [John could be deceased at the time of this
record.]
11/9/1375, Grant by Thomas de Narford, knight, and Elizabeth
his wife, to Hamo de Felton and John de Erpingham, knights, … (S) UKNA.
John died.
(S) Memorials of the Cranes of Chilton, Appleton, 1868, P64.
From his tomb: “Here lies Sir John de Erpingham, knight, formerly Lord of the
Manor, who died the first day of the month of August, A.D. 1370, on whose soul
may God have mercy. Amen”. (S) The Records of the City of Norwich, 1906. [Date
apparently wrong.] (S) Ess.
Tow.’s Topo. Hist. of Norfolk, V6, 1807, Erpingham.
Family
notes:
·
“Hic jacet Dominus Johannes de Erpingham Miles,
quondom Dominus istius Uille, qui obiit prima die Mensis Augusti, Anna Dni,
Mccclcco.ruius anime propicietur Deus Amen. [Robert his father is buried
nearby.]
Children of John and ?:
i. Sir Thomas
Erpingham, born ~1350 in England.
1399, Thomas, Chamberlain of the Royal Household, a Baron of
the Cinqueports, Warden of Dover Castle.
1401, Thomas created a Knight of the Garter.
1401, Thomas holding Erpingham. [Held by his paternal ggf in
1312.]
6/20/1415, Thomas named as the uncle of Sir John Phelip in
John’s will, son of his sister Julian.
10/25/1415, Thomas fought at the battle of Agincourt.
1419, Sir Thomas Erpingham (brother of 3802845) created a
window in St. Michaels Church on Conisford with the following arms an
inscriptions [by pane]: … (1) Sir Rob. Ufford Earl (1249346), … (2) … Rob.
Knollys (s/o 950758). Walter de Norwich (2498694). … (4) Sir John de Burgh (60842364).
John de Tilney (s/o 1477552). … Edw. Gerbrigge (1477164). … Edmund de Hethersete
(s/o 2954326). … (5) … Hugh Peverel (7605548) … (6) … Robert Wachesham (1477162)
… (8) … Rob. Banyard (5908658). … Tho. Erpyngham. … knights. At the bottom the
inscription: “Sir Thomas Erpingham, Knt. made this window in honour of God and
all the saints, in remembrance of all the Lords, Barons, Bannerets, and
Knights, that have died without issue male in the counties of Norfolk and
Suffolk, since the coronation of the noble King Edward the IIId. which window
was made in the year of our Lord 1419.” Since which time, the following knights
and esquires, who had every one £100 per annum dying without heirs
male, had their arms put up: “… Tho. Erpyngham, Edm. Thorp (738778), … Edmund
Barri (369290), Tho. Gerbrigge (738582), … William Bowet (3802854), … William
Phelip (1901422) Lord Bardolf, …” (S) Ess. Tow’s Topo. Hist. of Norfolk, V4,
1806, City of Norwich, Upper, or North Conisford ward. [Reference numbers are
for persons documented that may be the person represented.]
6/27/1428, Thomas died; buried in Erpingham, Norfolk.
ii. Julian Erpingham
(3802845), born ~1360 in England.
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