HUXLOE HUNDRED 



of Henry** and grandfather of Henry de Aldwinkle, 

 who rendered 2/. 6d. a year to the barony of Warden 

 in 1280," and held half a knight's fee in Aldwinkle in 

 1284." This Henry had a son Richard de Aldwinkle/* 

 who in 131 3 helped to carry off the goods of Aymer 

 de Valence in Aldwinkle St. Peter** (y.f.). and was a 

 tenant by knight's service in Aldwinkle in 1316.** In 

 1 35 1 Henry de Aldwinkle, probably Richard's son, 

 conveyed the manor of Aldwinkle to Adam Bacoun, 

 knight,** evidently as trustee, for John de Aldwinkle 

 held there in 1376,** and lands were conveyed by Sir 

 Simon Felbrigge and his wife Katherine, probably as 

 trustees, to William Aldwinkle in 1434-5*'*. William de 

 Aldwinkle died in 1 463 leaving a widow who married 

 William Chambre, founder of Chambre's chantry.*' 

 His heir was his kinsman Thomas Lenton** who died 

 seised of the manor in 1504 leaving a son John,*' who 

 died in 1558. His grandson John son of Robert 

 Lenton succeeded, and apparently settled the manor 

 in 1582*' and again in 1583** on his first wife Dorothy. 

 She died in the following year and he married as his 

 second wife Elizabeth Shepperde. In 1587 and again 

 in 1593 he leased his messuage and lands in Aldwinkle 

 to Robert Hatley and John Viccars. His son Simon 

 was holding at the end of the l6th century, when he 

 disputed his father's leases.*^ 



In 161 3*' and 1616^* Simon Lenton conveyed the 

 manor to Sir Oliver Luke of Woodend (Co. Beds) and 

 Sir John Luke, probably in trust for Sir Oliver's sister 

 Anne, wife of Sir Miles Fleetwood,*' who dated a 

 document from Aldwinkle in 

 1627** and presented to the 

 church in 1637.*' He was 

 Receiver of the Court of 

 Wards, and had three eminent 

 sons, William, a Royalist, 

 George, who fought in the 

 Swedish army under Gustavus 

 Adolphus, and Charles, a well- 

 known Parliamentary officer. 

 Sir Miles Fleetwood died in 

 1641 and was succeeded in his 

 estates and office by his son 

 William, also a knight, who 

 was deprived of the Receivership of the Court of Wards 

 by Parliament, the office being conferred in 1644 on his 

 brother Charles.** In 1646 Sir William Fleetwood of 

 Aldwinkle petitioned to compound for his delinquency 

 in having attended the king, as his sen'ant in ordinary, 

 at Oxford and elsewhere. He was certified to be 

 suffering from dropsy and annuities were payable to 

 his brother Charles and his sister Anne.*' Sir William 



Fleetwood. Party 

 tvavy azure and or six 

 martlets countercoloured . 



ALDWINKLE 

 ALL SAINTS 



and his wife Elizabeth conveyed the manor of Ald- 

 winkle in 1650 to Richard Gorman and William Snowe, 

 probably for purposes of settlement." 



In 1659 Nathaniel Whiting, minister of Aldwinkle 

 All Saints, dedicated his ' Old Jacob's Altar newly 

 repaired ' to the three Fleetwood brothers. ' I am 

 not ashamed. Right Worsliipful,' he says in words 

 particularly addressed to the eldest of them, ' to tell 

 the world how ancient and affectionate a Maecenas 

 you have been to me, that I received many encourage- 

 ments from you when I was a student in the Universi- 

 tie, how ready I have always found you to lay forth 

 your power and interest for me, how freely and speedily 

 you placed me at Aldwinkle, and how muche I have 

 found the favour of a Patron and the affections of a 

 friend (I might go higher) for the space of many 

 ycares. . . .' 



Sir William died in 1674*** and was succeeded by his 

 son Miles, M.P. for Northampton county (1677-80), 

 who died in 1688, leaving a son and heir William.** 

 This William Fleetwood with his wife Elizabeth 

 conveyed the manor of Aldwinkle All Saints and a free 

 fishery to John Carpenter and William Whitwell in 

 1693,** probably for a settlement. Bridges states that 

 William Fleetwood sold the manor to Elmes Spinkes, 

 who was holding in 1723.** From Elmes Spinkes the 

 manor and fishery seem to have passed to Elizabeth 

 Spinkes, the wife of Col. Thomas Gwillim, of Old 

 Court, aide-de-camp to General Wolfe, who was holding 

 in 1754.** Their daughter Elizabeth Posthuma 

 married Lt.-Col. John Graves Simcoe,** who was 

 dealing with the property in 1784 and 1788.*' The 

 estate has been sold, but all manorial rights have ap- 

 parently fallen into desuetude. 



In 1242-3 half a knight's fee in Aldewinkle repre- 

 senting TITCHMJRSH MANOR was said to be 

 held of William de Ros of Hamelak.*' Mentions of 

 this overlordship recur until the 15th century.** In 

 1242-3 the demesne tenant of this half knight's fee 

 was William de Mosca.** In 1284 he had been 

 succeeded by William de la Zouche,*" who was tenant 

 of one knight's fee. In 1316 allot part of this holding 

 had passed to Henry Titchmarsh,** and in 1346 to 

 Gilbert Titchmarsh " In 1428 a fourth part of a 

 knight's fee in Aldwinkle, held of the Lord of Ros and 

 once in the tenure of Gilbert de Titchmarsh, was 

 shared by William Aldwinkle, Henry Neville and John 

 Travers.** The manor of Aldwinkle called 'Tyche- 

 mersh Manor' was conveyed in 1427-8 by Robert 

 Longe and his wife Anne to William Aldwinkle,William 

 Armeston, John Beans, clerk,** and may afterwards 

 have passed with the chief manor of Aldwinkle (q.v.). 



*>Buccleuch MS. no. 67. 



'• Cal. Inq. ii, 374. 



** Feud. Aids., iv, 13. 



"Feet of F.Ed. II, case 175, file 65, 

 jio. 193. 



" Cal. Pat. 1313-17, p. 72. 



'« Fiud. Aids, iv, 28. 



« Feet of F. Ed. Ill, caie 177, file 79, 

 no. 379. 



'• Bridget, Hist. Nortbanls. ii, 209. 



"•» Feet of F. Hen. VI, caie 179, file 94, 

 no. 77. 



" Cal. Pat. 1485-94, p. 253. 



'• Buccleuch Deedi, G 31. 



*• Chan. Inq. p.m. (Scr. ii), xviii, 95. 



•• Recov. R. Northanti. Hil. Eliz. ro. 

 44«- 



" Feet of F. Northanti. Mich. 25 & 26 

 Eliz. 



"Chan. Proc. (Ser. ii) vol. ii, bdle. 

 244, no. 1. 



" Feet of K. Northanti. Eaat. n Jas. I ; 

 Recov. R. Northantt. East. 11 Jas. I, ro. 

 122. 



'♦ Feet of F. Northanti. Mich. 14 Jai. I. 



" V.C.H. Beds, iii, 239; D.N.B. 



'« Cal. S.P. Dom. 1627-8, p. 372. 



«' Init. Bks. P.R.O. " D.N.B. 



•• Cal. Com. for Comp. 1403. 



•"Feet of F. Northants. Mich. 1650; 

 Recov. R. East. 1652, ro. i. 



"a D.N.B. 



" Nortbanls. N. and Q. (new Ser.) i, 1 1 3 

 et seq. 



" Feet of F. Northants. East. 5 Wm. 

 and Mary. 



" Hist. Northants. ii, 209. 



•• Feet of F. Northants. Hil. 27 

 Geo. II. 



•' Burke, Landed Gentry. 



" Recov. R. Northanti. 24 Geo. Ill, 

 ro. 18; ; 28 Geo. Ill, ro. 41. 



•' Bk. of Fees, pt. ii, 937. 



•• Feui.. Aids, iv, 13, 49, 51 ; Cal. Inq. 

 viii, 339. 



•• Bk. of Feel, pt. ii, 937. 



*" Feud. Aids, iv, 13 ; Cal. Inq. viii, 339. 



*^Feud. Aids, iv, 28. 



•« Ibid. 449. *>Ibid. 49, 51. 



" Feet of F. Hen. VI, case 179, file 93, 

 no. 46. 



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