AYLESBURY HUNDRED 



ELLESBOROUGH 



that Nicholas his brother obtained the manor on its 

 reversion to the Cauntlows. 7 ' Nicholas settled the 

 manor of Ellcsborough on his wife Joan for life," 

 with remainder to Nicholas his grandson and son of 

 William Cauntlow and the heirs of his body." If 

 these failed the further remainder was granted to 

 William brother of Nicholas with the same restric- 

 tions. 10 Nicholas the grandson died without heirs of 

 his body," and William obtained seisin of the manor." 

 He died in 1376, his father William Cauntlow 

 being his heir." The latter seems to have had no 

 other children besides the two sons who had pre- 

 deceased him, so that on his death the manor reverted 

 to the Zouches, as the representatives of the elder 

 branch of the Cauntlow family." 



William Cauntlow held the view of frankpledge 

 for his moiety of the parish of Ellcsborough,' 5 but in 

 l 254 the origin of his right to do so was unknown." 

 Probably, however, Richard son of William who had 

 granted his father the manor of Ellesborough had also 

 held the view, and Cauntlow continued to do so 

 without any definite grant. The view was probably held 

 by the Zouches, and in the ijth century the feoffees 

 of Sir John Cheyne held it," the right afterwards 

 coming to the Pakingtons in the lyth century. In 

 the reign of James I" Edward Brudenell obtained a 

 grant of a court leet and view of all his tenants in 

 Stoke Mandeville, Ellesborough, and Little Kimble, to 

 be held twice a year, but probably the Ellesborough 

 tenants belonged to his manor of Stoke Mandeville. 



APPESLET aliaj APSLEY is first mentioned in a 

 charter of Roger de Hampton, granting 5/. rent to 

 the abbey of Missenden, which William de la Merse 

 paid him for land in ' Aspeleia.' N It presumably 

 belonged to the honour of Dudley, since in 1486-7 

 it was held of Geoffrey Pole, who then held the 

 manor of Ellesborough." 



In 1 247 " William de Appesley brought an action 

 against the Abbot of Missenden concerning a free 

 tenement and rent in Ellesborough. 



Another William de Appesley was plaintiff in a fine 

 for lands and rents in Ellcsborough in I 316," but the 

 manor of Appesley is not definitely mentioned until 

 14867, on the death of Thomas Temple." His 

 heir was his son William, a minor. During the reign 

 of Henry VIII Francis Temple obtained possession of 

 the manor probably in succession to William. He was 

 seised in 1537,** and made various settlements for the 

 use of himself and his wife Elizabeth and the heirs of 

 their bodies. After his death ** Elizabeth brought 

 several actions against lessees of the manor and lands 



to recover possession." It seems to have passed to 

 one John Temple by 1575," and from him to 

 Thomas Temple before 1584-5," since in that year 

 Thomas, together with his wife Cecily, sold Appesley 

 Manor to William Sheppard of Great Rollright, co. 

 Ozon. 1M It passed on his death in 1625 '" to his son 

 William, whose descendants held the estate "* until 

 1733,'* when William Sheppard sold it to William 

 Ledwell. His son William Bridges Ledwell again 

 sold the manor of Appesley in 1792 lw to Sir Scrope 

 Bernard, afterwards Sir Scrope Bernard Morland, bart. 

 At the beginning of the 1 9th century it had again 

 been sold to James Humphreys, 1 " but it 1844 it wat 

 obtained by Mr. Edward W. Blanchard. In 1894 

 Lieut. -Colonel Horwood of Walton Warren, Ayles- 

 bury, purchased Appesley Manor Farm, and is the 

 owner at the present day.'** 



The reputed manor of MORDAUNTS in the parish 

 of Ellesborough was held as a sub-manor under the 

 Cauntlows, and so belonged to the honour of Dudley. 

 In 1274-5 Lawrence de Brok died seised of 6 marks 

 rent, which he held of Nicholas Cauntlow." 7 His 

 son and heir was Hugh de 

 Brok,"" who held the same 

 rent in 1284-6."" Hugh 

 died before 1 300, when his 

 widow Isabel granted away 

 certain lands and rents in 

 Ellesborough for the term of 

 her life. 110 Another Law- 

 rence de Brok, her son, held 

 tenements in Ellesborough, 1 " 

 the rents and services from 

 which he granted to John de 

 Bykton for fourteen years, 

 and in 1 309 made a settle- 

 ment of loot, rent in Ellesborough on himself 

 and his wife Ellen.'" His lands descended to his 

 granddaughter Helen, 111 who married Edmund Mor- 

 daunt. 1 " The latter died seised of rents in Elles- 

 borough in 1374,"* which were held of William 

 Cauntlow ; he was succeeded by his heir Robert, 

 then a minor. The Mordaunts presumably held 

 this rent in Ellesborough uninterruptedly during 

 the 15th century, and in 1504 or 1505 Sir John 

 Mordaunt held land in Ellesborough. 1 " He was 

 raised to the peerage as Baron Mordaunt of Turvey, 

 and was succeeded by his son and grandson in turn. 1 " 

 In 1560 "* their possessions in Ellcsborough were de- 

 scribed as the manor of Ellesborough, and this name 

 was again used when Lewis the third Lord Mordaunt 



B>OK. Gulet * ckirf 

 argent tvitk a lion fattant 

 gulei therein. 



71 Akbrrv. Ktt. Orig. (Rec. Com.), ii, 

 336 ; Chin. Inq. p.m. 16 Edw. II, no. 71. 



""Chan. Inq. p.m. 45 Edw. HI (nt 

 not.), no. 13. 



" Cloit, it, Ric. II, m. 13; Chin. 

 Inq. p.m. 49 Edw. II (itt noi.), no. 28 ; 

 Aiilze R. 14^8, m. 17 d. 



"Chan. Inq. p.m. 4; Edw. Ill (lit 

 not.), no. 13 ; 49 Edw. Ill (lit not.), no. 

 aS. 



"' Ibid. 



> fad. AiJt, i, U}. 



M Chin. Inq. p.m. 49 Edw. Ill (lit 

 not.), no. 18. 



Ibid. 



" Hund. R. (Rec. Com.), i, 10. 



" Ibid. 



1 P.R.O. Ct. R. portf. i c;, no. 1 1. 



Feet of F. Bucki. Mich. 5 Jat. I. 



* Pit. 14 Jit. I, pt. 17. 



Hart. MS. 3688. 



" Cal. Inj. Hi*, yil, no. 306. 



" Aiiize R. $6, m. 20. 



" Feet of F. Bucki. Trin. IO Edw. II. 



* Cal. Inq. Hen. yil, no. 306. 



N Chin. Proc. (Ser. z), bdle. 1 76, no. 



77- 



"Ibid. bdle. 60, no. la. 

 " Ibid. 39, 29. 



RCCOT. R. Mil. 18 Eliz. ; Feet of F. 

 Bucki. Mil. 1 8 Eliz. 



* Ibid. Mich. 21 Elii. j Eait. 21 Eliz.; 

 Recor. R. Hil. 21 Eliz. 



100 Feet of F. Bucki. Hil. 27 Eliz. 



101 Chin. Inq. p.m. (Ser. 2), ccccxix, no. 

 46 ; ibid, ccccil, no. 67. 



X* Feet of V. Bucki. Ea.t. 8 Chai. I ; 

 Recor. R. Hil. 7 Anne. 



" Ibid. Mich. 7 Ceo. II | Feet of F. 

 Bucki. Mich. 7 Ceo. II. 



333 



'"' Ibid. Hil. 32 Geo. Ill ; Recor. R. 

 Ent. 3 2 Geo. III. 



104 l.yioni, Magna Brit, i, 555. 



106 From informition kindlr given by 

 Meiin. Horwood ind Jimci of Aylei- 

 burr. 



'" Cal. Inq. f.m. EJvi. I, no. I IO. 



Ibid. 



w FeuJ, Aidi, i, 86. 



" HarL Chirt. 46, F. Ji. 



> Ibid. 46, G. 5. 



l" Feet of F. Bucki. Trin. 3 Edw. II. 



" Hart. PuU. Sue. six, 41 i riiii.tf 

 Bulti. 1(66 (ed. Metcalfe). 



114 Ibid. 



" Chin. Inq. p.m. 47 Edw. Ill (lit 

 not.), no. 27. 



114 Eich. Inq. p.m. v, no. 2. 



W G.E.C. Complete Peerage. 



Recor. R. Mich. 2 & 3 Eliz. 



