1466 John Lucas of West Stow participated in a land transaction in Flempton. [1]
3 November 1466
At Flempton
(i) Thomas Angold of Flempton to (ii) Nicholas Moos of Hengrave, Sir Walter Trumpyngton, kt., Edmund Geddyng, esq., and John Lucas of West Stow.
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Mortgage for £12 of all lands and tenements of (i) in Flempton.
To hold to (ii) and their heirs, for twelve years from the feast of the Annunciation of the B. V. M., next to come.
(i) paying twenty shillings annually in equal portions at the two terms starting at the Michaelmas before the date of the present indenture, with distraint on non-payment.
(i) and John Angold of Flempton, his son and heir, bind themselves in forty shillings, to (ii), for fulfilment of the present indenture, the said Nicholas giving to them six shillings and eightpence at the end of the said term.
Witnesses: John Peyton; John Bret; Thomas Peyton; John Hemesby; Geoffrey Donewych.
Endorsed: Carta de tenemento naper Ed' Dunwich. [with names of parties and witnesses. 16th cent.].
1469 John Lucas of West Stow participated in a land transaction in Flempton. [2]
14 April 1469
At Flempton
(i) Alice Donewych, widow, of Flempton, Thomas Donewych of Icklingham, Geoffrey Donewych of Flempton, Thomas Angold of Flempton, John Harrowe and William Nokhard, both of lackford
To (ii) Edmund Donewych and Elizabeth Smyth, maiden, of Stanfield, Thomas Skargyle, esq., John Smyth of Stanfield, father of the said Elizabeth, Roger Page of Risby, James Mell of Brockley and John Lucas of West Stow.
Grant of all lands, tenements, meadows, grazings and pastures in Flempton and Lackford which John Donewych, late husband of the said Alice and father of the said Edmund, purchased from Stephen Donewych, formerly of Flempton, father of the said John, and also all those lands and tenements which the said John Donewych purchased from John Ingham, formerly of Flempton, father of the said Alice; all the said lands, etc., being held, with other lands and tenements, by (i) of the feoffment of John Skarp of Fornham All Saints and John Thurston, mercer, of Bury St. Edmunds, as appears in a charter dated 16 December 1458.
To hold to (ii) and their heirs, of the chief lords.
Warranty by Alice Donewyche.
Witnesses: John Bret; John Hemsby; John Angold; John Peytone; William Rumbylow.
Endorsed: Carta Aliciam Dunwiche facta Edmundo filio suo et Elizabeth uxori eius. [15th cent.].
1478 Land in Flempton was granted to John Lucas of West Stow and others. [3]
15 June 1478
At Flempton
(i) Thomas Dix, late of West Stow and Robert Shyllyng of Wordwell. to (ii) John Hawe, parson of Flempton, John Lucas of West Stow and John Nienge of Hengrave.
Grant of a tenement, a croft and two pieces of arable land in Flempton, the tenement and croft lying together between the tenement called Ballokes and a tenement formerly of John Loore, abutting on the highway and on land called Halles; ½a. lying in Ilderfurlong next to land of the lord of Lackford W., abutting on the highway; ¼a. in the same furlong next to land of the lord of Hengrave W., abutting on the highway, the said tenements etc., being held by (i) with Thomas Shyllyng, late of Wordwell, and Thomas Reder, late of Bury St. Edmunds, mercer, now deceased, of the feoffment of Thomas Bunnyng, mercer, of Bury St. Edmunds, as appears in a charter dated 10 October 1470.
Also ½a. of land in Flempton, in a place called Between Halls ['inter Aulas'] between land of Walter Trumpyngton, kt., E. and land of the rector of Flempton W., abutting N. on a close of John Bret and S. on a croft and tenement late of Andrew Felyp and now of John Toftes, being land held by (i) with Thomas Shyllyng and Thomas Reder, now deceased, of the feoffment of the said John Hawe and John Nienge, and of John Hawe, gent., of Wisbech and Thomas Larke of Bury St. Edmunds.
To hold to (ii) and their heirs, of the chief lords.
Witnesses: William Carewe, esq.; Edmund Dunwych; John Bret; John Hemesby; John Nokkard. (See also 449/2/96)
1494 John Lucas of West Stow sold land at Flempton. [4]
20 December 1494
At Flempton
(i) John Haugh, clerk, of Flempton and John Lucas of West Stow to (ii) William Carew, kt., William Duffeld, chaplain, Richard Levyng, clerk, and Thomas Cryppyng, clerk.
Grant of two pieces of arable land in Flempton:- ¾a. at le Nethyrston between land of the rectory of Flempton S. and land of the manor of Lackford N., abutting W. on land late of Thomas Heth, esq., and E. on le Handyd; ¾a. at le overston between land late of Thomas Heth S. and land of the rectory of Flempton N., abutting W. on land of the manor of Lackford and E. on land of the rectory of Lackford, being lands held by (i) with Edmund Geddyng, now deceased, of the feoffment of Alice Dunwich, widow, Geoffrey Dunwych of Flempton, Thomas Angold of Flempton, John Harrowe of Lackford and John Nockard of Lackford.
To hold to (ii) and their heirs, of the chief lords.
Witnesses: John Angold; John Brett; John Smyth.
[1] The National Archives of the United Kingdom Catalog, Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch, Reference: 449/2/98, [UKNationalArchives].
[2] The National Archives of the United Kingdom Catalog, Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch, Reference: 449/2/104, [UKNationalArchives].
[3] The National Archives of the United Kingdom Catalog, Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch, Reference: 449/2/108, [UKNationalArchives].
[4] The National Archives of the United Kingdom Catalog, Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch, Reference: 449/2/121, [UKNationalArchives].