Yorkshire, Pickering
Mail clad feet - one foot has been used to sharpen implements - by later generations
Sir William Bruce / De Brus 1344/1345 wearing mail and plate armour
Born between 1295-1300, he was the son & heir of Adam de Bruce dc 1305 & Maud / Matilda daughter and heiress of Simon Ughtred: Granddaughter of Roger Ughtred of Scarborough,
(His mother lived to at least 1332 when she sold a messuage in Scarborough to her relative Robert de Scarborough. In
October 1320 she had licence from William Melton archbishop of York to have divine service celebrated "in honesto oratorio suo infra manerium de Preston in par. de Hoton Bushel." )
He m Maud / Matilda heiress of the manor of Heworth near Aycliffe Co.Durham .
Children
1. Adam - died young c1355
2. William his heir bc 1339 m Joan ........ having a son William b1373 who m Margaret daughter of Walter Hawick of Little Eden, Easington, Durham
Becoming a a soldier from an early age, in August 1319, he went to Scotland with Thomas Wake, and had a protection until Christmas.
His arms appear in the "Boroughbridge Roll", now considered to have been drawn up in connection with a tournament held during the Berwick campaign of late 1319. The arms of Sire William de Brus are described in the roll as, 'Gules a saltire engrailed argent and a chief indented argent', the same as those appearing on his tomb here.
In June 1327 and October 1334, he had protections, going again to Scotland with Henry de Percy. On 29 August 1330, at the request of Henry de Percy, had exemption for life from being put on assizes, juries or recognisances, and from appointment as mayor, escheator, sheriff, coroner or other minister of the king against his will.
On 4 July 1334, he had licence for the alienation in mortmain of five messuages, a toft, four bovates of land and 9s. of rent, in Pickering, Middleton and Kingthorpe to a chaplain to celebrate divine service daily in the parish church of Pickering for the souls of the said William and his ancestors
On 30 January 1335, he and his heirs, received a grant of free warren in all their demesne lands in Barton, Yorkshire.
On "Saturday, the feast of St John the Evangelist, 1337," he founded a chantry here in the north aisle, endowing it with 1 messuage & 2 bovates of land in Middleton for a chaplain to celebrate "Divine daily in the Church of God, St Peter & St Paul Pickering for the souls of himself and Matilda his wife, Adam and Matilda, his parents, masters William and Robert de Pickering, his ancestors and heirs, his uncles and aunts, and William and Alexander de Bergh.
On 13 June 1339, he granted to Sir Alexander de Bergh, knight, [his cousin] the whole of his land in the village and territory of Haterbergh [near Scarborough], paying annually to the said William and his heirs 13s. 4d.
He fought at the siege of Dunbar with Henry de Percy in April 1338; was defending Roxburgh castle in March 1340 and in the garrison of Edinburgh castle in January 1341. In December 1341 and August 1342, he had protections going to Scotland with Ralph de Neville.
On 28 May 1341, the sheriff of York was ordered to pay to John de Sigston and William Brus, knights of that shire, £17 12s. for their expenses in attending the parliament held at Westminster on Monday after the quinzaine of Easter last, to wit forty-four days at 4 shillings a day each.
On 16 July 1343 at an inquisition into the knight's fees in Yorkshire held by William de Ros of Helmsley it was found that William Brus, knight held two carucates and four bovates of him in Barton [le-Willows] in demesne and by service of a third part of a knight's fee.
He died before 7 May 1345, when Matilda "widow of Sir William Brus, knight" presented John Ampleford to the rectory of Thornton in Pickering Lythe [Thornton Dale)
Matilda / Maud m2 Sir Alexander de Neville of Raskelf, younger son of Ralph de Neville of Raby a 1331 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/SshE6j and Eupheme de Clavering flic.kr/p/rgUsU9 of Staindrop On 12 November 1354 an inquisition found that Maud late the wife of William Brus, whom Alexander de Nevill married was holding two carucates and four bovates of land in Barton of William de Ros by service of a third part of a knight's fee.
The inquisition post mortem for Durham of William Brus was taken on 15 March 1361, at the time when his son William reached his majority. It was found that he held the manor of Heworth in Aycliffe and William, aged 21, was his son and next heir.
Carved in alabaster, this is probably the tomb Leland saw "in a chapel under an arch of the north side of the body of the quier." (the position of his chantry chapel ?) , . - Pickering church Yorkshire
Yorkshire, Pickering
Mail clad feet - one foot has been used to sharpen implements - by later generations
Sir William Bruce / De Brus 1344/1345 wearing mail and plate armour
Born between 1295-1300, he was the son & heir of Adam de Bruce dc 1305 & Maud / Matilda daughter and heiress of Simon Ughtred: Granddaughter of Roger Ughtred of Scarborough,
(His mother lived to at least 1332 when she sold a messuage in Scarborough to her relative Robert de Scarborough. In
October 1320 she had licence from William Melton archbishop of York to have divine service celebrated "in honesto oratorio suo infra manerium de Preston in par. de Hoton Bushel." )
He m Maud / Matilda heiress of the manor of Heworth near Aycliffe Co.Durham .
Children
1. Adam - died young c1355
2. William his heir bc 1339 m Joan ........ having a son William b1373 who m Margaret daughter of Walter Hawick of Little Eden, Easington, Durham
Becoming a a soldier from an early age, in August 1319, he went to Scotland with Thomas Wake, and had a protection until Christmas.
His arms appear in the "Boroughbridge Roll", now considered to have been drawn up in connection with a tournament held during the Berwick campaign of late 1319. The arms of Sire William de Brus are described in the roll as, 'Gules a saltire engrailed argent and a chief indented argent', the same as those appearing on his tomb here.
In June 1327 and October 1334, he had protections, going again to Scotland with Henry de Percy. On 29 August 1330, at the request of Henry de Percy, had exemption for life from being put on assizes, juries or recognisances, and from appointment as mayor, escheator, sheriff, coroner or other minister of the king against his will.
On 4 July 1334, he had licence for the alienation in mortmain of five messuages, a toft, four bovates of land and 9s. of rent, in Pickering, Middleton and Kingthorpe to a chaplain to celebrate divine service daily in the parish church of Pickering for the souls of the said William and his ancestors
On 30 January 1335, he and his heirs, received a grant of free warren in all their demesne lands in Barton, Yorkshire.
On "Saturday, the feast of St John the Evangelist, 1337," he founded a chantry here in the north aisle, endowing it with 1 messuage & 2 bovates of land in Middleton for a chaplain to celebrate "Divine daily in the Church of God, St Peter & St Paul Pickering for the souls of himself and Matilda his wife, Adam and Matilda, his parents, masters William and Robert de Pickering, his ancestors and heirs, his uncles and aunts, and William and Alexander de Bergh.
On 13 June 1339, he granted to Sir Alexander de Bergh, knight, [his cousin] the whole of his land in the village and territory of Haterbergh [near Scarborough], paying annually to the said William and his heirs 13s. 4d.
He fought at the siege of Dunbar with Henry de Percy in April 1338; was defending Roxburgh castle in March 1340 and in the garrison of Edinburgh castle in January 1341. In December 1341 and August 1342, he had protections going to Scotland with Ralph de Neville.
On 28 May 1341, the sheriff of York was ordered to pay to John de Sigston and William Brus, knights of that shire, £17 12s. for their expenses in attending the parliament held at Westminster on Monday after the quinzaine of Easter last, to wit forty-four days at 4 shillings a day each.
On 16 July 1343 at an inquisition into the knight's fees in Yorkshire held by William de Ros of Helmsley it was found that William Brus, knight held two carucates and four bovates of him in Barton [le-Willows] in demesne and by service of a third part of a knight's fee.
He died before 7 May 1345, when Matilda "widow of Sir William Brus, knight" presented John Ampleford to the rectory of Thornton in Pickering Lythe [Thornton Dale)
Matilda / Maud m2 Sir Alexander de Neville of Raskelf, younger son of Ralph de Neville of Raby a 1331 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/SshE6j and Eupheme de Clavering flic.kr/p/rgUsU9 of Staindrop On 12 November 1354 an inquisition found that Maud late the wife of William Brus, whom Alexander de Nevill married was holding two carucates and four bovates of land in Barton of William de Ros by service of a third part of a knight's fee.
The inquisition post mortem for Durham of William Brus was taken on 15 March 1361, at the time when his son William reached his majority. It was found that he held the manor of Heworth in Aycliffe and William, aged 21, was his son and next heir.
Carved in alabaster, this is probably the tomb Leland saw "in a chapel under an arch of the north side of the body of the quier." (the position of his chantry chapel ?) , . - Pickering church Yorkshire