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| Name |
Thomas CHICHE |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
1429 |
| Person ID |
I11617 |
Young Kent Ancestors |
| Last Modified |
12 Jun 2011 |
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| Notes |
- THOMAS CHICHE (5) fl 1384 - died c1429
It is with this Thomas that the pedigree in Harleian Manuscript 6081 begins. It tallies largely with what evidence I have found in public records. He married Alice, one of the two daughters of Thomas Ellis of Sandwich. The other daughter Constancia married William Notebeam (Just 1, Roll 1512, m41, 1-7 Henry VI). We know for certain that he had one son, John, although there may have been another, Thomas.
It is uncertain when he died but he was alive in 1432-1433.
In 8 Richard II (1384-1385) Thomas Chiche of Balverle was late the Esquire of Sir Roger de Northwood, son of Sir Geoffrey de Say (sic). In the same year Sir Roger Northwood granted the reversion of the manor of Norton to amongst others Thomas Chiche of Balverle (Archaeologica Cantiana)
On 8th January 1385, on 26th April 1385 and again on 24th April 1386 he was appointed a commissioner of array in view of the imminent invasion (of the French) (Patent Rolls).
On 13th March 1388 he was appointed to another commission (Patent Roll).
On 18th July 1392 the prioress of Davington on payment of £10 obtained a license for land to be alienated to her in mortmain by Thomas Chiche and others (Patent Roll).
His name occurs in the Canterbury corporation accounts. He was a jurat of the city in 1396-8; he was paid money owing to him in 1399-1400 and was described as a senior, ie common councillor of the city in 1400-1401.
On 13th June 1396 he witnessed a charter (CKS-CCA-DCc-ChAnt/H/111).
He lived at his manor of Balverle, his father at that of Goodnestone. After his father's death he is described as of both.
He and his wife Alice were issued with a precept by King Richard II to make a covenant between them and Richard Blakebroke and Alice his wife, relating to the moiety of 2 messuages and 3 acres of land in Newington-next-Sittingbourne; this is dated 20th May 19 Richard II (1396) (British Library, Additional Charter 36871).
On 3rd September 1397 he and his wife granted to John atte Halle of Sandwich a tenement in the parish of St Mary, in Sandwich, near Pillerigate. The 2nd seal attached to the charter is that of Chiche, bearing an armorial device and legend, neither of which are unfortunately described (Harvard Law School Library, English Deeds No 301). It may well be that this property came to him through his wife, whose father had owned property in Sandwich. As Thomas, the son of Thomas Chiche, knight, defendant, he entered into a fine with Henry Garnet and Sara his wife as querants. (British Library, Additional Charter 36538).
On 15th June 1395 he is described as Thomas Chiche, son and heir of Thomas Chiche of Balverle and of Joan his wife, late the wife of Simon de Bradstrete and daughter and heir of John Pycard. (Close Rolls)
In 1402 he witnessed a charter to land in Dargate, near Canterbury (Jacob MSS).
On 29th November 1402 he was appointed sheriff of Kent and keeper of the castle of Canterbury. An order was given to John Digge, late sheriff and keeper, to deliver the county to Thomas by indenture (Fine Rolls). He held this appointment until 5th October 1403, when Richard Cliderowe was appointed in his stead (Fine Rolls).
On 20th February 1404 he witnessed a charter being a demise of the manor of Ospringe, known as Queen's Court. (Close Rolls).
He was a member of Parliament for Canterbury, as on 20th March 1404 a writ de expensis was issued in his favour for the parliament summoned at Westminster on the morrow of St Hillary then last past, namely for 2s a day for a maximum of 75 days. Thomas Chiche of the Dungeon and John Sextayn, citizens of Canterbury, were paid £14 4s for 71 days.
In 1405 unspecified lands were transferred by Thomas Chiche, Thomas Waller, John Broke and Thomas Broke. Draper, to Richard Brenchley and Ann his wife (CKS-U1384/2/12/1).
On 17th July of that year there is an order to John Maystam, escheator of Kent, to take fealty of Thomas the son of John Chiche of Canterbury and Stephen Pertefyn and give them livery of the manor of Stanpets in the Isle of Sheppey. (Close Rolls). This is either a clerical error in that Thomas the son of Thomas is meant, or there is another branch of the family of which I am unaware.
On 15th July 1407 Richard Wellesbourne was pardoned for his outlawry in the county of Kent for not appearing before the justices of the bench to satisfy a debt of #5 to Thomas Chiche of the Dungeon (Patent Roll).
In 1412 he is shown as holding land in Ringslow, Witstable, Westgate, Downhamford, Eastry, Faversham and Tenham to the value in total of £77 10s (Feudal Aids).
A Court Roll of Westgate for a court held 25th January 14 Henry IV (1413) shows him owing suit of court and fined 6d, although he came to court (LP, ED 1786?)
On 18th April 1417 he was granted an exemption for life from being put on assizes, juries etc against his will (Patent Roll).
The register of Henry Chicheley states that on 5th February 1418 a chaplain was instituted to the rectory of Goodnestone, of which Thomas was patron. In 1422 another chaplain was instituted.
On 15th March 1418 he is described as a legatee of Henry Chicheley, Archbishop of Canterbury (BL, Additional Charter 16489).
In 6 Henry V (1418-1419) he acted as a pledge in an action brought by John Sheldwich and Isabella his wife against Marcellus Lechour in a plea of debt (CKS-CCA-Plea Rolls of Corporation of Canterbury, Roll J/B/217 m1).
He is mentioned in the abutments to a charter of his son John in 1421 (British Library, Harleian Charter 79 B 52).
In 1431 in the 100 of Westgate Thomas is stated to be seized of a free tenement and certain lands and tenements at Hallecourt and Balverle to the value of £5 yearly. It is stated he held other lands whose value was unknown (Feudal Aids). He is also shown to be seized of certain lands in the parish of All Saints in the Isle of Thanet to the value of £5 (Feudal Aids).
On 21st February 1432-3 he granted Thomas Poteman of Ospringe 1 acre and 4 dayworks land in Goldfeld in Ospringe which once belonged to Godin Terry. One of the witnesses to this deed is given as John Chycce, his son (DRc-T460-06).
On 28th May 1433 a chaplain was instituted to the rectory of Goodnestone, of which Thomas was patron.
It may well be that he had a son Thomas, who died without heirs male, for a rental of the manor of Balverle, Shyrte and Hallcourt states that Thomas Chiche is lord of that manor; yet a Thomas Chiche of the Dungeon pays 4s rent and 5 hens for land. The rental is undated, but stated to be tempus Henry VI (1422-1471) (BL, Harley Roll T15). This further corroberates the suggestion that he had a son of that name, although at a later date John is named as his son and heir.
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