The antiquities of Warwickshire illustrated from records, leiger-books, manuscripts, charters, evidences, tombes, and armes : beautified with maps, prospects and portraictures / by William Dugdale.

Nether-Flechamsted.

COncerning this, I have not seen any thing be∣fore H. 7. time; but then, sc. 3. H. 7. was Sir Iohn Catesby Kt. seized b 1.1 thereof: from whose son & heir, viz. Humfrey Catesby esq. Iohn Smyth, a wealthy Citizen of Coventre (living in the Spon-street) purchased c 1.2 this & other lands of good value. Which Iohn in 6. H. 7. was d 1.3 one of the Commissioners ap∣pointed in this County for arraying of men in de∣fence of the Kingdom then in danger of an invasion by Charles 8. K. of France: as also for conserva∣tion of the peace, from * 1.4 8. till 15. H. 7. and then was constituted one of the Justices for the Gaol-de∣livery at Warwick. To whom succeeded Henry his son and heir; who in 12. H. 7. made e 1.5 a Park of the one half of this Lordship, converting f 1.6 the rest into Pasture; whereby 4. of the 5. Messuages, there being, went to decay. In that Park he then also made a pool g 1.7 of certain ground that had for∣merly been a Medow: and in 20. H. 7. obtain'd in exchange h 1.8 from the Abbot of Stonley, for other lands, all that belong'd to the Monks of that House in this Flechamsted. Which Henry left issue Sir Walter Smyth Kt. (of whom I have spoke at large in Shirford;) he & Richard; & he Sir Iohn Smyth Kt. now of Crabet in Sussex, the present owner hereof.

Notes

• b 1.1

  Esc. 3. H. 7.
• c 1.2

  Esc. 1. M.
• d 1.3

  Pat. 6. H. 7. in dorso m. 5.
• * 1.4

  Pat. de iisd. an. in dorso.
• e 1.5

  In••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 de 〈◊〉〈◊〉 3. E. 6.
• f 1.6

  In••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 de 〈◊〉〈◊〉 3. E. 6.
• g 1.7

  In••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 de 〈◊〉〈◊〉 3. E. 6.
• h 1.8

  Pat. 20. H. 7. p. 2.