Notices of the Ellises of England, Scotland, and Ireland, from the conquest to the present time

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Emma de Perie his widow, in a charter without date, confirms
this donation. Robert Fitz Elias in a charter also without
date renewed the gift. King John anno primo confirmed these
gTants. A Confirmation was also made by Elias s. of Robert
fitz Elias, and by Jeffry another son with the consent of Letitia
his wife. In the reign of Hen. III. Thos. s. of Jeffry [afore-
said] and Wm. fitz Elias held a knight 3 s fee in Wormenhall of
the Honour of Gloucester. (Testa de Nevill.) In the 39th year
of the same reign Sir Thomas de Donnington de villa de W.
along with Sir Wm. Fitz Elias had view of franc pledge in the
same town. (Hund. Rolls, i. 25.) In 1276 a fine was passed
between Tho. de D. and Wm. de St. Andrew and Joan his
wife guardians of the lands of Thos. fitz Elias. In 1292/ Ro-
bert s. of Robert fitz Elias recovered seizin of a garden, etc.,
in W.
This Robert would appear to be son of the Robert fitz Elys
who according to the Hundred Bolls 7 Edw. I. was s. and h. of
Elias fil. Elie, who was s. of Robert fil. Elie de Thomley* [a
hamlet in Worminghall] . Thomas fitz Elias was probably
elder brother of the Robert of 1292, whose interest in Wor-
menhall seems to have passed by marriage to the branch
owning Waterpirie, which will be noticed presently.
In the sixth year of Rich. I. there was a suit between Wil-
liam fitz Elias ''positus loco Emme de Peri" against Wm.
Basset concerning one knt's fee in Corfton co. Wilts, and
one knight 3 s fee in Acleia (Ockley) the right and inheritance
of the said Emma, through descent from her father Fulke, and
her grandfather Lupellus de Brai,who owned them temp. Hen. I.
In 10 Ric. I. there was a suit between William de Pori (Pirie)
" positus loco Emme matris sua " and John Morell concerning
a hide of land in Burstall co. Bucks, which Lupellus de Brai is
alleged to have given in marriage with his daughter to Ralph
father of John Morell. (Abb. Plac. pp. 6, 7.)
From the Testa de Nevill we learn that the above suitor, his
son or grandson Wm. fitz Elys held both the manors in dispute,
that of Corfton (or Corestonf) being held of Roger Waspai], and
by him of the Earl of Glouc. ; and moreover Rich, de Beaufoy
and Will. s. of Will, fitz Elys held two knight's fees in Pirie
and Ledhall of Reginald Fitz Herbert. But there is an entry
in the Rotuli Fin. 14 Hen. III. recording that Wm. Basset
* " Terram de Thomley, ex dono Jordani et Rualdi fratris ejus " was given to the
Abbey of Stratford Langton, and confirmed by Henry II. along with the grant of
Wm. fitz Elys. There were a Jordan and Ruald de Valoignes in the 12th cen-
tury ; and Theobald de V. held half a k. f. of the Honour of Richmond : this would
indicate a connection with this family of Fitz Elys, as well as with the Helles vt
ante.
t According to Speed there is Cortton in Malmesbury hund. and Croston in
Kingsb ridge hund.