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

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Visitation, who calls it very ancient, and gives a sketch of the " hound " behind the
upper corner of his shield. Arms : Fitz Elys and his wife {party per saltier azure
and argent) Pipaed."*
The pedigree of Fitz Elys of Lechland given in No. II p. 56
now comes for consideration. This family bearing precisely the
same arms as the Fitz Elyses of Waterperry there is scarcely a
doubt is a branch of that stock. No dates are given, but ap-
proximate ones can "be assigned, and some of the members
identified. Sir Stephen Wallis whose d. mar. John Fitz Elys
lived 1283 ; and Sir John Peche whose d. mar. his son Henry,
15 Edw. II. Sir Richard who was also lord of Lechland, was
probably the Ric. fil Elie who occurs with Matilda le Noreys in
a Fine of lands (dated 40 Hen. III.) in Horsell and Bovering,
co. Dorset ; and perhaps the Ric. fil. Elye who according to the
Testa de Nevill held a moiety of Coleshull in Berks of the
Abbess of Winchester. 50 Hen. III., a Fine was levied be-
tween Henry fitz Elys, and John Peyteyvin and ux. of lands in
Charleton juxta Wimborne co. Dorset. Of the latter family
was Helias Peyteyvin who was lord of Thornton juxta Bland-
ford. As the family of Wallis was connected by marriage with
that of Poyteyvin (Hunter's South York, art. Burgh Wallis)
and as a Will. fil. Helye witnesses a charter of Sir Richard Wallis
1258 (Lansd. MSS. 207 C p. 628) there seems good reason to
place this Henry on the pedigree under consideration, and he
was probably brother of John. Further, Hen. fil. Elie held 1
carucate of land in socage in Kyngeston, co. Dorset of the
Earl of Winchester 55 Hen. III. (Harl. MSS. 4120 p. 11). T
And in the Cartulary of Christ Church co. Hants (B. Mus.
vol. 2 fo. 114 b) is a Deed Poll of " Henricus fil Elye dictus
Wyrle, fil. et haeres Henrici fitz Elys" (sic) of 2s. 6d. rent, which
Walter gave to H. fitz E. his father, and a croft called Wliate-
croffc, and one acre of land at Fursehull at Pyrtesham; dated at
Pytrichesham [alias Petersham, a tithing in the par. of Wim-
borne Minster] . This was evidently a son of the first Henry.
And in the Book of Aid, 20 Edw. III., it is recorded that Henry
Wirles and two others held a quarter of a knt.'s fee, which
Philip Eleys and two others formerly held in Petrichesham.
Lastly, a Fine was levied 50 Edw. III. between Robert Bru-
denere, Qu. and Matilda, d. and h. of Henry fitz Elys, Def. of
lands and ten. in Pytrichesham, Up-Wymborn, Kyngston,
Legh, Manyngton and Wimborne Minster.
Elys fitz Elys the first in the pedigree, and father of Sir
* There is an engraving of this monument in the " Guide "; and also the arms
of Fitz Elys and Pipard, and Fitz Elys impaling Faulkner.
f 7. Edw. II. The heirs of Will, le French, Henry fitz Elias and John de Gil-
lingham hold 3 carucates in Patriehesham and Cranbourn of Gilbert de Clare by
the service of half a knt's fee (Harl. MSS. 4120, part 2, p. 72).