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Richard, might therefore have flourished temp. John and early
Hen. III.* He was doubtless a grandson of Wm. fitz Elys and
Emma de Bray, perhaps the Elias s. of Robert f. Elys de Thom-
ley. — In the ped. at p. 57 " Veland" should be Weyland which
was the name of a Suffolk family.
Another ped. of Fitz Elys of four descents as given under
" Whiteparish " in vol. 5 of Sir R. C. Hoare's Hist of Wilts.
completes the account of the Fitz Elyses as far as present in-
formation extends.
By Inquis. held at Fordingbridge 5 May, 50 Edw. III. on
the decease of John Fitz Elys of Brokenhurst co. Hants it was
found that he held in capite as feoffee with Isabella his wife ad
hue superstes 1 mess. 60 a. land and 4 a. meadow in Avene of
John la Zouche, Chevalier, by mil. service, to him his said wife
their heirs and assigns, the annual value whereof was 26s. 8d. ;
that he held no other hereditaments in the said county or else-
where and that the said John died 10 July 35 Edw. III., who
was his heir not being found. But by Inquis. on the death of
Thos. De la Rivere, 4-9 Edw. III. it was found that his heir was
his son John, then aged one year, by his second wife Isabel
widow of the said John Fitz Elys, who was son of Philip fitz
Elys,f who was son of Wm. fitz Elys, whose son John Fitz
Elys had issue Wm. fitz Elys, whose son John Fitz Elys of
Whiteparish was next heir of John of Brokenhurst aforesaid.
John the br. of Philip was probably the Sir John Fitz Elys
whose d. Helen mar. John Bayntun of Wilts (Hoare's Wilts).
Tho. de la Rivere's first wife was Joanna, d. and h. of Sir
John de Grrimstede, who died s. p. — 21 Edw. III. a Fine was
levied between Margery widow of the said Sir John, Qu. and
John Fitz Elys Def., of the manors of Grrymsted and Charlton,
and lands in Wytheton, Winterslow, and Hurdecote co. Wilts.
And in 29 Edw. III. another Fine was levied between the said
Margery Qu. and John EltsJ Def. of land in Wodeburgh co.
Wilts.
ISlps of Norfolk ano Suffolk,
The " Helius " of Domesday Book is recorded to have had
* Elias fil. Elie pays half a marc for scutage of lands held of the Honour of
Gloucester (Rot. Cancellari, 3 John).
f 5 Edw. II. A Fine was levied between Philip fitz Elys and Margaret his wife
Qu. and John de Hinton and Wm. le Fendor Def. of 1 mess. 1 carucate 20 a.
meadow 300 a. heath and 6s. 8d. rent in Buddesbury co. Dorset.
J We here see an instance of Fitz Elys abridged to Elys ; and the John Elis of
Whiteparish one of the Jurors of the Nona? Returns temp. Edw. III. was doubtless
the John Fitz Elis of Whiteparish above mentioned. Many of the Wiltshire
Ellises are therefore probably descended from the above Fitz Elyses.