Vitalis Viel Il d'Engayne, II

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Sir Vitalis (Viel) Engaine
Born about 1195 in Laxton, Northamptonshire, England
ANCESTORS
Son of Richard Engaine and Sarah Chesney
Brother of Richard Engaine
Husband of Rohese (Unknown) Engaine — married 1220 in England
DESCENDANTS
Father of Vitalis Engaine, Henry Engaine, William Engaine and John Engaine
Died 22 Oct 1248 at about age 53 in Laxton, Northamptonshire, Englandmap
Profile manager: Colin Huggins
Profile last modified 2 Mar 2024
Created 22 Jun 2011

Biography
The demesne lordship of Colne was allotted to William de Cheney's youngest daughter Sarah. She married Richard Engaine, and the manor became Colne Engaine. Their son Vitalis or Viel was born about 1200.[1]

He succeeded his brother Richard who died c1215

Sir Viel Engaine of Laxton, Pytchley, Blatherwycke, and Bulwick, Northants, Great Gidding and Dillington, Hunts, White Notley and Colne Engaine, Essex, Hunsdon, Herts etc,

In the records of Great Gidding, Vitalis married Rohesia, whose surname does not seem to be known, and had four sons: [2]

Viel, who died young;
Henry, who succeeded his father.
William, who died childless after 1244
John, who succeeded his brother Henry.
Timeline
1215. In Upminster, Gaynes manor took its name from Viel Engayne who took possession in 1215 and after this it remained in his family for just another 50 years. [3] [4]

1217 The lands of this Viel Engayne had been restored to him by writs of date 23 or 24 Sep and 12 Oct. 1217. He had livery of the manor of Upminster, Essex, 5 Apr. 1218, saving the dower of Ada, widow of William de Curtenay: recovered a moiety of the manor of Worle, Somerset, from William de Cantelou: and had livery of a moiety of the manor of Badmondisfield, Suffolk, 11 Dec. 1241, after the death of Hilaire Trussebut, widow of Robert de Boulers, who had held it in dower. He was a knight of the Abbey of Ramsey, holding of the Abbot 10 Librates of land in Dillington. ( The knights of the honour of Ramsey, were in residence for the protection of the abbey) [5]

1228 On opening of the 13th century the Manor of Hoo Hall belonged to William de Chesneto or Chesney and passed about 1218 to his daughter and coheir Clementia who married Jordan de Sackville and they in 1225 sold the reversion to Vitalis Engaine. In 1253 Henry Engayne had a grant of free Warren here. [6]

Undated. Precipe to sheriff of Somerset to require Elye de Beauchamp [de Bello campo] to deliver certain lands in Worle to Vitalis Engaine and Roger Gernet; or if he fails so do, to summons him to appear. [7]

Undated. Conveyance by Sir Vitalis Engain, son of Richard Engain, to the canons of St. Mary's, Castle Hymel, of 1 mark yearly rent from his mills of Blarwic, to maintain a lamp always burning before St. Mary's altar in the choir of the said church, and two wax candles daily at the celebration of St. Mary's mass, also one lamp day and night before St. Katherine's altar ; until the grantor or his heirs shall have fully paid 12 marks which Rohesia, the grantor's wife, left to the said canons for the above uses. [8]

1238 Viel de Engayne was evidently living in Great Staunton when he had licence to have his private chapel at his manor of Dillington. [9]

1244 He sent two of his sons Sir John Engaine and William Engaine, to perform service in the Army of Scotland. [5]

His wife, Rohese, died before him. [5]

Corroborating Extract
A manuscript concerning the history of Fineshade priory, Northamptonshire, dated 1376, names "Ricardum…et Vitalem" as the two sons of "Ricardus Engaine senior…dominus de Blatherwick" and his wife "Saram filiam comitis Oxenford", adding that Vitalis succeeded his brother. The Pipe Roll 1223 records "Vitalis Engainne" followed immediately by "Willelmus f Garnerii Engainne" owing in Huntingdonshire. A plea at Westminster, dating to the ninth year of Henry III King of England [1226], records that "Vitalis Engaing" claimed land "in honore de Mungumery" which "Dominus Rex H, senex" had given "in maritagium Baldewino de Bollers cum Sibilla de Faleise, nepte ipsius H regis", and that "eadem Sibilla" had "unam filiam Matillidem de ipso Baldewino" who "dominus Rex" gave to "Ricardo filio Ursie" who by her had "unum filium et duas filias…Reginaldum filium Ursi et Margeriam primogenitam et Mabiliam"[87]. A charter in the Ramsey cartulary names "…Dominus Vitalis Engaine, Dominum Willelmum filium suum…" among knights in the service of King Henry III who served in Scotland [13 May/13 Aug] 1244. A manuscript concerning the history of Fineshade priory, Northamptonshire, dated 1376, records the death "XI Kal Nov" 1264 of "Vitalem Engayne". m Rohese , daughter of ---. A manuscript concerning the history of Fineshade priory, Northamptonshire, dated 1376, records that "Vitalem Engayne" married "Roesiam, quæ fuit una trium sororum" who shared "hæreditatem feodi honoris de Montgomery in Wallia". Vitalis & his wife had four children. [10]

Death
1248 He died 22 Oct. 1248 .) At a post-mortem by writ 5th Nov (33HenIII he is described as Vitalis Engayne alias Engaigne, Engaing', de Engayne. This is an Inquisition post mortem the death, estate and heir of one of the king's tenants-in-chief, made for royal fiscal purposes. These were normally individuals of considerable wealth and status. Henry de Engayne, his son, age variously stated as 30, 30 and more, and 35, is his heir.[11] [12]

Estates
Cataloged were the following estates :-

Huntingdon. Inq. (undated.)
Great Gidding, 100s. land held of the king in chief by service of hunting the wolf, the fox, and the hare in cos. Huntingdon, Northampton, Oxford and Buckingham.
Dilintune, 10/. land held of the abbot of Romesheye, service unspecified.
Cambridge. Inq. (undated.)
Cotes town, 1/2 hide land (extent given) held of the heirs of William de Fenes of the honour of Boulogne by service of 1/4 knight's fee.
Cambridge borough, 2 marks rent which pertains to Cotes.
[Northampton.] Inq. (undated.)
Laxton and Pictesle, parts held of the king by serjeanty of hunting the wolf at the king's command in 3 1/2 counties.
Blatherwic, Henewic, Multon, Braddetr' and Riston, 1 knight's fee held of Sir Ralph Basset.
Neuton and Bulwic, parts held of Reginald son of Urse, by service of 1/2 knight's fee.
Hertford. Inq. {undated.)
Hunesdone town, 2 carucates land (extent given) held of William de Bello Campo of Bedeford.
[Essex.] Extent {undated).
Upmenistre , land and advowson (extent given) which does no service, because the manor of Worthe (co. Somerset) and Upmenistre defend themselves against the king by service of I1/2 knights' fee.
Somerset., Extent {undated.)
Worth, a moiety of the manor (extent given) held, together with other lands in co. Essex, of the king in chief by service of 11/2 knights' fee.
[Suffolk.] Inq. {undated and defective.)
Badmundefeld, a moiety of the manor (extent given) held of the honour of Mungumeri without service, because King Henry, the king's great-great-grandfather, gave the manor in free marriage to Baldwin de Bulers, ancestor of the said Vitalis, with Sibyl de [Falaise] his niece.
Essex Inq (Undated)
Coln manor and avowson (extent given) held of Sir Hugh de Cresy by service of 3/4 knight.
Links to Other Wikitree Documents
Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem and Other Analogous Documents preserved in the Public Record Office. (H.M. Stationery Office, London, 1904) Vol. 1: Henry III., 1217-1272.
Engaine Lineage Notes
Additional Research
English baronies: a study of their origin and descent, 1086-1327. Ivor John Sanders Published 1960.

Sources
? 'Colne Engaine: Manors', in A History of the County of Essex: Volume 10, Lexden Hundred (Part) Including Dedham, Earls Colne and Wivenhoe, ed. Janet Cooper (London, 2001), pp. 107-110. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol10/pp107-110 [accessed 3 December 2019].
? 'Parishes: Great Gidding', in A History of the County of Huntingdon: Volume 3, ed. William Page, Granville Proby and S Inskip Ladds (London, 1936), pp. 48-53. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/hunts/vol3/pp48-53 [accessed 2 December 2019].
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