. An essay towards a topographical history of the county of Norfolk : containing a description of the towns, villages, and hamlets, with the foundations of monasteries, churches, chapels, chantries, and other religious buildings ... likewise, an historical account of the castles, seats, and manors, their present and ancient owners. s. His wile Joan, «ft» r Ins death, married Sir IhomasErpun^iham, Knt. with whom she lived till I »24, and Uien left Eliza-beth, her only child, 14 years old, her sole heiress. Autog. pen, T. Due, Norff. anno Rcgr. LufTJopfiam, Ciu- Prerog. 1709. Cant. fo. 4I. * Reg


. An essay towards a topographical history of the county of Norfolk : containing a description of the towns, villages, and hamlets, with the foundations of monasteries, churches, chapels, chantries, and other religious buildings ... likewise, an historical account of the castles, seats, and manors, their present and ancient owners. s. His wile Joan, «ft» r Ins death, married Sir IhomasErpun^iham, Knt. with whom she lived till I »24, and Uien left Eliza-beth, her only child, 14 years old, her sole heiress. Autog. pen, T. Due, Norff. anno Rcgr. LufTJopfiam, Ciu- Prerog. 1709. Cant. fo. 4I. * Regr. LuiTiioplumin Prerog. Cant. • Fin. NorfT. I U. 4. L. 1, N. It. fo. S4. * Rfgr. Mirchc Cur. Prerog. fo. 170. FERSFIELD. 81 This Elizabeth married John Vere Earl of Oxford, and carried themanors of Fersfield, Garboldisham, Brokehall, and Foulmere in Cam-bridgeshire, with their advowsons, into that family, (together with theinheritance of the Plaises and WaltoHs,) all which, by the will of SirJohn Howard, her grandfather, were entailed on Sir Robert Howard,his eldest son by his second wife, if the said Elizabeth had no heirs. But because the branches of this honourable family are very numer-ous, I shall here shew that branch only through which this manorpassed, reserving the complete pedigree for another place. Sir John Howard, jun. Knt. son of_Sir John Howard, sen. and grand-son of Wm. Howard the Judge. _Alice, sister and heiress of Sir Bosco, or Bois, of Fersfield, died 1371. Sir Rob. Howard, Knt, died 3 July 1388,_in his fathers life time, and was buriedat East Winch, his tomb to be seen inWeaver, fol. 841, 2. _Margaret,dr. and heirof Rob. Ld. by her husband. Rob. Howard, £dm. Howard, onthese two, Fersfield and Brokesmanors were settled in tail, buthaving no issue, they went to SirJohn, their eldest brother* Marga. dr. &heiress of SirJohn Plais, jomi rials, -t- d knt. died in Ni 391- \ Sir John HowardKnt. died in 14


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