Henry Frowick

  General Notes:

His mother Agnes took his father's family to court in 1300 over the esta te and his guardianship - and in 1810 brought an action against Thomas Pou ns and Lewknor, the Lord of the Manor of South Mimms, for kidnappping Hen ry and marrying him to Pouns daughter. The records are available

Grant by Peter Fanelore, Adam Fraunceis, and Henry Frowyk to William de Br amptone, chaplain and keeper of a certain chantry recently (de novo) found ed by them in the Chapel of St. Mary at the Guildhall, and to four other c haplains serving the same, of certain tenements called "Horshed" and "Sara zineshed" in the parish of St. Vedast in the Ward of Farndone; shops, &c ., in the parish of St. Giles without Crypulgate, and a messuage, &c., sit uate between the said Chapel and Bakkewellehalle. Dated at the Guildhal l, Sunday after the Feast of All Saints [1 Nov.], A. D. 1356. (fn. 18)
Folio 1 b.

From: 'Folios xli - l: Feb 1355-6 -', Calendar of letter-books of the city of London: G: 1352-1374 (1905), pp. 51-67.

The manor of OLD FOLD was bought from Ernulf de Mandeville by the Frowyk s, who were prosperous London merchants, shortly after 1271 and it descend ed in the direct male line of the family until 1527. In 1308 Henry Frow yk was married to William Pouns's daughter, Margaret Henry died in 1377, h aving outlived his son Thomas. His grandson Henry married Alice Cornwal l, whose second husband Thomas Charlton had the manor in 1397, apparent ly during the minority of Thomas, Henry and Alice's son. Thomas Frowyk w as the husband of Elizabeth Aske, heir to the manor of Weld or Newberri es in Shenley (Herts) His son and heir Henry married Joan Lewknor but w as sued for debt by Sir Roger Lewknor and committed to prison. According ly Henry sold the manor of Weld and lands in Shenley, Aldenham, and St. Al bans (Herts.) in 1473 and sold the manor of Durhams and land in Lond on to his cousin Thomas Frowyk of Gunnersbury two years later, althou gh he retained Old Fold. His successors seem not to have paid the rent f or Old Fold which was due to the manor of South Mimms, and in 1501 Henry 's grandson and namesake was distrained for the non-payment for many year s. The younger Henry married Anne, daughter and coheir of Robert Knolly s, who brought the manor of North Mimms (Herts.) into the Frowyk family. H enry's son Thomas married Mary, daughter of Sir William Sandys, and died w ithout issue. By will proved in 1527, Henry therefore left his estat es to his daughter Elizabeth and the children of her first husband John Co ningsby. It was not until 1547, however, that Elizabeth recovered Old Fo ld from John Palmer and his wife Mary, whose first husband had been Thom as
Old Fold was said to comprise 132½ a. in the late 13th century The si te of a manor-house, mentioned in 1310, is marked by three sides of a mo at alongside the headquarters of Old Fold Manor golf club.
The manor of DEREHAMS or DURHAMS derives its name from John Durham, w ho in 1340 acquired half a house and 324 a. in South Mimms, together wi th land in Ridge, from Thomas de la Pannetrye. He was granted the remaini ng interest in the property by Margery, wife of Richard Pouns, in 1341. Jo hn Durham's daughter and heir, Margaret, married Thomas, son of Henry Frow yk of Old Fold, and after Durham's death in 1368 the manor descended wi th Old Fold until its sale in 1473 to Thomas Frowyk of Gunnersbury (d. 148 5). The manor passed to Thomas's second son, Sir Thomas Frowyk (d. 1506 ), Chief Justice of Common Pleas, whose daughter Frideswide became the fir st wife of Sir Thomas Cheyney, treasurer of the royal household. By will p roved 1559 Cheyney left Durhams to his three granddaughters, Anne and Ali ce Kempe and the wife of William Cromer.
From: 'South Mimms: Manors', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volu me 5: Hendon, Kingsbury, Great Stanmore, Little Stanmore, Edmonton Enfiel d, Monken Hadley, South Mimms, Tottenham (1976), pp. 282-85
1377, by the will of Henry Frowyk, a chantry was established and endowed w ith rents from tenements in the parishes of St. Lawrence Jewry, St. Mart in Ludgate, and in the Old Change;

From: 'Hospitals: St Mary within Cripplegate', A History of the County of London: Volume 1: London within the Bars, Westminster and Southwark (1909), pp. 535-37

  Events

• Manorial Estate, 1377, Old Ford Manor, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6, GB. ¹ The manor of OLD FOLD emerged from the capital manor. It was bought from Ernulf de Mandeville by the Frowyks, who were prosperous London merchants, shortly after 1271 (fn. 29) and it descended in the direct male line of the family until 1527. In 1308 Henry Frowyk was kidnapped by Thomas Lewknor, lord of South Mimms, William Pouns, a local landowner, (fn. 30) his son Richard, and John of Felstead, parson of Hadley. Henry was married to William Pouns's daughter, Margaret, for which act the Frowyks subsequently obtained financial redress, on the grounds that Henry was a minor in the wardship of his mother Agnes. (fn. 31) Henry died in 1377, having outlived his son Thomas. His grandson Henry married Alice Cornwall, whose second husband Thomas Charlton had the manor in 1397, (fn. 32) apparently during the minority of Thomas, Henry and Alice's son. Thomas Frowyk was the husband of Elizabeth Aske, heir to the manor of Weld or Newberries in Shenley (Herts.). (fn. 33) His son and heir Henry married Joan Lewknor (fn. 34) but was sued for debt by Sir Roger Lewknor and committed to prison. (fn. 35) Accordingly Henry sold the manor of Weld and lands in Shenley, Aldenham, and St. Albans (Herts.) in 1473 (fn. 36) and sold the manor of Durhams and land in London to his cousin Thomas Frowyk of Gunnersbury two years later, (fn. 37) although he retained Old Fold. His successors seem not to have paid the rent for Old Fold which was due to the manor of South Mimms, and in 1501 Henry's grandson and namesake was distrained for the non-payment for many years. (fn. 38) The younger Henry married Anne, daughter and coheir of Robert Knollys, who brought the manor of North Mimms (Herts.) into the Frowyk family. Henry's son Thomas married Mary, daughter of Sir William Sandys, and died without issue. (fn. 39) By will proved in 1527, Henry therefore left his estates to his daughter Elizabeth and the children of her first husband John Coningsby. (fn. 40) It was not until 1547, however, that Elizabeth recovered Old Fold from John Palmer and his wife Mary, whose first husband had been Thomas Frowyk. (fn. 41)

Footnotes:
29. Lysons, Mdx. Parishes, 228; J.I. 1/540 rot. 3v.
30. C.P. 25(1)/148/37/320; and see p. 275.
31. Year Bk. 2 & 3 Edw. II (Selden Soc. xix), 162.
32. Cass, South Mimms, 25.
33. Brittain, South Mymms, 17; V.C.H. Herts. ii. 270.
34. Mdx. Pedigrees, ed. R. Mundy, 90.
35. Cal. Pat. 1476-85, 8.
36. Cal. Close, 1476-85, 12.
37. Cal. Close, 1468-76, 351-2.
38. Hatfield C.F.E.P. (Ct. Roll) 14/28, f. 4v.
39. Cass, South Mimms, 102, 111.
40. Story of Potters Bar, 41.
41. C.P. 25(2)/61/473/1 Edw. VI Hil.

Henry married Margaret Pouns, daughter of William Pouns and Unknown, in 1308 in South Mimms, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6, GB.