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NameAdam Fraunceys 
[60, Salisbury art, Vol XI, p.373 seq], [60, Exeter article, Vol V, p. 210], [138, pp. 1-22], [56, Kent of 1574, pub Harleian 1924, Sibill p. 31], [60, Fitzwarin article, Vol V, p. 506], [56, Salop 1623, pub Harleian 1889, Charlton article, p. 101]
[60, Salisbury art, Vol XI, p.373 seq], [60, Exeter article, Vol V, p. 210], [138, pp. 1-22], [56, Kent of 1574, pub Harleian 1924, Sibill p. 31], [60, Fitzwarin article, Vol V, p. 506], [56, Salop 1623, pub Harleian 1889, Charlton article, p. 101]Death4 May 1375
BurialSt Helen's convent church, Bishopsgate
GeneralMayor of London 1352-1354. MP: 1352-69.
FatherAdam
MotherConstance
Spouses
Notes for Adam Fraunceys
His son, also Adam, was an MP, 1368, and was sheriff of London 1373-74.
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Maurice Boddy has placed a very sensible account of his life on his internet site <http://mauriceboddy.org.uk/Frauncey.htm>;, but without detailed references:
ADAM FRAUNCEYS
of LONDON
See The Annals of St. Helen's, Bishopsgate" (John Edmond Cox, 1876) for the 1374 Latin will of Adam Fraunceys, and see "Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London, A.D. 1258 - A.D. 1688" (vol. 2, ed. Reginald. R. Sharpe, 1890) for the condensed English version of this will. See also "The Mercery of London" (Anne F. Sutton, November 2005). See also "A Calendar of the Cartularies of John Pyel & Adam Fraunceys" (ed. S. J. O'Connor, 1993).
According to the guide book (2009) to St. Helen's Church, Bishopsgate:
The eastern half [of the south transept], together with the arcade opening into it, was built between 1350 and 1363 with money left by a mercer, Adam Francis. It formed two side [chantry] chapels that became known as the Chapel of the Holy Ghost (northern) and the Lady Chapel (southern). Originally these were chantry chapels where the nuns or the poor prayed for the souls of the dead.... The door and the stair turret in the south wall were added from the bequest of Adam Francis in 1374.
It seems likely 1350 relates to the endowment from Adam senior, 1363 relates to a later gift from Adam junior and 1375 relates to an endowment from Adam junior. However, Adam junior's will (made 26th August 1374) requests he be buried in the Chapel of the Holy Ghost, with provision made for the erection of two chantry chapels, one for the Blessed Mary [Lady Chapel] and one for the Holy Ghost. So the wording of the guide book is slightly adrift in its wording. However, it does suggest that Adam senior died about 1350, but the relevant documents covering the 1350 endowment have not been seen but are probably held at the Guildhall.
Bishopsgate, St. Helen's Church
(8 March 2010)
[FRAU513] Adam Fraunceys m. Constance
. [FRAU521] Sir Adam Fraunceys of London m2. Agnes de Champnes
. . [FRAU532] Maud Fraunceys of London m2. [SAL2532] Earl John of Salisbury
19. [FRAU513] Adam ([born c.1295], possibly a brother of both [FRAS512] Simon and [FRAB511] Everard), married Constance (Harleian Charters 79.G.38, dated 21st March 1368). Nothing further is known about him, and it is assumed that the various references to Adam which first appear in 1339 relate to his son. The absence of references to Adam senior and Adam junior even suggest there was only one Adam by 1339, at least in London. The suggestion that Adam senior could have died c.1350 is based on the entry in the guide book to St. Helen's Church, mentioned earlier, and needs further investigation.
18. [FRAU521] Sir Adam ([born c.1315], son of Adam, and assumed cousin of [FRAU522] Simon, it being said that Simon was "his kinsman and mentor", see "The Mercery of London").
Adam Fraunceys was in London by 1339, responding to an appeal from the king for money, and donating £100, so he must have been an established well-off merchant by this date. He was in Bruges (late 1339), and spent a few years there in a commercial enterprise.
Adam Fraunceys and Simon Fraunceys apparently jointly owned a ship, plying between Sluys and Newcastle with fish and possibly wool.
The La Laurence was carrying herring and woad (a herb, the leaves of which were used to produce a blue dye) from Lescluse (Sluys) in Flanders to Newcastle when it had to divert to Orwell Haven (port for Ipswich) in the face of a tempest. Here the port authorities collected a subsidy of 2d. per pound as if the contents were destined for Ipswich. Simon Fraunceys obtained an order for the ship to be taken to London (Cal. Close Rolls, February 18 1351-52).
In November 1352 Adam Fraunceys, Simon Fraunceys and John Malwayn (alderman, and receiver of customs and subsidy) together advanced £8,000 to the Exchequer.
Adam married (name unknown) and they apparently had several children, who all died young, including Joan and Maud I. For some reason Adam then had three children to Agnes (said to be daughter & coheir of 19. William Champnes of Kent) without marrying her; these being Robert (died between 1362 and 1368), Adam (survived) and Thomas (died in infancy). Adam and Agnes were later (by 1359) married, (presumably made possible because Adam's wife had meantime died), and they had one further child, Maud II (Adam's only surviving legitimate heir). In Adam's will, he mentions the provision of two Chantries at Bishopsgate Convent for his own soul, that of his wife Agnes, and those of various other persons, namely: Simon, Adam, Thomas, Peter, Roger, Richard, John, Matilda, Sarah, Margaret and Julian. It is not clear if these are adults or children, but the obvious omission of Constance (his mother's name) does suggest they could have been his various children. However, prayers for the soul of Constance may have been covered by the 1363 bequest.
The will of John Andrew (made November 1371) is of interest, making bequests to Adam Fraunceys his lord, son Adam and daughter Matilda, thus confirming that Matilda (i.e. Maud) was still unmarried at that date; she was married by 1375.
Adam was alderman for Queenhithe Ward (1352-56), alderman for Lime Street Ward (1356-75), Lord Mayor of London (1352-54), Member of Parliament for London (1352/55/57/61/65/66/69), Father of the City [Senior Alderman] in Lime Street Ward (1368), Collector of Custom (1368, LBG-232), and auditor (1373).
A charter of King Edward III (June 1354) conferred on the Lord Mayors of London the right of having gold or silver-topped maces borne before them; but as Adam's term of office ended in October of that year, it is likely his successor was actually the first Lord Mayor to exercise this right.
Adam received guardianship of a number of orphans, some were children of mercers or their wives who had died. These were:
7-years old Thomas son of Thomas de Gartone (June 1346, LBF-142), who had previously been looked after by his mother Idonia, now deceased also;
Thomas son of John Coterel, mercer, (July 1349);
Simon son of Thomas Leggy (July 1357, though not formally accepted until March 1364-65, LBG-185, when he was 13-years old). Simon claimed his inheritance (November 1371, LBG-289) being then of full-age, i.e. 21;
John, Thomasina and Margery, children of John de Bovyndon/Bonyndon (April 1361).
Adam Fraunceys jointly with Thomas de Langeton acquired the Manor of Wyke from John de Causton (1st February 1349). Similarly Adam and Thomas acquired property in Hackney (5th August 1352); Thomas died and Adam then had full possession.
Adam Fraunceys and Peter Favelore jointly acquired lands and tenements in Edmonton, Enfield and Tottenham (6th March 1355), previously of William de Causton; Peter died and Adam then had full possession. About 1361 William de Say granted the Manor of Edmonton to Adam, probably as part of a mortgage deal. In 1371 it was legally settled on Adam for life with "remainder to his son Adam in fee". Adam thereby held the manor as tenant-in-chief of the Crown, as its feudal lord. After his death, his widow Agnes held a tenement in the parish of St. Mildred in the Poultry, London, and the Manor of Wick in Hackney.
In connection with the Manor of Rokholthalle [Ruckholt Hall, otherwise Ruckholt Manor] in Leyton (Essex), this was granted (at Westminster, 31st May 1359) by Thomas de Pateshull to "Adam Fraunceys, citizen of London, and Agnes his wife for the whole of their lives, with remainder to Robert Fraunceys in fee tail and thereafter to Adam Fraunceys junior in fee tail and the right heirs of Adam Fraunceys citizen of London (Feet of Fines, Essex iii, 124). (The expression "right heirs" presumably means "legitimate heirs".) Also, there was a "warranty to Adam Fraunceys citizen and mercer of London, Agnes his wife, and Robert and Adam sons of Agnes, their heirs and assigns, of all present or future right in the manor", etc (Cal. Close Rolls, April 3 1360).
Adam also acquired houses and shops in Cheapside (1368), which eventually came down to the Charlton family, before reverting to the Crown (1485), along with other properties when the holder was attainted for high treason (see later).
The name of Adam Fraunceys was far from unique. Adam had to produce a writ in court (11th November 1369) to the effect he was neither the Adam Fraunceys who had committed a felony in Lancashire (1342) nor the one charged with a felony in Yorkshire. Both charges were still open, and the persons concerned were outlaws still to be apprehended. On 1st February 1370-71 (LBG-275) Adam loaned to the King £300.
In his will (dated 26th August 1374), Adam left to his wife Agnes, all his tenements in the parishes of St. Mildred in Poultry, and St. Mary Magdalene in Westchepe. To Adam his son, and his wife Margaret, he left leasehold property in the parish of St. Lawrence, Jewry. To the Prioress of the Convent of St. Helen's, he left his lands and tenements in the parishes of St. Martin Oteswych, St. Elen, St. Alburga, St. Peter de Bradestrete and elsewhere. There was a bequest for the maintenance of a Chantry to be called "the chantry of Peter Fanelour [or Fauelowe]" in the church of All Hallows de Edelmeton. His daughter Maud was not mentioned, despite her being described as "his heir and daughter" at the Inquisition Post Mortem, but presumably this was because his son Adam had been born out of wedlock. One of the executors of Adam's will was Gilbert Champoneys, who could have been his wife's brother or nephew.
Adam died 5th May 1375 (buried at St. Helen's Church, Bishopsgate) and at the Inquisition Post Mortem it was declared "Maud wife of John Aubrey is his daughter and heir." Notwithstanding this, seisin was granted instead to Adam junior. However, it will be noticed that Maud (already married by 1375) received Ruckholt Manor which had been specifically entailed to her brothers Robert and Adam.
In May 1381 (LBH-170) Agnes, widow of Adam Fraunceys, rendered an account of her guardianship of Paul son of Sir Thomas Salesbury [of Walthamstow]. Thomas had died in 1370, and Paul (born c.1360, and came of age in 1381) died in 1400, leaving a daughter Elizabeth.
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Maurice Boddy has placed a very sensible account of his life on his internet site <http://mauriceboddy.org.uk/Frauncey.htm>;, but without detailed references:
ADAM FRAUNCEYS
of LONDON
See The Annals of St. Helen's, Bishopsgate" (John Edmond Cox, 1876) for the 1374 Latin will of Adam Fraunceys, and see "Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London, A.D. 1258 - A.D. 1688" (vol. 2, ed. Reginald. R. Sharpe, 1890) for the condensed English version of this will. See also "The Mercery of London" (Anne F. Sutton, November 2005). See also "A Calendar of the Cartularies of John Pyel & Adam Fraunceys" (ed. S. J. O'Connor, 1993).
According to the guide book (2009) to St. Helen's Church, Bishopsgate:
The eastern half [of the south transept], together with the arcade opening into it, was built between 1350 and 1363 with money left by a mercer, Adam Francis. It formed two side [chantry] chapels that became known as the Chapel of the Holy Ghost (northern) and the Lady Chapel (southern). Originally these were chantry chapels where the nuns or the poor prayed for the souls of the dead.... The door and the stair turret in the south wall were added from the bequest of Adam Francis in 1374.
It seems likely 1350 relates to the endowment from Adam senior, 1363 relates to a later gift from Adam junior and 1375 relates to an endowment from Adam junior. However, Adam junior's will (made 26th August 1374) requests he be buried in the Chapel of the Holy Ghost, with provision made for the erection of two chantry chapels, one for the Blessed Mary [Lady Chapel] and one for the Holy Ghost. So the wording of the guide book is slightly adrift in its wording. However, it does suggest that Adam senior died about 1350, but the relevant documents covering the 1350 endowment have not been seen but are probably held at the Guildhall.
Bishopsgate, St. Helen's Church
(8 March 2010)
[FRAU513] Adam Fraunceys m. Constance
. [FRAU521] Sir Adam Fraunceys of London m2. Agnes de Champnes
. . [FRAU532] Maud Fraunceys of London m2. [SAL2532] Earl John of Salisbury
19. [FRAU513] Adam ([born c.1295], possibly a brother of both [FRAS512] Simon and [FRAB511] Everard), married Constance (Harleian Charters 79.G.38, dated 21st March 1368). Nothing further is known about him, and it is assumed that the various references to Adam which first appear in 1339 relate to his son. The absence of references to Adam senior and Adam junior even suggest there was only one Adam by 1339, at least in London. The suggestion that Adam senior could have died c.1350 is based on the entry in the guide book to St. Helen's Church, mentioned earlier, and needs further investigation.
18. [FRAU521] Sir Adam ([born c.1315], son of Adam, and assumed cousin of [FRAU522] Simon, it being said that Simon was "his kinsman and mentor", see "The Mercery of London").
Adam Fraunceys was in London by 1339, responding to an appeal from the king for money, and donating £100, so he must have been an established well-off merchant by this date. He was in Bruges (late 1339), and spent a few years there in a commercial enterprise.
Adam Fraunceys and Simon Fraunceys apparently jointly owned a ship, plying between Sluys and Newcastle with fish and possibly wool.
The La Laurence was carrying herring and woad (a herb, the leaves of which were used to produce a blue dye) from Lescluse (Sluys) in Flanders to Newcastle when it had to divert to Orwell Haven (port for Ipswich) in the face of a tempest. Here the port authorities collected a subsidy of 2d. per pound as if the contents were destined for Ipswich. Simon Fraunceys obtained an order for the ship to be taken to London (Cal. Close Rolls, February 18 1351-52).
In November 1352 Adam Fraunceys, Simon Fraunceys and John Malwayn (alderman, and receiver of customs and subsidy) together advanced £8,000 to the Exchequer.
Adam married (name unknown) and they apparently had several children, who all died young, including Joan and Maud I. For some reason Adam then had three children to Agnes (said to be daughter & coheir of 19. William Champnes of Kent) without marrying her; these being Robert (died between 1362 and 1368), Adam (survived) and Thomas (died in infancy). Adam and Agnes were later (by 1359) married, (presumably made possible because Adam's wife had meantime died), and they had one further child, Maud II (Adam's only surviving legitimate heir). In Adam's will, he mentions the provision of two Chantries at Bishopsgate Convent for his own soul, that of his wife Agnes, and those of various other persons, namely: Simon, Adam, Thomas, Peter, Roger, Richard, John, Matilda, Sarah, Margaret and Julian. It is not clear if these are adults or children, but the obvious omission of Constance (his mother's name) does suggest they could have been his various children. However, prayers for the soul of Constance may have been covered by the 1363 bequest.
The will of John Andrew (made November 1371) is of interest, making bequests to Adam Fraunceys his lord, son Adam and daughter Matilda, thus confirming that Matilda (i.e. Maud) was still unmarried at that date; she was married by 1375.
Adam was alderman for Queenhithe Ward (1352-56), alderman for Lime Street Ward (1356-75), Lord Mayor of London (1352-54), Member of Parliament for London (1352/55/57/61/65/66/69), Father of the City [Senior Alderman] in Lime Street Ward (1368), Collector of Custom (1368, LBG-232), and auditor (1373).
A charter of King Edward III (June 1354) conferred on the Lord Mayors of London the right of having gold or silver-topped maces borne before them; but as Adam's term of office ended in October of that year, it is likely his successor was actually the first Lord Mayor to exercise this right.
Adam received guardianship of a number of orphans, some were children of mercers or their wives who had died. These were:
7-years old Thomas son of Thomas de Gartone (June 1346, LBF-142), who had previously been looked after by his mother Idonia, now deceased also;
Thomas son of John Coterel, mercer, (July 1349);
Simon son of Thomas Leggy (July 1357, though not formally accepted until March 1364-65, LBG-185, when he was 13-years old). Simon claimed his inheritance (November 1371, LBG-289) being then of full-age, i.e. 21;
John, Thomasina and Margery, children of John de Bovyndon/Bonyndon (April 1361).
Adam Fraunceys jointly with Thomas de Langeton acquired the Manor of Wyke from John de Causton (1st February 1349). Similarly Adam and Thomas acquired property in Hackney (5th August 1352); Thomas died and Adam then had full possession.
Adam Fraunceys and Peter Favelore jointly acquired lands and tenements in Edmonton, Enfield and Tottenham (6th March 1355), previously of William de Causton; Peter died and Adam then had full possession. About 1361 William de Say granted the Manor of Edmonton to Adam, probably as part of a mortgage deal. In 1371 it was legally settled on Adam for life with "remainder to his son Adam in fee". Adam thereby held the manor as tenant-in-chief of the Crown, as its feudal lord. After his death, his widow Agnes held a tenement in the parish of St. Mildred in the Poultry, London, and the Manor of Wick in Hackney.
In connection with the Manor of Rokholthalle [Ruckholt Hall, otherwise Ruckholt Manor] in Leyton (Essex), this was granted (at Westminster, 31st May 1359) by Thomas de Pateshull to "Adam Fraunceys, citizen of London, and Agnes his wife for the whole of their lives, with remainder to Robert Fraunceys in fee tail and thereafter to Adam Fraunceys junior in fee tail and the right heirs of Adam Fraunceys citizen of London (Feet of Fines, Essex iii, 124). (The expression "right heirs" presumably means "legitimate heirs".) Also, there was a "warranty to Adam Fraunceys citizen and mercer of London, Agnes his wife, and Robert and Adam sons of Agnes, their heirs and assigns, of all present or future right in the manor", etc (Cal. Close Rolls, April 3 1360).
Adam also acquired houses and shops in Cheapside (1368), which eventually came down to the Charlton family, before reverting to the Crown (1485), along with other properties when the holder was attainted for high treason (see later).
The name of Adam Fraunceys was far from unique. Adam had to produce a writ in court (11th November 1369) to the effect he was neither the Adam Fraunceys who had committed a felony in Lancashire (1342) nor the one charged with a felony in Yorkshire. Both charges were still open, and the persons concerned were outlaws still to be apprehended. On 1st February 1370-71 (LBG-275) Adam loaned to the King £300.
In his will (dated 26th August 1374), Adam left to his wife Agnes, all his tenements in the parishes of St. Mildred in Poultry, and St. Mary Magdalene in Westchepe. To Adam his son, and his wife Margaret, he left leasehold property in the parish of St. Lawrence, Jewry. To the Prioress of the Convent of St. Helen's, he left his lands and tenements in the parishes of St. Martin Oteswych, St. Elen, St. Alburga, St. Peter de Bradestrete and elsewhere. There was a bequest for the maintenance of a Chantry to be called "the chantry of Peter Fanelour [or Fauelowe]" in the church of All Hallows de Edelmeton. His daughter Maud was not mentioned, despite her being described as "his heir and daughter" at the Inquisition Post Mortem, but presumably this was because his son Adam had been born out of wedlock. One of the executors of Adam's will was Gilbert Champoneys, who could have been his wife's brother or nephew.
Adam died 5th May 1375 (buried at St. Helen's Church, Bishopsgate) and at the Inquisition Post Mortem it was declared "Maud wife of John Aubrey is his daughter and heir." Notwithstanding this, seisin was granted instead to Adam junior. However, it will be noticed that Maud (already married by 1375) received Ruckholt Manor which had been specifically entailed to her brothers Robert and Adam.
In May 1381 (LBH-170) Agnes, widow of Adam Fraunceys, rendered an account of her guardianship of Paul son of Sir Thomas Salesbury [of Walthamstow]. Thomas had died in 1370, and Paul (born c.1360, and came of age in 1381) died in 1400, leaving a daughter Elizabeth.
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Will notes for Adam Fraunceys
From the abstract in The London Court of Hustings, pub 1890, Part II, p. 171:
ANNO 49 EDWARD III.
Monday next before the Feast of S. Dunstan [19 May].
Fraunceys (Adam), mercer.—To be buried in the chapel of the Holy Ghost in the church of S. Elena within Bisshopesgate. Provision made for the erection and perpetual maintenance of two chantries, viz., one chantry of the Blessed Mary and another of the Holy Ghost, in the church of S. Elena aforesaid, for the good of his soul, the souls of Agnes his wife and others, the right of presentation to which is to be with the Dean and Chapter of S. Paul's in the first instance. Particulars given at great length of the several functions to be performed by each chantry priest and the inmates of the Priory of S. Elena. His lands and tenements in the parishes of S. Martin Oteswych, S. Elena, S. Alburga, S. Peter de Bradestrete, and elsewhere he leaves to the Prioress and Convent of S. Elena, charged with the maintenance of the above chantries as directed, the maintenance of lamps, observance of his obit, &c., the said prioress and each nun of the house binding herself by her corporal oath upon the holy Gospels to carry out the instructions contained in his will. Bequests also for the maintenance of a chantry, to be called "the chantry of Peter Fanelour," in the church of All Hallows de Edelmeton, (fn. 17) which the said Peter had lately rebuilt, charged on his tenements in the parishes of S. Martin Pomer, All Hallows the Less upon the Cellar, and elsewhere. To Adam Fraunceys, junior, his son, and Margaret, wife of the same, he leaves the reversion of leasehold property in the parish of S. Laurence, Jewry. To Agnes his wife all his tenements in the parishes of S. Mildred in the Poultry and S. Mary Magdalen in Westchepe for life; remainder to his aforesaid son; ultimate remainder in trust for sale, and the proceeds devoted to the celebration of masses, feeding the poor, marrying poor girls, repair of bridges and roads, and other charitable uses, under the supervision of the Mayor and Recorder of London for the time being. Dated London, 26 August, A.D. 1374. Roll 103 (79).
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His IPM is catalogued in the TNA, reference:
Reference TitleOrScope CoveringDates FormerRef
C 135/244/14 Adam Fraunceys, or Fraunceis (Francis), citizen of London: Middlesex 49 Edw III
I am trying to order this, though I know it is in latin, as it is said to contain the phrase that his daughter Maud is his heir.
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ANNO 49 EDWARD III.
Monday next before the Feast of S. Dunstan [19 May].
Fraunceys (Adam), mercer.—To be buried in the chapel of the Holy Ghost in the church of S. Elena within Bisshopesgate. Provision made for the erection and perpetual maintenance of two chantries, viz., one chantry of the Blessed Mary and another of the Holy Ghost, in the church of S. Elena aforesaid, for the good of his soul, the souls of Agnes his wife and others, the right of presentation to which is to be with the Dean and Chapter of S. Paul's in the first instance. Particulars given at great length of the several functions to be performed by each chantry priest and the inmates of the Priory of S. Elena. His lands and tenements in the parishes of S. Martin Oteswych, S. Elena, S. Alburga, S. Peter de Bradestrete, and elsewhere he leaves to the Prioress and Convent of S. Elena, charged with the maintenance of the above chantries as directed, the maintenance of lamps, observance of his obit, &c., the said prioress and each nun of the house binding herself by her corporal oath upon the holy Gospels to carry out the instructions contained in his will. Bequests also for the maintenance of a chantry, to be called "the chantry of Peter Fanelour," in the church of All Hallows de Edelmeton, (fn. 17) which the said Peter had lately rebuilt, charged on his tenements in the parishes of S. Martin Pomer, All Hallows the Less upon the Cellar, and elsewhere. To Adam Fraunceys, junior, his son, and Margaret, wife of the same, he leaves the reversion of leasehold property in the parish of S. Laurence, Jewry. To Agnes his wife all his tenements in the parishes of S. Mildred in the Poultry and S. Mary Magdalen in Westchepe for life; remainder to his aforesaid son; ultimate remainder in trust for sale, and the proceeds devoted to the celebration of masses, feeding the poor, marrying poor girls, repair of bridges and roads, and other charitable uses, under the supervision of the Mayor and Recorder of London for the time being. Dated London, 26 August, A.D. 1374. Roll 103 (79).
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His IPM is catalogued in the TNA, reference:
Reference TitleOrScope CoveringDates FormerRef
C 135/244/14 Adam Fraunceys, or Fraunceis (Francis), citizen of London: Middlesex 49 Edw III
I am trying to order this, though I know it is in latin, as it is said to contain the phrase that his daughter Maud is his heir.
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Arms Generally notes for Adam Fraunceys
Per bend sinister or and sable a lion rampant counterchanged. (Burke's Armory of 1842)
The Ancestor V, p. 184 gives for Sir Adam Fraunceys: Beryth gold and sabyll enbelyfe a lyon rampand of ths same: of the yle of Wycht.
The Ancestor V, p. 184 gives for Sir Adam Fraunceys: Beryth gold and sabyll enbelyfe a lyon rampand of ths same: of the yle of Wycht.
Armorial Blazon notes for Adam Fraunceys
Per bend sinister Sable and Or, a lion Counterchanged.
Blazon source notes for Adam Fraunceys
Dictionary of British Arms, Medieval Ordinary, Vol I, p. 159