DARCY 59 1 34 1, of ;^40 a year to him and his heirs, for his long and gratuitous services. (') Appointed Keeper of the manor of Burstwick, co. York, with its members in cos. York and Lincoln, and Escheator in Holderness, for life, I Oct. I344.() These offices were regranted to him, i6 Mar. 1345/6, but the King could not dispense with his constant attendance, and appointed a deputy, 20 Mar. 1 345/6. C") One of the King's Council. He was granted an annuity of ;{^200 for life, to maintain himself as a banneret, 15 July 1346, at La Hogue.(') Was at the battle of Crecy, and at the siege of Calais, being in the King's retinue. () He was aged 30 and more at his father's death, and did homage and had livery of his inheritance, 5 June 1347.0 Appointed Constable of the Tower of London for life, 7 June 1347,0 but was permitted to grant the office away, 15 Mar. 1351/2.O Appointed a commissioner to treat with the Cardinals con- cerning peace with France, 25 Sep. 1 347. ^^ '^•'■^ sum. to a Great Council 15 July (1353) 27 Edw. Ill, and to Pari, from 20 Nov. (1348) 22 Edw. Ill to 15 Mar. (1353/4) 28 Edw. Ill, by writs directed Johanni Darcy de Knayth(^) He ;«., istly, before 8 July 1332,0 Alianore, da. of Sir Robert DE HoLAND, of West Derby, co. Lancaster, Yoxall, co. Stafford, tJ'c. [Lord Holand], by Maud, 2nd da. and coh. of Sir Alan la Zouche, of Ashby, co. Leicester [Lord Zouche]. She rf'. j./.w;., before 21 Nov. (*) Patent Roll, 15 Edw. Ill, p. 2, m. 12. Dugdale's statement that the annuity was still paid in his time is true only of the Conyers moiety. See p. 68. C') Ch. Privy Seals, I, file 299, no. 1 6400, file 300, no. 16402: Fine Roll, 18 Edw. Ill, m. 15: Patent Roll, 20 Edw. Ill, p. i, mm. 24, 21. The regrant released him from rendering any further accounts. (') Patent Rolls, 20 Edw. Ill, p. 2, m. ij, p. 4, m. 21. {^) French Rolls, 20 Edw. Ill, p. 1, mm. 14, lO; 21 Edw. Ill, p. I, m. 5, p. 2, m. 18. With 8 knights, 20 esquires, and 24 archers. (Wetewang, /^icaa;;/;, p. 195). (') Ch. Privy Seals, I, file 319, no. 1 8394: Fine Roll, 21 Edv/. Ill, m. 20: Patent Rolls, 21 Edw. Ill, p. 4, mm. 17, 4; 26 Edw. Ill, p. I, m. 17. His salary as Constable was ;^iOO a year. The designation de Knaytli' (never given to anyone else), and the appellations by which his father was known, were necessary to distinguish them from the contem- porary John Darcys of Park. See p. 52, note " g." (*) By a fine, levied in the quinzaine of St. John the Baptist 6 Edw. Ill, John Darcy le cosyn chr. conveyed the manor of Knaith, 12 messuages, ^"c, in Kexby, Upton, and Sturton by Stow St. Mary, co. Lincoln, and 6 messuages, da'c, in VValkeringham and Beckingham in the clay, co. Notts, to himself for life: rem. to John his s. and Alianore wife of the same John s. of John, and the heirs male of their bodies: rem. to Aymer br. of John s. of John, rem. to Roger br. of Aymcr, rem. to William br. of Roger, in successive tail male: rem. to his own right heirs. (Feet of Fines, case 286, file 37, no. 127). Long afterwards, the said Roger petitioned the King's Council for the premises, co. Lincoln, by virtue of this fine, since "les qeux Johan Darcy le pier et Johan Darcy le fitz Elianore sa femme et Eymer sont morez sanz heir male de lour corps . . . et pur ceo qe le dit Johan le fitz morustseisi de ditz ten'z et auoit issu de autre ventre apres 1^ mort le dit Johan le fitz le Roi fist seisi les ditz ten'z." {Ancient Petitions, file 42, no. 2056).
