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- William of Foxherd, elder son of William of Bromptons--William Bures, the younger, succeeded to the Bures estates. He held court atBromptons in 1480 and at Foxherd (or Foxearth) in 1486
It is stated in the inq. p.m. taken at Colchester 1529 after the deathofHenry Bures, grandson of William of Foxherd, that the manor and advowson of Foxherd reverted to Robert Bures, father of Henry, as cousin and heirof Avice (or Amicia), Countess of Wiltshire, who died in 1457, and that"he entered into the said manor as of fee tail" under the original granttohis ancestor [Sir] Andrew de Bures by Edmund le Boteler. This statementisnot born out by the facts, for it was William Bures, the younger, fatherofRobert, who first entered into the family inheritance. In 1486 William Buresthe younger "gives to the lord the King sixty shillings for leave toagreewith Thomas, Earl of Ormond, in a plea of covenant concerning the manors of Foxerth and Brokehall" etc., and in the same year he claims the manorofFoxherd "which Edward le Botiller gave to Andrew Bures and the heirs issuing from his body", from Thomas Mountgomery, Knight, John Hardyng, clerk, John Clopton, James Hobart, John Mordant, WilliamDunthorn,William Frost, Thomas Grene of Witham and Thomas Hobart, by right of descentfrom Andrew Bures, and gives a long pedigree to prove his contention.Theclaim was allowed and he entered into possession of the manor. In 1511William Bures, the younger, also claimed the manor of Acton, but the samepersons mentioned above, viz: Thomas Mountgomery, Knight, John Bukenell,Knight, John Hardyng, clerk, John Clopton, James Hobart, et al., demanded and recovered the manor of which they said they were seised in fee inthetime of Edward IV (viz: 1461-1483).
William of Foxherd married Joan Marham and had issue: Robert, Andrew, Alice and Elizabeth
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Abt 1450 - Yes, date unknown
