"Henricus de Hastinges filius Willelmi de Hastinges" confirmed land at Odstone, Leicestershire to "Maheo de Charun filio Willelmi de Charun", by charter dated to the late 12th century, witnessed by "Thomas de Hastinges, Willelmo de Hastinges, Hogone de Nouilla, Ricardo de Hastinges…Gilleberto de Hastinges, Milone de Hastinges…Hugone de Hastinges…". The 1194/95 Pipe Roll records "Willelmus de Hastinges" owing "c m de relevio terre…Henrici fratris sui" in Norfolk & Suffolk. The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond names "William de Hastings" among the knights of St Edmund in 1200. "William of Hastings" made a fine for "his relief of…land…in Aston, which Matilda Banaster, mother of the aforesaid William, held of the king in chief" in Shropshire, dated 17 Jun 1222. [King Henry III granted "custodia terre et heredis Willelmi de Hasting" to “...Isabelle que fuit uxor Osberti Giffard et Matildi sorori ipsius Osberti”, dated 1229. This entry apparently relates to a different Hastings family.] 1
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16 May 1221, Westminster
Hawise de Lanvallay gives the king the third part of £23 for summoning William of Hastings before the justices of the Bench at Michaelmas in one month to render those £23 to her. She has the writ....
Calendar of Fine Rolls, 5 Hen. III, 157
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17 Jun 1222, Westminster
To the sheriff of Shropshire . William of Hastings has made fine with the king by 10 m. for his relief of two hides of land with appurtenances in Aston, which Matilda Banaster, mother of the aforesaid William, held of the king in chief and which fall to William by inheritance, and the king has taken his homage for this. Order that, having accepted security from him for rendering a moiety of the aforesaid fine to the king at Michaelmas in the sixth year and the other moiety at Easter next following in the seventh year, he is to cause him to have full seisin without delay....
Calendar of Fine Rolls, 6 Hen. III, 194
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26 Dec 1225, Winchester
Order to the sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire to take into the king’s hand all lands that William of Hastings held in chief of the king and the lands that he held of others in his bailiwick, and to keep them safely until the king orders otherwise.
Calendar of Fine Rolls, 10 Hen. III, 52
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28 Jan 1226, Marlborough
To the sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire . Henry of Hastings has made fine with the king by 50 m. for having seisin of all the land that William of Hastings, his father, whose heir he is, held of the king in chief, and that falls to Henry by hereditary right , and the king has taken his homage. Order that, having accepted security from Henry for rendering the aforesaid 50 m. to the king for his relief at these terms, namely 12½ m. at Easter in the tenth year, 12½ m. at Michaelmas, 12½ m. at Easter in the eleventh year, and 12½ m. at Michaelmas in the same year, he is to cause him to have full seisin without delay of all the land that the aforesaid William, his father, held of the king in chief in his bailiwick which were taken into the king’s hand by his order . He is, moreover, to cause the executors of the testament of the same William to have the chattels found in the same lands formerly of the same William, saving to the king his debt if he owed him anything. The king has ordered the sheriffs of Shropshire , Bedfordshire and Norfolk and Suffolk that, having received his letters testifying that he has received security, they are to cause Henry to have full seisin without delay of all that William, his father, held of the king in chief in his bailiwick, and that was taken into the king’s hand by his order....
Calendar of Fine Rolls, 10 Hen. III, 83
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